The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-02-20
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House, the vote to concur in Sher-
mans substitute was defeated-73 to
99. A Committee of Conference has
been appointed. The whole matter
is dead for this session.
The House was full-the galleries
crowded. Banks introduced q reso-
luton, allowing a national vessel to
carry contributions of clothing and
provisions to the destitute people of
the South. Spalding objected, lest
debate should follow.
Sherman's bill came up. Amotion
was made to lay the whole matter on
the table, when Mr.. Stokes attempted
to read q despatch he had received
from Tennessee; but was cried down.
The vote on the motion to concur
was 70 to 9S. The motion for a Com
mittee of Conference was agreed to
without division. Stevens. Shella-
berger and Blaine are the committee
The report Of the Conference Com
mlttee on the tenure Of office bill
was adopted-113 to 40. It includes
Cabinet officers among those whom
the President cannot remove.
The death Of Samuel Downing.
the last Revolutionary soldier, was
announced.
The militia bill, giving a standing
army of two regiments to each dis
trlct, came u.o. The Democrats fill
bustered through the hour assigned
1t, and it goes over The House then
went into committee on the military
appropriation. 1t gives the Freed
mems Bureau, for various items.
S3, S36, 800. The second section makes
the General of the army's headquar-
ters III Washington; and that he Shall
not be removed, suspended, relieved
or ordered elsewhere, without the
approval OF the Senate. Any person
issuing orders contrary to this Act
shall be deemed guilty of q misdc-
meanor, punishable with imprison
ment not less than two nor more than
thirty years. ts
In the Senate, the action of the
House on Shermau's substitute was
reported. Williams moved that the
Senate insist on its amendment
Conness objected-as he thought it
too important to entrust to commit
tees of conference The difference
between the two Houses was fun
damental one, and conference COM
mittee could give no further light.
The result in the House arose from
the bad faith of past friends of the
measure. He was in favor of laying
on the table, to take up the Louisi-
ana bill and apply it to all the South
ern States.
Sumner and Pomeroy advocated a
conference committee. Howard said
there should be no compromising or
trafficking in such an important mat-
ter. Sherman held that they could
not reconcile the House without
abandoning the principle of the bill.
Opposition came from extreme sides
-one holding that the States were
entitled to representation, and the
other that it was too liberal. Hen
bricks didn't think the President
would shrink from acting, if the bill
reached him. Pomeroy repeated his
belief that it would not become a
law this session, either by conference
or otherwise. Lane opposed a COM
mlttee; the difference was elemental
fundamental he was unwil-
ling to abandon the Senate's position.
Wade thought the matter too grave
to entrust to committee at this
stage Of the session, and preferred
beginning the matter again. Allud.
ing to Fessenden, Wade said Fessen-
den's course-being silent here, then
going to the House to try to defeat
the bill-might be honorable, but
Wade did not like it. i
The discussion proceeded at great
length, but was mostly of a personal
character. Owing to the utter want
of harmony, the Senate finally in
sisted on its amendment and refused
committee, without division.
News Items.
WASHINGTON, February 19.-Pro-
fessor Bache is dead.
The Conference Committee on the
tenure of office bill has agreed to in
clude cabinet officers. Saulsbury's
speech denunciatory of Seward Gre
ates talk.
Surratt has been confined below
decks and is strongly guarded. His
health is excellent He positively
denies being Surratt. Marshal Goodin
has q xparropt for hin, ,oorol l.