The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-01-27
AfrnIrs I'm Washington.

WAsHISGroN, January 26.-In the Sc
nate, the Finance Committee reported back
bill to re-organize tho Treasury Depart
ment with report that no bill could be
matured to meet the various views regard
ing the civil service of the Government A
resolution passed, raising @ Special Joint
Committee of three from the Senate and
five from the House, to which the whole
matter was referred. A bill incorporating
the Southern Express Company was intro
duced. The Pacific Central Railroad Branch
was resumed Kellogg introduced bill for
a railroad and telegraph from New Orleans
to the Rio Grande, in the direction of San
Bias, on the Pacific and branch lines, and
guarantees interest on the companys bonds
for thirty years, for $25, 900 per mile and
grant of eight sections of land per mile, to
be selected from Louisiana, Texas, Missis-
slppi, Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia and Flo
rlda; and landless laborers on the road shall
have forty acres at 81 per acre. Adjourned
In the House, Heaton introduced bill to
amend the Sth section of the Act of August
., 1861, to provide increased revenue from
imports, Nc, by suspending and abating
the collection of the uncollected direct tax
laid by that section upon North Carolina,
South Carolina. Alabama, Georgia, Florida
Louisiana and Arkansas; which was referred
to the Ways and Means Committee The
finance bill was discussed to adjournment
c. Christy, elected from the Sixth Geor-
district, addressed the Reconstruction
SS4Cnittee to-day. His case will probably
come up tomorrow.
The Supreme Court decides that the New
York pilot laws are constitutional, and ali
outward bound vessel must have pilots.
The Maryland Congressional delegation
proceeded in body to the White House,
and petitioned for DIR. Mudd's pardon.
The District Supreme Court obcyed the
naandamus from the Supreme Court under
protest, but adopted rule which efrectu
ally excludes Bradley from practice, except
on appeals.
Sheridan reports the destruction Of sixty
Indian lodges at the junction of Salt Fork
and Elm Creek. Three soldiers were
wounded-one mortally; but the number Of
Indians killed is unknown.
Sheridan assures Sherman that no further
dcpredations from the Indians, in the neigh
borhood of lis operations, need be appre-
hended.
y special to the Tribune says Gen. Grant
is strongly opposed to the pending Alabama
claims treaty. The following is his posi-
ton, nearly in his own words: "The treaty
IS unjust to the United States, because it as
sumes to measure the injury inflicted upon
this country by the money value of ships
actually destroyed, whereas the chief dam
age to our commerce was in our ships being
driven from the seas by anglo-rebel pirates
In addition to this, the sympathy extended
by the English Government to the South
prolonged the war at least year, and for all
the lives lost, and money expended for this
time, England is directly responsible The
treaty proposes to settle all these things by
the payment Of II paltry value of a few
ships"
On Friday afternoon, Mr.. Geo Pauger, a
farmer, residing on the old Blatlensburg
road, near the toll-SAte, set spring gun in
his stable, for the purpose of preventing
robbery. Either forgetful of the location
OF the gun, or careless about the matter, he
was the first to open the door on Friday
evening, when the weapon discharged the
load taking effect in his right breast, inhict-
ln8 horrible wound ond causing death on
Saturday morning.