The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-05-28
Correspondence or tho Phoenix.
WASHINGTON, D. O., May 25, 1870.


amended by the Conference Committee,
is most stringent. The sections OF the
bill imposing fines and penalties on all
persons who, in any way, prevent colored
men from voting, are retained, and
United Suites Courts arc authorized to
investigate any election where IN af1ida-
Wit is made that colored voters are ro-
fused. But the thirteenth section of the
bill, which allowed the use of land and
naval forces on application of the United
modified as to allow only the judiciary
to determine the necessity of United
States military aid, and only on their
application to the President shall the
military be used. This modification of
the thirteenth section has in part salts
fed the objection made by the Demo-
Gratis. that the President would, under
this bill, he empowered to call to his aid
the military in carrying any election.
The Virginia election, which takes place
to morrow, was made n pretence for
hurrying the bill through both Houses,
and get the Presidents signature in time
to be effective in the election.
Unexpectedly yesterday, in the Com
mittee of the Whole, on the consular and
diplomatic appropriation bill, Mr.. Voor-
hees, of Indiana, moved to strike out
the consulate ut Santiago, Cuba; for
reason that the American fug at this
consulate failed to protect the American
citizens. This brought up the Cuban
question, which was warmly discussed by
different members, mono of whom dared
to utter syllable in opposition to accord
1rc hall r;,x1 - IL
The House Committee on Pacific
Railroads has agreed to report bill,
giving to Memphis and El Pass road,
better known as Frcmont's road, ten
sections of land to the mile in the States,
and twenty sections to the mile in the
Territories through which it is to pass.
Tho lobbyists for tho Northern and
Southern Pacific roads, it is understood,
had agreed to work together in engineer
ing their bills through Congress, and are
urging the committee to embrace the
first favorable opportunity, when many
of the enemies of these bills are absent,
to report. 1t is earnestly hoped by al
who nre interested in rcserving our pub
lie domain-which if now divided
among 10000, 600, our present estimated
population, there would be thirty acres
to each man, woman and child-for the
benefit of it's rightful owners, instead of
giving it away to railroad monopolists,
that the opponents of the bill will re-
main Mt their posts and he ready for the
emergency.
Your readers have no doubt seen an
account of tho attempted bribe of Senn-
tor Carpenter, by one Lewis Porter
This man Porter is assistant postmaster
Of this city, and before his appointment
to this position, was known about the
city as member of the Third House,
and as q tool for doing Michigan Chm
dler's dirty work. Chandler succeeded in
having Colonel Alexander, Republican
and q soldier of four years standing, re-
moved from the post Office, and man
by tho name of Edmonds, from Michi-
gan, appointed in his place, and this
man Porter, from the same State, np-
pointed assistant, neither having ever
been in the army or done anything for
the preservation of the Union. Porter
is still in the post Office, although he
attempted to bribe n Senator, while
General Scheopf. soldier through the
whole war, wns recommended by Logan
and his committee for removal, and was
removed from the patent Office while he
was only q middle party in tho Butler
sale OF cadetship. Such is Republican,
ism-Grant, Crcswell, the Senate, and
tho smelling committee on cadetships Of
the House are all silent about this trans
action. Chandler has quieted the mat
ter and no man dare speak. Be it
spoken to his credit. Porter remained at
home during the war and made money
by furnishing ''shoddy" for the soldiers,
and became u rich man-Grant and
Creswell worship rich men; he is safe.
The Gcumcnical Council. You will
ask what have 1 to do with the Gcumeni-
cal Council, and answer not much, to
be sure; and guess that those who have
to do with it, most especially would be
glad if they were similarly situated, or
that it had never been called. So anx-
ious are the leading men Of this true
church in regard to the probable evil ef-
feet of the adoption of the infallibility
dogma upon American minds, that
already a father Boyle, of this city, has
commenced to prepare the minds OF the
faithful for it in lectures, by telling them
that it is nothing nothing but what the
church has always received; that it is