The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-04-26
Corre.papdanoo OF tno Phoenix.


that from and after the Sd day of March,
1871, there shall be 275 M. O.'s to be
appointed from the now existing States,
under the census which is to bo complet-
ad before the 18th of August next. It
also provides, that if any new State shall
be admitted to the Union after such ap-
portionment, the Representative or Rep
resentatives Of such new States shall be
additional to the number of 275. The
increase of twenty-nine to the present
number. (when Georgia is admitted 246,
will be forcibly felt, in various ways, in
the House. It will add that many new
aud additional speeches to be made and
printed. at least, every Congress, if not
every session, which is very expensive
to tho Government. With the present
number, it is indeed difficult to accom-
modate one-third the number with talk
ing time, and it is not uncommon, when
some important subject is before the
House for discussion, on which each
member feels self-sufficient in throwing
new light, to hear exclaimed: II have
been trying for the last three days, to be
allowed five minutes in this deonto."
This additional increase of representa-
ton will add nearly one.eighth to the
cost in time in calling the ayes and noes,
Which, with the present pay of members,
is estimated to average no less than
So. 600 per day.
So great has been the agitation for
woman suffrage in the District of Colnm-
bin for the past two years, that those
heretofore silent anti-women suffrage
women, have become alarmed ut the in
creasing strength of their strong minded
sisters. and are now about organizing an
anti-woman suffrage society. Amoug
the number to head the enterprise, is
Mrs. Senator Sherman, Mrs. Secretary
Belknap and Mrs. Speaker Blain, it is
understood. are exceedingl ly anxious that
their husbands shall continue to attend
to and control the political part of their
labors for them, but yet are willing. with
their husbands consent, to be politicians
to ths extent OF battling against their
sisters encroaching upon the political
rights of their husbands. Those esti-
rnable ladies contend that they them
selves are we'll cared for, and have no
reason to complain. But the strong
minded women here, who, blythe way,
are mostly single lndies, ripe in years,
don't see things in that light. and feel
aggrieved that their more fortunate sis
ters should use their wealth and position
in opposition to their pitaous appeals
Senator Edmonds, of Vermont, is dead
set after members of the ''Third House. I"
He introduced q resolution in the Senate
yesterday, instructing the judiciary
Committee to inquire and report whether
any corrupt means have been used to
influence Senators in voting on the now
pending Georgia bill. The OCCASION of
this resolution it seems, was that it had
been rumored about the Capitol that
prominent Senator had been rendered
Georgia State bond to vote against the
Bingham amendment, and that son-in-
law of n certain Senator, had O big roll
of legal tenders dazzled before his eyes
to brlbe his fatherin-law. We hope that
the fnct that the former could not easily
negotiate the Georgia bond without
danger of detection, did not influence
him to decline the offer.
SO soon rs the tariff bill is disposed
Of. Gen. Paine, of Wisconsin, intends to
press his bill. introduced yesterday, to a
vote, which provides that from the 3Oth
day OF June, 1870, there shall be re-
duction of twenty per cent. on all in
ternal taxes. and ten per cent. on all
impost duties imposed by law, except
the internal taxes and import duties on
spirituous, vinous and mult liquors, and
tobacco aud cigars.
The National Academy of Science is
now holding its thirteenth semi.annuul
session In Lincoln Hall. in this city.
This society consists of fifty members,
no one of whom have been selected only
for his own knowledge in tho arts and
sciences, and who have written valuable
papers on some of the sciences. Prof
Henry, Of the Smithsonian Institute, is
its President, and Prof. J. G. Coffin, it's
Secretary. The papers read before the
Academy during the last four days have
been of such churucter thut few could
understand, being mostly connected with
the higher branches OF science. It was
only during the discussion that gIeam
Of light broke through on the audience.
Mathematical form has on the black.
board, aud on large sheets of paper, held
conspicuous position. It is only the
initiated in abstract science who eau
fully comprehend the meaning and value
OF the papers brought before the
academy. It is to be regretted that
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