The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-12-14


of emotion in, the galleries.
In the House, the franking privilege
was abolished, but papers are allowed
free exchanges, and the circulation of
weekly and semi-weekly papers within
the Counties where they are published
is allowed. The Ways and Means Com
mittee was directed to inquire into tax
ing manufactured tobacco uniformly six
teen cents. Butler presented the petit
tion of 1000 New Englanders, asking
intercourse with Canada, for alleged
fishery outrages. The House caucnses
tonight on amnesty.
T In the Senate, bill wos introduced
reviving the land grants to tho Selma,
Rome and Dalton Railroad. McCreery
asked leave to introduce the resolution
of which he gave notice yesterday, pro-
posing an investigation with a Wow to
the restoration of the Arlington estate to
the widow of General Robert E. Lee,
the removal of grave-yards on the pre-
misses, and q general restitution for any
incumbrance placed there in the interest
of the Government. Edmunds hoped
that leave would not be granted, as the
proposition to dig up the bones of our
dead soldiers, in order that certain pro-
perty might be given back to its rebel
While entertaining the highest aspect
for his friend, (McCreery) he hoped
the Senate would mover entertain the
proposition. McCreery then occupied
twenty minutes upon the subject He
referred to the circumstances attending
the recent death of two of the foremost
Generals on each side in the late war
Lee and Thomas. lie spoke of the
friendly intimacy existing between these
Generals up to the commencement of
the rebellion, when Thomas followed
the starry emblem of the Union, and
Lee resolved to stand or fall by the
State that had given him birth, aud of
the general sorrow and respect which
manifested itself in either section sue
ceeding tho mournful intelligence of
their decease. He proceeded to eulo-
gize the inhexible virtue, military
genius and valor of General Lee,
remarking that the American people
would never relinquish the property
which they held in tho name and fame
of the great Virginian. He then re-
ferred to the principal historic features
OF Lees campaigns, to show that, with
the means at his command. possibly no
other man could have accomplished re-
suits so vast. While possessing great
ability, he was devoid of ostentntion,
and, from tho testimony of his most in
innate acquaintances, he was singularly
exempt from the faults and follies of
other men. His life was that of hero,
Christian and gentleman. There
might be those in the Senate who would
derive comfort from casting aspersions
upon General Lees character, but all
sections of the country would eventually
accord to his merits their just deserts
The loved partner of his bosom still
lived, and in her behalf justice was now
implorcd. Sho belonged to n race fond
of bestowing charity, but poverty could
not force her to accept it. Would the
Senate now remove the barrier that cx-
cluded her from Arlington?
During his remarks, McCrccry re-
viewed in detail the salient features of
General Lees civil and military servi-
ccs-particularly his recent efforts in
connection with Jefferson College, his
revolutionary ancestry, and his sincere
devotion to duty. Referring to the
sword as the least capable of oil tribunals
to decide cause upon its merits, the
speaker went on to argue that the judg-
ments of the sword had not always com
mnnded that universal respect Which
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so large jurisdiction, and that history
had enrolled the names of Hampton and
Sydney upon the list of martyrs in the
sacred cause Of right. The Senate
finally refused leave to introduce the
resolution.
New YORK, December Ex-senator
Cattel, of New Jersey, declines re-elec-
tinn.
A large boot and shoe manufacturing
house, whose recent workmen are now
all engaged in the Crispin strike, will
resume work tomorrow, with full
force of non-society men, many of whom
come from New England. Trouble and
interference by the Crispins is appre-
hended, the Secretary of one Of the
lodges having to-day been arrested and
taken to the Tombs for disorderly con-
duct The Crispins are using every
effort to prevent the non-society men
from getting work at any establishment
now on the stike.
Boston, December 13.-The city of
Lowell elected tho citizens candidate
over the Republican Mayor. The city of
Newburyport elected Republican