The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-02-08
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WASHINGTON. February 7.-.Bullock
leading one and Bryant another Georgia
delegation, have arrived. Both claim
to be Republicans.
Hoar is to be retained in the Cabinet.
Peter T. Washburn, Governor of
Vermont, is dead.
3 p. M.-The House is discussing a
resolution, that the tariff should be for
revenue and not for protection. Senator
Morton presented documents declaring
Georgia had adopted the fourteenth and
fifteenth amendments.
In the House, Ridgeway introduced
Dill to repeal the Act prescribing oaths of
Office, and bill for the removal of the
political disabilities of the people of Vir
ginia. Walker introduced bill to dis
continue the Freedmen's Bureau. The
resolution offered on Monday last, de-
claring that constitutional authority to
levy taxes does not include any power to
impose duties other than for the collec-
ton of revenue, and that the tariff levied
for any other purpose than that of reve-
nue., especially if levied to foster and
encourage one section of the country or
one class of citizens at the expense of
another section or class, is unwarranted
by the Constitution, unjust to the great
body of the people and injurious to
almost all industries, and directing the
Ways and Means Committee to prepare
q bill accordingly, was laid on tie table
by a vote Of 80 to IT, The Indian ap-
preparation bill was reported and made
the special order for Tuesday 1t appro-
PIRATES So, O00, 900 against Sc, ,O9O.O last
year. The amount estimated for was
$5,0OO,0OO.
In the Senate, petitions were present
ed fayoring an additional amendment
granting female suffrage. A bill was re-
ported to encourage telegraphic commu-
nication between the Eastern and West
ern Continents 1t gives the American
and Asiatic Telegraphic Company the
exclusive right, for fourteen years, to
the telegraphio cable from q point in
Washington Territory. Government
vessels are to assist the enterprise. a
bill to protect congressman from i'm por-
tunity and preserve the independence
of the several departments; Also the cen
sus bill discussed, but without final ac.
tion, adjourned.
The Senate Judiciary Committee will
hear the conservative Republican delega-
tlon, ON Wednesday, regarding Georgia.
Trumbull has notified the Bullock dele
cation to be present.
The Senate Elections Committee has
indefinitely postponed the matter of
Segar, who claims seat from the State
of Virginia at large.
The death of the late Mr.. Hoag was
announced in both Houses to-day.
Dispatches to Fish, from Havana, say
one American citizen was killed and two
wounded, yesterday. No particulars.
$s47, 900.
Twenty. seven cases of yellow fever
have occurred on board the Seminole,
but the disease is now abating and the
cases are milder. The Seminole leaves
Key West for Portsmouth, New Hamp-
shire.
The case of Hepburn vs. Griswold,
brought from the Court of Appeals Of
Kentucky, involving the legal teuder
law, was decided in the United States Su-
preme Court to-day. Chief Justice Chase
delivered the opinion of the Court, sus-
tanning the decision of the Court below,
and holding that contract made before
the legal tender law could not be dis
charged in United States notes. The
opinion is very long, and discusses at
great length the powers of Congress. It
holds that Congress had no right to make
Government notes legal tender for pre-.
existing private debts. It does not touch
the question OF contracts made since the
law was passed. This opinion was con-
CURED in by Mr.. Justice Nelson, Justice
Clifford and Justice Field. Mr.. Justice
Miller delivered the minority opinion,
concurred in by Justice Swayne and Jus.
tice Davis, holding the law to be entirely
constitutional; treating it principally as
an incident to the war power. The Pre-
sident has nominated Joseph p. Bradley,
Of New Jeraey, and William Strong, OF
Pennsylvania, Associate Justices of the
Supreme Court
The delegation of Georgians, composed
of Coniey, President of the State Senate
Speaker pro tenn. Tweed, Judges Gibson
Parrott and Harrall, of The Superior
Court, Representative Cliff, Mr.. John
Rice and others, called on Grant thil
morning. The interview lasted an hour