The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-02-23
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From Washington.
WAsuNuToN, February 22-3 P. M
In the Senate, Conkling is speaking
against New York's right of withdraw
ing the ratification of the fifteenth
amendment. The House is considering
resolution censuring Mungen for words
Committees postponed vote on Segar.
The Military Committee is examining
more witnesses on cadet corruption.
In the Senate, the credentials of Far
row and Whitley, Senators from Geor-
gia, were presented. Drake said that
both OF the credentials were in utter dis
regard of the law. The credentials were
finally withdrawn. Without further
business, the Senate adjourned in honor
of the day.
In the House, the resolution censuring
Mungen was referred to the Committed
on Rules. h
Yoshees made personal explanation de-
nylpg that he ever belonged to any secret
Ioittical society, or aided in resisting q
draft during the war. An effort to adjourn
in honor of the day was defeated. The
appropriation bill was then resumed.
when the House adjourned.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs
discussed Cuba-no result.
Farragut is here, sick.
Dispatches to politicians, from Texas,
announce the nominations, in caucus.
which are equivalent to elections, of
Morgan @. Hamilton for the short and
long. terms, and Governor Flanagan for
the five years. term.
Indications in executive session, yes
terday, were that Judge Pearce will not
be confirmed.
The newly elected Senators from
Georgia visited the President, who again
disavowed any interference between
them and Hill and Miller.
The Consul at Santiago de Cuba, under
date of January 3, writes to the Secretary
of State that political and State affairs in
that Consular District are in q most de-
plorable condition. The assassination.
at Bayamo, of citizens sent from the
city, by order of Count Valmaseda, was
nothing more than what is daily perpe-
trated. 1t is well known that Valmaseda
aspires to the position of Captain Gene
raj OF the island, and, in order to increase
his popularity among the blood-cravine
Galatians, who are operating in his be-
half, both in this island and in Spain.
gives imperative orders to make this
war OF determination, and we daily learn
of peaceful citizens residing in the
country being assassinated by the mobi-
hzed Spanish troops. These orders are
probably carried to an extreme, from the
fact that those commanding such troops
are constantly supplying some Cuban
produce dealers of this city, and whose
object is to sack the country and forward
to their agents such portions of the
crop as may fall into their hands.
The planters nre prosecuted to such
degree as to be compelled to flee from
their estates, when their crops are i'm
mediately sequestered and appropriated
to private purposes. Very little credit
can be placed upon the Spanish Press, it
being government organ, which main
tains that the insurreotion is finished in
this department, which is far from the
truth. The insurrection continues in
full force and frequent encounters take
place, as is seen by the frequent arrivals
of wounded Spanish soldiers. The Gu
bans, being better armed and disciplined
than formerly, in many cases take the
offensive; having had their numbers in
creased by desertion from the Spanish
troops who find it impossible to endure
the climate. 1t is estimated that fifty
per cent. of the Spanish volunteers,
from sickness, are put hors dc cumJat
The hospitals are full to overhowing. It
Is impossible for any force Spain can
send to exterminate the rebel forces,
owing to the climate and topography of
the country, while both contending par
ties destroy every vestige of agriculture.
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