The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-03-08
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gress this session, coklaafsd NTH the
amount to be done, habRmany tlasmbefs
are getting exceedingly imnalienE pc
construction has taken the: splkce Of
many Important bills and measures,
suffering for the want Of Congressional
consideration, and already there is talk
that it may be necessary to extend this
session into September or October, and
taking n short recess Of few weeks in
July or August.
The only hope the Postmaster General
has that tho Senate will take up the bill
which has passed the House for the nbo-
lition of the franking privilege. is, that
in case this bill passes. that reduction
ofAletter postage will follow. 1t is ru-
mored that Senator Sumner is now pre-
paring bill which will enact that letter
postage be reduced from three to one
cent.
Gov. Bullock, OF Georgia, submitted
lengthy argument before the Senate Ju-
diciury Com mittee yesterday, maintain
ing there should be no halfway ground
taken in the Georgia matter; that either
the Government of Georgia is provi-
sional to-day, or the action of Congress
in passing tho Act of December %, 1869,
aud the Presidents assignment of Geu
Terry to duty rs district commander
under the reconstruction laws, cannot
be defended. He assumes that the Act
assuring that the Legislature had never
been legally organized, placed the State
under the reconstruction laws. This
Georgia muddle is exciting great deul
NJ m far of
for an honest, but vastly and important
differences of opinion, aud consequently
excuses for n number Of long -winded
speeches.
The postpouemont of action in tho
Senate upon the nomination of MIR.
Bradley for the Supreme Court bench,
until the 2lst inst, is considered suffi.
ciently Indicative of disposition of the
Senate to afford time for the passage of
the bill reported by the Senate judiciary
COMMITTEES for embracing Mississippi,
Texas and Arkansas in one judicial dis
trict.
In the Senate executive session yester-
day, the Presidents father was confirm
ed postmaster of Covipgton, Ky.
Revels. the colored Senator from Mis-
sissippi, presented on the first instant,
memorial from the colored men of Phila-
delphia, for the passage of bill to
secure to all persons the cqlal protection
of the laws. From this 1t seems that
Summers occupation "has gone" His
main business for some years past has
been to champion all the negro bills, to
present all their petitions and memorials,
and to attend to all their wants, whether
fancied or real. Now that they have Il
colored Moses" their white one must
of necessity give way.
Before the cadetship investigation
committee yesterday, were one witness
in Golladay's case, and two in Buffers.
None OF the witnesses testified to any,
thing to the injury of either party. In
the onse of Butler, ono of the witnesses
stated that there was no money talked of
when Butler appointed the cadet, but
that afterwards money was sent into
Buffers district to use in the Stokes
campaign. The only thing appearing
agains Golladay, in the premises, is his
haste in resigning. which is considered
by some prima facie evidence of guilt.
Go!laday has written to his district, that
he is candidate for reelection.
The most abject-looking subject we
have seen for many day, is the carpet
bagger, John II. Devices. of North ca
rolina. He sold his cadetship to son
of Mr.. Eean, hotel keeper in Washing
ton, but finding the committee had
traced the matter out, and that expul~
sion was inevitable, be endeavored to
better the matter by refunding to Mr..
Bean. the $500 which he received as
consideration. But this was too late, of
course, the intent was evident; the deed
had been committed. He lost his $500,
and then found himself at the necessity
of having to telegraph his resignation to
his Governor.
Devices stepped into very nice little
place as member of Congress from
good old State, but was too grasping to
retain it, We saw him the day he re-
signed, he wae walking down the street
with what we presumed to be friend,
and he had every appearance of going
to the gallows. We do not mean to say,
the friend was taking him there, but it
will be understood, there are very few
friends who would object to taking IL
stroll with one in that direction when he
is in trouble. AS for our individual
selves, we felt (although friend) like
walking away from him, for we do so
hate to see misery and distress and es