The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-03-05
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to receive the UohoarrefsSe bf the Senate
sSa Eb9 stltS.s pesiR ts
Post Office Department.; to aid the exc.
cutlon Of the laws in Utah Territory;
and the anti-polygamy bill: to extend
the time for the presentation OF claims
for bonnty under the JAc&sof July, 1865;
9 joint resolution in relation to the con.
test beeween the people of Cuba and the
Government OF Spain; Acs to authorize
the President to accept the resignation
OF Judges OF the United States Courts;
Act for the better security of agricultural
college funds; Aot for the protection Of
Settlers on the public lands of the United
States; Act to ennble honorably dis
charged soldiers and sailors and their
WIDOWS and orphans. to acquire home
steads on public lands; Act to prevent
cruelty TO animals in transit by railroads,
&c.; Act in relation to additional boun-
ties; Joint resolution to regulate the
hours OF labor of Government workmen: ):
Act to amend the Bankruptcy Act; Act
increasing all pensions twenty per cent. :;
ACT to Charter the Cincinnati and South
ern RAILROAD. About thirty nominations
were LETT unconfrmed. Among the con-
hrmatfons were all the District of Co
lumbla nominations; Story, Federal
Judge Of the Western District of Arkan
sas; Baldwin, Attorney of Western Texas.
Merrill, Assessor of the Second District
and some minor postmasters.
Synopsis for the past twenty-four
hours-The barometer which was falling
over the country yesterday, showed de-
cided minimum from New Jersey to Vir-
gina, and moro decided one over the
State of Maine. These areas of low
pressure have moved respectively East
ward and North.eastward The lowest
barometer, 1880, is now found from 100
to- 3oo miles East of Long Island.
Light rains and snow prevail on the nd
Jacent COASTS. Elsewhere, the weather is
clear, excepting the Eastern States.
which are still crowded with clouds.
Ihe pressure has risen on the South At
iantlc, and has varied on tho gulf and
lakes. Cloudy and threatening weather
IS reported from the Rocky Mountain
stations, and the low barometer con
tlnues, without material change, in the
Northwest Light and fresh winds
have very generally prevailed. Proba
oliltles-tair weather and fresh winds
will probably prevail on Sunday on the
gull and Atlantic, and fresh winds on tho
lakes.
New ORLEANS, March 4.-The fire.
mems celebration was success. The
weather was clear and pleasant.
RALErGH, N. c.. March 4.-Ip the
House OF Representatives to-day, Mr..
Justice (Rcpublican) introduced a reso-
iutlon to appoint a committee to investi-
gate alleged charges of disgraceful
nature, made against w. Jones, Judge
OF The Second Judicial District OF this
state: The resolution received the
unanimous vote of the House, and a
committee was appointed to investigate
the charges, with power to send for per
sons and papers The charges grew ont
OF newspaper account of an occurrence
in magistrates court, in Washington
County, wherein Judge Jones was de-
fendant, and he is charged with drunken.
ness and an assault upon his paramour-
negro woman.
Ihe session of the impeach ment court
to-day was consumed in the examination
OF james e. Boyd. the most important
witness the defence has yet offered. His
examination was not concluded when
the court arose.
RICHMOND, W., March 4.-The ther.
mometer sat 34-having fallen % de-
greeu in eighteen hours. It showed
heavily two hours to day, but melted.
The Governor. to-day, signed the bill
chartering the Washington and Rich
mond Railroad
In the House, to-day, an amendment
to bill was adopted, authorizing the
sale of the States interest in the Rich
mond and Petersburg Road to the At.
lantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad
Company.
San FRANCISCO, March 4.-The Fede
raj Court. in the trial of the Sheriff for
assessing minor tax from the Chinese.
admitted Chinese testimony. The case
Will come to the Supreme Court The
case turns up on the unconstitutional tax
under the civil rights bill, and involves
State rights.
HAVANA, March 2.-An official account
OF the engagement near NIayari states
that one captain and fourteen soldiers
are missing. In an engagement ut
Bayamo, Oclasco and Monesto Diaz and
thirteen insurgents were killed. In an
affair near Tunas ffty-three insurgents
were killed, ond the insurgent Captain
Clemente Garcia was also killed, near
Trinidad, and the insurgent Carlos Cere-