The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-03-01
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laiied' from teohnicai parliamentary ;rea
sons. It is stated that CLAYTON is paol,
ing his carpet.bag for Washington.
WASHINGTON February 28. Mr..
Schliser, now German Minister to Mexi
CD. viii suooeed Baron Geroit as repre-.
sentative OF the German Empire here.
The United States vessel Relief is or.
dered to New York to carry food fol-
France
Gov. Clayton telegraphed here that in
order to save the Republican party OF
Arkansas from disruption, he declines q
seat in the Senate.
The Indiana Legislature has adjourn
cd sine die.
The President has signed tho enforce
ment bill relating to elections.
In the Senate, post Office appropria.
ton bill, including u rider, and that for
the Newport and Cincinnati bridge, with
spans 100 feet above low water mark,
were passed. Military appropriations
were resumed.
In the House, O committee OF confer
ence was ordered on the bill for tho re-
lief Of owners of land sold for taxes in
insurrectionary States. The omnibus
appropriation bill was taken from the
table, on motion to reconsider. Arch
er, CT Maryland. said OF all the millions
appropriated by the bill, the Southern
States received only about S1,O14,OOO,
and even of this sum about $500, 600 was
for building light houses TO benefit
Northern commerce and Northern con-
tractors. Amber, of Ohio, objected to
debate, and the bill was passed. Tho
bill, as passed, omits appropriations for
new works. A committee of conference
on the Texas Pacific Railroad bill was
ordered. This action is considered n
certain indication that u bill, in some
shape, will pass this session. The Gin
clnnatl and Southern Railroad bill was
passed. Butler made two unsuccessful
attempts, by suspension of rules, to get
up the Ku Klux bill. A bill repeating
all duty on coal, to take effect i,nmedi.
atcly, was passed.
In the House, to day, three Rcpubli-
cans (Fnrns, Fitch and Wilkinson)
voted against Buffers Ku Klux bill.
ctango of one of these votes would haye
given the requisite wo.thirds majority.
This is the bill which places q Federal
commissioner in each County, with ex
traordinary powers.
NEW ORLEANS, February %. The
Governor vetoed the pork inspection
bill. The veto was sustained.
Half square, between Frenchmnp.
Roman, Union and Derbeguy streets.
was burned to-day. Loss about $50. 600:
mostly insured.
BALTIMORE. February 28.-The libel
suit against the american, which haa
been pending two weeks, for publishing
tho proceedings in the police court, in a
case for the sale of diseased meat, was
decided In favor OF the american.
The Southern States, ten years ago.
withdrew from the Union by the action
OF their representatives in Congress in
the following order: South Carolina,
1860, December 20; Mississippi, 1861.
January .; Florida. January 10; Ala
bama. January IL; Georgia, Jannary 49,;
Louisiana, January 26; Texas. February
/; Arkansas, March %; Virginia. April
u; Tennesseo, May 6; North Carolina,
May 20. The order in which they were
re.admitted is as follows: Tennessee.
1866. December 3; Arkansas, 1868, June
%; Florida, 1868, July /; Louisiana
1868, July Is; South Carolina, 1868, JuIy
20; North Cnrolina, 1868. July 20: Ali.
bamn, 1868. July %; Virginin, 1870.
February /; Mississippi, 1870. February
23; Texas, 1870, March 80; and Georpio.
1871, February 13. From these dates it
will appear that Tennessee was not rep
resented in Congress Tor five years, six
months and eleven days; North Carolina
for seven ycans and two months; Arkan-
sas for seven years, three months and
ono day; Florida for seven years, five
months and twenty one days; Louisiana
Tor seven years, five months and twenty.
two days; Alabama for seven years, six
months aud eleven days; South Carolina
Tor seven years and seven months; Vir-
glnla for eight years, nine months and
fourteen days; Mississippi for niue years,
one month and fourteen days; Texas for
nine years and two months; and Georgia
for ten years and twenty-five days. Ex-
cluding Tennessee. which may be con
sidered as loyal State, the average time
during which the remaining ten States
were unreprcsented was eight years and
two months. Including Tennessee, the
average time was seven years aud eleven
months.
SAN DOMINGO The New York Su.
(Republican) says: