The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-01-19
American Intelligence.

NEW 11ORK, January 17--Ihe United
States steamship Tennessee sailed this
afternoon with the San Domingo Com
mission on board. While proceeding
down the harbor, the Commission or
ganIZed and resolved to proceed directly
to Sun Domingo city, touching at Bay Of
samana only, If the captain should think
1T advisable. Their reason for going to
the capital first is to show proper respect
for the authorities of the country.
EAsToN, Pa, JANUARY 17.-The post
Office was robbed of $500 and the Ex-
press Messenger of 81, ZOO here tonight.
New YoRK, January 17.-A despatch
from Laval, 18th, says reinforceme ents
are to be sent from Cherbourg to the
army of che North. and that fresh re.
oruits are continually arriving at Cher
bourg.
ST. JOHN, N. b., January 17.-The
dominican cutter, Water Lilly, came
into port yesterday, having in tow the
American schooner Enterprise, which
was captured ut Bliss Harbor, in Bay OF
tundy, Tor lnfraction of fishery regula-
tinns.
HAnTFoRD, January 17.--The Demo
cratic Convention nominated present in
cumbents. The resolutions condemn
the Federal Administration as unworthy
of the confidence of the people; believe
in territorial expansion, but oppose such
when ocoasioned or sought by fraud,
violence or Intimidation, particularly in
the case of the San Domingo; endorse
the removal of disabilities of all oiti.
zens; and free schools, and condemn
granting public lands to railroads and
spechlators.
MEMPHIs, January 1S.--It is now
thought fifty y-eight lives were lost bv the
Mcdill disaster.
WASHINGTON January 19-The FOL-
lowing are recent Senatorial elections:
Window, from Minnesota; Logan, from
Illinois; Frelinghuysen, from New Jer.
sey; Blair. from Missouri; T. NJ. Nor
rill, from Maine; Salisbury, from Della
ware. The new move of the Recon
struction Committee involves relief from
the test oath of persons who entered tho
Confederate army while minors.
SAN FRANCISCO, January 1S.--The
steamship America has arrived, bringing
l6O Chinese and full cargo. Several
persons have been discharged without
trial, under q decision against Chinese
testimony.
WASHINGTON, January 8.-Pleasanton
is before the Ways and Means Commit
tee. It is understood he urges the re-
peal of the income tax. Hastings, in
the Brooks case. still refuses to testify
before the select committee.
In the Senate, Casserly moved to refer
the PRESIDENTS message and accompany
ing documents, regarding Southern out
RACES, to the judiciary Committee.
Wilson moved their reference to select
committee. An angry debate on the
reference is progressing. 1t is undor-
stood the Special Committee on Brooks
will report resolution exhoncrating
Brooks and dismissing Hastings. The
Judiciary Committee of the House
agreed to report bill dividing Virginia
into two judicial Districts.
ln the House, an amendment to in.
crease the appropriation for the Bureau
OF Education to $25,O0 from $l4, 600
was passed. The amendment increasing
the salaries of Supreme Court Judges
was adopted. and the bill passed. A bill
was introduced for the admission of
Utah into the Union. The House went
into Committee Of the Whole on postal
appropriations. The bill was passed
The Brooks special committee report was
adopted. as follows: That it is the iudc
ment of the House that, by reason of
the refusal of Hugh Hastings to testify
before the select committee to the truth
OF the accusations, the Hon. James
Brooks is fully exonerated from the
charges made by said Hastings, and that
the committee be discharged from the
further consideration of the subject.
The Committee of Ways and Means re-
ported bill making the tariff on i'm
ported spirits So.
Supervisor Emery has suspended Col.
lector Hurst, of tho Sixth Tennessee
District, for alleged fraud and neglect of
duty. Among the nominations, to. day,
was Sue b. johnson, MS postmistrcss at
Huntaville, Ala. Pleasanton advocates
moro liberal system for export duties
on spirits and tobacco.
In the Senate, Morton offered rcso.
luton providing for the appointment of
select CON mittee of four members to
which shall be referred all documents
and papers recently laid before the Sc
nate by the President, in reference to
the condition of the Southern States.
such committee to have power to employ
clerk and stenographer, to send for
persons and papers, administer oaths
and investigate the matters referred to
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