The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-03-11


tions of Paris are quiet. The Govern
ment will soon instruct Palladines to re-
store order in the turbulent districts.
American IntellIGence.
WASHINGTON, March 9.-The Senate
Committee on Finance, are Sherman and
Cameron; on Appropriations, Cole; on
Commerce, Chandler; on Private Land
Claims. Davies, Ferry, Sawyer, Bayard
and Blair; on Indian Affairs, Harlan
on Pensions, Edmnnds; on Claims,
Howe; on Patents, Ferry; on Terrific
ries, Nye; op Pacific Railroad, Steward
Scott, Kellogg, Hitchcock, Blair and
Kelly: on Political Disabilities, Robert
son. Berman, Ames, Gilbert, Vickers and
Stevenson; on Levees of the Mississip-
pi River, Kellogg, Trumbull, Schurz and
Spencer.
WASHINGTON, March 1O.-In the
House, the proceedings yesterday iudi-
Gated majority of thirty revenue re-
formers. The caucus of last night ap-
pointed committee of FIVE, with Butler
as chairman. The committee reports to-
night. A private letter from the Presi-
dent to Speaker Blame was read, in which
the President does not venture to re-
commend any course for the Republicans
to pursue, but suggests that some kind
Of measure be adopted for tho protection
OF Southern loyalists, without going into
further legislation.
Letters from San Domingo think an
nexation will prevail, but the island is
turbulent. The opponents of annexa-
ton threaten incendiarism.
The Virginia conservatives have re-
nominated johnson to the United States
Senate.
The Supreme Court hdjourns to the
Goth.
Morton's Ku Kux bill proposes to
transfer the Jurisdiction of cases of MUIR
der and other violence to the United
States Courts, and to try them before
juries on which no person who cannot
take the test oath should be allowed to
sit, and to provide sufficient numb ber of
troops to sustain all officers in the execu-
ton of the law.
Beck introduced an amnesty bill to-
day In the House. Farnsworth sur-
ported 1T in IN earnest speech
The Senate confirmed the commission
ers upon loyal claims.
In the Senate. Anthony was chosen
Speaker pro tenn. Sumer declined to
serve on the Committee on Privileges
and Elections. The change in the chair
manship of the Committee on Foreign
Relations was discussed all day. Howe,
In answer to question, said it was be-
cause Sumner refused to have social in
tercourse with the President or Secre-
tary of State. The debate was entirely
confined to the Republicans, and was
bitter and personal. Finally, vote was
reached, and the caucus committees were
confirmed by the Senate. This places
Cameron at the head of foreign affairs
In the House, the bill repeating tho
tariff on salt was loaded with amend.
ments. to kill it. Kelly moved, as an
amendment. the whole tariff bill, and
demanded its reading, which will take
two days. After reading few minutes,
the majority consented to adjournment
to Monday.
The Outrage Committee reported.
The summing up is that the Ku Klnx
does exist, is composed of members of
the Democratic or conservative party,
has political purpose, and has sought
to carry its purposes by murders, whip
pings, intimidation and violence against
its opponents. It binds its members to
carry out its DEGREES of crime, and pro-
tects them against conviction. The
minority report is also quite long, and
concludes: The number of these out
RACES, detestable and wicked as they are,
is nevertheless grossly and wildly exag-
gerated, and this no one can doubt WHO
will examine the testimony, and has had
any knowledge of the credulity and
inaccuracy of the statements character
istic of our well-meaning colored people.
North Carolina is one of the largest
States, territorially, in the Union, and
is divided into eigthy-seven Counties,
and contains nearly 1,500.O people.
No act of lawlcssness is actually proven
to have been committed, excepting in
one out of six, perhaps eight, of these
Counties; and yet it Is proposed to en-
ploy violent and stringent measures of
coercion and repression to the remaining
nine-tenths of II State against which no
evidence or proof Of lawlessnes has been
ndduced, but which, on the contrary,
exhibits condition of quiet almost sug
ges!;ug the inaensibiiiiy OF despair.
What cause caa be alleged, what gratiii-
cation to the American people can be
urged, for this renewed and wanton in