The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-04-21

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Im9rroSsss ~ = he; ooh ference Como on
the. .deaeienSy$ kppr6priktitbng ng. str uok out
The rs CLAUSE ;Iepealilg; Drake e's5 5proYiso ie..
gardilg IEssid Dental ipardons. s.ts ~ 80 80
lE.SsW 's,W S'ss,WAAsH1NqToN. April q, - final effort
to eohftrm Blanchard as.pOstmaster ,at
New Orleans failed handsomely. Il Dunn
*as Econtasrmsd Assistant /, Appraiser 81
ME- erchandise. ,tstL Il .sritJ5:p }a{jtY,ts 4
The Senate adopted the Ku Kidx con on.
lerepce! rep9rt by thirty six to thirteen
kobertson and Hill ;i,voting -nay-und
adopted a. Iesolntion to. adjourn. siae die.
at O'Clock. In deprecating the oonces-
sions; Sherman said not one offender
would be conyfSted and mot a dollar of
damages Obtained under it. The only
virtue }left Ia the bill was the employ
ment q Omitted States forces, when ne
cessary thurman, in opposing the
Juror test oath clause, said their selection
ould.depend upon the Judge and Dis
trlot Attorney. # excluded from jury
service. the Attorney General OF the
United States. Senators on the floor.
and many others now in high public po-
|sitions. nt ,l'
The election is progressing quietly.
Ihe Demoorats are more cheerful and
hopeful than yesterday. Bets were
made yesterday that the Republicans
would have J, 900 majority.
The Senate is in executive session.
The House adopted the Ku Klnx bill by
93 to 74-striot party vote Also, con.
l,curred in a resolution to adjourn at Q
O'Clock to-day.
The following is substitute for Sher-
mans amendment as passed: That If any
person or persons having knowledge
that any OF the wrongs conspired to be
done and mentioned in the second sec
tion OF this Act, are about 10 ne com
mitted, and having power to prevent or
aid In preventing the sarre, shall neglect
or refuse to do SO. and such wrongful
act shall be committed, such person or
persons shall be liable to the person in
Jured. or his legal reprcsen tatives. for all
damages caused by any such wrongful
act which such first named person or
persons, by reasonable diligence, could
have prevented; and such damages may
be recovered in an action on the case in
| the proper Circuit Court OF the United
States; and any number Of persons guilty
OF such wrongful neglect or refusal NAV
be Joined as defendants in such action:
ProDioted, That such action shall he
commenced within one yenr from the
time such cause of action shall have oo-
CURED; and if the death of any person
shall be caused by my such wrongful
acts and neglect, the legal representa-
tives OF such deceased person shall have
such action therefor. and may recover
| not exceeding So. 600 damages therein.
for the benefit of the widow OF such de-.
oeased person, if any there be; or if
there pc no widow, Tor the benefit of the
next. Of kin OF such deceased person.
I ithe case Of Klein against the United
States and Others, q case frum the Court
OF Claims. now being argued before the
Supreme Court presents for decision the
question OF the constitutionality of the
Fproviso relating to amnesty and pardon
IN tue appropriation Act Of July, 1870.
That Act provided that no. pardon or
amnesty granted by the President
should be .eonsidered by the courts in
decldl2g:nPon any. claim against the
Unitea sfateA. s+s,.
Among the nominations which fniled
OF oontttmatioll was Mimms, as Inspector
General of Steamboats,.
Wontuor Exyps olltleH-- -HlSlnR ba-
rometer aud cleaflng up weather, with
fresh .Winds, are probable for Friday over
the country So1th. OF, the. lakes and East
OF the Mississippi !; frsah Westerly winds
on the lower lakess and North westerly
|. winds on Lake Superior; cloudy weather
in the Eastern States.
The polls closed ut 7 o'clock. Partial
returns indicate the success of the Re
publioaas. III i,
The deficiency !, appropriation bill
passed to;dayenqbles the census bureau
to settle with census maislials, including
fifty per cent. increase Of pay. \
a proclamation has been issued con
vening the Senate,:,in extra session on
the l0thgpf+ Mar. Both houses ntlionrr-
ed at 2 o:cloolf: Butler made personal
explanation defending himself from
various cLarges.' land denouncing Mr..
Davis, OF: Kentucky, aud Fnrnsworth. of
Illinois. >Earnsworth replied, closing
hls7speech with the remark thathe could
convict the gentleman from. .Massachu-
9 stts pf embezzlement and perjury b,.
fore any jury in the country, Beck re-
piled to the denunciation Of Mr. Davis.
inpeaching Buffers truthfulness aud