The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-03-08
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WASHINGTON, March 6.-In the Su-
preme Court, MoVeigh ps. the United
States-error to the Circuit Court for the
District of Virginia. This was a pro-
ceeding TO oonfiscate tho property of
McVeigh, aud he appearing by counsel
and hling an answer, on motion of the
District Attorney, the court below struck
ont his claim and answer, on the ground
that he was a resident of the city of
Richmond, within the Confederate lines,
and rebel; holding that he had no
standing in court. This court are unani-
nous in the opinion that this was error
In the court below, and that when as
sailed there, McVeigh had right to de-
lend there. The liability and the right
are lDseparabie, and different result
would be blot on the jurisprudence
provisions of the Constitution that no
citizen shall be deprived OF life, liberty
or property without due process of law.
ls conclusive of the subject. Whatever
tue extent OF the disability of an alien
enemy to sue in the hostile country. he
Is clearly liable to be sued, and this car
rles with it the right of defence. The
right of hicVeigt to sue ont this writ vase
sustained, and the Judgment reversed
and the cause remanded, with instruc-
tlons to the court below to proceed in it
IN conformity to law. Mr.. Justice
Swayne delivered the decision of the
court.
LOUISVILLE, March THE mail scr
vice on the Louisville and Lexington
Kallroad has been stopped. Impcrtar.
letters. meantime. for points on the road,
should go by express. The mnils are
accommodating here
BANGOR, MAINE, March 7.-Thc mu-
nicIpal elections held in Portland md
Bath resulted in the election of Republi-
can Mayors. Rocklnnd, Lewiston and
Snco elect Democratic Mayors.
WASHINGTON, March 7.-Boutwell has
intimations from Europe that large
amounts Of the new bonds will be taken.
The President has sent verbal mes
sage to both houses of Congress, stating
that lie does not want them to adjourn
this week, or fix n day for that purpose.
The Republican Senatorial caucus ap-
pointed committee to arrange the
standing committees, and report at n
future meeting.
The Senatorial Republican caucus for
the ere-nrraDgement of committees rluccd
the matter in the hands of Sherman,
Morrill,. of Vermont. Howe, Pool and
Nye. The session OF Congress will be
indefinitely prolonged.
Col. j. j. Reynolds hns been ordered
to return without delay to his head
quarters. as commander of the Texas
Department.
In the Senate, petitions for the relief
OF old spoliation matter was renewed.
A bill was introduced abolishing the in
come tax Robertson introduced bill
relieving from disabilities imposed by
the fourteenth amendment all except
members OF Congress, officers of tie
army and navy above twenty-one years
OF age who abandoned their places to
ald tue rebellion, and members of State
conventions who voted in favor of seces-
sion; sion A joint resolution to adjourn
wednesday was tabled. Joseph G. Alb.
bott presented n memorial Claiming to
have received q majority of the legal
votes of the North Cnrolina Leeislat1re
for the Senate. A bill was introduced to
charter the Tehauntepec Railroad and
Ship Canal. Blair introduced a hill to
remove all disabilities from the people of
the Southern States Adjourned to
Thursday.
In the House. the credentials of Duke.
claiming scat as representative from
Virginia at large. was referred to the
Election Committee. Under resolution
instrncting the Speaker to appoint com.
mittees, Butler urged Congress to stay
and pass some law for the protection Of
the people of the South. The resolu-
tion was tabled. Adjourned to Thurs
day.
Weather report-The telegraphic faci-
llties OF the department are much i'm
proved to-day, though not yet full. The
pressure for the past twenty four hours
has risen on the East Atlantic, and clear
weather and fresh Easterly winds gene
rally prevail. The barometer has fallen
rapidly, but is still high, on tho middle
Atlantic, where high clouds are now ap-
pearlng. Fair weather and falling baro-
meter have prevailed on Lake Ontario.
The barometer is quite low from Lake
Erie to Nebraska and from Wisconsin to
Tennessee, with threatening weather and
increasing fresh winds. The central area
of lowest pressure is apparently moving
toward the South east, but extend ding its
influence on the lakes. Cloudy weather
is reported from the Rocky Mountain
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