The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-03-16

WASHINGTON, March 14-The follow.
ing members voted aye on general am.
nesty: Bigby, Bingham, Blair, of Mis-
souri,, Buckley, Burchard, Cook, Dc.
Large, Farnsworth, Farwell, Finkeln.
burg, Foster, Frye, Hale, Halsey, Har
ris, OF Mississippi, Hay, Hill, McGrcw,
Mitchell, Morphis, Pierce. Platt, Po,
land, Sheldon, Shoe maker, Smith, Speer,
Sutherland, Sypher, Thomas, Wukemau
and Whiteley.
Press dispatches through regular
channels confirm the private advices OF
the election of Clayton as Senator from
Arkansas.
KINGSTON, JAMAICA, oin HAVANA,
March IA grand ball was given on
board the Tennessee last night, which
was attended by the notabilities of the
island. The commissioners to. day nre
visiting tho country ut the invitation OF
the authorities, and correspondents are
rusticatlng in every direction Kings.
ton is alive, every horse and carriage
being engaged
WASHINGTON, March l5.-The latest
returns from New Hampshire show ma.
jority of about 1000 on the State ticket
and clean Democratic Congressional do.
legation. The present is the first in.
stance wherein the Democrats have
swept New Hampshire since Pierce's
campaign.
The House caucus last night agreed to
report the joint committees Kn Klux
bill, subject to free debate, modification
and amendment.
The House is fillibustering to prevent
Butler from introducing his Ku Klux
bill. Eldridge, rising for parliament
ary question, asked whether it was in
order to introduce bill for the suppress.
sion OF the Ku KlnS in New Hampshire.
In the Senate, West introduced bill
directing the Secretary of War to detail
an engineer to survey for a system OF
levees in Louisiana. Referred.
La the House, the Committee on
Foreign Affairs was ordered to inonire
whether lower California would he a
desirable acquisition to the United
States. After long finibustcring. on
motion Of Peters, Of Maine, it was re-
solved that select committee of thirteen
be appointed by tho Speaker. whose
duty it shall be to inquire into the con
dition OF the late insurrectionary States.
so far ns regards the execution of The
laws and the safety Of the lives an.l pro
perty of citizens of the United Stites
and report the result of their investinu.
tion to this House in Deccmbe: next.
with such Recommendations as they NAV
deem cxpedient; and that said commit
tee be authorized to employ clerk and
stcnogrnpher, to sit during the recess, to
send for persons and papers, to take
testimony, and to visit, at til, ir discre
ton, through q sub committee, any Dor
tion OF the Southern States during the
recess; and that the expense of said
committee be paid from tile contingent
fund OF the House. Passed by 1876 to
64. a concurrent resolution thnt Con
gress adjourn on the Goth passed The
Speaker announced the following com.
mlttee under Peters resolution: Butler.
OF Massachusetts, Shellabargcr, Kelley
aynard, Coburn, Buckly, Stevenson.
'Burdett, Cox, Beck, Arther, Waldell
and Robinson.
The vote on the select committee of
thirteen WAS as follows: Ayes-Republi
cans 126; Democrats 81. Nays-Repub-
licans 30; Dem ocrats IA. This resoIu-
tion closes ont the Ku Klux business for
this session, aud adjournment on Mon.
day is probable.
The Republican Senators caucuscd
four hours to-day, and meet again to-
morrow. Trumbull, Morrill,. Bucking-
ham, Conkling. Sawyer, Kellogg and
Robertson spoke in opposition to the Ku
Klnx Legislation.
Weather report-The barometer has
fallen in Texas during the day, but has
remained nearly stationary from Louisi