The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-04-27
American Intelligonee.

WASHINGTON. April 26. Morrill's
amendment virtually nullifes the Su.
preme Court decision regarding amnesty
and pardon before the Court of Claims.
The text is beyond reach.
NEBRASKA CRY, April 2G.-The libe.
raj Republican Convention appointed a
full delegation to Cincinnati. AMONG
the resolutions was one stating that the
interests of the country demand the pre-.
sentation this year of Presidential can
didate thoroughly versed in civil affuirs
and we'll schooled in statesmanship.
SALT LAKE. April 26-Brigham Young
has been released on Aa5eas corpus.
New YORK, April 2S.-The IYorld
says, editorially: eff the Cincinnati
Convention is wise and high. toned
enough to nominate Charles Francis
Adams as its candidate for President,
the Democratic party will endorse that
statesman with unusual acclamation."
The Herald calls for Fish's removal.
His judgment upon the Alabama claims
is unreliable, and his acts will compro-
mise the nation.
CHARLESTON, s. c., April 26.-Thomas
Zimmerman, of Spartanburg, was tried
to-day in the United States Court, for
conspiracy and murder. The evidence
for the prosecution was exceedingly con-
Trajectory, and the court ordered YER
dict of acquittal.
Advices from Florida represent the
liberal Republicans of that State organ
izing to secure representation at Cincin-
natl.
WASHINGTON. April 26-Evening.-In
the House, the resolution regarding DR..
Howard was adopted, by 143 to 43, with
the preamble amended 40 as to read,
"Whereas it is alleged" Dawes op-
posed the concurrent resolution to ad-
jonrn on the 29th OF May. Garfield.
Chairman of the Appropriation Com.
mittee, said there were bills before that
committee that could not properly be
disposed of by the 29th of May. The
chairmen of other committees opposed
fixing the time for adjourning. A mo.
ton to adjourn May 80 was rejected by
yeas SO, nays LOG. Butler reported q
bill removing $4,000 political disabili.
ties, which was ordered to be printed and
recommitted. Wheeler gave notice that
he would, next Monday, move to suspend
the rules, to take up the Senate bill in
relation to the Texas Pacific Railroad.
The tariff bill was taken up, with the
understanding that the debate will close
on Friday next
The Navy Department has no confirm.
alton OF the reported drowning of Can't.
Crossman and several others from the
steamer Kansas.
John J. Moulton has been confirmed
as postmaster at Mobile.
Yesterday the Senate, as in oomm;ttee
OF the whole, adopted the deficiency ar.
propriation. Morrill's amendment re.
stricting the jurisdiction of the Court oi
Claims, in suits for the value OF oaptured
or abandoned property, to cases who'll
were commenced within two years afte,
the suppression of the rebellion. was ur
to-day. The Senate refused, by yeas 23
nays 26, to concur in the amendment
Freelinghuyaen moved to reconsider tn.
vote rejecting Morrill's amendmen
about the Court of Claims. The motor
was pending when the Senate adjourned
Probabilities-Clear and pleasant wea
ther, with Southerly winds, will continu,
very generally over the Southern States
and over the New England and Middl,
States, with Northerly winds, excop
possibly over the lower lake region. ri,
pressure will probably diminish on Sa
turday Northwest OF the Ohio Valley
with winds veering to Easterly ant
,Southerly, and cloudy and threntenin,