The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-12

Trinity Church, Baltimore. Rev. Mr..
Oowles. Presiding Elder Of the Lynch.
burg District, who broke his leg q fcw
days ago. is recovering rapidly. 4
WASHINGTON, March 1l.-Chief En-
Rineer IAawdin has been ordered to the
Pensacola navy yard.
VA, ,O00.000 in specie, received in Eu-
rope on the new loan, was invested in
6-2Os for retirement. The amount of
the new loan placed is $500, 900, 600.
Negotiations are pending for placing q
further considerable amount.
In the Senate, Trumbull addressed
the Senate on the civil service bill. In
the course Of his speech, Trumbull said
ne challenged any man to say that he
had ever uttered one word in disre.
spect OF the President, or had aasailed
him. He had not uttered fulsome
panegyrics on the President, because
he believed the President to have too
much sound sense to be pleased by any
such adnlstion. An appropriation OF
$50. 600 for civil reform passed, though
sixteen Republicans voted nav.
In the House, the Elections Commit
tee unanimously resolved to report in
favor Of Hundley. in Norris ps. Humid
ley, from Alabama. The votes in the
House, to-day, indicated that Hooper's
civil rights bill would pass, could vote
be reached.
In The House. large number Of bills
were introduced and referred. A select
committee WAS ordered to investigate
Secretary Robson and naval affairs
generally. Brooks moved to suspend
the rules and adopt his resolutions re-
earding Mexico. offered last Friday,
which was rejected by ayes "a, nays so.
Farnsworth, from the Post Office Com
mittee, reported bill to suppress the
system of straw bids for carrying the
mails. providing that any person who
has put in bid that has been accepted,
and who then fails to enter into q con.
tract and to perform tho service, shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor,
and be liable to penalty Of $4,000
hne and one years imprisonment.
Potter offered an amendment, author.
lzing the Postmaster. General to accept
ne" aureties from contractors in the
place OF existing sureties, which was
agreed to. The bill, as amended. was
then passed. A bill making one-third
OF the customs receivable in legal ten
ders failed, by SO to 6S. KilIinger Of
fered resolution declaring that the DO
lioy of granting subsidies in public lands
to railroads and other corporations ought
to be discontinued, and that eyery con.
sideration of public policy and equal
justice to the whole people REQUIRED the
public lands to be held for homesteads
for actual settlers, and for educational
purposes. Agreed to without discussion.
Hereford moved to suspend the rules and
adopt resolution declaring it to bs an
and tyrannicsl usnrpation
OF power for Congress to attempt to
force mixed schools on the States or To
pass any law interfering with churches,
public carriers or inn keepers. which
was rejected by yeas go. Maya 81. The
Speaker announced as the select COM
mitses on the charges against the Secre-
tary OF the Navy, Messrs. Blair, of
Michigan, Sargent, Peters, Voorhees,
an'l Warren. Getz offered resolution
inst. .ucting the Committee of Ways and
NJ cans to report on the propriety of
abollshlng all internal revenue laws, and
imposing taxes on the States in propor
tion to population, which was agreed to.
a number of amnesty bills were pre.
sented and passed by unanimous con
'ouVs auu Wituout DeinG read.
Probabilities-The diminished pres.
sure now over the South Atlantic States
and thence to West Virginia, will move
Eastwsrdly during the night, with light
rain over North Carolina and snow over
the Middle Atlantic States, followed by
rising barometer from the upper lakes to
the Gulf, with Northerly and North
westerly winds and clear and clearing
weather, and extend to the South and
Middle Atlantic coasts by and on Tues.
day morning. Falling barometer, rising
and winds backing to South,
erly is probable for the North-w est dur
ing tonight aud on Tuesday. Danger.
ons winds are not anticipated for the
Atlantic and Gulf COASTS tonight.
PHILADELPHIA. March 11.-Dr. Kmck-
er's divorce ouSe has been compromised
and the parties reunited Mrs. Kmcker.
upon. learning that the charges against
her husband were unfounded. went
crazy. She is iii d critical oonditi IN.
The Centennial Commission adjourned
to May %.
WILMINGroN, March 11.-Intelligence
received from Robson County, today.
tends to confirm the report Of the xiii.
ing OF Boss Strong. The party of men
who went to Andrew Strong's for the
purpose OF securing the body of Boss
Strong returned to Shoe Heel Yesterday.