The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-04-03
TELHGRAPHIC
American Intelligence.


when q number Of men and boys fell 100
feet. The timber caught fire and seve-
raj perished in the flames.
TOLEDO, ONO. April 2.-The Repub-
licans carry the city by an increased ma
jority.
WASHINGTON, April 2.-The Supreme
Court, in the case from Kentucky, where
two men were taken from the State
Court and convicted of murder in the
Federal Court. upon negro evidence,
reversed the Judgment and remanded
the case. The Supreme Court held that
the jurisdiction of the court below was
not sustained by the averment in the in
dictment, that the witnesses were of the
colored race and were denied the right
to testify in the State Courts.
In the Senate. Mr.. Robertson sub
mitted letter, addressed to himself and
Senator Sawyer; from Generals Wade
Hampton, Kersliaw and NJ. O. Butler,
of South Carolina. denying they were
connected with the Ku Kiux organiza-
tion, or ever had heen.
Blair remarked that the Senator from
Vermont, (Ir. Edmonds,) had, in the
same debate and at the same time,
charged that the counsel employed to
defend the prisoners in South Carolina,
ltho Hon. Reverdy Johnson and the
Hon. Henry Stanbery,) had become dis
proved against their clients, aud had
abandoned the case. He then sent to
the desk to be read letter of date Fe-
bruary 10, 1872. addressed by Mr.. John
son to Gan. Wade Hampton. In the
letter Mr.. Johnson refers to the state
ment Of Mr.. Edmunds, which, he says,
is utterly incorrect and unfoun ded. So
far from having abandoned the case, he
says that Mr.. Stanbery and himself re-
mained at Columbia until their mission
was consummated. He also says that
there was neither the slightest testimony
nor suspicion to convict the three gen
tlemen, to whom allusion was made, as
having any concern with tho Ku Klu1
movements, and he is satisfied that Mr..
Edmunds, whom he knows would not
consciously do an injustice, has been
egregiously deceived.
Edmunds said that common report
had said that Messrs. johnson and Stan
berry had abandoned the case, ard he
believed it then, and with all due defer
ence, he believed it now. Concerning
his statements as to the three persons
alluded to, he had been creditably in
formed that evidence to criminate them
was in the possession of the officers of
the Government, and would be produced
at the proper time.
Blair was satisfied that there was no
such evidence, and these gentlemen hnd
come to Washington demanding to be
confronted with the charges.
Edmunds only repeated what he had
been informed. If the gentlemen could
prove their innocence, he would DO very
glad of it.
In the House, several land bills passed.
MIR. Dawes. from the Committee of
Ways and Means, offered resolution
declaring in effect that the substitution
by the Senate. under the form of an
amendment, of the Senate bill, entitled
Gan Act to reduce internal taxes" &C.
is contrary to the provisions of the Con-
stitution. and is in conflict with the true
intent and purpose of that clause of the
Constitution which requires that oil bills
relating to the revenue shall originate in
the House of Representatives; and that
said substitute for the House bill do lie
On the table; and that the Clerk inform
the Senate of the action of the House,
together with the reasons therefor.
Dawes said conflict of this nature
should always be avoided, if possible,
and should never be made upon trifing
matters. He had not offered the reso-
luton just read without due regard to
the subject matter, and desire, if pos
sible, TO avoid the difficulties suggested
by it. He had not offered this resolu-
tion as his own, but with the advice and
direction OF the Committee of Ways and
Means. He proceeded to address the
House, urging the importance OF the
question, and claiming that the Senate,
in sending back, practically new bill,
with even tho title changed, had in
fringed the clause Of the Constitution.
Messrs. Cox, Nye, Garfield, of Ohio.
Butler, of Massachusetts, and Maynard,
OF Tennessee, supported the resolution.
The resolution wa, adopted by 1853 to 0.
The steamboat bill was discussed to ad-
journment.
WASHINGTON, April 2.-s2, 275, 900 of
three per cents, issued in August, 1868,
have been called in. Interest ceases
May 81.
A full Cabinet considered Granville's s
letter. Nothing transpired.
Polo Barnabe, the new Spanish Minis
ter here, will present his credentials Fri
DAY.