The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-01-04

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Warrington Points from ..Wash,nxton
Capital.''
I've QUESTION OF AMNESTY. The
Washington Capital. giving 'raoy re-.
sumo Of Senato.:1l debating, says:
Robertson. the cast-iron man, called
for the regular ordex. and amnesty again
drifted out in ssa Of debate. The
pirates went for it. Morton, hating
Vance. the contesting North Carolina
amended the bill so that V,ance could in
nOwise be admitted. Sumner, believing
that justice should flow Soothward at
the same time with wrong, was on hand
with his proposition to give Oqual rights
to an unequal number Of darkies, when.
ever and wherever they might be found.
He wanted them to ride in the best
places on our railroads. and sleep in the
best places in our hotels, bni prejudice,
too strong for his rhetoric, vsnquishsd
him, and his amendment went to the
wall by one majority. Two carpet. bag
Senators made appeals for justice to the
Southern States. claiming that by the
postponement OF amnesty, aud the con.
sequent exclusion OF it's best men from
office. public affairs in the South had
fallen into the hands OF the worst class
OF men and most unprincipled kind OF
adventurers. For six hours, the Senate
kept up this stream of talk, and then
adjourned through mere exhaustion and
hunger, leaving amnesty to come in q
future session as q concession wrung
from an unwilling majority only by the
hardest oompulsion. Bahi Two weeks
OF the United States Senate shows pitt
fnl record! Wrangles, quarrels. dissen-
sions, bombastic and pretentious decia-
nations, and not single measure en-
acted which has any national impor-
tance."
SUMMERS ONE TKRM.-With Thurs
day came the holiday adjournment.
Sumner introduced his one.term Presi-
dental resolution. with the proviso that
it should not take effect until otter
March, 1873 The sly old fox wanted to
capture the votes of those Senators who
are now working like beavers to reno
milate Grant, to tho exclusion of all
other business. Conklipg heard it read
with his usual patronizing courtliness.
Morton grinned at it as satanically as il
it. we're intended to head hic, eff come
where. Carpenter giggled at it in that
school boy way OF his, as if it were in
tended as huge joke, and as if he want
ed the galleries to understand that they
'couldn't fool him, you knowl" Stew
art and Chandler, who can't see more
than mile into q milestone, pinched
their habby cheeks to see that they were
not asleep, and then stuck their eyes out
an inch or two in wild, desperate, but
useless endeavor to comprehend the stu
alton. Cameron and Brownlow woke
up from profound sumber in time to
catch the small words in the resolution.
and then went back to sleep again, Ca
meron being first assured that his SER
vices were not needed to make q motion
to go into executive session, and Brown.
low, also, that his vote was not needed
on cut.and-dried administration inea-
sure. The resolution was read and re.
ferred for printing, and things were as
calm and serene as ever.
"GRANT WANTS MORE POWER. If
to cap the climax of the important pro-
ceedings OF tho ten days previous, on
this day Grant sent in the report of the
Civil Service Commission, with mes
sage asking for more power to do the
work therein prescribed. This little
dodge OF his Excellenoy deserves some
| mentlOn here. Grant 10 always asking
for more power when he is not receiv-
ing preucnts aud gifts. There is neigh.
borhood quarrel in the South, and Grant
rushes to Congress for more power
There are bogas votes in New York, and
again more power A fire breaks out
in Chicago, and the more power Presi-
dent puts the place under military disci
pline, and causes all those citizens to be
shot who didn't commit suicide. Grant
is subtle and designing Oliver Twist,
and be will continue to cry for more
power until he either becomes an empe-
ror or private citizen-the latter, we
hope. Appreoiating the more power
occupant Of the White House, Sumner
offered resolution calling for one term
amendment to the Constitution, but the
Senate. or rather Conkling. which is all
the Same thing, disdainfully refused to
consider it,"