The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-02-11
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dhH.vA. Febtnary} 1.-THE. ,Grandf
Council has decided against che complete
separation OF Church and State.
LONDON. February 1O--The following.
despatch was received here by the Reu-
ter Telegraph Company. II is marked
urgent" and was not delayed by cen.
sor as Madrid; it is therefore believed to
have some foundation:
MADRID, February 10.-His Majesty
Alng Amadeus manifests disposition to
spuIoase the GROWN: in which case, he
will resign bis power into the hands OF
the Oorees. Madrid is quiot.
The Correspondence, in its issue to-
day, announces the probability that tho
session Of the Oortes will be suspended
Tor few days. and upon re.assembling,
the proposition from King Amadeus to
abdicate The throne will be read id Com,
gress. An effort will probably be made
to dissuade the King from carrying ont
his purposes. Should he persist, q spe.
cial law willlbe passed, eleetink Regent
and Cabinet. Other Madrid Journals
state that if the King should resign the
crown, the present authorities will re-
main in off1c6 to. watch the course of
events; and it is believed all questions
arising out Of the abdication will be set.
tied according to the Constitution, and
without any disturbance. A Cabinet
oouncil was held last night, after which
Senior Martos, Minister OF Foreign AZ
fairs, Senor Beoorrs, Minister of the In
terior, and Senior Eoheguary, Minister
OF Province, had q conference with
Senior Rivero. President OF Congress.
conference also took place between
Senior Corhca=.. Minister Of War, and
the principal military oHloers in Madrid
a large meeting of conservatives was
held last night.
Bands OF Uarlists have made their ap-
pearanoe in the Province of Toledo.
The Senate, by q vote OF 50 against 6,
passed motion of conference in the
ministry on the question OF its course
towards the artillery, with regard to the
recent demonstrations OF insubordination
IN that branch of the army. The Go
vernment has created an ordnance depot.
The bill for the abolition of slavery in
the island Of Porto Rico will be taken
up IN Congress- to-day for diecuesion.
Vhe snow storm which prevailed here,
yesterday. also extended throughout the
Northern provinces, where the fall was
very heavy.
The Paris Bien Public saws that a,
compromise has been effected between
President Thiers and the Committee of
Thirty. The latter agree to modify
their constitutional project by extend
ing the veto power of the executive 40 as
to allow the President to suspend the
operation OF law by his veto after, it's
passage by the Assembly, and also by
giving the President the right to partici.
pate personally in debate in the Cham,
Der, on Interpolation and all the
Questions OF general policy. The legiti-
mists and clerical journals are indignant
atthe concession OF such uncontrolled
powers. as they term them, to the exsou.
tive. The deputies belonging to the
conservative and moderate sections of
the left in the Assembly refuse to sign
their names to the address Of sympathy
to Gen. Garibaldi, adopted at the last
nneeting of the extreme left.
Tho editor of Posen newspaper has
been sentenced to four months impri-
sonMent. for publishing an article en-.
titled "The Battle with Gods Church"
American Matters.
CHARLESTON. February 1O.-Arrived-
Steamships Meroedita, Boston; South
Carolina, Now. York.
TOPEKA, February 9.-Senator York,
before the Legislative Committee, reite-
N~SSS sAAo ososoloCus bhhb N0uatOf EOm0-
roy paid him $1,000 for his vote. Il
was scheme to catch Pomeroy. Ingalls,.
Pomeroy's SUCCESSOR in the Federal
Senate, knew nothing of the trap for
Pomeroy.
P1rrsDURa, February 9.-An adjonrn.
cd, meeting Of the survivors Of the Mexi.
can war was held this evening, and
memorial to Congress was approved,
which sets forth that almost q genera
tion has now passed since the conauer.
Ing column dictated an honorable peace
with Mexico, and bnt few oi the men
who participated are left to ask bounty
OF the Government. That in view OF
the benefit derived by the nation through
the acquisition Of California and New
Mexico, they ask Congress to grant a
pension commensurate with the results.
springing from their services and
achievements; that as these provinces
were acquired from Mexico for the sum
OF $50, 000. 900. added to the cost of the
war, and this heritage was fought for by
private soldiers for seven dollars per
month, they appeal to Congress to re-
member them in their declining years.
WASHINGTON. February 9.SThe rule