The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-12-06


l]0'hicT & spdsrsd u disnM sgtseg hays:bsen
Ibfown dSross tracks. delaying trains.
BosToN, December S. Naval prepara-
tions nre pushing. The Brooklyn is to
be ready yin twelve days.
/ PoTTsyInLE, December 5.-A notice
OF yednctionS Of ten per cent. to EN-.
ploy and railroad men, from the coal
regions is embarrassing trade. The
men prefer idleness 10 living rates and
Acc-a.
NEW ORLEANS. December 5.-The
Jockey Club meeting has been post
|poned to the 18th 0i De ,ember, on ac-
count of. bad weather.,e
NEw gYoRK, December 5.-It ia re-.
ported that the schoonerA. w. Smith,
osteEnsibly hehce for Key West, really
carries coal and arms for the Cuban
privateers.
The Deutchland will take the passen-
gers Of the crippled steamship Bremen.
The leak was discovered $50 miles out.
WASHINGTON, December 5.-The Con. .
mittee on Privileges and Elections
meets tomorrow for organization and
consultation. The committee will take
up the Louisiana case on Monday. The
partisans are very busy. Senator Nor.
ton, tonight, sent for couEsellors Bill.
ings and Dibble. After the interview,
the two gentlemen went in search Ct
Judge Duraut, who is supposed to be
retained in Pinohhack's g interest. They
also consulted Schurz, who consoled
them with the remark that there would
be twenty speeches in the Senate before
definite action. The hopes of either of
the aspirants will be long deferred.
In the House, number of bills were
introduced; one abolishing the tax on
tobacco, snuff aud cigars; providing for
letter carriers for cities Of 10000; to
complete the james River and Kanawah
Canal; by Longtridge, of Iowa, O bill
which passed the Senate, redeeming the
loan OF 1858. After quite q sharp dis
cussion, as to whether 1t should be paid
in gold or legal tenders, the Democrats
arguing for legal tenders, it was referred
to the Committee Of Ways md Means.
1t Was put on lis pussa2e by Mr.. Dawes,
who argued they should be paid in the
currency of the world. Rainey offered
resolution abolishing the Com mmittee
on Freedmen's Affairs. Referred to the
Committee on Rules.
The nomination of Judge Williams es
Chief Justice was referred to tho Com
mittee on the Judiciary. This is con-
trary to tue usual custom of the Senate.
With regard to Senators and ex. Senators
whose nominations escape the commit
tees of Investigation. The Senate
elected Sunderland Chaplain.
The following shows the chairmen OF
the committees of the House and the
Southern members thereon: Elections.
heretofore telesraphcd. Ways and
Means-Dawes, Sheldon, Beck. Appro-
priations-Gar1ield, Swami, Hancock.
banking aud Currency Maynard, Niles.
Pacific Railroad-Sawyer. Sypher
Claims Hawley, Num-, Howe. Com
merce-W Wheeler. Bromberg, Willie.
Public Lands-Townscnl, Morey, Here
ford. War Claims-Lawrence, Harris
Post Olhoe-Pncker, Stowell, Cobb, At
KIDS. Manufactures-Farew Ran
sier, Waddell, Bowen. Blount. Agri-
culture-Hayes. of Alabama, Cain, Da-
Wis. Mclean. Enthusiastically. Butler.
Kinney, Adams, Geddings. Military
Coburn, Thornburg, Young, Hunton.
Militia Butler. Snyder, Elliott, Sloss,
Hereford, Cook. District of Columbia
Hale, Pelham, Leach. Judiciary, full
committee-Butler, of Massachusetts,,
Wilson, of Indiana, Poland, Tremain,
Frye. Cessna, White, of Alabama,
Ward. Eldridge, Potter. Jewett. Pub
lio observation-disclosures, Smith, of
North Carolina. Hines. Robin. Private
Land Claims-Myers, Freeman, Bright.
Naval-ScoGeld, Hays, PIatt, Purman,
Archer. Whithorn. Foreign Affairs. full
committee-Orth, Myers, Willard, of
Vermont. Z. Il. Hoar, Clark, Ward
Albert. Williams, of Wisconsin, Robin
sou. of Illinois. Cox, Banning. Terri.
tories-Mckee, of Mississippi, Hynes,
Brown, Mills. Revolutionary Pensions
-Shoonmaller, Smith, Crutchtield,
Caldwell, Vance, Rawls. Railroads and
Canals, full committee-Mc Creery, e..
+. Hoar, Hurlburt, Bass. Sherwood,
Lewis, Taylor, Smith, of Virginia, AR.
thur, Wolf, Stone. Frecdmen's Affairs
Cobb, Of North Carolina, Num-,
lsainey, Morey. Sener, Adams. Educa-
ton and Lasor-Munroe, Elliott, Dar-
rell, Rapier, Whitehead. Patents
Conyer, Crutchlield, Smith, of North
Carolina, Sloss. Public Buildings and
Gronnds-Plalt, of Virginia, Lowndes,
Mllliken. Several committees, inclhd-
ing Mississippi Levees, lave not been
| named.
Probabilities - For the Southern
States. Northcrly to Easterly winds,
with areas of rain, the temperature fall
4