The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-03-01
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Duke Montpensier. aud Quseu Isabella
OF Spain, has been efiscsed. Prince
Aiphonso marries the Dukes daughter.
Spain. t., Il:
BERIlN, February ga report is
current here that the great powers have
postponed recognition Of tho Spanish
republic. .D.,..I M
LosDos, February 2s.-In the House
OK Commons. Gnldsmidt, member for
Rochester, gave notice that he should
ask the Government whether it was true
that the aotual losses OF the United
States were 1926. 900, 900 less than the
award made al Geneva, and whether the
American Government would remit that
amount The reading Of. the question
was followed by cheers.
American Matters. ID.
CHARLESTON, February ~. 7.-Arrived-
Steamship Equator. Philadelphia.
BosTos, February 28.-Two more
girls are missing. It is supposed they
we're burned in the Hanover street fire.
Another fireman is missing. Known
oasuaities to fremen-2 killed, 2 NOR.
tally hurt, and IL wounded.
WAsHNaToN, February 28-The So.
natei at half.past z o'clock, this morning,
tabled the bill reported By the Commit.
tee Of Privileges and Elections for new
election in Louisiana. There were some
wonderful scenes. Carpenter abandoned
his report about 4 O'Clock. Then Oar
psnter, Morton aud Oonkling drew their
chairs close together, almost huRged
each other, and the three giggled glee.
fully, while Trumbull was delivering q
tremendous denunciation Of Carpenter
tor boiling the majority report. At this
stage, the amendment continuing Kel.
logg in power during the election was
passed, Carpenter voting aye. Carpen-
ter made a rather touching defence
that it was better to endure the usurpa.
tion for four weeks than four years: and
it was evident to him that all hope was
lost for anything better. Upon the final
vote to table the matter, which leaves
Louisiana Ia statu quo. Carpenter voted
nay. When the issue became evident.
the Democrats gave full vent to their
views.
WASHINGTON, February 28.-In the
Senate, to-day, the credentials of Patter-
son, OF South Carolina, and Howe, of
Wisconsin, were presented aud laid on
the table. The Vice-President submit
ted resolutions Of tho Missouri Legisla-
ture, generating Senator elect Bogy
ton with his election; which were order
ed printed. The shndry civil appropria.
ton bill was discussed. :,
In the House. the Senate's {MorrilH
amendment, that no part OF the appro.
priation for judgments of the Court of
Claims shall be paid to claimants who
have not proved their loyalty, without
being frat submitted to Congress. came
up In the legislative bill. The amend.
nent was sustained by Hale, OF Maine,
and opposed by Beck, of Kentucky,
Young, of Georgia, Sheilabarger, of
Ohio, Perce, of Mississippi, Kerr, OF In.
diana. and Garfield. OF Ohio. Garfield
stated that the Committee on Appropri-
ations was divided on the question, but
the majority was in favor of non-concur-
renoe. This amendment was an old foe
with a new faoe... Why did the Senate
ask that. this class of judgments of the
Court OF; Claims should not be paid as
others were paid?. This disguise was go
thin that nobody could, sbe deceived.
Manifestly, it was that Congress might
refuse to appropriate when judgments
In this GLASS of cases were referred
to it. He liked direct action
better than an indirect action. If
this class of claims were not to be paid,
Ael congress say lG. In all the various
phases which the question was presented,
he preferred that aamlet's advice TO the
players should be followed: "Leave of
your damnable faces, and begin" If
Congress meant to say that certain
awards Of the court should not be paid,
why not say so in words, and let the
issue be met. This amendment OF the
Senate WAS nero 'subterfuge. II Con-.
gress proposed now TO throttle the.
courts, to crush the judiciary, to make
itself the court of appeal from the deoi-
sions Of the Supreme Court, thon, and
in that case, the independence of the
judiciary was forever at an end, and the
only reason for it was that men had once
been rebels, and must therefore be
hated; and because they are hated, the
judiciary must be struck down. Banks,
of Massachusetts,, also opposed the
amendment as an unworthy subterfuge
and evasion Of the law. Smith. of New
York, sustained the amendment. After
further discussion, the Senate amend.
ment was rejected.
Tho Pomeroy report is expected to be
presented in the Senate Tomorrow. It
is understood it will exonerate Pomeroy