The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-21
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Win 1ruas ana Wlnes was wrecked. -
LTrnH RooK. January '19.-S. W.
Dorsey was slected Senator to, succeed
Rioe. The Democrats voted for Dorsey
who had pledged himself to reform mat
ters. >. So 1,aT11.'- =
WAsHINaroN, January 19.-Nearly all
1ne members OF Congress present in
Washington from the cotton States, at
q conferences. last evening, agreed on
new Dill TO refnnd the cotton tax, which
ehey will press in Congress this session,
instead of the bill hitherto Introduced
by MoKee. of MiAaisaippi. The provi.
sious OF the latter, are materially changed
SO az 70 carefully look after the interests
OF the planters and freedmen, in secur-
ing to them absolutely the return of the
cotton: tax thst they had paid.
The report Of Ahe Committee on Eleo.
dons in the: case Of Christopher @,
BoWen. oontestiDg ihe seat of Robert. Q.
OeLarge, from 4 the Second Congress
sIonaI DistrioE OF South Cnrolina, saws
the committee, find. upon the whole eyi-
dehce. that DeLarge did not receive a
majorttyiof the votes legally cast, and is
not entitled to the seat. This case came
before the committee to be heard at The
December session OF 1871 and 1872.
DeLarge then applied for O postpone.
ment, and for leave to take further testi-
mony. on the ground, that the counsel
employed by him to prepare his case.
and take testimony in his behalf. had
possession Of the evidence, and refused
70 surrender the same. which was to be
used before the COMMITTEES; and further.
that said counsel had been tamperei
With and br,bed by Bowen to act for him.
The committee found both these allepa-
tions to be proved. Some of the com
mittee are of opinion that this would
furnish ground for the expulsion OF the
contestant il he we're member, and
would Justify refusal to permit him to
proceed with the contest or to award
him the seat. An opportunity to take
1oreher testimony was granted to said
member, and for that purpose the case
was postponed to the present session of
congress. An examination Of all the
testimony, aud the statements on both
sides, show that the frauds and i.regn:.
lArities IN the conducting OF. the election
were SO great. that it is impossible To de.
termine which had the majority Of the
ballots legally cast; and for this reason
the seat should be declared vacant r.
further appears that the 10th of October,
1870. on the same day when he claims tn
have been elected to the House of Rem.
resentatives. the contestant was ohosen
member OF the House OF Representa-
tlyes OF the State Of South Carolina. for
aperlod OF two years, and on the lat Of
November, took his seat as q member of
said House.
1tfurther appears that in 1872 Bowen
was elected Sheriff of Charleston for the
term OF Tour years, and in November
last took the oath OF office and entered
upon the duties of the same. which
oHce be now holds. These Offices are.
IN their nature, incompatible with the,
Office OF member OF this House. and are
expressly declared to be 80 by the Con
stteution OF South Carolina. Some of
the COMMITTEE ara Of the opinion that
the acceptance Of this office by Bowen
disqualifes him from the further prose-
cution OF claim to q seat and from TAX
ing seat therein. If he should be fonnd
to have been duly elected. While the
committee are unanimous in finding
these facts, they are not unanimous in
yielding that either one of the reas,. ne
aforesaid is sufficient OF itself to d;s.
qualify the contestant, but thew are
unanimously OF the opinion on the
whole case that Bowen is not entitled 70
the seat, and therefore recommend the
adoption OF q resolution that neither
DeLarge OK Bowen is entitled to the
seat. &, sI,
NEW YoRK, January 2O.-The drama
OF the Jesnits in America, announced
Tor last night, at tho Stadt Theatre. was
dismissed, at the request of the Re.
demptarist Fathers.
s.. n. Pixies estate nets So, 600. 900: the
buik goes to his wife and three daugh.
ters.
Eight liz 10. sellers have been arrested
III Brooklyn.
A Havana letter says 700 coolies have
arrived there. They are worth 5000 q
head. It is reported in Havana that q
large expedition of the friends of the
Cuban revolutionists, with arms and
ammunition, had landed safely near
Guantanamo.
The smallpox in Boston and yioinity
is creating grave apprehensions. 1000
cases are reported and more deaths than
from oil other diseases. The victims are
buried at night. "
George Francis Train, refusing to
give bail, will remain in the Toombs.
ST. LOUIS, January 20.-The mer.
chants hero have formed the st, Louis
international and Ind ,striaI Exposition.
with view to bringing the merits of S.
hofoeo,