The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-03-07

FEd4ra6S ikATsl lielEss u qSe. t6a'Vboi9
force OF the United States. at my dispo-
cal, to prevent spahs violent Interference.
i have the honor to. be, sir, very re-
specsfully, your obedient sereant. >,
~" w. H. EEERY. e.
Col. Commd'g, :Bs., !A.sj. Gen.
The telegram alluded 10 above is the
ono received from General Sherman, last
night, which was sent hence this morn
ing. About fifty, citizens, or militia,
who participated in last nights affray,
were arrested, charged with violating tis
Actof Congress, passed April 20, 1871,
Section z Of an ACT to enforce the provi-
stons OF the fourteenth amendment to
the ConsEtntion OF the United States,
and for other purposes, Volume II,
United States Statutes at Large. They
were taken before q United States Com
missioner, and released on 81, 900 bail
each. The oity is very quiet this even
ing. II ID beloved no other demonstra-
ton will be made while the U nited States
troops remain in charge.
New YORK, March 6.-Charles Grnm,
Secretary of the Bricklayers' Associa-
tion, was shot and Instantly killed this
morning. on West Fortieth street, by
Charles Marwey, President of the So
ciety. The, murder was the result of q
quarrel about the funds Of the associa-
tion. Marwey fred three shots. the bull
lets penetrating the head and lodging in
the brain. The murderer escaped. The
police have sent out general alarm.
The bark @. s. Rogers, for Havana,
fonndered. The crew wero saved.
BOSTON, March 6.-The Government
and corporation directors OF the Union
Pacific Railroad were in session to-day,
and have reelected Horace Clark Presi-
dent and john Duff Vice. President.
NEwBURa, N. Y, March 6.-The ther-
mometer is>six degrees below zero.
WASHINGTON. March .6.-The confer
enoe report on the post office appropria-
ton bill retained the clause inserted by
the Senate, excluding absolutely. from
tho mails all free matter, after the 30th
OF June, 1873. This, of course, cuts off
all free newspaper exchanges aud all
free mail delivery OF country newspa-
pers.
Probabilities South west winds, back
ing to the South east. with cloudy wea-
ther, will prevail in the Middle aud
Eastern States. South and East winds
will prevail in the Eastern Gulf and
perature and cloudy weather.
In the Senate. Mr.. Spencer, of Ala
bama, advanced his intention of taking
the oath. Mr.. Bayard objected to
Spencer being sworn in. He said that
it was known that there were doubts as
to the legality Of the election under
which the credentials of Mr.. Spencer
came to the Senate. The credentials OF
another gentleman claiming to be elected
Senator from Alabama, Mr.. Sykes, were
on the table. and he objected to Mr..
Spencer being sworn in until his creden.
tials were passed upon by committee
of this body. Mr.. Hamlin said the Gus
tom was to swear in Senator whose
credentials we're in regular form, and
then, il there were any questions as to
the legality of his election, they could be
decided upon without prejudice to any
one. This had been the precedent. Mr..
Bayard moved that the credentials of
MIR. Sykes aud Of Air. Spencer be
laid on the table, and the question
of Mr. Spenoer's admission be post
poned until some future day. Mr.
Conkling said Mr.. Sykes was here
solely as memorabilia; whereas the orc
dentials OF Mr.. Spencer were in proper
form. He (Mr. G. held that Mr.. Spen-
Ger should now be sworn in, in accord.
anee with the custom and the precedent,
and his credentials could then be refer
red to the Committee on Elections, with
out any prejudice whatever to his con-
stituents. Mr. Bayar said Mr.. Conk-
ling was mistaken in his assertion that
Mr. Sykes was here in the character of
memoriaiist. The credentials of Mr..
Sykes are in regular and proper form.
As to the precedent in such cases, Mr..
B. instanced that Mr. Stark, of Oregon,
whose credentials were in proper form,
and TO. whose saat there was 20 contest,
had not been admitted, but his creden-
tials were sent to the Committee on the
Judiciary; and two years ago, Mr.. Gold
thwaite, of Alabama, was objected to-;
his credentials were in proper form;
there was no contestant whatever for his
scat; yet We all know how long it was
before he was admitted to his seat. Mr..
Bayard then maint ined that the record
showed that Mr.. Spenoer's credentials
we're not in proper form, and it would be
an injustice to the people of Alabama If
he was admitted without scrutiny. The
discussion on tho subject was continued
by Mr.. Thurman and others. Spenoer's
case occupied the Senate the entire day.