The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-12-11


at New York and Boston had been tam
pered with by detectives, for the pur.
pose of detecting revenue frauds. On
motion Of Wood. the Secretary 6f the
Treasury was asked the cost of refund
ing tue public debt in five per cents.
The question includes travelling and
other expenses and all the personal de-
tails OF tue transaction. Hayes, from
the COMMITTEES on Agriculture, reported
q resolution authorizing the printing of
$50, 600 copies Of the reports of 1872
and 1873. The sub-committee of the
Post Otfico Committee is considering
the repeal of the law against the free
circulation OF County newspapers and
exchanges. The Naval Com mittee re-
ported bill increasing the enlisted men
Of the navy to 10000 men. With uu
amendment that it should be temporary.
the bill passed. a bill appropriatng
81, 200. 600 to the navy was referred to
the Committee Of the Whole.
In tue Senate, Edmun IL, to who's
committee temperance regulations was
proposed to be referred. stated that Con-
grnss had only control oven tlIe District
of Columbia aud the Territories Pe,i.
ti0ns renewing the traffic in liquor were
referred to the Flunucc Committee.
The Finance Committee reported fa-
vorably on bill for national banks
without circulation. \ nurber Of
financial matters wsro made the special
order for Monday next. The bill passed
by tha House for general amnesty Was
read. Snmncr objected to Il second
reading; not because lie was opposed to
it. but desired simultaneously to secure
certain rights to his coiorcd fellow-citi-
zens. Gordon, Of Georgia, submitted
resolution directing the Secretary Of
the Treasury to communicate to the Sc
nnte the number Of bales of cotton
seiz. ed under orders OF the department
after the close of the war, from whom
and where takeu, by whom taken, when
and where sold, mt what price, and what
disposition was mnde of ;he proceeds.
when and how much Of the samo wont
into the Treasury. and what disposition
Was made of the proceeds, before being
passed into the Treasury; also, list of
claims filed before him under the Act of
March, 1872, showing tue name Of such
claimant, how much cotton alleged to
have been taken, &c also. the amount
OF expenses deducted from tho p.ocpeds
of the sale Of such cotton, and whether
the same was allowed by the department.,
and III whose favor. Lail over.
4 full Judiciary Committee had q
long discussion over Williams nom!nn-
ton to the Chief Justiceship. NJ
action.
The Civil Rights Natinual Convention
was startled to-day by the accidental
discharge OF pistol in members
pocket. The ball passed through the
boot leg of Mr.. Sumner, Of Mississippi.
No harm. Plnckback WAS elected per
manent President. Pinchbac,, address
ed the convention, returning thanks for
the honor conferred upon him, and eX-
pressing his gratitude to The R.publi.
can party for what it had accomplished
in behalf Of the colored race. He pro-
cceded to recapituIate the status If the
colored race here since the Introduction
of cargo Of Africans by tue Dutch in
1920 into Virginia, when they were sold
as slaves. and on up to the late civil war;
since which lime the race here have
been clothed with political rights They
now ask the Nationa! Legislature to give
them such privileges as are accorded to
the white race. These embrace the
rights Of admission into the public
schools, theatres. hotels aud on the
steamboats, aud railroad cars 1t was
IL faIacy to say that the coored
race ure slaves by instinct. They were
free before they were seized by their
former cnpturs and traders, and long
series Of years of boudago has not ex-
tiugushed their love of freedom. He
cited the successful record of the race
since their emancipation; denied that ii
WAS lepeutlent upon the Caucnsian race
for sustaining it's vigor Of intellect. rs is
often asserted, aud pointed ont educa-
tion us the way to have recognition seek
them. instead Of begging for it. Some
squabbling occurred over the minor
places. No action regarding tue mo-
tives of tho convention.
The Louisiana delegation to the Civil
Rights Convention visited the President
to-day. Senator West Introduced them
The President said he wau glad to meet
them. lie had always cndcnvored to
secure for the coored man all the rights
which should nccompauy enfranchise-
| ment. Certain rights are still withheld
but he horcd that, ero long, they would
lind themselves III full possession of all
the privileges which belong to ireemen.
He snid he did not know what Congress
would do in the matter, but he thought
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