The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-01-20
committee have leave to report at any

MoCrary, of Iowa. called for the yeas
and nays. Speer, of Pennsylvania. in.
CURED whether the question of COD.
sideration could be raised. The Speaker
said that question was raised. The mo-
ton was to suspend that rule and all
other rules. Dawes. OF Massachusetts,
remarked that the subject was before
two committees at present, and had
been discussed in the House last Satur-
day. He suggested that instead of
having o vote now, the resolutions be
simply introduced, and set down for
debate at some time, 80 that the various
views OF members might be brought
out, and that the Committee Of WAYS
and Means and the Committee on Bank.
ing and Currency might have benefit of
those views. The Committee of Wsys
and Means proposed to report some
thing tomorrow, which would bo the
subject OF debate, confined to this mat
ter. Holman, of Indiana, objected to
discussion.
Randall, OF Pennsylvania, remarked
that the Committee on Banking and
currency was holding sessions every
day-even during tho sittiDgs of the
Housc-listening to the views OF gentle-
men from various parts of the country.
Wilson said that this question of in
creased currency was exciting great
deal OF public attention, and therefore
he had drawn these resolutions for the
express purpose of testing the sense OF
the House, and letting the country
know whether or not there was to be an
increase OF currency. Cox, of Ohio,
wanted to offer an amendment, but the
Speaker informed him that he could not
do so under motion to suspend the
rules. The vote was taken, and result.
ed, yeas 135; nays %; SO, two-thirds not
voting in the affirmative, the resolutions
were rejected.
The nomination of Morrison Il.
Waite, of Ohio. to be Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court, was O surprise to
Senators and all others about the Capi.
tol, including the Justices of the Su-
preme Court, but it did not occasion
the same degree Of wonder as when Gu
ieb Cushing's name was transmitted for
the same office. Subsequently, the &c.
nate, In executive session, referred the
nomination to the Committee on the
Judiciary, who will probably to- M orrow
report favorably upon it. Many inaui-
ries were made as to the standing of this
gentleman, he not having national re-
putatloD, bat being tho best known in
the State of which he is citizen. The
nomination recalled tho enct that he
acted as one of the counsel ut the Ge.
neya Tribunal of Arbitration, and some
OF the Senators were acquainted with
him, as an able lawyer of thirty years
standing in Ohio. Although Repub-
llcan, he is not an active partisan, and
is at the present time President of the
Ohio constitutional Convention. It was
discovered, on looking at the Supreme
Court record, that year ago to-mor-
row, AIR. Waite was, on motion of Caleb
Gushing, admitted to the bar of the
Court as an attorney. Contrary to re-
port, MIR. Waite never held judgeship
III Ohio. Senators of both parties
speak we'll of tho nomination, and there
seems to ba no doubt nf tho confirma
tion.
Mr. Hayes introduced bill donating
hall OF the public lands of tie United
States to the Southern States for edu-
cational purposes.
The Judiciary Commit was in
structed to inquire whether Legislation
is necessary to prevent the illegal use of
the American flag Oh commercial yes
sels
In tho Senate, the Chair laid before
the Senate communication from tho
Secretary of War, in response to n reso
luton in regar to an appropriation for
the collection and payment of the boun-
ties to colorod soldiers and sailors. The
letter states that OF the appropriation
OF 800, 900, but $4,000 remain to con.
duct business until June 30. The es.
timated expenses per month are, at tho
lowest limit, S55, 600; therefore, at the
end OF April, the entire appropriation
Will have been expended; and unless
some provision is made, all work will
have to stop aud tho clerks be dis
charged. The Secretary recommends
that the nnexpended balance of tho ap-
preparation for tho collection mud pay
ment OF bounties for the fiscal year end.
ing June 30, 1873. be rendered ayaila.
ble. Referred to the Committee on
Military Afl,irs.
Probabilitics-For the South Atlantic
and Gulf States, increasing coudiness
and probably areas OF rain, by Tuosda
night, accompanied by lower tempera.
ture and light, variable winds.
JACKSONVILLE. Miss, january 10
The Supreme Court to-day decided the
general election of November last to be
constitutional. Tho new I,eoisIoture