The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-02-20

| roupy was re6umeQ. cameron q amend
ment, repeating all laws which restricted
national bank circulation. was defeated.
Gordon submitted substitute, instruct
ing the committee to report ns soon as
practicable bill for free banking, and
providing for the couvertibility Of
United States tronsnry notes into low
interest bonds or gold coin, u. the op.
ton Of the Government, md tho bonds
convertible into treasury notes ut the
option of the holder r. jeoted. Conk-
ling said if Senators wanted an illustrn.
| ton OF the infirmity Of this whole pro.
oeeding, he submitted they had it now.
This whole thing. Ind been going on
without the appropriate ommittee of
the Senate having given to the S.nate
| anything which might be termed q
financial scheme. Ogleaby, of llliuois,
said he thought there was in the Senate
today the ability, intelligence an.i e1-
perlenco to compare with the most f;.-
vorable era OF the American republic
ln the House. White, from the Judi
ciary Committee, reported bill for the
appointment of u United States Marshal
Ia the Western District OF North Caro-
lima; also, IL bill to provide for tho elec-
ton Of two Representatives. at large for
Alabama, unless tho Legislature shall
otherwise provide Ivy law before the
tlme liked for the election. He stated
that the necessity for the bill arose from
the failure ri tho Legislature to re.dis:
trict the State, one House lein,, Demo.
cratic and tho other one Republican.
The bill pms ssed. a bill to pay Texas
tho ba'ance due to it hy the treasury
under the law of 1860, was referred to
tue Committee of the Whole Also, II
bill dividing the State of Louisiana into
two judicial districts. md bill repeal
ing all laws requiring oatbs or proof OF
loyalty from public creditors under con-
tracts, &C., before April, 1861. Negley,
OF Pennsylvania, presented the memo
rlal OF shippers, merchants, &C., of New
Orleans, against military Interference
with the mouth Of the Mississippi River
The House then took up the bill for the
distribution of public documents print
ed by the authority of Congress and Of
seed furnished by the Agricultural De.
partment, for the free exchange of
newspapers between publishers, aud for
tue free transmission OF weekly news
papers by mail within the County where
published No action.
Probahilitics-Fo the South Atlantic
States, winds backing to South east mud
south west. with cloudy weather and
possibly light rain.
BUFFALO. February Michael Nc
kaon, the wife-nurderer. was sentenced
to Imprisonment for life.
PROVIDENCE. February l0-In the
United States Circuit Court to day. the
ease OF Mrs. James cS the Atlantic Do
laine Company. Judge Clifford rendered
decision. which, in effect, alfirms the
plaintiffs claim for aboat SGSS, 600. The
case hns been in court fifteen years, nnd
may be carried to the United States Su-
preme Court.
ST.. LOUIS. February lo.-The resi-
deuce of II. j. Watson, near here, wa !,
burned to-day; loss $40. 600
| WORCESTER. MASS. February 10
Stephen and Abbie Kelley Foster, with
Miss Sarah Wall aud Miss Marietta
flag, refused to pny taxes because ladies'
cannot vote. Their properly is ad-
vertiscd for sale tomorrow. a conven-
ton to protest against the law is in ses-
sion here to day. The Smith sisters. Of
Gtnstonpnry. were present this morn
Ing. ard made a3..Eeases
HARTFORD. February 10 Delegates
OF fourteen colleges begun their session
hero this morning. to consider the
| eAAo'sSA "a iAtCl CoQltSIS OlD0E
than physical.
TeleGrnphic-Comme Reports.
COLUMBIA. February 19.-Sales OF cot.
ton. to-day, IS bales-middling 14l4.
LONDON. February 19.-Consols 32i "a
(9921. Bullion increased ESQ. 900.
LIVERPOOL. February 19-Noon.-
Cotton easier but no. quotably lower;
sales IL. 600 bales, including 1000 for
speculation und export; to arrive steady
no transactions; sales of uplands, no.
thing below good ordinary, shipped in
February or March, 7 13 16; Orleans,
nothing below low middling. shipped in
February or March, l6; spot cotton
-nplands s; Orleans So; sales include
6.7O0 American.
New YonK. February 10-Noon.
Gold 1875. Stocks dull. Money 4.
Exchange-iong 4 So; short 489%.
Governments strong aud active. State
bonds activer Cotton weak and irrrgu-
lar; sales 704 bales-uplands 16A; Or.
leans 1926. Futures opened: March
1914. Is SIG; April 1873. IS Is l6; May
1925, l6 IL 30; July 17I1; August
II GIG. Flour und wheat quiet and
steady. Corn dull and unchn nged.
Pork steady, at Is 80(916 90. Lard
steadY-Steam 7.16 Frrighta firm,