The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-02-11

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which 30 gross violation Of law could
have taken place, demand an investign.
ton, to the end TINT remedies may be
applied to guard against like frauds in
the future; therefore.
| ieSotoed, That the Com mittee on
Banking and Currency he instructed to
examine into the condition of said bank
at the time OF its failure, aud into its
bprior transactions aud general manage.
Tment, with power to send for persons
asd papers.
Several witnesses have beeu examined
III tue Bnstecd impeachment case. Bus
tecd is personally conducting his dc.
fence.
The Senate, to-day, after Il weeks
discussion, pnssed the bankrupt bill;
Senator Edmunds, who had charge Of
1t, having pcrsistently pressed it upon
the Senate, and refused to allow any
, measure to be introduced which might
set 1t aside. for any time whatever The
bill is much more lenient to the debtor
class than the old law; one Of It's princi
pal features being that debtor, who
suepcnds the payment of his paper, can
not DO forced INTO bankruptcy uuder
forty days. The bill reduces tho !ees OF
bankrupt officers 10 one-half of that
which they received under tho old law,
auu provides that any Arrangement for
settlement between bankrupt und
his creditors shall ba signed by ut least
one.half or tho creditors representing
one-hult Of the indebtedness. Suits to
recover all sums under $500 may DO
brought in II State court, under All
order from Federal Judge having
charge OF the cstnte. Bankrupt officers
nre required to make full reports uf all
facts III connection with cnses cutaing
before them to the District Court, aud
the Clark of the District Courts are To
report to the Attorney Gcr.1.i every
year.
The argument before the House com.
mit.ce, III Sloan rs Raw,s, from the
First Georgia District. closed to- day.
i:lwls, the sitting memb.~, cauciuded
his speech, which he coinmeucu ycstcr.
day.
SAVANNAH. February 10 George T.
Loo, u prominent lawyer OF BnLulo,
committed suicide 1T The pulasii House,
this morning.
TeleSrnphic-Commir Reports.
COLUMBIA, February 11-Sa!es of cot.
tor. to-day, 73 midaliug 135z(0
14o.
LONDON. February 1O.-New SIS / .O3.
Bank and street rate tho sar,a. Con.
soils 90.
PARIS. February 10 -Rentos 5Si. G5..
LlvEnPooL, February 1O-Noon.
Cotton quiet-uplands 77s; Orlcaus sl5
@S2s; sales 12,OC0 bales, including
2.O0O for speculation and export; sales
OF uplands, nothing bc!ow good ordi-
nary, shipped February or March, 7Ts
C97 1915; ditto. nothing below low
middling, shipped February or March,
Z l3-lG; salos 10 day include 6, ,9CU i,uies
Of American.
LIVERPOOL. February 10 -Evcning.
Cotton-sa!es of uplands. nothing bn-
low good ordinary, shipped in January,
71a; shipped in March or April. s; do
llverable in April or May, 77a; lies of
Orleans. nothing below good ordinary,
shipped i'll February or March, s l.l6.
Yarns and fabrics at Manchester s,cadJ.
New YoEK. February lO.-Noou :
Stocks active and strong. Money S.
Gold l2lla. Exchanges -:cuc Ae4,.;
short So Governments strong nuu
active. State bonds quiet and steady.
Cotton dull; sales 634 bules-uplands
16; Orleans 1925. Futures opened:
March Is II 320l5 10 80; April iG 5 81
@l6 8 Is; May Is 10 3l(,1G51; June
l6 15-1GWl7; July II IL 32(0l721.
Flour quiet and steady. Wheat aud
corn dali anu nominal. Pork l6 1919.
Lard quoted heayy-stean, o11l(sso 5-l6
Ereights heavy.
7 L. M.-Cotton-nrt receipts 1882
bales; gross 2.532 Futures closed
weak; snes 1900 b4los: february
Is 1-lG. 1873; March 1893, 15 l3 81;
April l6; May i6 Is 81, 1Gl.; Juno I67s,
lG 30 81; July III, 1852 Cotton
weak; snles zoos bales, ut lG(GlG3s.
Southern flour quiet und irul. Wnlskry
steady aud in good demand. ut LOU.
Whea. lc lower, with FUR export de-
naDd apd moderate milling inquiry
Corn quiet aud q shade lower. Rice
qniet aud unchanged. Pork quiet now
IL l219 Beef quiet. Lard firm, at 9il
4o 5-l6. Freights hcavy-grain. steaul
10. Money closed easy, at 4(05. The
Withdrawal OF S666. 600 in legal toudcrs
ny the trcnsuty. today, induced de-
cllne IN both stocks and gold at the
close OF the day, although increased
produce exports had something to do
with the reaction in gold. Exchauge
closed firm, at 4 S4,s. Gold strong,
and early in Tho day advanced to l2(d,
l2I9; but toward the close dncIiucl to