The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-06

tnephew. o-apprepriate- remain
after ss. Gl sesss y estate ..
muph Of, it as. may lbYi: iudiciousIy ap.
piled thereto. To the education and
maintenance Of the female orphans of
railway employees, whose fathers may
have been killed while in the discharge
of their duties; preference to be given
first, to orphans of employees engaged
upon the Pennsylvania Railroad; So
cond, to those Of the Georgia Railroad
between Augusta and Atlanta, Georgia;
third, to those Of the lines controlled
by the same railroad company, by
lease or otherwise; fourth, to thuse of
the employees of any other railroad
company of the United States Of Anne.
RIGA" The estate is valued at 50, 600.
600.
WASHINGTON, June 6.-In the House,
the disabilities of Charles 81. Thomas
we're removed. After discussion on
the bill to improve the navigation Of
the mouth OF tho Mississippi, substi-
tuted for the Ead's jetty project. bill
for the construction of the Fort ST.
Philip Canal, and for its maintenau uce
as national public highway. passed
the latter by vote of l4G to sc.
LII the Senate, Hamilton, of Mary
land, called up resolution to pay
Francis W. Sykes, lute contestant for u
seat III the Senate from Alabama, the
salary of IL Senator from March i,
1873, to May 2S. 1874. and ono mileage
each way, amounting in the aggregate
to SS,874. Hamilton said the compen.
| aation had been made at the rate of
1900 per annum. While that was
the legal compensation of the Sc
nator, he was willing, however, that
computation for the entire period
should be made at the rate of So, 900
per annum. Cokling said the priuci.
| pie involved in this resolution was en-
tirely wrong; it was proposition to
pay gentleman who hnd never sat u
day i'll the Senate, and never per.
formed an hours service; md further
more, the Senate hud declared he
never had any title to the name OF
Senator. He admitted there might be
precedent for the resolution, bnt it
was time now to disregard all such pre-
cedents. He would be willing to pay
the personal expenses of the contest
ant; but if his counsel fees were to be
paid, those incurred by the sittin 9
member should also be paid. Carpen
ter said he was member of the Com
mittee on Priviiegesa aud Elections, aud
had attended oil the meetings of the
committee when this case was investi-
gated. Although the committee had
reported in favor of Spencer. the case
WAS not entirely free from doubt; and
it il had been before court, the ques-
ton would not have been au easy one
to decide. He believed that Sykes had
made the contest in good faith, and
that he ought to be compensated
He thought $4,000 sufficient sum,
and moved to amend by inserting that
amount. Pending the discussion, the
morning hour expired, aud the resolu-
tion went over. The Senate then took
up a bill to provide for the sale OF
extra copies OF public documents, aud
for the distribution of regular oificnl
editions thereof. and adopted al
amendment authorizing the publica.
tion of 800. 900 copies Of the ngricul.
tural reports, to be distributed through
the mail free.
Congressman Ncsmith has q telo-
gram that Oregon has gone Democrat.
ic by 1000. The Attorney Genera
has decided that, irrespective of the
timo or place of marriage, or the resi-
dence of the parties. white woman
married to u citizen of this country is
to be taken and deemed citizen OF
the United States.
Probabilities-For New England,
the Middle States and the South At
lantic States, increasing cloudiness and
areas OF rain will prevail, with variabl.
winds. continued high temperature,
and slight changes in the barometer.
For the Gulf States, Ten neasee and
the Ohio Valley, partly cloudy weather,
and light rains in the Gulf States East
of the Mississippi River and in the
last named district, with continued
high temperature and Easterly tc
Sontherly winds.
PHILADELPHIA, June 5.-.Frank
Brower, formerly a Weil.known E,hio,
plan minstrel, died this morning.
ROME. Ga, July Yesterday, Col.
lector Holtzolaw aud Deputy United
States Marshal returned from y raid
into Chattanooga County, bringing
seven prisoners. They seized five ILL.
cit distillerics. The prisoners were
bound over By United States Commits.
sioner Perry.
Teiegraphic-Comn nicrcInl Reports.
COLUMBIA. June Cotton quiet