The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-16

Texas. the record standing as follows:
North Carolina, IS; South Oarolinu,
S9; Georgia, 81; Florida. lO2; ALA.
bama, 50; Mississippi. 80; Louisiaua.
o.; Texas, S6; Arkansas, 80; Tennes-
see, 80. The season has been remarka.
BILE for heavy and frequent rains dur.
lug the month Of April throughout
tho cotton States. In some sections
the aggregate rain fall reported e1.
ceeds sixteen inches. In the more
Southern belt, re-planting wus general,
| both on bottoms and upIands. From
the first week in May to its close. the
drought was almost universal The
stand is. at present. very sorry. many
plants not having made their appear
snce on the frss Of June. With
favorable weather, rapid improvement
is certain, and fair comparison with
July quite probable at the next re-
port.
WASHINGTON. June 15-Congress.
men Darrall, Snyder and Huya, toge-
ther with Sandidge, of New Orleuns.
and Crowell, of Boston, were before
the Senate Appropriations Com mittee
| to. day, urging favorable uotion on the
House bill appropriatiug $500, 900 for
the'rclief of the sufferers by the Mis-
sissippi River inundation. The COM
mittes unanimously agreed to report
back aud recommend the passage OF
the bill.
1u the Senate, the Geneva awards
goes 10 the Commlltcc OF Conference.
The bill providing writs of error in
certain criminal cases passed. The
Judlciury Com mmittee reported sub
stitute for the House bill regulating
the renewal of clnses from State
Courts to the Circuit Courts OF til.
strike out the eleventh section OF tue
bill, which authorize. the service of
process upon the agent Of defendant
III any civil suit not effec,lng title t.
-.a! estate; rejected .n 40. 4 no
ton that the section should not apply
10 actions for libel or slunder was re-
jected, by 20 to %. WadIeiyh said
this bill applied to tho District of Co.
lumbia, and he thought that very OBJ.
jectionable. Every one knew how the
people of the District were Influenced
BY the party in power, and how could
the press Of the United States criticise
actions of the party having control of
| the Government, If it was to bn tried
by jury in the District, which must
| necessarily be largely in favor of the
Government? Tue bill struck blow
ut the Liberties Of the press, ana he
was opposed to it. Huger moved gu
amendment to the eleventh section, SO
lao n FrnUiH.a hat .,E .
the suit shall be u resident within the
jurisdiction Of the court where suit
will be brought. Carpenter opposed
the amendment, and said that, under
the present law. man could follow
another to any Stats and sue him in
the State Court. This bill only pro
posed to confer u similar jurisdiction
on the United States Court in tue
district where principal or agent re-
| sided. The amendment of Hager was
rejected. The bill was then read a.
third time aud passed-yeas 33; nays
%. Wright. from the judiciary Oom.
mittee. reported fnvorabIy on bill re-.
latIng to the Courts oil the United
States III Alabama; placed on the Ca
iendar. Alcorn, from the Levee Com
mittee, reported, with amendment, a
bill to provide for the appointment of
com mission Of engineers to investi-
gate and report permanent plan for
the reclamation Of the alIuvial basin of
the Mississippi River subject to inun-
dation; placed on the calendar. A re-
solution instructing the Com mmittee on
Appropriations to report amendments
to the river and harbor bill, for the
survey of routes recommended by the
transportation Committee, pussed-42
to 6.
In the House, the sundry civil ap.
preparation bill was passed.. The
items Of $4,000 for a light ship ut
Winter Qlurter Shoals. ON the coust Of
Virginiu, und Of $4,000 for light
house ut Matthias Point, Va, were re-
stored. Tue amendment repeating the
law for the Civil Service Com mission, l.,
and directing appointments to bo
made proportionully from the several
Congressional Districts. preference to
| be given to soldiers and sailors and
their female relatives, was agreed to in
tile House.
TAUNTON, MASS June 15.-The
stables Of BRISTOL County Agricultural
Society were burned Saturday night,
with fourteen horses, mostly trottluy
stock there for training. Loss S5O,-
900.
Probabilities-Fo the Middle States
aud South Atlantic States, partly