The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-01-13

|ygl | 80 - 80 ID -
fpart. and top5stp SIC taecf;ioanf " on = the
second part. Kelley obiectad, and called
New Yosh srssssssa .1ss she poisioaI
oqnundr1m be referred to the Commit
tde on Ways and Means. Baok, Of Ken
tucky. wanted TO stop this hnmbug: il
he could, and moved an adjournment.
The House refused to adjourn. Sco-
field. Of Pennsylvania, suggested to his
colleague to modify the resolution, by
requiring that the deficiency shall be-
made cp by retrenohmont and economy,
Kelley wanted vote on the resolution
as submitted by himself, and not on tue
resolutions OF other members. The
vote was taken. md the House refused
| to suspend the rules. Holman, of In.
diana. moved to suspend the rules and
adopt resolution declaring that, in tho
Judgment OF the House, there is no ne.
cessity to incronse taxation, or to in
crease tho public debt, by further
'van, ii there shall be economy in the
public expenditures. aud that, in view
OF the condition Of tho national finances,
the House will reduce the appropriations
ana public expenditures to tile lowest
point consistent with the proper adn,i-
nistration of public affairs. The rule g
were suspended, and the resolution was
adopted. Hawley, of Connecticut.
moved to suspend the rules and adopt q
resolution declaring it to bo the sense Of
the House, that the expenditures of the
nation can be and should be so reduced
and regulated that they can be met by
the existing taxes. and that in no eyeut
should there be an increase of other in
terest' bearing or non-interest bearing
obligations Of the Government. The
motion was agreed to without the yeas
aud nays, and amid some laughter and
applause.
In the Supreme Court. in Miller rs.
Moses ct al, from the Supreme Court
OF Appeals of Virginia, the Supreme
Court OF the United States held that
writ of error from this court to review
the Judgment Of State court must be
issued to the highest court Of the State.
IN which decision of the case could be
had, even il that court be IN inferior
court OF the State Accordingly, where
Circuit Court of Virginia had jurisdic.
ton to decide case finally, the Court
OF Appeals of that State not having iuris.
dlotion to review the decision, by reason
OF tho amount in controversy beinp
under $500. writ Of error from this
court OF Appeals was dismissed. II al
lowable at oil, the writ should have
been issued to the circuit Conrt.
President Grant sent the following:
"Io Governor Dacis, dustin, TEXAS:
"Your dispatches aud letters reci,ing
the action OF the Supreme Court Of
Texas in declaring the late election un.
constitutional, and asking tho uso Of
troops to prevent apprehended violence.
are received. The call is not made in
accordance with the Constitution OF the
United States and the Acts of Congress
under it, and cunnot, therefore. be
granted. The Act of the Legislature Of
Texas, providing for the recent election.
having received your approval, and both
political parties having made nomina-
tions, and having conducted q political
campaign under its provisions, would it
not be prudent, as we'll as right, to yield
to the verdict of the people as expressed
by their ballots?"
Lamar has recovered
The expectation Of works Of art from
Rome without permission of the Go.
vernment is still in force.
Probabilities-For the Gulf and South
Atlantic States. North. easterly to South
orly winds, increasing cloudiness, and
probably light rnin on The coasts. The
temperature will probably fall slightly
on the South Atlantic coast, and will
rise slightly in tho Mississippi Valley.
Tetesrnphic-Connc Reports.
COLUMBIA, January 13 Sales of cot
ton yesterday, GS bales middling l4I,(0
141s.
LONDON. January 12-Consols 92l5
(g92H. Eries 43l5.
PARIS. January l2.-Rentes 5SF. roc.
LIVERPOOL, January 12-3p. Nj
Cotton active and irmer-uplands Sk
@s14; Orleans S5SS; sales 5000 bales,
including 5000 speculation and export.
Cotton to arrive steady. but no transac-
tons; sales include 1I,OOO American:
sales Of uplands, nothing below good
ordinary, shipped January and Februa-
~, ga; ditto, shipped February or
March, 83s; ditto, nothing below low
middiing, shipped January or Februa
ry, SIG; ditto. deliverable January,
: 3-l8; sales OF Orleans, nothing below
good ordinary, shipped January or Feb
ruary, GIG; ditto. nothing below low
middling, shipped January or Februa.