The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-03-06

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yarionS :Poetel stslssrsRh. bills, intro.
da9ad IN Abe SspaSe ,failsd 10 the &c.
nstS; alhsfs 81 Z 'similsr character.
originating in the House, failed In the
House. The following bills were also
LETT on the Senate calendar. and failed
ut the adjouroment: Senate bills for
the payment OF the French spolistiou
clsime; to protect the navigable
waterS OF the United ;Ststea from in.
jury and obstruction; declaring the
true intent aud meaning Of the Union
Pacif3c Railroad Acts; to pay the two
per cent. claim OF the States of Ohio,
indiana and Illinois; to establish a
bureau Of internal commerce; to make
general provisions in regard to cable
telegraph communication; to grant
pensions for. service in the war with
Mexioo; to amend the Act granting
pensions to the survivors OF the war Of
1872; to regulate the counting OF the
electoral vot' for President and Vice.
President; the bill OF the Joint com
mittee appointed to provide a better
government for the District of Colum.
bia. and, many other Senate bills OF
minoE importance; also. the House
bill: knngn 9. the Meore.y bill, -
reguiste comEefcs By railroad among
the several States; the House bill to
repeal the pre-emption laws and secure
homesteads to actual settlers ON the
public domain; and the House steam.
boat bill. Among the other prominent
measures Of the session which failed to
pass are the bills for the equaliz 4tiun
Of bounties; for the admission of New
Mexico. and the Texas and Pacific and
Northern Pacific Railroad bills, aud
oil other land grant OF subsidy bills.
except q very few which proposed
granite merely Of. rights Of way,
ABIDE from the, regulss appropriation
bills, comparatively few kilIGof .Reus-
raj interest have been enSSaSA this ses.
sion, but they include thS following
measures of national importauce: The
finance bill. TO provids, for, the re-
sum 3 u, Psion oi specie psymsnta. &o tue
bill for tho admissiou Of Colorado as
State; the. little tariff bill; the tax
and tariff bill: the OWL Rights Bill;
the bill supplemental to ths. Acts in re.
lation to immigration. Hpd the bill
granting rights Of way through public
lands on certain conditions for all
railroads that may incorporate under
the local laws OF the States or Terrific.
ries. The Eads' jetty bill for the i'm
provement OF the mouth Of the Mis-.
.sissippi is q Law. The appropriation
is 50. 250. 900, bat no money ia to be
paid until the work has been approved
by the United States engineer corps.
0Snow storms have stopped the rail-
roads throughout Michigan.
The South Boston. chemical works
were burned yesterday. Loss SIS, 900.
The Pennsylvahia Railroad is run.
ping palace sleeping and parlor cars
upon its. road without extra charge.
Advicss from Buenos Ayres say that
great tumults have occurred. The
palace Of the Catholic Archbishop was
sacked. aud the houses Of the Jesuits
fired. -, 40"
q Manager Tom Darcy excluded ne.
groes who had tickets to the dress
circle in the Memphis Theatre. Darcy
will make teeb case, should tbe ne.
groes bring suit,
Financial and Comm ercIaI Reports.
COLUMBIA, March 5.-Cotton quiet
-middling g15L9153s; sales a bales. 4
New YORK. Narch 5-Noop.-Fu-
lures closed steady; sales. %, ,6UO:
March 16 732. 16L; April Is 9 80;
May 16 1916; Jure II 9.32; July 17%;
August II 21-32; September 16 %. 81; !;
October l84;. November and Decem-
Der 1888. New class spots closed duil
and essy-good ordinary 151<; low
Kidding 16: middling 1888; net and
gross receipts same-6l3; net receipts
for week Z. .918; gross 2. OIL; receipts at
all ports to-day 10.506; stock ut nll
ports 760. AL.
Z P. M.-Mouey call loans to-day
ranged from 3 to 6 per. cent, with
most Of the loans at 4. Foreign ex.
change was unfavorsbly affected early
In the day by the gold squeezs.
Sterling l. 79@@40O. aud demand at
4 :8SH@4.4 for eli grades. Gold
15@l5H all day. Government bouds
closed dull and steady. United States
currency IS 1.183s@l. 10. Flour quiet
but steady-Southern supply inquiry
moderate 20@7.00. Wheat closed
lower. Corn closed quiet. Pork mo.
derately active and steady. Out meats
steady. Bacon very fair. Cotton
market steady but very quiet. at 16L
for low middling and 1855 for mid.
ding; sales for export 100; consump-
ton 100; speculation 1875: to 9raat