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

49, aXMM0lARau1 NxHas Irx,6s. .-WAsH.
IMoToN. March 1is-The President hss
lsig9e6 the Civil Hehss Bill The FOL.
sSs GslPf b|, :' the a'sh a and last section Of
"Srorrox 8. That Ill csses srisli3
uniler the provisions of this Act In tkS
courts olsshe United Stites, shall ID
reviewable by tbe Supreme court OF
the United States. without regard TO
the sam in controversy, under the
provisions aud regulations asiare now
provided by law for the review OF other
causes In the said Court" 80 rs hal =
| The force bill was received from the
House in the Senate, and read for tho
first time BY its title. Thurman, Bay.
ard and others objected to the second
reading, and it remains on the Vice
Presidents table until TOMORROW. The
second reading will throw IL over an
other day. II will come up on direct
issue on Wednesday, aud the session
closes on Thursday. OF noon. The
Democrats are ali determined that the
bill shall not reach the President.
| 1u the House. motion to suspend
the rnlss and adopt the so.called com.
promise resolutions, reported by the
Louieiana Committee. was defeated
yeas 154; nays e5-not two.thirds
voting in the affirmative. A similar
motion to bring the resolutions to a
vote directly and separately was car.
ried-yeas l72; nays 85 Stephens, of
Georgia. was the only Democrat voting
eye. Tho resolution recommending
the restoration to the Louisiana House
OF Representatives OF the Conserva-
tives who were wrongfully deprived OF
eheir seats. was then adopted without
division, and the resolution recoe-
nfsing Kellogg as Governor until the
end OF his term. was adopted by
strictly party vote.
The Secretary has called in Ave
million fve.twenty bonds. the interest
on which ceased on June 1st proximo.
The as'dsbt" statement shows q de-
crease during the month of So. 5O1, 900.
Cash in the treasury: Coin $75. SOC. 900,
and currency $1l, Csc, 900. u
Morrill, addressed the Senate, to!
day. on the tax bill, which he reported
without an amendment. He hoped no
amendment would be pressed, as q
single one would endanger the bill.
The estimated increase of the revenue
on tobacco is 81. O0O, 900, 81, 600, 600
from nolasses. 81, O0O, 900 from cigars.
$l2, ,O00. 600 from whiskey., ur
After 'disposing of the Louisiana
question. the House took up the SUP
dry civil appropriation bill, which oo
cupied the whole of the day and of
the night sessions, with the exception
n q mi
we're delivered on the life aud character
OF the late Senator Buckingham, of
Connecticut. An appropriation OF
Us. 600 was inserted to pay the ex-
penses of the suit ordered to be insti.
tuted by the Commissioner of the
General Land Office for the recovery of
the lands held by the New Iberia Min.
ing Company, being the famous Nc.
Garrahan claim. -. -r
In the Supreme Court, to-day, Pho.
DIX Mutual Insurance Company vs.
Hollowan, error to the Circuit Court
of the Eastern District of Mississippi,
Judgment affirmed. Numbers 142 and
143 cotton cases, appealed from the
Court OF Claims. were remanded to
the Court Of Claims, for further fud-
ings. There were no other Southern
decisions.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. March L.
The river has been at stand since the
morning, covering Market street from
the river to Ninth street, anbmerainR
Union Depot, Commercial, Vsnhorn
q Read Hotels, and very nearly all the
business houses on Market and Ninth
streets. South Chattanooga is com.
pletely submerged, and great many
houses in the main part Of the city,
which are not 30 fortunate "a to be
situated on high ground. One man
Who was intoxicated was drowned on
Saturday. aud two last night, one of
whom was colored. the other was the
chief engineer of the Chattan ooea
Iron Company's works, and named
Jones. This comprises all tho fatsii.
ties known. Tbe steam ferry boat was
among the submerged houses in South
Chattanooga on Saturday aud Sunday,
relieving and taking off all who we're
In need. Many have been the duck.
ings received, but everybody, not ex.
oepting those whose loss is heaviest, is
in happy mood. and disposed to take
it cheerfnily. We have bad to use
boat to get to and from the telegraph
office. and from one side OF the town
to the other; still messages have been
delivered nearly as promptly as usual,
and Notwithstanding the greatly in
creased number of them in conse.