The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-02-16

OnlnHse prisoners ln jail ae Shat place,
which Was not 8 oppressed before sixty
nine pSSsons were killed aud ,ipjui 9 !.
inoinding. sixteen Of the wardsns of
the ,jsl ..s..l., A.,
Pants. February l5.-Paul Guistave
DaEe, the we'll known ar!ist. is serious.
Puts. February .l5.-There is no
change in the political situation. No
one to whom President MaoMahon Is
willing TO eentEust the formation os 8
cabinet will undertake the task until
the constitutional bills are acted upon
by ths Assembly.
TslsGfa mAlIsrs.
WAsHlNnron. February 13.-Dur-
ing the dsbate in the Radical caucus,
SpeakeRB Blaine spoke in opposition to
the proposition for geneFal suspen-
sion Of .the writ OF ha6eas corpus. He
could ~ no possible ru0son for giving
the tPfesident the power to suspend
the ietsAte writ at his discretion in
Maine or in Michigan, because there
was a,disturbed condition Of affairs III
Louiaisna or Mississippi. IT there is
q condition OF an4ifs there to warrant
it. let tho asospension be confined to
the disturbed districts. He could not
see why Southern States like Virginia,
North Carolina and Tennessee. that
were now trying to sustain good 60
vefnments should be menaced and ex-
Oited'ey Hsuspension OF ha6eas corpus;
motaoyer, the pending proposition
wasIali0ited as to time. The bill, il
it should beeome . Law, would confer
upon ;the President Of tho United
States Tor all time to come, whoever.
that President might be, the right aud
power 70 suspend the Ad6eds corpus at
his sole aud absolute discretion, in
any oily, County, District or State
within the Uni0a. he sAid he felt re-.
spect for President Grant. and would
trust him ss far as he.would any exc.
cutive of6cars but he would never vote
to confer this 4autooratie power upon
any tRrsaident now or hereafter. Even
IT no actual harm should come from it
for lppg period of years. tho people
would IN the end .beopRe too muoh
fanilieEized with tho suspension, and
W0Qldalosa that intense jsaio1sy OF in.
dividuai and peesonal liberty which is
tho great characteristic OF the Anglo.
Slxep, raee. and whioh oil our lsRisls.
tion AhoRld stimulate rather than re.
WAsHENaroA, FebEuary 15.-Oapt.
\ Henry. OF the ship observer. reports
that the british brig Kevoden, Potter
kin master. from Havana 70 Baltimore.
went ashore. Her Grew are stiil aboard.
and upmbefs ten. She has $40 hogs.
heads and 788I boxes sugar. She has
sent to Norfolk for assistance.
WAQuVHnrAxy TaAs~o,-
Senate the Secretary read note from
the Vice President, stating that he
would be absent from the city several
days. On motion OF Mr.. Hsmlin, Mr..
Anthony was chosen President pro tenn.
and the usaal notification was ordered
to be sent 20 the President and House
of Repre4 4ntatives. Mr.. Edmunds,
from the Committee on the Judiciary,
reported, without amendment, the
OWL Rights Bill, and gave notice that
he would call 1t up at the first oppor-
tnnity. Mr.. Scott made report from
the Committee of Conferences on bill
to fix the compensation of Bank Ex.
aminers. which was concurred In. Mr..
Pratt said that. on Wednesday, he
would ask for an evening session, to
consider . number Of private pension
bills, and also several general pension
bills. including the bill In relation to
soldiers and sailors of tho war of 1912.
Mi. Robertson introduced bill to &C.
cure 10 depositcrs in the Freedmen's
Savipge and Trust Company the
money loat BY them. Mr.. Dorsey in-
trodqoed, a bill regulating the trans.
missioo Of segistsred packages and
money! letters through the United
Ststea tasils. On motion OF Mr.. Nor
tons the case OF Pinchback was taken
up. and Mr.. Morton proceeded to
speak theseon.i He said he desired to
notify the Senate that Tomorrow he
weuld ask that no adjournment take
place until this case was disposed of.
In the House owing to the lsteness
OF tho session. the number of bills in.
troduoed under the Monday morning
call for reference only was much less
than heretofore. and those introduced
were generally for settlement OF claims
and ehe granting of pensions. Among
those Of q general nature are the fol.
lowing: By Willard. of Vermont-Bill
to authorize tho refunding in certain
cases Of internal revenue taxes lille.
gally essesssd; by Cain, of South Oaro.
lina--to amend the charter of the
Freedmans Savings Bank and Trust
Company. and to continue the same;