The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-03-02

WAsAnsaxoa@Fob Fobsuasy 3zs-rIn the
senass. 4he . CHI RgIss Bill 3nsiiy
passed,, and, goes, TO- the President.
The amendments. relieving Southern
iarorsot the iron. clad oath, wss de-.
feated. Logan said he would vote in
favor of relief as separate measure.
but to amend the Civil Rights would
defeat it, The vote was strictly party,
except Ferry, Carpenter, Hamilton,
Sprsgue.s Schurz and Upton. Many
Senatots we're absent. The vote was
38 to 26. Eulogies occupied the rest
OF the session. The tax bill comes up
Monday &c unfinished business.
In tho House, an appropriation for
payment OF awards Of the Southern
elaine Commission passed. The Eleo.
ton Committee submitted q report
that Sypher was not elected from Lon
isiana. The confederation OF the eau
Gus Force Bill was then resumed.
During . oolloQny Blaine told Butler
he was eaoound.sl. l. The trouble arose
from Democrats approaching the
Clerks desk during roll csii, their
object being 20 see II by not voting
they could prevent = quorpm and
force ta call 0f;the Mouse. After the
Democrats had been ordered to their
SEATS Butler ssalked p,the, Clerks
deskt 1Nis leaniA6E g. on. his elbow,
watched sthe progress OF the call. He
was ordered away, bat said- be had as
much right there ss Speaker Blaine.
who, at the time, Wes on the floor
Inear the Clerks desk tessua being in
the chair. Calls Of order resulted iu
the affair being dropped.
The debate on the fores bill closed
at 4 O'Clock without. any remarkable
features, and then tbel Democrats
found that the plan which they had
devised OF delaying sctiSn Cd the bill
was ,sI,;si1a 2 la'iers. Gre Ihst plan was to make
rnlss,tion various propositions: ssuch
motions, generally takip1s spkecedence
Of ell other rnsttefs. .ThS,Speaksr de.
ciined' to e1tertsin, thp fr4t motion OF
the kind asteppted by Beck. on the
ground that thq' agreemeht; made yes.
terday would Aaye beep entirely worth.
less. if that were permitted. The vot-
ing on the bill and smenyiments then
proceeded. The. thirteenth section,
the habeds corpus one. wss amended
by limiting .ft.fo two years! duration n,
and to the States OF Aouisiana. Ar
kansas. Mississippi 'aAd : Alabama.
Then q motion by OAnh Cd; of Illinois,
10, strike ont the thir4eAuth section
was rejected, although all the Demo
brats aud thirty six Republicans voted
to strike it out; then motion made by
f.. r. Hoar, of Massachusetts, to
strike out the first SECOND aud fourth
sections. was voted lon aud rejected by
l2O to 125. i.l.Iiii.
7 At midnight, tho bill was ordered
engrossed, but the Democrats were
still fighting it with dilatory motions.
SUNDAY. February 2S.-The force
bill was passed shortly after mid night,
but was smended 30 aas to limit the
Presidents right to suspend habeas
corpsfto Alabama, Mississippi, Louisi-
ans and Arkansas. and the right to ex-
pire o. the end OF two years. The bill
was passed by yeas 1856; nays ia. Be.
fore the last vote was taken on the
passage of the bill. Young. of Georgia,
said he desired the country to know
one fact-thAt out 9f the forty Demo
cratic representatives from the States
to be affected; BY the provisions of this
bill, not one Of them has been allowed
word 10 the discussion upon its
merits; but, on the contrary, the gen.
sleman in charge. of It had thought
proper to deny time to any Of the rep
resentatives from the Southern States,
who intended to oppose the bill, ex-
cept few minutes to two or three of
them. It may be stated that the De-
mocratic Senators are determined that
the caucus force bill, which passed the
House this morning, shall not be al.
lowed to reach the President. The
time for concession, they say. is past.
The universal and confident opinion
here among Democrats and the abiest
lawyers is that the Supreme Court
will declare the Civil Rights Bill un-
constitutional.
It Is stated that the Cabinet agreed,
yesterday. in no contingency to call
an extra session OF Congress.
Collectors of internal revenue are
instructed to sell no more Cigar stamps
than necessary for cigars sold or re-.
moved from the factory.
Confrmations-John Bruce, District
Judge. Alabama; A. F. Prentiss. Post
master, Albany, Ga. The nomination
OF Pardee, District Judge for Loui-
sisna, still hangs Gre in the Judiciary
Committee.
Mr.. D. Scott Evans. of Cleveland, ,
Ohio. is portrait painter OF an expert.