The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-02-16
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Alfonso, Of Spain.
LONDON. 1SasGasy I5.-The steam.
chip Leipzig. which ran aground yes
terday of Start Point. got off at
IL O'Clock, last night. She will return
to Southampton.
A telegram from Singapore reports
that an en,eute occurred among the
Chinese prisoners in jail at shat place,
which Was not suppressed before sixty
nine persons were killed aud ipjui Q l,
including sixteen Of the wardens of
the Jail.
PAn1s. February 15.-Paul Guistave
Dare, the we'll known artist, is serious.
II i'll.
PAR1s. February l5.-There is no
change in the political situation. No
one to whom President MacMahon is
willing TO entrust the formation of q
cabinet will undertake the task until
the constitutional bills are acted upon
by tho Assembly.
TeleEraDhic-Amertc mnuaers.
WASHINGTON. February 13.-Dur-
ing the debate in the Radical caucus,
Speaker Blaine spoke in opposition to
the proposition for general suspen-
sion OF tho writ OF ha6eas corpus. He
could sec no possible reason for giving
the President the power to suspend
the great writ at his discretion in
Maine or in Michigan, because there
was q disturbed condition OF affairs in
Louisiana or Mississippi. IT there is
q condition Of aff.irs there to warrant
it, let the suspension 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 go
vermont, should be menaced and ex-
cited by a Suspension Of habeas corpus;
moreover, the pending proposition
was unlimite az to time. The bill, il
1t should beeome Law. would confer
upon the President of tho United
States for all time to come, whoever
that President might be, the right aud
power to suspend the habeas corpus at
his sole and absolute discretion, in
any city. County, District or State
within the Union. BE said he felt re-
spect for President Grant, and would
trust him as far AS he would any exc.
cutive officer, but he would never vote
to confer this autooratie power upon
any President now or hereafter. Even
II no actual harm should come from it
for long period Of years, tho people
would in the end become too much
familiarized with the suspension, and
would lose that intense jealousy OF in
dividual and personal liberty which is
the great characteristic OF the Anglo
saxon raoe. and which all our legisls.
ton ah0uld stimulate rather than re-.
press.
WASHINGTON, February 15.-Capt.
Henry. OF the ship Observer, reports
that the British brig Kewoden, Potter
kin master. from Havana TO Baltimore,
went ashore. Her crew are still aboard,
and numbers ten. She has 22O hogs.
heads and 768 boxes sugar. She has
sent to Norfolk for assistance.
WASHINGTON. February l5.-In the
Senate. the Secretary read q note from
the Woe President, stating that he
would be absent from the city several
days. On motion OF Mr.. Hamlin, Mr..
Anthony was chosen President pro lem.
and the usual notification was ordered
to be sentto the President and House
of Repre-. .ntatives. Mr.. Eimunds.
from the Committee on the Judiciary,
reported, without amendment. the
Civil Rights Bill, and gave notice that
he would call it up at the first oppor.
tupity. Mr.. Scott made q report from
the Committee of Conference on a bill
to fix the compensation of Bank Ex-
aminers. which was concurred in. MIR.
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 aud sailors of the war of 1872.
Mr.. Robertson introduced bill to &C.
cure to depositors in the Freedmen's
Savings and Trust Company the
money lost BY them. Mr.. Dorsey in.
trodaced bill regulating the trans.
mission of registered packages and
money letters through the United
States mails. On motion of Mr.. Nor.
ton. the oese OF Pinchback was taken
up. and Mr.. Morton proceeded to
speak thereon. He said he desired to
notify the Senate that tomorrow he
would ask that no adjournment take
place until this case was disposed of.
In the House owing to the lateness
OF the session, the number of bills in.
troduced under the Monday morning
call for reference only was much less
than heretofore. and those introduced
were generally for settlement of claims
and the granting of pensions. Among
those OF q general nature are the fol-