The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-02-09

logg as Governor af Louisians. and
declaring Pinckhaek entitled to the
seat as United States Senator, from
that State, 'from" March I, ISIS.
Hamilton. Of Maryland, raised point
OF order. that, the jrepsys iwas asig6ed
by only four members oE the commit
tee, which was moi, % majority
committee boing composeR Of nin6
members. Morton argued that there
were seven members present whom the
report vas made. and Ave constituted
q quorum. The report was signed by
. majority Of those present. Ham.
ilton's' point Of order was over-ruled,
when he gave notice that he would
submit q minority report.
In the House. Ssner, of Virginia,
introduced bill for break-water OF
Smiths Point, on the Potomac River:
for lighthouse at the mouth of Great
Wioomioo River, Virginia; also, to
make West Point O port of ontry.
Speats. Of Alabama, introduced bill
to apportion the eight representative
Districts OF Alabama. Grassland, of
Kentucky, introduced bill for On ill
come Of tax 2 11 per cent. OIL incomestx.
eeeding $4,000. Morey, of Louisiana.
moved to suspend the rules 80 as to
mako in order to the river and harbor
appropriation bill a proposition for
an appropriation to close the existing
crevasses or breaks in the levees oil the
Mississippi River, and f.r makiug sur.
voys Tor permanent plan for the re.
clamation of the alluvial basin of the
Mississippi River; rejected -yeas, 1872;
nays. 73; not two-thirds in the affirma.
tive. Speer, Of Pennsylvania, moved
to suspend the rules and adopt reso.
lotion declaring that, in the judgment
OF the House. the election OF a Presl-
dent for third term is against the
traditions of the republic, il in viola
ton OF the example of Washington,
now sacred as law itself, and would BIZ
nazardous alike ior the liberties Of the
people aud the free institutions of the
country. Tho motion was lost, the
previous question not being seconded
-57 to 102. All who voted for it,
With the exception of Smith, OF North
Carolina. we're Democrats, and all who
voted against it were Republicans.
Dawes. Of Massachusetts, moved to
suspend the sules to make in order to
an appropriation bill an amen,iment
for the modification, suspension or re-.
pes' OF Section 25 Of tho Revised Sta.
tutes, regulating the time for holding
elections for representatives in Con.
grees. He atated that in order to
make the time uniform. as the law re-
CURED, several State Consultations
you'd have to be changed bet veen
nov aud 1875. The motion was agreed
to-yeae. 16l; naya, 81.
Oonhrmation-John L. Routt, CO.
vernon of Colorado. pice MoOook.
The'President has signed the little
tariff bill. -
Probabilities During Taesd,y, in
the South Atlantic States. stationary
barometer, clear weather and cold
North-vesterly winds. For the Gulf
coasts. somewhat lower pressure and
temperature. Souther'y winds and
partly cloudy weather.
CHARLESTON, February 8.-Arrived
Steamships South Carolina. New
York; Calvert, Baltimore; British bark
Beltiste. Liverpool.
Toiegraphic-Comm me rcini lkoporr..
COLUMBIA, February 8-Salss of
cotton 63 bales-middling 141S@14I5.
Market firm.
NEW YORK, February 0-Noon.-
Cotton dull; sales 1923 3-uplands 1556;
Orleans l6. Futures opened steady:
March Is % 80. l53l; April 16 1.l6.
1875; May l6 l3 80. 16 7.l6. Flour,
oorL and wheat dull and unchanged.
Pork heavy-mess 1850(0I9 621S.
Lard heavy-steam 14]6. Money 2.
Gold AZ Exchango--long Sc;
short 489.
z P. M.-Cotton net receipts 24O:
gross 3,736. Futures closed barely
steady; sales $4,000: February
Is GIG. Is 10 32: March Is ll-l6:
April 16. l6 1-32; May l6 SIG,
IL II 80; June 16 1882, 1861; July
!6 1872. 1879; August Ii 3l.32.
IL l:32; September l6 GIG. South
ern flour quiet and unchanged. Wheat
quiet and steadier, with limited de.
mand-1.18@1.24 for winter red West
ern; 1.2@l.25 amber; l.25@l.32
White Western. Corn liosvy, lo. lover,
and moderate demand-81%682%.
Coffee lc. loves and heavy-I8X gold
fair to good Rio. Sugar doll, heavy
and nominal. Pork lower-new lob
lots 10. 20@l9.50. Lard .irmer-prime
steam IA 1-l6@1416. Whiskey irregu.
lar, unsettled and frmer. Freiehts
hrm-cotton steam SIG. Money easy
-2H93. Sterling heavy-6. Gold