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DEVOTED TO POLITICS, MORALITY, EDUCATION AND TO THE GENERAL INTEREST OF THE COUNTRY. VOL. v. PICKENS, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1876. ~ "no 9n". From WashingtonWasiiinoton, January 10.?In tho Houso, to day, among othor bills introduced, was ono by Wood, of Now York, to ropcnl in part tho act of January 19, 1875, providing for tho resumption of snccio navmont. and to facilitato tho resumption of spocio paymont without contraction of tho currency; ropoaling tho stamp duty on chccke, and doclaring tho department of agriculturo ono of tho oxecutivo departments. Folton, of Georgia, introducod a bill for tho imnrovomonL r- - . of tho Etowah, Coosa and other rivers in Georgia; also, to refund tho oxponbob of Georgia in the .Revolution War. IlarriB, of Goorgia, introduced a bill for tho improvement of Chattas hoochco and Flint Ilivors. Bradford, of Alabama, bill to socuro compotont jurors, and prevent abuso of the IT. S. lirnnnsftOR ill AlnKnmn- nlan (a i->l nstn r ... , vv the heirs of colorod soldiors on Iho same footing in regard to ponsions and bounties as tho heirs of othor soldiors. " lijnoh, of Mississippi, introduced n bill for tho Improvement ot tho Pusongoula river. Randall moved to suspond tho rulos in ordor to procood with tho consideration of tho amnesty hill. Blaino suggested that tho Conteru nial appropriation bill should bo first considered. Randall insisted 011 his motion. Tho rules wore suspended by the requisite two third vote. Randcll then demanded the previous quostion on the passage of the bill. Blaino. J)ooa tho gentleman desire to cut uiT amendment? Randall. 1 desire to havo the previous question seconded, llien 1 will allow tho half hour which tho rules givo mo for discussion to tho oilier rido of tho IIouso. Blaine. The gentleman propose not to allow any nmendmoni. ^ .Randall r will listen to any amend JJIUII !/ BUino. Tlio gentleman knows very woll that the previous question cuts off amondincnt. Randall. I am (juito nwaro of tlie cffect of it. 1 have for twelve yours learned its effect in adversity under your direction and that of your fl'ulo of Llio Houso. [Murmurs of applause on tho Democratic side.] Tho previous question was seconded hy a voto of 159 to 95. Jlandall oontinued: As I havo ono hour for Jcbuto, I pro* poeo? Garfield, of Ohio, interrupting.? Undor wlint ruin? Pl.Sa i?!ii i* ~? .. . .,.v, .j tJ in ir) IIUU 4 V report from a committoo, and, thor<N foro, thoro is r.o dobato allowod aftor tho provious quostion being seconded. Blaine insistod on tho snmo point, and said that tho rulo as to allowing an hour for dobato aftor tho provious quostion appiiod only to reports from committoos. rriio previous question in this caso cuts off absolutolv ovorv momont of debate. Randall. Doos that side of the llouso objoct to debate? Blaino. It does not; nor does this Bido of the Ifouso desiio any unreasonable time for dobato; although, as COngrOHS haS boon in uona'mn fiun 1 wocks, and as tho session of thollouso lmvo averaged only about two days per woolc, it might bo considered tbat ?n bour or two of dobato would not <)0 too much to allow on a bill of this kind. .Randall. I want to know if anybody on that side of tho Jlouso ob~ joots to debate? Halo, of Maino. No, bit; but wo want dobato and amendment both. Garfiold. Wo want consideration of tho Mibjoct, which means dobato and amendmont. Randall. I proposo that wo give an i hour's consideration to it. | viurnoid, (sncoringly.) Ayo, 0on~ | sidoration without amemlmont. | Jilaino. I told the gontloman (Ran* dall5 in good faith tlmt it wan absolutely impossible for him to paws his bill under that kind of tactics. Tho voto on tho previous question has re-* vcalod the lact that considerably more than otio third Of tho Houso objeots to. tho hill going through undor ft g?g- ' Randall. I do not proposo to put it though undor a gftg, on tho oontrary, I proposo to put it through .IAnl? IPlU.l.M fll- It HHVI uuumu. XI lUlttDIUUUl IIIU nuutto objoots to dobato it will bo iteolf rcs^ ponaiblo. It is for that sido of tho Houpo to say wbotbor tboro shall bo dobato or not. Blaino. Tho ffentlomnn from Pnnn. i O ~ ' sylvania knows that Mi\ Bonton loft on rocOrd tho Haying tliat tho vory C830HC0 of legislative powor is amendment, and tho gontloman from Ponnsylvania confesses tho weakness of his causo wlion ho attompts to doprivo tho minority ot tho Jlouso of tho parliamentary right to ofor ii mnnrl nmn fr Randall, (tauntingly.) I am glad that j'ou boo light, for during many yours you woro blind to such consido ration. [Laughtoron the Domocratic sido and in tho gallorioe.] Blaino, (defiant.) Tho gentleman will search tho Globo for tho last twolvo years in vain for a caso whqro a bill of this magnitudo was attomnt ed to bo put through without discussion find amendment. Novor, sir. I defy him to give an instanco. liuudall. Was not this very bill passed last your, undor Iho previous question on a report from tho com^ mittue on rules of which you woro u 1 momber. Blaine. And to which I objectod. Kandall. Ncvor either in or out of mo comtmtioo uui you objcct to it. Blaine. Being in tlio chair and un able to ohjoct mybolf, 1 got sovornl gontlomon to ohjoct. [Laughtor ut tlio exponso of tho lato Spoakcr.J I naked tlio gontloman iiom South Carolina (INIr. Kninov) to ohjoct to it, hut ho, with a delicacy which did honor to his position and his raco, said that ho It a ion n/l /\a/1 if l? a /l!?i ?^ H 1/UIM KJ\J IIIIOUIIIIVI DbUWU it UU *!!<.! nu, although ho thought that Iho bill ought hot to go through. Randall. i say this bill is almost identical with the bill reported la*'. Hussion irom tho cominittoo 011 rules without any objection 011 your part. JMaino. I differ with tho gontlonian on that point. I did obioct to it. al though tho gentleman docs not obs sorvo pirlinmontnry rules when ho rofors to wlmt took place in tho committee. Uandall. I ropoat that a precisely similar bill camo, last session, from tho committoo on rules, aiul that noithor as a member of tho committeo, not iih iv memuor 01 mo nouso, nor as presiding ofllcor, did you object to it; on tbo contrary, as fur as you wcro ablo, you facilitated tbo passage o! that bill. (iarfiold. 1 inalft the point of order that the rules require U?o gentleman to address the chair, and not to address tbo gentleman from Maine as vim. Rune all (contemptuously.) Ti^o gentleman from Ohio is getting very fastidious. [Laughtoron tho I)omo?. emtio aide and in the gallorics. | l.anUs, of Muu.saehuHOtts, demandod (lie yeaH and nays, on ordoring the main tjiicouoii ( iiliUMlO yc?8 tilt(1 nftyS *.v o ro ordorotl. Blnino. I dosiro to it to bo distinctly understood tlmt tlio offect of ordering tho main question is to cut oft" nil debuto whatever. ilandnll. And I dodiro to hnvo it equally understood llint it is not tl?o purposo of this sido of tho FIouso to provont dobatc, and that if dobato is cut off it will bo tho fault of tho other sido of tho IIoubo. This sido wil' accord to tho otlior sido of tho ILouso all tho timo that it wants for discussion. Ruchard, of Illinois. I ask whothor, under tho rules, tho minority can havo l.lini ni-iviln/m? . T I Randall. It can by unanimous con*. Hont. [Snoora 011 tbo Republican side j of tbo House.] And tbo objoction, I if it comes at all, must como from tbat Hide. Tbo main question was ordorcd:? Yoas, 104, nays, 99. A striot party voto Randall. 1 now ask unanimous cons sont for an hour's dobato prior to tho voto on tho final paseago. Garfiold. I join with tho gentleman, and add to it tho request that, by unanimous consent, amendments may bo offered. JRandall. I havo not heard anybody objoot to mv suirtrostion. Tho snnnlc or is thoro. Any objection to tbo roquest? I Garfield. With the privilege of offering amondmonts, do I understand? r Randall. Tlio gontloman does not understand an}' such thing. Garfield. Then, without tho privilege, I object. Blaino. I desiro to say a single word. Randall. You may havo thirty minntes if you liko. Blaino. Tho indications of tho voto arc plain that tho bill, in its proHont shapo, cannot pass. If it fail to pass Ishall immodiatoly, it tho Spoakor will rccognizo mo (or that purposo, tuovo that tho rules bo suspendod and the bill brought beforo tho IIouso for con sidoration. I shall thon movo as a substituto tho amendmont which I ondoavorod to offer, and tho IIouso can chooio bctwoon thotn. It is only to havo a fair veto. Thoro is no disposition on this sido to dodgo tho question or to ovtulo it; but wo must havo opnortunoty to mako a record on this question. Tho gonllomon muBtovidently boo that ho would savo tirao, and probably crcato a bettor fooling and moro harmony by allowing that course bocauso this aide of tho Ilouao has the power to onforco that course. Randall. This bill is oxactly tho same, word (or word almost, an tho one which tho lant Republican House passed without even tho yeas and nays. Twice have Republican Houses passed this bill, and twico has it boon strangled in tho Senate. 1 do not know what has "como over tho spirit r?f l.llA rffnnm" n( l.lin nan. ty or the gentleman from Maino. Blaine. Tlio gentleman will not allow ino to state it. Randall. I asUcd unanimous consent, and objection was mado on in at side. 1 do not know why tho gontlos man fchonlil wiinl. I.n r.hnrxrn thin I i11 in any particular from wlmt it was a yonr ago when ho waa spoakor and bin party in tho majority. Blaine. 1 want the opportunity to tell what has "come over the spirit ol my dream." Unn.lnll T nob- ? * vuiiuMi . x <?ni\ uiiikiiiiiiuun uuiinuuu that you may hnvo thirty minutes. iilaino. I do not want to talk oxcept for somo particular purposo. I want to talk issuo. I want to talk in favor of an amendment, and I do not want to bo confronted with tho stato mcnt that that amendment cannot oven havo tho poor privilogo of being voted down, uh 1 supposo it would bo voted down. 1 want it to go on the journal of tho llouso. Randall. 1 havo permitted the amondmout to go tho journal of the JIouho. Jilaino. Not at all. Handall. 11 is in tlio record of tho House. Blaino. Hut not in Iho journal. Ilnndall. Tho gontleman's object in already accomplishod if ho wants to go hoforo tho country as an obstructionist to amnesty. ill - ? niL _ jjiiimo. i no gonuoman is oDsiruct* ing amnosty. Ho is holding down ovory man in tho South, and keeping off amnesty bcctiuso ho will not allow us to voto on excluding Joff Davis. Randall. Did jrou allow tho minority of tho Ilou8o to olTor amonmemU ments to tho civil rights bill. [Murmnru of Nn! nn! iiai* In iKn Cahaa Kill oitlior, from the Domooratio sido, and calls forlho regular order from' both sidofl.] Tlio quostion was thon takon and tlio bill was rojoctod?yeas 172, nays 97, not tlio roquluito two thirds in tho mnjority. lilaino. I now movo to roconsiddor the voto just takon, and 1 dosiro to addi'oss tho IIouho on tho nubjoct. Whon a man said ''look into my hoart" it is supposod ho had a windy* pain in hiu etomaoh. The Color LineTho sagacious correspondent of tho Cincinnati! Commercial, whoso lottor on South Carolina affairs wo publish to day, says tho Charleston Nows and Courier, takos it for grantod that tho whifcos in this Stato will organize on "tho color lino," and on that lino carry tho noxt oloction. Tho color lino is drawn in South Carolina; but it is drawn by tho cor nipt Radical loaders, and tho lino in tho black lino and not tho whlto line. Elliott, Leslie, Wh ppor, Nash, SwaiU and'othcrs determined, somo time ago, to consolidate tho colored vote as tho solo moans of rotaining and auemonting thoir power. Wbon tho Judicial oiociion camo on tlioy advocatc tho olwction of Whippor on tho puro and simplo ground that ho is a black man. As such thoy demanded his oloctioni us such ho was olootod. And Ins oloction was tho oxprossion of tho deters mi nation to " draw tho black lino against tho whitos, as tho surest way of provonting any furlhoi* co-oporation of whito Conaorvativcs with black Rooublicans. Tho whites havo not drawn tho color lino; nor do they intend to draw it. Thoy will organizo tl oroughly an whites; thoy will lmvo thoir candidatos as thoir State Convontion shall deter, mino. But thoy will hnvo a platform that should command tho confidonco of tho colorod people, and candidates whom tho colored pooplo as well as tho whi to nnnnln r>nn imoi - I- 1-? J ..VJ will invito tho colorcd people to aid them, and work with tlietn, in securing a just, cup>*blo and trustworthy govornmont. And wo belicvo that thousands of tho colorod pooplo will bo found in a lino parallel to that of tho white Democrats, marching not a a Domocrats but as honest Republicans, towards the goal of Hoform. Thoro will bo no fight on tho color lino in South Carolina, if tho .whites can avort it. As wo said in tho boginning, tho black lino is drawn against tho whites, but that black lino is brokon, and, in tho noxt canvass, wo expect to havo a strong foroo of eolored auxiliaries. <?? KT.,? I ? ^ jlikw i uiui, uuuuury **.?Duper| vising Steamboat Inspector, Addison Low, of this district, has sent his re| port on tho burning of ti.o City Waco, off Galveston, on tho night of November 8, last, by which 48 llvon were lost, to Washington. After reviewing tho testimony ho savs that the conclusion of tlio local board of Galvestion, to tho effect that the tiro originated in the ship's cargo from material that would ignite by friction or spontaneous combustion, and thai coming in contact with some sub. :? 1 1 i_r11; ? oimiv;*.; it v;aunuu UAJMUblUll, Killing OF stunning tlio pasBcngors bo, that if any escaped, tliero was no clianco of saving their livoa in such a ana as was then running, was justiilcd in sotno respects by the testiinon}'. lie Bays that tlie burning of the foremast under the deck and tho length oftinio :* 1.1 ? i - 1. it ?i;mu tiiKu iu uurn jb uuiiuiubivu evidenco that tho firo originated under tho deck and burned </>r eomo fiino boforo being discovered. Lie thinks it would have been go)d judg mcnt on tho |>art of thu Captain to have kept thoahip under way, standing ofl" and on till ho could havo - i <i... i... c ! i ur< bSU<l IIIU Oil! III tflllOlV, MIUHIIUlCn as itiitiiunity from accident during a long voyago causes tlio ship's crow to becomo careless unless kept constantly on the alort, and the Rotting oi the night-watch under theso circumstances ifi dangerous to the safety of passongere. llo concludes that Messrs. Mallory A Co., agents of tlio lino, arc liable to the penalties of the law fur carrying potroleum, and called the attention of the department to tho unsatisfactory and indefinite provisions of the law in relation to I (tin (paiianni-tntiAii (if ? ?? + ? Trying to do business without ftdI vortising is like winking at ft pretty girl in thodark; you may know what I you aro doing, but nobody olao does. Arrest of Distillers. A sensible man "up a treo,'* oven if he should bo u faithful lover and drinkorof whiskey, says tho Groon II XT . vino inc\V8, looks down upon the illicit distiller with no sympathy, but with a littlo bit ot contempt, that tbo dUtiller should subjcct himself to arrest, and his family to tho disgrace which follows tho imprisonment of its head as a common felon. Wo don't mean to writo a moral lecture on whiskey drinking or whiskey distilling, but we simply say that the man who persists in illicit distiU ling, when ho finds tho Government is determined to break il up, is playing n gamo where the chances are livo to ono against him, and whoro, if ho wine, ho loses, in tiny ovont. On Saturday night last a United Slates mounted force brought in three prisoners, having captured thirteen ?:? u - - uiminui i<jm, hvo Buns, caps ana worms, and fifteen thousand gallons mash and beor, and a quantity of Binglings and whiskey. Now look at this thing as you may, besides the punishment of tho prisoners and the dipgraco of tho families, it is an absolute loss to tho country of thousands of dollars. wonavono desire in this place, either to oppose whiskey distilling on moral grounds, or to consider the question of tho profit, and 1ob9 of illicit distilling; but wo say here, now, that whiskey frauds have, in tho Northwest, and all over the country, drawn down upon tho wholo business of illicit traffic in whiskey, tho power of tho Government to suppress it, and tho determination of tho people at largo to sustain tho Government in tho effort. Wo are willing to aumit that the enormous tax on whiskey is the cause of all tho trouble, just as a high protective tariff invariably creates the smuggler. Tho tomptalion is too strong tor poor human nature to res sist. Wo don't condemn a muii for what thousands have dono boforo him, and thousands will donftor him, but wo warn our people oi the mountains that the United States Government means to put down illicit distilling, and tho man who rune against tho Government now, is a fool. IIo will iind no mercy in tho courts. IIow Henry Clay was Sold.? Some time before tho introduction of railroads, Gov. Motcalf roprcaentod in Congress a district which NichoK us county was a part. Mr. Clay was Secretary of State under President Qunicy Adams. Tho two distinguished politicians agreed to travol to Washington in Gov. Metcalf's carriage. Whiie passing through tho Stute of Pennsylvania, Mr. Clay told Gov. Metcalt that ho had received intimations that in a certain town they wero approaching he would L>o ? ... i... iiuiiviuu nun IUI UIIHIIMI i>y 111U IJIllzoiih. Junt bcforo coining to tho town Govornor Mctcalt', who had all along been driving, suggostoJ tu Mr. Clay that ho take tho linos and drive, as ho himself was tired. Mr. Olay readily consented, whereupon tho Govornor took the hack Boat in the carriage. Mr. Clay drovo tlio team BUCCCSSlll lly into tho town, and they were mot by a largo concourse of peoplo. Gov. Metcalt alighted lrom tho oarriago, and being aeked whothor ho was Mr. Clay, answered yes, that ho was glad to meet thorn, etc., and at this tho crowd fairly hoisted him upon their shoulders and triumphantly startod with him to tho place of reception. Looking back at Mr. Clay, who still sat in tho carriago 1 . *. -. - 1 I 1 r\ 60IIICWIWU 110I1|>1USHCU, IMO MOVOl'llOl' cried: "Driver, tuko tliofto horsen to tlio stable and feed tliom." Tlio merriment of tlio crowd, wlion the joke was discovered, can better be imagined than described ? Mr. Clay, li i iiiBol I, an heartily entering intuit as tho rodt.?Curliulo Aloicury. ? > v fvv. Action SRotfcfrtf to Hkcoyer.-? Procoodings havo fccott inotitutod to recovor from Ilardy Solomon tlior &Q1 -i (\n _t ? ? uiuw-guu on- niH nooks against tho South Carolina Batik and Trust Company for "logislativo oxponsos," and 875,000 paid out for "capital stock rotirod." Tho eomnlninf. nll?>r?/?o v.o* r KUUl. tho plaintiff, Thomas C. Dunn, tho receiver, duly domand of tho defendant, Hardy Solomon, on tho 7th cf January, 1870, payment of tho sum of 1,107 and of iho sum of 875,000, "but no part thoroof has boon paid." Tho exhibits appondod ohargo legislative expenses to "sundry porsons" m, union ranging irom JNovombor21, 1873, to March 0, 1874?ono item, tho last, being $5,000 to "Bundry poisons,'' Juno 24, 1875. Capital stock rotircd runs from January 13, 1872, to Juno 24,1875, when Nob. 40, 50, 57 and 58>, amounting to $35,000 were rotircd.? On January 23.sundrv ntrwrle mninnnt. J .....vwuuing to $10,000 wns disposed of in 1 ilcor mannor. Tho bank suspondod July 2, 1875.?Columbia Registor. Jennie Juno writes that fashion will do a littlo Centennializing'on hor own account this year. Novelties in iluaion ? 1? *rtit icTivoine mvorito modes of tho puat century. Already \va havo tho long slcndor \\nis% buttoned down tho back instead of being faa* tencd in front, tho restoration of tho j * aleovo cloaod at tho wrist, and the spring will sco tho reappearance oi tho "bodice waist" of forty years ago uwuBiBiing 01 a plain pointed polt in front, and a buat part laid lull upon tlio plain lining and e mtiected by a piping across tlio front. Mib< Croly hIbo gooB on to say that car rings iitty joaiB old, brass candlesticks, old andirons, liigb stifled bac'ood cliaifs, spindle legged tables, cai ved bureaus i... ? i - ii yum untbu nanuies, ancient tcacad* dies, and other tilings w bicli tliou-and ot families have fluid for a eong to dealers in second hand furniture, ar$ now worth their weight in g' hi, and if the old homesteads scattered throughout the Country could be transported, with their contents, to the New York auction rooms, tboy would bring more than brown stone houses and Parisian rosewood and brocate). This tendency is trrowincr W O stronger nil the time, and will greatly influence the fashions in dress of 1870 Already the ladies nro talking of re?t viving for house wear the drc6609 of white mnslin and dimity, and for the strcot tho cloth pelisses which cover ed tho:n. High combe, ornaineuta which ha?o not soon the light for generations, nro diaontomed and worn with peculiar prnlo and satisfaction. It will bo hard work to lincl a half dozen Republican journals ot standing in tho country v'hich support O ,1 *T * * r oouuior morions Mississippi resolution. The latest party journal to op? poao^it is the Philadelphia Enquirer, which Bays: "Tho spirit of Mr. Mor* ton's resolution is repugnant to the idea ot a reunited country; it ia die* tasteful to tho overwhelming majority of men who dc?nlrn <? Mi?t il"> past bury its dead.' Tho war jo over?why try to broallio now life into ii? Tlio fire is out?why strive to fan tho embers into flame? Wo want brotherly love, fair dealing, tho burinl of old differences, tho equality of all tho Btatea, and a union without ,j: i *i- vr ? - uiouuiu, jur. iTiuriun niiiiuiKt'H inu humor ot tlio American j>o ?j?lo if ho t/iiulcs lie can dose them with any inoro of his nostrums." Stair l>r. JiiiHHolI, of Spartanburg, oxtractcd a minnio ball from tho arm of Capt. It. L. Uowdon on Tuo6duv, r which had boon thoro sinco tho baiLlo of Gettysburg. It was in a woll proftorvod stato, and no doubt but tho oaptain fools relieved and somewhat lighter. Consolation for old maids?"Mis-* fortunes oovor come Kingly." . .... Klovato tho working class by keep i g yoor cliildrcn in it.