Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-03-09

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WASHINGTON, March THE Senate rati
fed the treaties made with various tribes Of
ShoshoneS.
1t also passed the bill for the protection OF
overland emigration and the security of the
proposed Pacific Railroad and Telegraph
Line.
The House+o-day considered the gold bill.
1t was amended SO as to authorize the Secre-
tary of the Treasury to anticipate the inter-
est on the public debt from time to time,
either with or without date, as may be deemed
expedient. The bill then passed, ninety to
thirty-four.
In the Senate, Conness, OF California, in
troduced bill to amend the act to aid the
construction of the railroad from the Missou-
ri river to the Pacific, passed July lst, 1852.
Referred to the Special Committee on Pacific
Railroad.
Sherman, of Ohio, offered the following:
Resolved, That ii majority of the Presidential
electors, duly appointed and qualified vote for one
perSon-he is the President.
Rssoired, That ii the election of President de.
wolves OH the House OF Representatives, and the
vote of majority OF the States represented in the
House be cast for one person-he is the Pres
dent.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill authorizing the President to negoti-
ate treaty with certain Indian tribes in Or
egon and Washington, passed.
In the House, bill was introduced requir-
ing all sailing and steam vessels, between the
Uuited States and foreign countries, to carry
the mails for such reasonable compensation
as may be deemed proper, and authorizing
the Postmaster General to contract for four
years carrying of mail matter, other than
letters, to the Pacific coast by sea.
From New York.
New YORK, March 7th.-The Bank state
ment shows the following increase of loan,
S7,3O0,000; decrease of specie, 81 ,0O0, 900;
increase of deposits, S4,OOO,O0O.
From Richmond.
Richmond papers of March lst and I'd ad-
nit that Fitzpatrick penetratedto within three
miles of the city, and add how narrowly Gen.
Lee escaped capture. Gen. Wise also had
narrow escape.
The TribWae's correspondent announces
the arrival at Fortress Monroe of Colonel
Dahlgren and one hundred of his command.
The Richmond Wing of March I'd fully
confirms the telegraphic accounts Of the de-
struction of property by Kilpatrick's COM
mand.
News from Europe.
The steamship City of New York from
Liverpool, February 2ith, and Queenstown,
February 25th, has arrived. The London
Posts city article says reports from Paris
are still more positive that confidential nego-
tiations are progressing between France and
England for the joint recognition of the
Southern Confederacy. II England refuses,
then France will act alone. The Post de-
clines to vouch for these reports.
In the House of Commons, Fitzgerald de-
nounced the Government for the seizure Of
Laird's Rams. He asserted the act was in
contravention of law. In moving for all the
correspondence on the subject, he said"
should deplore a war with America, but
rather have that than the laws of England
should be infringed in consequence Of the
threats of foreign embassies.
The Attorney General defended the cause
of the Government and explained their legal
action. Several speakers denounced the
course of the Government and charged it
with pusillanimity. Others replied. The mo-
ton was finally rejected by five majority for
the Government. The announcement of the
vote was received with loud cheers from the
ministerial side. An immense meeting held
at Dublin to protest against the erection OF
the Albert memorial on College Green, was
broken up by rioters. A desperate fight
took place, but nothing serious resulted.
The particulars of the Prussian repulse at
Duppel are conflicting. One account looks
disastrous for the Prussians, but the Prussian
official account is the reverse-only admitting
a loss of three killed and wounded.
1t is asserted that England has proposed
conference ON the Danish question on new