The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-10
RE La,s.s news.


WAsRrSGroS, Feb. 6--House-The speahh Ak I
:, laid before the House report Tom tne
T-.';+a5 - S+afes Revenue Commissioner upon I
',,..,,ser4r in fhe funds, the financial system
Pask = 4 ;,i,;ng fnnd. and taxation in general
az s . Sa-nnai Z Hays Referred to the COM
mittee on Ways and Means. lin.
secretary McCulloch, says he cannot coln-
cid, in Hav's conclusion, although tne .NWS
ti,',,ein are ably presented, and 1t IS oue 70
Wr HAYS that his report should be 1uA!
considered by Congress of
Tho Honss resumed the consideration OF
tho Seuate bill to enlarge the powers Oh the
Freedmens Bureau.
Mr.. smiths amendment that no provisions
of the act be applied TO KENTUCKY was ~
iected by l3l against "a c.--o,,s
substitute retaining nearly all the orlglnai
provisions of the bill which was rejected
The House then voted on the substitute
from the Committee on Freedmens AnaIIs
from the Senate bills. 1t Is nearly Ine SUM
as the Senate bill, but extends the proF!s
ions of the act to refugees anu HeeuAi0"
parts of the United States ,;,-;ao
II proyides that the President may al'tue
a section of the country, within "hlcn l tle
privilege of the writ of habeas corpus was /
snspended on the lst of February, 100, re-
duces the salary of officers, ana prov Iuo' &c I
no person shall be deemed destltuIe ~ho
I
| try avoid snch destitutIOu s., |
1 II also proyides that whenever the rorIhel
owners Of the lands occupied under uch
/ Shennan's order shall apply for the restoi"-
I tion of their lands, the Commissioners 40 D
! +borized uDon agreement of the occupants
/ to procure other lands not exceeding loitS
i ocres each sufficient for each occupant VI
se+ apart for them out OF the puDhc lahuS
The commissioner is also instructed TO
cause suitable bulldogs for asylums anu
! schools to be erected. The substitute lor
the Senate bill passed by loo agaiilst ~ 30 os-
The House passed the bill giving the as
sent of Congress to the transfer OF tne
COMMITTEES of Berkley and Jefferson from VT
/ rinia to Western Virginia by IlS against "a
WAsHTyGTox, Feb. 7.-House-Morrlls
bill declaring the meaning OF seVeTal parts
of the national revenue act passed.
members elect from Alabama, winch were
. referred. without debate, to the RecohStfuc-
tiOn Committee I.o,o
Mr., Brooks presented petition OF large
: number of women claiming the rlSht 10
> vote Considerable merriment arose during
/ q desnltory debate concerning the proper
! Committee TO which it should be referred
. II was finally referred to the Reconstruc-
! ton Committee -
u u The Ways and Means Committee have en-
: tirely failed to come to an agreement WIN
! the Canadians relative to the RECIPROCITY
j. propositions. e.,,a ,,oorle
S cf vario9s States had an interview with the
u President g. T. Downing and Fred. Doug
: I,s made speeches after which coloqu.
i took place in which the President said
y national guarantee should be gwen LOT TN
W abolition of slavery, but stated thaI eNi
a would be the result by forcing the prlnclp!
u of suffrage upon the people of either thl
81 District or a State, in opposition 10 the eA
= pressed will of a majority
% NEW YORK. Feb 7-Senor Benz. " Met
rf Keshna, a Chilian agent, was arrested 9ef
VI terday, charged with fitting out an expeo
el tion which sailed from here, sometime since
y for the destruction; by torpedoes o1 III
al Spanish blockading fleet.
Gu STEPHEN Adams, the Chilian Consul wa
"' arrested on an indictment for VIOLATION
or the neutrality laws.
u Dennis O'Sullivan was arrested driving
~ cart containing six boxes of arms he ,r COZ
To- fessed they were for the Fenlans Inc
~ were claimed by O'Mahoney and the prlsol
nr er was discharged. r.
"a A shipment of pistols, etc, to vera VI.
~ for private use, has been prevented Dy u
no Washington authorities. 1t IS presume
~ the trade in arms is to be free unless 10 d
,re pears the arms are intended 1or pellsele
MT use. Q IN
IUo trict Attorney Dickinson that b. '. Mche
- ma may not be considered as belonging
,iie ,na the ChiIian legation. McKenna ana hod
10 ers gave bail for their appearance Gay
vow day.
ioI The torpedo boats, two in number, a
m Io living in North river.
~ ~ HARTFORD, Conn kFeb. THE Democr;
>n+ ic State Convention has adopted Tesolutlo y
Ti, cIi, endorsing the restoration policy OF Preside
rSa johnson.
GU, @ Montana Territory had an interview WI
iui l', the President expressing their approVa!
oi Iii the principles of his message, and his pOli
l%n 4 with regard to the condition of the count
10 SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 4.-The Legislatu
a. of Idaho unanimously indorsed Preside
-; Johnson's reconstruction.
u CONCORD, n. H., Feb. THE DemOcra
py State Convention adopted resolutions indo
nv nv inc President johnson i'll his endeavors
;no have the Southern States represented
.oe' Congress, and discountenance any ame1
e menIs to the Constitution.
ue, Foreign.
III The Mexican Consulate has received an {
ceA cial communication that President Jua
i luii and his Minister of Foreign Relations w
Gu ,t at Ell Paso on the 28th of December.
'te' All the Generals of the Liberal forces g
oeS' in their adhesion and approval of the dec
On extending the Presidential term of Jua
on on Some Of the French troops started in
fs .,ies direction of Ell Paso, but returned al
eoI m marching forty-twO miles
:. VI "a The Republican troops at El PasO, are
.eeu .e ly prepared to meet the French.
: Ilns Gen. Meiia was installed as Minister
III : VI War on the 26th ult.
Pei P'ei1 The report that Juarez had reached
u'ii n AntOnia Texas, is unfOunded.
teu PORTLAND, Feb. 8.-The steamship r.
! eA- vian FROM Liverpool the 25th and Gr
l,oh I: Castle the Goth ult., has arrived with IL
us days later news.
LONDON, Jan. 22.-The Paris corresl
olor dent of the London News says it transp
ice in court circles that Napoleon is greatly
any pleased with Maximilian on many grou
urse especially because of the bad reception
pted en- the French Counsellor of this State,
SUP to Mexico to take the finance in hands,
'eIu it is surmised this is one reason Tor
anu withdrawal of the French troops.
y OF A Madrid telegram of the 22d says,
1lsh- officially confirmed that Gen. Prim ent
nave Portugal on the oath. He delivered
luse horses and equipments of his follower
ureu the Alconde OF AnacOla In consequence
rent the disturbance at Valencia, that prov
oJecI was proclaimed in a state OF siege. Ma
nces' continued tranquil
amor The reported death of Gibson, the scul
olle is unfounded
eA- 1t Is reported that France has tend
{ lhe mediation between the Pope and Russia
letter.
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