The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-03-24

The SuSpen sion OF the Habeas Corpus /
I'm Ireland Received with Universal
satisfaction i'm England..BilI for
Universal Suffrage Introduced into |
the english ParliameMt..Presid
johnson sttIl a Union Republican |
..ClOse Division ON the Reciprocity |
QuestlOn..New Ereedmen,s Bureau
Bill In ntrOduced..Revenu COmmis s.
siOner Advocates the Lowering of
the Duty ON Whisky.-The Canadian
Frontiers Guarded by 10000 Men,.
A Letter from the President to Gov.
Sharkey. of neutrality-suspicious.
of the Republican State Conven-
ton of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ment of COngress-.COngres
Proceedings, etc., etc.
quay preparing for the struggle The Brazilian army
is As 600 strong and supported by fifteen gunboats Brazil
demands the expulsion OF Lopez as basis of peace He
replies by calling all capable of bearing arms to the field
The steamer City of New York has arrived from Liver
pool the 2st and Queenstown on the 22d Tine sspen
of the habeas corpus ireland received with uni
vers appreciation The vgor shown by the Government
has had favorable effect The authorizes the arrest
and detention until the first of March, 1867 of any person
suspected of conspiracy The police making large
number of arrests including American emissares The
military being strongly reinforced Order continued
to be maintained r j. ODonneil supposed head-eentre
in Dublin, had been arrested bill has passed the House
of Lords authorizing the Government to take possession of
the telegraph wires in Ireland necessary reform bill
has been introduced in the Commons extending the fran
chise to all males over twenty who are fairly educa
ted Gladstone declined to shed any light what the
Government proposal would be. message from the
Queen has been presented TO both Houses asking for
vision be made for Prince Alfred his coming of age.
The Bank of England has reduced the rate of discount
seven per cent. Gold is without any decided change
closing at l334 in New York
Washington, March 7th.-In the Senate Wilson offered
resolution, which adopted nstructng the Judiciary
Committee inquire what Legislation necessary to pro-
the officers of the army from by civil process for
acts done in obedience to orders Davis offered resou
ton for standing committee abuses OF power Sumner
addressed the Senate at length against the constitutional
amendment changing the basis Of Representations he said
the sentiment which made the abolition of Slavery
received with gratitude, should make reject with iudg
nation the device cysalize into organic law the dis
reimbursement of whole It with infinite regret
that he differed from his valued friends about him but he
could do otherwise Doolitte followed in favor of rep
resentaon the constitutional amendment; it
sary prevent undue proportion of Southern represen
tatves for the South had lost terribly during the war
estimated at half million male whites and than
million of backs The bill for the admission of Colorado
taken up, read second time and made the special
order for Monday next The President takes the live
lest interest in the coming elections IN Connecticut and
New Hampshire and there good for believing
that his sentiments expressed in the following letter
from of his confidential advisers, the PosmasterGen
eral addressed to Mr. Patterson member Of Congress
have intmated to any postmaster in your State
elsewhere, how would like him TO vote aud never
expect him to do long remain in my present OIL
cia position have intmated to any Republican post
master that to vote the Republican ticket would be followed
by removal from Office to his prejudice in any
To do would imply purpose part TO dissolve my
connection with the Union Republican party which have
entertained, and the possibility OF which cannot
imagine believe the interest and glory of the country
will essentially depend upon the vigorous maintenance and
of the Union Republican party and its Continued
control of the Government for indefinite term and hence
never expect act with any other political Organization
as long exists" The House debated the bill regu
lang trade with the British provinces which supported
by Western and opposed by Eastern interest Kelly Of
Pennsylvania said the proposition might be entitled bill
TO destroy the fisheries salt manufactures and lumber
trade of the United States and prevent the working o
any of the buniuous coal beds east Of the AHeghany
industry Brooks of New York, said was impossible &c
collect the duties extended frontier as on the
therefore common sense demanded special rate:
und partial not complete reciprocity. On test vote
strike the enactng clause there sxtythree ayes
and sxty-eight Morrill, said he perceived, by the
temper of the House that the present bill likely to bt
he had been ond early advocate of the
termination OF the reciprocity treaty but the House hac
advanced very much beyond his sentiments he warned
gentlemen that if this bill did not pass animals horses
sheep cattle and hogs, produced in Canada would come
in here free of duty after the 18th of March by smuggling
it would be unfortunate for the country if the bill did no
Chicago March sth.-Heister Clymer is the Democratic
nominee for Governor of Pennsylvania Resolutions
adopted declaring the States lately in rebellion be inte
grail parts of the Union and entitled to representation
endorsing Johnson; arguing that each State should regu
late its basis of suffrage, and should no. let negroe
VOTE for the white only should rule
| Washington, March 7th-Neither cattle nor hides vii
be permitted to be landed after the lst of May. G.
Fox will not leave the Navy Department but goes
Europe leave OF absence The House bill increasing
the regular army does not accept of the recommen
dons of the late conference of Generals provides tina
the army shall be made mostly OF volunteers the vete
ran corps to be retained fully and several negr
regiments. 1t also provides for board for the exmna
ton of officers to be made up of majority OF volunee
officers In the House the Select Committee on Freed
men, this morning reported Freedmens Bureau bill
1t continues the act under which the present Bureau wa
organized for three years allows the appointment OF NV
additional at the discretion of IN
President and when the same shall be necessary,
divide the various districts into subdistrcts and appoir
agents for SUCH The bill retains that section OF the yetoe
bill which restricted three million of public lands
Mississippi Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Arkansas
for sale to freedmen when the Sea Island stations sha
been restored but provides that the present oeel
pants shall not be disturbed from the date OF Sherman
field order unless provision be made for them with the
written consent and the approval of the commissions
Military jurisdiction is extended over all the States atel
in rebellion with respect to all cases involving the civ
rights of freedmen till the ordinary course OF judicial PR
ceedngs shall be restored and the States represented
Congress.
Sandwich Islands to the East is dead failure. He wi
known to be British agent and inimcal 10 Americs
interests. On Woodbridge's resolution in the House
the 5th that the United States guarantee fifty mit
loan to the Republic of Mexico, all the Pacific membe
voted aye, except MoRuer not present In the Senat
Garrett Davis made speech, declaring that we might
in this land two bodesone composed of Southern Repr
senatives and Senators and Democratic and Conservah
members from the North and the other of Republican Re
resentatve members alone Each of these bodies won
claim to be the Congress, and the President would
obliged to recognize the other and as the form
body would be in the majority why would not the Pre-
of the United States Davis said he believed that Jacks
would have done this and he hoped that johnson won
invite the Southern members elect to the city and un
t. with the members he had designated recognize them
Congress The special report of the Revenue Comm
the subject of distilled spirits is very elabors
in argument showing that the present tax OF two dollars
gallon kills the legitimate manufacture invites fraud a
does not produce much revenue as one dollar gall
l. would. The Republican Executive committee of NJ
Hampshire usually correct in estimates publishes the
lowing: Governor Smith, 81, 500; Sinclair, Democra
500 II The resolution Of Congress that hereafter
vgnette of living person should be placed upon
fractional currency, was passed in consequence Of
removal Of the vgnete OF Washington from the last iss
FIVE notes and the insertion in place thereof Of
Spencer NJ Clark the person in charge of the note p
ing bureau OF the Treasury Department. The act W
done upon the latter's sole responsibility The reco
menaon of the comptroller Of the currency for an ncre;
of hundred million of dollars of national bank cnrren'
was rejected in the House by seventeen to one hundi
and fourteen, of the most decisive votes during
session.
New York, March Sth.-The steamer Java, with da
to the 25th ult has arrived. In the Commons Walk
asked any representations had been made TO the Amerc
Government relative TO Fenian proceedings Gladste
Deg retted that the subject had been brought up He 81
the Governments knowledge of the proceedings wol