Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-12-03
SUNDAY NIGHTS REPORT.
A Snowman ON the wing = Daring
Robbery.

0UMUAI MIunI } I'LL UIlI.
A Snowman ON the Wing = Daring
| Robbery.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-Mr. Woodward, man
ager of the California COmique, which
show was closed last night by the, police
for its indecency, left here for New York,
taking with him Madam Larue, the princi-
pal female performer. They are en- route
to San Francisco.
A daring robbery was perpetrated near
this city on Thursday night. Seven Chi
cago rufiians went into q saloon on Blue
Island avenue, bucked and gagged the
proprietor and his wife, and robbed the
premises. No arrests. @
News from south America
New York, Dec. 2.-The steamer Arizona,
from Aspinwall Nov. 23d. with large
number of passengers and 81, 10000 In bull
| lion arifv to-day.
-Advices from Bogota state the Arch
bishop had been expelled from the Repnb-
4 lie, his palace and papers seized by the Gov
4 ernment, and he wNs awaiting passage to
4 France. ..fs.t.s4
The United States steamers Mohongo,
from San Francisco, and Wateree, for Cal
} lao, had sailed from Panama.
) The sloop-of-war jamestown had arrived
a from Dan FRANCISCO. I
4 Considerable inconvenience was occa-
stoned at Panama by the non-arriVai oil
| ice.
The wreck Of the steamer European.
sunk at Aspinwall by nitro-Rlycerine ex-
| plOsion, is to be removed.
| Valparaiso dates Of the Sd and Callao OF
the l4th were received at Panama. The
war feeling against Spain In Peru was on
the Increase. Chilian citizenship Is to be
conferred upon all citizens of Spanish
America, and free trade with all South
American Republics is being discussed.
Col. Prado, late Dictator of Peru. had
! been elected President, almost unanimously.
Generals Machnea and Balta have been dis
honorably stricken from the military lists.
Gen. Castillo is to command the Chilian and
Peruvian army.
There is great scarcity of money in Ec-
quador, owing to the paralizes of trade by
war. Exchange on Europe is quoted at 80
per cent. premium. The British bark
Chimborazo burned at sea, Nov. 10Th. All
the crew were saved.
Action Of 1he Radical Caucus.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-The Times Wash
ington special says OF the caucus of Repub-
lican members of the House: Hon. 1. s.
Morrill, of Vermont, was chosen Chairman,
and E. G. Engersoll, of Illinois, Secretary.
| About seventy-three members were pres
ent. Mr.. Thaddus Stevens offered resolu-
tion that the Senate be requested not to
confirm any appointments made during
the recess to fill vacancies caused by re-
movals for political reasons. On this reso-
luton he made a sharp speech, and was
followed by vigorous remarks from Messrs.
Boutwell,, of Massachusetts,, Kelly, of Penn
sylvania, and Darling of New York. The
scope of the speeches was general over
hauling of the character OF the app0int-
ments that had been made during the recess,
and the resolution was unanimously
adopted. ...s.r
Mr.. Darling offered a resolution that the
Republican members OF the Senate be each
served with an authentic copy of the fore
going resolution, and that he (the Chair
mani have discretion to decide who were
Republican members. This was adopted
Mr.. Stevens jocularly remarked that no
tice need not be sent to Mr.. Cowan, as HI
would speak TO him. o.
Mr.. Stevens moved that a committee o
TN be appointed, to take into considera
tipn what measures of legislation are nee
esEary for immediate action by Congress
al VI that they report at an adjourned meet
ing. The following is the committee ap
pointed:
Messrs. Stevens, Schenck, Boutwell,, AL
lison, Washburne of Illinois, Paine, Hart
Garfield, Orth and McRuer. -- =
Mr.. Spalding, of Ohio, offered a rPsolu
ton instructing the above committee t
r take into consideration the proposition
change the law for convening Congress, s
as to have that body meet at some tim
: prior to the first Monday in December
Adopted.
Mr.. Stevens gave notice of his intention
to introduce bill to regulate the tenure @
:. office. Its chief features are as follows
1t requires the President to submit to tn
: Senate all appointments made during tn
: recess, within twenty days after the con
vening of that body. All appontees VIII
NAV be rejected by the Senate shall be in
adequate for any office under the Govern
ment for three years thereafter. Wheneve
it becomes necessary for the President T.
make removals for disability or malfeasanc
in Office, he shall report his reason for sucl
) removal within twenty days after tn
!: meeting of the Senate. In case of the re
lection of any person appointed by tn
president, the office shall revert to his pre-
deeessOr, except In certain cases, and al
subordinate appointments made by the per
son so rejected shall fall with his rejection
and their positions likewise revert to thei
predecessors.
Inc COinInlJJCC dDONO dppOlllLcu Will U6t
on Tuesday evening of next week, and will
report at an adjourned meeting of the eau
Gus on Wednesday night following.
The general spirit manifested in th
speech and conversations was what Nigh
be called decidedly gamey, as well as yer
unanimous.
Negro Suffrage I'm the Alabama Leg
islature,
MONTGOMERY, ALA, Dec. LIN the Leg
islature to-day Mr.. Brooks, representativ
from Lowndes county, introduced bill {
amend the State Constitution in regard {
i equality of electors. 1t provides that ever
male person q years of age who shall be
citizen of the United States and shall bav
resided in the State one year precedin
election, who can read the State and I'm
ted States Constitutions, and write legibl
and own two hundred dollars worth
, property, shall be entitled to vote at an
: election in the State. .sr
Mr.. Brooks, in presenting the bill, sal
he had not done so without mature delil
r Grafton and the purest motives for the pul
lio 0ond and he hOnnd that IL won III he ROC