Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-12-14
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power, intended to prevent the removal
of Cabinet officers without the consent
of the Seuate-ayes 72, noes 81.
American Agent to England.
Governor Andrew, Of Massachusetts,
has been appointed by Secretary McCul-
loch to go to England to look after the
pecuniary interests of the United States
in England in regard to the wreck OF
the rebel c~onfederacy.
The Government has disapproved the
settlement made by our Consulate at
London with Frazier, Trenholm Il Co.,
of the claims upon confederate property.
The suits commenced by the Consul
late at Liverpool will, therefore, be con-
tinued.
The Ocean Yacht Race.
New York, Dec. l3.-The last seen
of the yachts engaged in the Ocean
Race was off Fire Island. The pestd
was leading, the Henrietta was next, a
half mile astern the Reetring was still
further behind.
From Mexico.
The:lRerald's City.o Mexico corre-
spondent Of November Goth, says :
"Maximilian was last reported at Puebla,
and was expected at the capital every
day"
The French Minister.
Major-General Dix has been confirmed
by the Senate as Minister to France.
Frauds on tho Government.
New YORK, Dec. l3.-Twenty rum
distilleries were seized here within a
fortnight, on suspicion of frauds upon
the revenue.
In Philadelphia, to-day, FIVE dray
loads of whiskey were seized by the In
ternal Revenue Collector.
Congrcssional.
WASHINGTON, December l3.-In the
Senate, to-day, a joint resolution, to
allow steamboats, to carry friction
matches without storing in fre-proof
safes, was passed.
Mr.. Howe, Of Wisconsin, offered q
resolution, instructing the Committee
on Public Lands to report on the expe-
diency of printing the report of the Com
missioner of the Land Office for the year
ending June, 1866, in different foreign
languages, for distribution at the Paris
Exhibition.
The District Of Columbia Suffrage
Bill was taken up, the question being
on Mr.. Dixon's amendment, to attach
the qualification of ''reading and writ
ing" Mr.. Cowan, of Pennsylvania,
opposed the amendment. Mr.. Foster,
Of Connecticut, spoke in favor of it.
Mr. Sumner, Of Massachusetts,, said
he should vote against Mr.. Dixon's
amendment. The example set by Con-
gress now was to be followed. by the
people of the disorganized States. AS
Congress votes, so will they vote here
after. If an educational standard is set
up, it will be followed throughout the
South by the votes Of black loyalists,
which are needed now in the District of
Columbia. Congress was beginning the
--oot rro.lr 90 reconsideration
The previous question IA then taken
on Mr.. Dixon's amendment, and the
vote resulted: ayes, IL; noes, "a; alb
sent, 7.
Mr.. Wilson, of Massachusetts,, offered
an amendment in two sections. The
first provides for Furnishing those who
offered a bride at elections. The second
provides for furnishing those who pock-
eted it. The amendment was adopted.
Various verbal amendments were then
offered and adopted. After which, the
bill passed. Ayes, 80; noes, ID.
On motion Of Mr.. Fessenden, of Maine,
the Deficiency Bill, passed by the House,
was taken up and ordered printed and
referred to the Finance Committee. Ad-
journed.
In the Senate, a bill was introduced
for the relief Of Mr.. Adams, Collector of
Astoria, Oregon, on account of funds
stolen in San Francisco last February.
Also a bill providing that notice of
the ratification of the Constitutional
Amendment be sent to the Senate and
Speaker of the House, instead of the
Secretary of State.
Mr.. Wade, Of Ohio, gave notice that
he would call up the Nebraska bill to-
morrow.
In the House, Mr.. Bidwell, of Califor-
mia Offered a resolution i~nstructing the
Postofice Committee to inquire into the
expediency of re-establishing the South
ern Overland mail route from San Fran
cisco, ria Los Angeles, to Memphis.
Adopted.
Mr.. Stevens, Of Pennsylvania, intro
duced o bill to re-establish civil govern
ment in North Carolina to enable it to
resume its former relations as one Of the
constitutional States Of the American
Union. He stated that he did so at the
request of several gentlemen from North
Carolina. Referred to the Committee on
Territories.
The House passed a concurrent reso-
luton to take a recess from the goth of
December to the Sd of January.
Resolutions were proposed calling on
the President for all documents, etc., in
relation to the New Orleans riots, and
the reprieve of Crawford, Keys, and
others, convicted Of the murder of three
United States soldiers in South Caro-
lima.
The House then went into a Commit
tee of the Whole on the Deficiency Bill.
Mr.. Stevens will renew his PROPOSE
ton for the increase of the currency at
an early day.
The report that the nomination Of
General Dix as Minister to France has
been confirmed is erroneous.
The Deficiency Bill being under con-
sideration in the House, Mr.. Washburne,
Of Illinois, moved to strike out a para
graph appropriating $l7,387 for the
eeheiency for work done, or being done,
oy the corporation of Washington City
IN ront and across government proper-