Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-03-20
OVERLAND DISPATCHES
Henutor Stewards Amnesty ReBolu.
tious-His Rather.in.law Around.

GUS PIoPooituVHS ioE makuuB SoseAe sSes
basis of representation, no other plans
being considered likely to succeed.
CougressienaI Authority TO Reeen.
struct Heretofore Acknowledged ~
the President and Seward.
The following telegram, which appears
among the official records here, shows that
up to the latter part Of July last the au-
,hority Of Congress in the restoration OF
civil government was acknowledged:
WASHINGTON, July "a, ls65-To WI.
Sharkey, Provisional Governor Of Missis-
sippi: Your telegram of the 2lst has
been received. The President sees no
reason to interfere with General Slocum's
proceedings. The government OF the
States will be provisional only until civil
authority shall be restored, with the ap-
proval of Congress. Meanwhile the mill
tary authority cannot be withdrawn.
[Signed:] WILLIAM H. SEWARD.
Rmigrnnt Aid-Thaycr "Flops.'i
CHICAGO, March l9.-Eli Thayer, for
merly member Of Congress from Masss-
chusetts, Ia stamping Connecticut for the
Democratic ticket.
In a speech at New Haven he said it
was the duty Of the Government to let the
people alone. The constant intermeddling
BY Congress mus. be checked, and rights
must be restored which Congress had
trampled under foot. He said il johnson
had been President four years ago it would
have been better for tho country, because
he would have throttled Congress. which
made all the trouble.
Thayer also said he had been called .
radical representative, whereas his hercest
political enemies were radicals.
U, n. Senators % the Connecticut
stunps.
Senators Sherman. NYE, and other
leading members Of Congress, have gone to
Connecticut.
| Now Site for San Franchise Mat 20
DO selected
The Secretary Of the Treasury has ap-
pointed a new Committee to examine and
report concerning site for Mint at San
Francisco. I, consists Of Collector Miller,
the Superintendent Of the Mint, and Albert
Dibble.
Large Pacinc Coast Mall Cen tract
The special mail service from s%usanyille'
CAL, to Boise City, is contracted BY L. T.
Williamson. San Francisco, at $4,000 pei
annum-a weekly mail from Boise City &c
Humboldt City, New. by Albert R. l.
Eckery for $4,000.
San Frnscisco and San Jsee Rntlread
Commlssien for U. .. Bonds and
Lands.
The San Jose Railroad Company will
apply for lands and bonds along their
road claiming to be part Of the Pacific
Railroad under assignment from the Cen.
trail Pacific Company to the Western
Pacific Railroad Company, ratified by that
Of Congress last Summer.
U. .. Treasury Busiaess.
WASHINGTON March ls.-In the House
| Hooper, Of Massachusetts, introduced the
following -
Be it enacted that the Act Of March Sd,
1866, shall be extended and construed 90
as to empower the Secretary Of the Trea.
sury to sell any description Of Bonds
0u.horized by said Act at rates not less
than par for lawful money, or certificates
of Indebtedness which shall thereupon be
cancelled so that the public debt DO not in
creased, and after July LIST, interest on GER
tiaca,e of deposi. or temporary loans shall
not exceed Ave per cent.
Amondatory Railroad Bill.
Kasson, of Iowa. introduced q bill to
amend the Act Of July IS, 1852, to aid
the construction Of . railroad and tele-
graph from the Missouri river to the Pa
| cifo, Referred to the Committee on Pa.
ciac Railroad.
CALIFORNIA; Lands Reelaimod, By Billf
Bidwell. of California. introduced q bill
to enable tho State Of California to re-
claim lands within the limits OF that State.
Referred. ...
Ts Pay claims.
Window, OF Minnesota, introduced q
Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary
Of the Interior to pay certain claims out Of
the balance of the appropriation for the
expenses Of Indian affairs. Referred.
To Publish Pacific Railroad surveys.
Garfield, Of Ohio, offered q resolution,
which was adopted, directing the Com
mittee on Printing to inquire into the ex-
pediency Of publishing 4 report Of the ex-
plorations across the great basin Of Utah
to San Francisco in 1859, by Captain
| Simpson Of the Engineer Corps.
| Rqualising Soldier Bsunties.
Coffro,h, Of Pennsylvania, offered .
resolution. which vas adopted, instruct.
Ing the Military Committee to report at an
early day q bill for equalizing bounsies for
all soldiers and sailors during the late
war.
Senater Conuess on Central America
Railroad Surveys.
Conness, Of California. introduced the
following. which was adopted: .
Resolpssd, That the Secretary ofths Navy
furnish Congress with tho report Of Naval
Observations or Surveys Of the proposed
routes Of railroads in Central America,
specifying the relative merits Of the Hon.
duras, Tehuantepio, Nicaragua and Pan
anna lines; also information % to whether
the Is.hmus Of Darisn had been satisfac-
.orily explored.
Congregational Adjsurnneni.
The House concurrent resolution, pro-
vidins for the adjournment Of Congress,
was received and referred to the Commit.
tea on Finance. gIrH o1ar
ayvfg Isdiaa Agent Districts.
Doolitle. Of Wisconsin, called up the
bill for the annual inspection Of Indian
affairs, which establishes Ave districts: