Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-22
NEWS OF THE DAY.
CONGRESS-.


The House resolution providing that until Congress
shall so decide no Senator or Representative from
the rebeous States shall be admitted into Congress-
was considered and read the first time. The const
tutional amendment being taken up, Mr.. Buckalew
spoke in opposition to the measure
HousR.-The House refused to reconsider the vote
by which the resolution passed on Tuesday with
reference to Representatives from the rebel States
The majority report of the Committee of Elections
in the Indiana contested election case was taken up
and after considerable discussion was postponed until
tomorrow. The report declares that Henry L. ash
burne is entitled to the seat now held by Daniel w
Voorhees,.
The loan bill was considered, Mr.. Morrill, address,
the House in favor Of the bill. Mr.. Stevens offered
substitute in which the foreign loan clause is omitted
The bill was postponed until newt W Wednesday.
GENERAL NEWS.
Hon. Caleb Cushing has contributed $4,000
to three Episcopal Churches in Washington.
Roberts, the Fenian President has resigned
and recommends the election of Gen. Sweeney.
Gov Fenton, of New York, is in Washing
ton.
Upwards of twelve thousand bales of cotton
arrived in Boston on Sunday and Monday.
The extensive Government barracks at Chat
tanooga destroyed by fire on Saturday last with
all their contents
Mr.. Thurlow Weed is no longer citizen of
Albany, having sold his residence there and bought
one in New York.
The Senate yesterday confirmed the nomi-
nation of Ellington Fulton to be Surveyor of Customs
for the district of Baltimore.
negro was fined twenty dollars at Nash
vile. the other day. by the Judge of the Freedmen's
Bureau for kissing white woman.
Tho Erapnb 70 6oY;o, la Il,
troops to be Withdrawn from Mexico under Amer
lean menaces.
The municipal election in Syracuse, N. Y,
on Tuesday, resulted in the choice of Democratic
Mayor and majority of other city officers
General Terry has been summoned to Wash
ington. to testify before the Reconstruction Com
mittee.
During the week ending the 18th instant,
nationalcurrency amounting to 81 1888 S95 was issued
by the Treasury. The total issue up to date is $254
9OO,275.
A mass meeting will be held in Frederick
city to-day for the purpose of endorsing the policy of
President johnson and the declared policy of his ad
ministration.
The gunboat Winooski has been assigned to
the West India squadron. and will shortly sail for her
destination. Her late opponent the Algonquin is to
be put out of commission and will shortly be laid up
The Georgia State Senate has passed reSo-
luton appointing commissioners to proceed to Wash
ington and request the withdrawal of negro troops
from that State.
The cash balance to the credit of the
National Government in the Sub Treasury Office, in
New York. is up to the extraordinary (f not un-
precedented of $l0l 9300SS in coin and currency
The Reverend John j. Williams, late CO.
adutor and Bishop elect of Boston, will be con-
secrated on Sunday, March eleventh. Archbishop
McCloskey will oficiate.
Major John B. Castleman, who was ban
ished from the United States for suspected completely
In the Chicago conspiracy, and who has made his
home sEti lately in Canada, has sailed for France
with the inteation ofrenaining in Paris.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher delivered an
a. 1dress on Tuesday evening in Brooklyn sustaining
the p asdeHts veto, and taking he ground that the
Southern States should be admitted without further
delay.
The high price Of gas is driving the people
of Ivncbburp Va to the use If petroleum a sub
sttute The Necs sayg that the rus TOR lamps is s"
great since the rendering Of the last months as oS
that it is with difficulty the demand can be met.
A Concord letter says that there was on Fri
day an attachment of the property of Robert N.
Corning Esq.,, Postmaster, to the amount of seventy
five thousand dollars for alleged eompiciy in frauds
and larcenies conductor of the Concord Railroad
extending back for a series of years.
Advices from Valparaiso represent diplo-
matte quarrel as going between Cnlh ana Uruguay
The latter Power refuses to permit Chlian privateerS
to bring Spanish prizes into her ports Tho approach
ing retirement of Mr.. Nelson, u S. Minister to Chill.
is much regretted.
Laura Keene, by her GOODNESS, lately pre-
nented fatal results at the Madison wisconsin,
Theatre, where she playing in the American
Cousin. An alarm of fire was sounded. People, of
course were panic stricken. Laura remained calm
and prevented disastrous fight of the audience,
which must have resulted in sad loss of life
The 18th of next month is the date fixed for
the expiration of the Reciprocity treaty, and as all
hopes of inducing our government to renew it have
finally been abandoned by the Canadians they are
putting forth great efforts to get all the benefits pos
sibe from it in the short time during which it will
yet exist by pushing forward their productions to
this country To facilitate the necessarily increased
freightage of the province the Grand Trunk Rail
way Company have notified their agents that during
the continuance of the treaty. preference will be
given on their road to all shipments for the United
ST. tes.