The Portland daily press., 1866-12-15

NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE
PORTLAND DAILY PRESS.
Friday Morning December "A, 1866.
WASHINGTON.
Congressional Prayer Meetings.
/ THE BOUNTY BILL, III
lMeneOri0I from the Loyal Citizens
Of Louisiana.
Passage of the Suffrage
Bill. aia -oS
Congressional Prayer Meetings,
THE BOUNTY BILL.

| WAsHINGToN,i Dec. H.
| The gentleman who reported to the police
headquarters that he was robbed of $47, 900 or
the railroad between New York and Washing.
ton, was Caleb Lyon, of Lyonsdale formerly
| Governor of Idaho. The money belonged tS
the Governments, Mr.. Lyon being on his way
| to this city to settle his Indian accounts
| The bill introduced into the House by Mr.
Boutwell,, proposing that the Secretary of the
Treasury sell two millions in gold, weekly, on
certain conditions, was taken up at the meet
ing of the Committee on Ways and Means to
which 1t had been referred this morning, and
caused considerable discussion.
| About thirty Senators and Representatives
met at the Capitol last night and organized a
Congressional prayer meeting with Senator
Foster, President, and Representative Dodge
as Secretary, to be held once a week. Remarks
We're made by Senators Wilson, Wiley and
Henderson, and Representatives Patterson,
Dodge, Maynard and Grinnell. The meetings
are to be held without regard to odenominational
distinctions. Et Etl |
\ The House Military Committee have under
consideration the bounty bill reported last ses-
sion, giving one hundred dollars a wear to
every soldier for his term of service, deductino
the local bounty. The law which was passed.
1t will be remembered, gave one hundred dol
lars to soldiers who had served over two wears
and fifty to those who had served under that
time. fts- ktlg
Mr. Shellabarger to day presented a memo
rial from persons representing themselves to
be loyal citizens OF Louisiana, and represent
ing the sentiment of the loyal people of the
State, asking Congress to immediately take
such action as will supercede the present DO
litical organization in Louisiana, but such as
Will be loyal to the general Government and
secure to the loyal people of Louisiana. pro-
lection in their lives, liberty and property
They say the present organization is not Re-
pubiican, because majority of the citizens
are disfranchised and because they do not give
adequate and equal protection to all of them
and they are not loyal because they are con-
% %troiied by those who were employed in the re-
beilon, against the Government. In the ex-
PLANTATION accompanying the memorial, it is
SAID, under date OF Dec. 9Th, that it was origi-
nasly written and published by the loyal citi-
zens and has their almost unanimous aDproyal
About seventy copies in possession of as many
gentlemen mere have been scattered over the
state for signatures, and the names thus OBJ
tanned have all been attached to this document
1t has been presented to nearly all of the more
influential loyal citizens and about third of
them signed it, the Others being deferred from
DONG SO Dy regard for their personal interest
or safety. The memorial has not been present.
ed to the colored citizens for their signatures.
as it was deemed best it should be signed
mainly by representative men. Among the
signatures are Governor Wells Chief ustice
Lyman, IT, w. Kendall and many others. The
papers were referred to the Select Committee
on the New Orleans Riots.
The passage of the suffrage bill occasions re-
J0lclngs among the colOred citizens and pub
Lie demonstration is proposed.
The New Orleans riot committee consists of
Messrs. McCulloch, Shellabarger and Elliot
who are now ready to start and Investigate
There are many protests against the dis
charge of females from the Treasury, but the
Secretary adheres to the proposition.
Gov. Holden and others have expressed sat
isfaction with Stevens as to the territorial bill
yesterday, and return home to help pass it.
Representative Julian introduced bill pro-
vld1ng for civil governments in Districts lately
In revolt All the machinery of territorial
governments is provided, and loyal male citi-
zens who have not voluntarily borne arms may
vote for delegates to a Convention to form a
State government. a;,,