The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-11

wAsHeSroS, Feb. 7.-In the Seuafe, Ar
Hendricks from the Committee on ile 9u-
dietary, reported that no further leglslsn.lon
was necessary to exempt Northern cIeullols
from the operations of the SoutneIn 80 ,.
of limitation, rs the supJec' " @9
the act of January ii, Icoo
4 hin in the House passed to prevent the
re-issue of American registers 10 American
vessels whose registers were changed during
the war. .,,-
tation was taken up
Mr.. Fessenden reviewed some portions OF
Mr. summers speech, showing the lmprac-
reliability of Mr.. Summers propositions.
Mr.. Clark reported bill providing loI
punishment for the kidnapping OF negroes.
The House debated the bill setting apart
all the public lands in Mississippi. LGulS-
i4ua and, ,Arkars4sias homesteads 1of ooih
white and black.
ration, which had an interview wlth the
President Yesterday, have published an
..laborate reply to the Presidents remarks
10 them, especially to his remarks upon
suffrage ,;uoe1
Tine House passed the bill for the disposal
of public lands as homesteads ior actual
settlement in Alabama, Mississippi LOUIS
iana, Arkansas, and Florida, by liz against
g. ~,
The consideration of the Navy bill was
reported from the Committee of the Whole,
with amendments, but no final action was
arrived at.
The House then took up the Bankrupt
bill
were admitted to seats.
Several petitions and bills were presented
and appropriately referred, when the Sen
ate resumed its consideration OF the JOINT
resolutions to amend the Constitution Oh
the subject of representation. Mr. Lane, OF
Indiana, speaking at length thereon.
The bill for the enlargement OF the pow
ers of the Freedmen's Bureau with the
House amendments, except that relating
to the suspension OF the writ OF habeas cor
! pus, passed.
| Mr. Sherman, from the Committee on
| Naval affairs, denied the Statement that we
| are prepared TO 90 to war with France ana
! England.
| The Senate was engaged in the discussion
| of constitutional amendment resolutions
! NEW YORK, Feb s-Pellicers counsel
rave notice of his intention to move tor a
new trial on the ground that sufficient testl-
m0uy to exculpate the prisoner can be pro
/ duced.
The HeraIds Washington special says the
. fact is published, that III response TO one OF
/ Gen Grants cards of invitation to his recent
reception. Gen Butler addressed very curt
sonaI intercourse with Lieutenant General
1 Grant or any of his family, and must decline
/ the present or any future protfer in that dl-
/ rection Gen. Grant good naturedly destroy
/ ed the note as soon as received, determined
if it ever appeared i'll print to know that
. Butler furnished it for publication
The Postoifice Department recently auNer
tised for bids for carrying the mails on ST
routes i'll Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana anC
Arkansas Only eight bids were made. l
is not probable the routes will be let.
The London Times publishes AN eXtrac
. from a letter of Gen. Sherman to a friend II
London, dated January 2, saying: you meet
not be under any apprehension as to cotton
for | saw enough on recent trip to satlst,
me that nearly all the cotton land is clea
and ready for the plow, and will be growing
cotton this year.
Susannah Abrams was arrested by gov
ernment detectives, who found in her mu1
a steel plate from which it is alleged owe
= $4,000 Of fractional currency has bee
, printed.
The Times Washington special says tina
intelligence received from Richmond is t
the effect that John Minor Bolts is at tn
head of a movement Of certain Union me
/ for the removal of Gov. Pierpont
RALEIGH, n c., Feb. 18.-EX-Governo
Graham, United States Senator elect, is on
5 in a letter favoTing negro evidence.
BOSTON, EeD. CA L enliiu HleClluS !"
held at Faneuil Hall, last night, and az
2 dressed by Rogers. Kllian, Train an
! others.
TOPONTO. Feb. S-The Globe, of thi
; morning. thinks the rejection of the tern
[ proposed for the continuance OF the Tecll
rOcity treaty will lead to a speedy conted
ration of the Provinces, a reduction OF til
/ customs, tariffs, and other measures whlc
will promote Canadian prosperity.
e san FRANCISCO, Feb. S.-Hong Kong az
f vices say the Northern banditti are stl
causing much trouble to the government
II Complications are likely to arise betwee
- the French and China concerning prop
randism. The French Catholic missiOnari'
/ are being driven from their mission.
Foreign vessels continue to suffer fro
, pirates off the China coast. The natiN
! cotton crops now generally prove to be
e failure.
PORTLAND, Feb 8.-The Peruvian brin!
the following additional news.
d 1t was said the Spanish fleet in the Pacii
. was to be Increased.
{ A vessel had been detained IN the Than
i when on the point of sailing for Peru.
The London Times correspondent sa
Napoleon never does anything without got
@ and substantial reasons, but why i'll the pre-
eut instance he sends Louilard as envoy
Mexico, with only verbal instructions,
is himself only knows.
, Feuian trials and convictions contin1
daily.
= The cattle disease was increasing. /
-, / number of cases this week, ending the ~
uIt., amounted to 10000.
Is Melbourne dates to the 10th ult., state til
-, intense excitement prevailed i'll Australia
the subject of the Chilian war, aud that :
le sales OF copper had been stopped.
The rebels on the coast of New Zealand h
y been defeated and had surrendered.