Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-05-03
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Telegraph Commissioncr 10 China.
New York, May 3.-The East India
Telegraph Company, of New York, has
appointed DR.. D. ]. MCGOWAN to proceed
to China as a Commissioner and Engineer
to connect Pekin with Canton. He will
be accompanied by a staff Of practical
telegraphers.
Tho Reconstruction Question in Con.
Rrcss.
The Tribune says Of the Congressional
plan Of reconstruction
"Our own preference for a much shorter
and simpler programme is well known,
but we may accept the report agreed on IN
committee as the Union party's plan"
The Herald says:
1.-THE plan IA ingeniously contrived. 1t
is considerably milder than anything that
| has hitherto emanated from the committee.
It may be said to be unnecessary in some
things, superHuous in others, and unfair
in its continued exclusion Of the Southern
States after they have fulfilled the eondi.
tons Of the Administration which Is
charged with discretionary power over the
whole subject. But we have only now to
await the issue before Congress-"
The Times says:
1.-THE scheme would seem to be sweep
ing enough to satisfy the most exacting
Radical. 1t could hardly be much more
sweeping indeed, unless it provided for
wholesale confiscation and the extermina-
ton or Punishment Of the Southern people.
As q plan Of publication and construction
the whole thing is worse than a bur-
lesque."
The World says:
1.-THE purport Of the scheme would not
have been more apparent had it been la
beled an infallible plan for preventing the
South from voting at the next Presiden-
tial election"
A Washington special says:
THE plan meets entire sanction with q
majority in Congress. and it is not ex.
pected or anticipated that any material
amendment will be carried. The friends
Of the President gave assurances last night
that il Congress will carry out the scheme
in good faith it will receive his full appro-
val and cooperation"
Neither Of his Washington organs will,
it is stated, commit themselves on the
proposition. The Hsrald's special says
the proposition is everywhere looked upon
as a very diminutive result to repay the
long labor Of the mountain.
Common runor attributes its author
ship to Messrs. Conkling and Forney.
Both wings Of the party are out of humor,
but both support the plan since it does
not distinctly c%ontrovert their opinion,
and it is perhaps the nearest to their pecu.
liar views that can be obtained.
WASHINGTON, April 3O.-Mr. Fessen.
den Of Me-, in the Senate. and Stevens Of
Penn, in the House, reported the joint
resolution and bills from the Reconstruc-
ton Committee.
Mr.. Stevens, in reply to a question, said
that this report did not supersede the one
concerning Tennessee, made some time
since, which be said could be called up al
any time. The report made to-day was
by q two-thirds vote made the specia'
order in the House for Tuesday, May 9Th
and Wednesday and Thursday of next
week. Mr.. Stevens said that a short
written report would soon be presented.
Mr.. Stevens, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported a bill appropri'
ating Sll,6s4,0oo for the Freedmen's Blu.
reau for the year commencing the LIST o.
January, 1866.
Mr.. Stevens also offered q substitute fol-
the bill introduced by him December goth
to pay damages done to loyal men by TIT
rebel government and rebel raiders, and tc
enforce the confscation Of the enemy.
property. The substitute forfeits to thu
United States all public lands belonging tc
the late rebellious States, directs the Presi'
dent to cause the seizure forthwith Of such
property, and proceed to the condemna'
ton of that already seized.
The bill further provides that the Presi'
dent shall appoint Commissioners to ad'
just and condemn such property, which
shall then become vested in the United
States. Lands thus con6scated shall be
distributed among freedmen, at the rate Of
forty acres to each adult male person.
The balance Of con6scated property to be
applied to the pension list, to the equali.
zation OF bountiss, and to the payment Of
damages to loyal citizens.
The bill further provides that in en-
forcing the conHscation, the value Of
$1,000, in real or personal property, shall
be left with the delinquent, s
Mr.. Howe, Of Wisconsin, said that the
Assistant Postmaster General, Randall,
who Is Chairman Of the Johnson Club,
had remarked that "no mar should ca,
President Johnson's bread and butter who
did not support his policy" He did no.
agree that public patronage was designed
to be an instrument for dragooning people
into q support Of a particular line Of
policy.
Mr.. Trumbull said that in bis amend
men, to the statute Of 1858, il was pro.
yidsd that officers appointed by and with
advice and consent Of the Senate, could
be removed only with the advice and con-
sent Of the Senate. There is, therefore. a
constitutional question involved-if the
President violates the law in removing
officers, that IL his look out. BE has no