Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-04-27
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a Bill has been introduced in into Senate
to provide forfhe National defence by estab-
fishing a uniform volunteer militia through
out the Unite States.
Secretary Stanton left Washington on
Wednesday morning on a visit to his moth
er, and returned next day. The efforts for
his removal ON the part of Rebels and Cop
perheads are unceasing, but it is not likely
that they will be successful.
A Resolution prohibiting the sale of spir-
itous liquors in the Capitol building passed
the Senate on Wednesday by vote cf yeas
80, nays 2-Messrs. Davis, of Kentucky,
and MeDougal of California voting in the
negative.
A bill has been introduced into the Ohio
Legislature to prevent conductors On street
railways from collecting fares excepting from
such passengers as are provided with seats.
The object of the proposed law is, ofcourse,
to prevent the oVercrowding ofcars.
On the recommendation of Postmaster
General Dennison the President has nomina-
eed Joseph s. Knipe, Postmaster of Harris
burg. Pa, vice George Bergner removed,
and sent his appointment to the Senate for
confirmation.
The Reconstruction Committee are still
considering plan for restoration and the
Constitutional Amendment In regard to
representation, which is said to meet with
great favor among the varied political ele-
ments of that party.
The House Committee on Commerce were
instructed to-day to see what legislation is
necessary to prevent the introduction of
cholera into this country. The committee
will probably report bill prohibiting over
crowded emigrant vessels from landing.
ONLY TwENTY-sIx DAYS FROM JAPAN.
"A gentleman in Boston has received
telegraphic dispatch, via San Francisco,
from Japan, which was only twenty six days
coming. This is believed to be the quickest
time yet made.
A copy of the resolutions passed by the
Pennsylvania Legislature, asking Edgar
Cowan to resign the U. S. Senatorship,
was ordered by subsequent resolution Of
the Legislature to be sent to the President
of the United States and to each Senator
and Representative in Congress.
| THE CoTToN CRoP Mr.. De Bow, pub
Usher Of the Southern Review bearing his
name has testified before the reconstruction
comnittee, and stated his conviction that
the cotton crop of the South this year win
not exceed ], 800, 900 bales, and that the old
stock of cotton is substantially exhausted.
Owen Lake, among the Sierra Nevadas,
IN California is natural tan pit; its waters
are SO strong of borax, alum, alkalis &c, that
one Graught viii poison man, and one inn
mersion clean dog Of his hair; and Indians
seeking refuge in it from white men bullets
lind sharp and sure watery grave.
Gov. Hamilton, of Texas, declines to be
candidate for the Office he now fills by mill
tary appointment His main reason is that
he is poor and without home, and cannot
afford to spare four years Of his life in Off
cial duties, while his family are in urgent
need of his labor.
1t is also understood that the President
has appointed Ex-Governor Johnston, of
Pennsylvania, Collector of Internal Revenue
at Pittsburgh, though the nomination has
not yet been sent to the Senate 1t is init
mated thar there viii be other changes in
the Pittsburgh Offices
WAR IN EURoRE. are threaten
ings of war between Austria and Prussia.
At last accounts each power was moving
troops rapidly to is frontier, aud we may
expect to hear by every arrival that hostili-
ties have commenced. The strife is for the
possession of the Schleswig- Holstein Duch-
les.
A NEW constitutional amendment on the
subject of representation is to be brought
before Congress at an early day for which
it is believed a two-thirds vote can be had
in both Houses. 1t denies representation
to that portion of the people when males
over 2l years of age are denied the right of
suffrage, except for crime or participation
in Rebellion
Two bills to equalize the distribution Of
National currency are pending before the
Senate Finance Committee. Both are look
ing to the same end, though one, introdu-
ced by Senator Fessenden, proposes to in
| crease the national banking capital $l5, 600
600, so as to fill the pro rata to which some
States and Territories are entitled.
Loyal Republicans are arriving at Wash
ington daily from the South, who strongly
oppose any modification of the test oath
looking to the admission to Congress Of men
who were identified with the late Rebellion,
but, on the contrary, desire its provisions
! to be made still more stringent, and assert
| that in their opinion the Radicals are the
truest and best friends of the Southern peo-
pie.
SECRETARY STANTON lately wrote to Gov
efnos Brownlow requesting that those rebels
unuer nQlcIlnenG Dy tine civil Courts af
Tennessee should be left to the disposal of
the military authorities, as they had been
paroled. Governor Brownlow replied, sta
ting, among other things, that be had no
right to interfere with the State Courts,
and for various reasons declined granting
the Secretary's request.
IMMENSE IMMIGRATIoN.-Th immigra-
ton returns show that Is, 0l0 emigants land
ed at New York during the month of March,
a number, j, ,I05, in excess of the same time
in 1864, when there was considered an inn
mense immigration, and $3.50 more than
arrived last year. in March. The total for
the three months OF this year is 50, 400; for
the same time last year it was 1886, and
for 1864, %, ,475.
TIE CASE or THE SAVANNAH (GA. Ma
TIoNAL RFPUBMcAN-M Many of the Sena-
tNs aul Representatives have heard cf the
extraoidinary proceeding, returning to the
former rebel owners the Savannah National
Republican, and depriving its able, fearless
and loyal editor, Mr. Hayes, of the fruits of
his patriotism and industry This is, ifpos-
sible, the very worst specimen of Andrew
| Johnson's idea of restoring the Union
MY policy has never had 50 capital an IN
depreciation as this. FaSA. Cor Phsla.
! Press.