Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-04-26
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WASHINGTON, <APEA Eo'-Au Tue 1AousSI
Kasson, of Iowa, offered q resolution.
which was adopted, requesting the Presi-
den. TO communicate any regulations en-
tered into or proposed in relation to the
rebel debt, known as the cotton loan.
Inquiry on Cholera Importation.
Randall, Of Pennsylvania, offered q res
o~lution, which was adopted, instructing
the Committee on Commerce to inquire
what legislation is necessary to prevent
foreign vessels from bringing hither pas
sengers in undue proportion to their ca
pacisy whereby cholera is likely to be
introduced.
Wcst Virginia and Nevada Escutch'
cons Pnuncled.
The Speaker presented a report from
the Superintendent Of Public Buildings
stating that he had caused the escutcheons
of West Virginia and Nevada to be paint
ed on glass p~annels over the hall OF the
House..
The Northern Pacific Railroad Bill
The bill to secure a speedy construction
of the Northern Pacific Railroad, BY guar
antee Of its bonds, was taken up and read
twice.
. Wentworth, of Illinois, Delano. Of Ohio
and Spalding, Of Ohio, spoke against the
bill /; and Woodbridge, of Vermont in
favor Of it.
Revenue Amending Bill.
Morrill,, Of Vermont, from the Commit
tee on Ways and Means, reported q bill to
amend the Internal Revenue Act.
Report on RIndcrpcst TO be Printed.
In the Senate, Sherman, of Ohio, from
the Committee on Agriculture, reported a
resolution TO print 10000 copies Of the
repor. on the subject of ri~nderpest.
Sherman said that the committee had
considered the subject Of rinderpest, but
had come to no conclusion Us to the best
means Of preventing it's spread in this
country. In England, Parliament had
ordered q seizure and slaughter Of cattle
in all infected districts; but this he did
not believe could be done in this country,
under our form of Government.
Colorado as n State Acknowledged by
the senate.
The Senate then took up the Colorado
question.
Ooolittle, Of Wisconsin, in the course Of
his speech defended his position relative
to the resolutions Of the Wisconsin Legis'
lasure, asking him to resign.
Howe followed, commenting upon Doo'
Titles remarks.
After further debate, the Senate, by q
vote of 10 against 8, reconsidered its for.
mer vote, and then by 10 against Is passed
the bill admitting Colorado.
Sumner, of Massachusetts,, before TIT
final vote, offered an amendment provid'
ing that Colorado shall amend her Consti'
tuition in favor Of universal suffrage, as Q
condition precedent to admission. Re
jected-ayes 7, noes %. Those voting in
the affirmative were, Edwards, Of Yer
mont, Foster, Of Connecticut, Grimes, o
Iowa, Howe, of Wisconsin, Morgan, o
New York, Poland, of Vermont, ant
Sumner, of Massachusetts,.
denomination Committee at ''Outs.'
WASHINGTON, April 25.-There is
rumor current at the Capitol that the Re
construction Committee at its meeting to.
day failed to agree on a report, there be-
ing some disagreement among the leaders
An effort will, however, be made to recon
Gle conflicting views.
Cholera Deaths.
New YORK, April 25.-The Deput,
Health Officer reports twelve additions
deaths from cholera on the hospital ship
and the reception of FIVE new cases.
Official statistics published BY the gov
eminent of Guadalupe show loss death'
from cholera out Of l49, l67 population
AT the latest dates, however, the cholers
had disappeared.
Examination OF the Nitro-glycerin'
Shipper-DescriPtion of the OIL.
In the examination Of Otto Bursten'
bender to-day, charged with the shipmen
of nitro. glycerine by Wells Fargo s. Co.
California Express, Alfred Nobel. inven'
tor, was called for defense. He defined
the properties of the oil a, follows: First
i. is liquid; second, it is poisonous
third, If set on Are it does not explode
fourth, if confined and heated to $50 de-
grees it explodes; fifth, it has more con-
cen,ra,ion or power than gunpowder
He said: We are trying tho effect o.
mixing it with sawdust. My belief ii
that the mixture will prove more danger
GUS than the oil itself. Nisro-glycerine ii
not infamable, for if FIRE is set to it 1t doe'
not catch like turpentine or spirits, bu'
goes out when the match is withdrawn,
1. does not explode BY mere application o
FIRE. Its use in blasting is only possible
through q patent fuse; as q shower o
sparks will not explode it. Application
of FIRE has been tried hundreds Of times
Conclusion will not explode it. We tried
it, throwing it from nights of fifty feet
and in Hamburg the experiment wa, tried
Of throwing it up on a rocket, and its fal
Of more than one thousand feet did no
explode it. We afterwards proved it BY
heat, in a confined space; showing it tc
be pure.
European News.
New YORK, April 26.-The steamer
City Of Boston, from Liverpool Apri
llth, via Queenstown April 18th, has ar
rived. In London on the 18th, Consol'
closed at s6t@S6t; for money, 62os, I'll
@7lS.
The Austria and Prussia difficulty con
tinues to be critical. 1t is asserted tina
Prussia has decidedly refused to comply
with the Austrian request to withdraw
the order for mobilization Of the army.