The Daily clarion., 1866-12-14
uNuEuGN INTELLIGENCE
CONGRESSIONAL.


Low Middling 80; Middling 32 Strict Mid
ding 33; Good Middling 35; market firm
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 12.-Flour dull and un-
changed Lard dull at 3D. Whisky 219022O.
PARIS. Dec. 13-The Empress Eugene has
finally decided to visit the Pope at Rome,
LONDON, Dec 13-NOon.-It has been
clearly proven that the steamship Bolivar
which was recently seized in Medway, was
not designed for the Fenians. She belongs
to Columbia, and will be delivered to the
agent of that government as soon as pos
sible
A most appalling explosion occurred in
colliery at Barsley, in the county OF York
Loss of life was frightful. The bodies OF
| over three hundred dead have already been
recovered, and many others are still unac-
counted for
States of Northi Germany will meet in this
city on Saturday
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 13-Cotton market opens
quiet and steady. Sales to-day will proba-
bly, reach 10000 bales. Prices unchanged,
Middling Uplands being quoted at l44.
New YORK, Dec. 13-Gold 378. Cotton
firm but quiet at 34035; Middling Uplands
So for Orleans.
The Herald's Washington special says
number of Senators and Representatives in
dicated their intention of spending Christ
mas in the cities of New Orleans, Memphis
and Mobile.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 13- Sheridan tele-
graphs Grant that the act of Sedgewick had
given rise to no complications. EscObedO
had asked him (Sheridan) not to hold Sedge-
| wick responsible for it. Canales and fac
ton having been submerged, Sheridan says
he was enabled to release Ortega, upon Es-
cobedo promising to look out for him There
is not city in Mexico which takes issue
with the Juarez government.
| In the Senate Mr.. Chandler, from the COM
mittee on commerce, reported the joint Teso-
luton to amend the ninth section of bill
for the protection of the lives of passengers
on steamboats,, so as to allow steamboats, to
carry friction matches without slowing
them as required by that act in proof safes.
Read three times and passed.
| rYates introduced a bill to provide for
the publication of the amendment to the
Constitution of the United States. Referred
to the committee on reconstruction.
Mr. Howe offered resolution, which was
adopted, instructing the committee on pub
lie funds to report upon the expediency of
printing the report of commissioners of the
land Office for the year ending 1886, in the
different foreign languages, for distribution
at the Paris exhibition.
Mr.. Wade moved that tomorrow be set
apart for the consideration of the bill to ad-
NIT Nebraska and Colorado, but subsequent
ly withdrew the motion, and gave notice
that he should call up the bill tomorrow.
Mr. Sherman introduced resolution call
ing on the Secretary of the Treasury for the
names of the national banks that have not
complied with the provisions OF the law re-
quiring them to keep reserve funds on hand.
The District suffrage bill was taken up.
The question was on Mr.. DiXons amend
ment, to attach the qualification of reading
and writing.
Mr.. Cowan opposed the amendment, and
Mr. Foster spoke in favor of it.
On motion of Mr.. Hurlbut, delegation of
three from the committee on public expen-
ditures was authorized to proceed to New
! York to finish taking the testimony IN refer
ence to the custom house frauds.
Mr. Schofield introduced bill to extend
Court for the Western District of Pennsyl-
vania Referred to the Judiciary commit
/ tee. . ..- -r r.-...
/ Also, bill relative to the rank and pay of
| army officers. Referred to committee mill
tary affairs.
Mr.. Cooper presented the credentials of
Mr.. Wiley, Representative from the Second
Congressional District of Alabama. Referred
TO committee on reconstruction.
Mr. Bedwell offered resolution instruct
ing the post office committee to inquire into
the expediency of establishing another over
land mail route from San Francisco, via Los
Angeles to Memphis. Adopted.
| From the committee on civil service Mr.
jerks reported substitute for the civil
service bin. Recommitted and ordered
printed.
Under call of the committee for reports,
Brandege, from the naval committee. re-
ported a bill for the payment to the COM
mander of The Preble, of the navy, his pay
| from July 16, 1862, as the order discharging
him had never been affirmed.
discussion arose on the bill Mr.. Wash
burn arose, opposing it, on the ground that
it proposed to give pay to the officer for the
time he was out of the service
The bill was finally referred to the COM
mittee on claims.
! Mr.. Lawrence, of Pennsylvania introduced
bill repeating the fourteenth section of the
act of July %, 1866, to protect the revenue,
ane authorizing the direct tax commissioner
in insurrectionary districts to impose the
fifty per cent. penalty, and ten per cent per
annum interest on unpaid taxes Referred
to the committee on ways and means
The House agreed to adjourn from the Goth
| to Jan. lst.