The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-03

States enrolling all able bodied men between
- and - years. =, ,..,so,,.
Tho bin for the protection ot al persons
IN ~. rniovmcnt of civil rights, came up f
NJ SanisLurv called for the yeas any nays
ON Trunbnlls amendment declaring negroe7 .
Mr. Van Wrinkle spoke against the amend
mt Mr. Trumbull Withdrew it, offering
the following substitutes
:. That ali persons found in the Inlteh
States. without distinction Of color race
&c. not subject to amy foreign power are I
declared citizens.
Mr Guthrie inquired if Mr.. IfuihO"'i '''-
tended to naturalize Indians
Mr., TrnmbuIl replied we deal with liialah7
by treaty, except in reference 70 thos' v ~
are INCORPORATED into the United states anu
are snbiect 10 taxation
Mr. Curran said the amendment "Oulu
paturalize "a great number OF CAihSse -
rem in California TrumbuH replied the
children of Chinese parents born III TINS
country are citizens.
4 Mr. johnson thought the only way 70 feaeh
the euestion of citizenship was by Col>tl-
tntio7laI amendment and he doubted the ;'u-
thority Of Congress to pass such biil.
Pending the discussion the Senate al
journed. n-.,.
was received. transmitting information re-
srardino the surrender of the steamer Shen-
9rdoab which was referred. Nr Price NJ
troduced bill for the better organization
Of the navy.
The senate bin to enlarge the power, OF
the Freedmen's Bureau was taken mp
Mr. Donnelly suggested an amendment 10
provide common schools OF edIlca'loh l'i III
who apply therefor.
The Presidents message in answer To the
inauirv relative to negotiations in 1856 with
Mexico, for the purpose OF marching Inlteu
States troops from GuayanIsts 10 Arizona
through Mexico, encloses papers giving the
correspondence between Seward and >enor
Roman, May 4th, 1861
new YORK, Jan. 30.-The Posts " ASH
ington special says the House Committee on
PnbIic Lands have agreed to bill bringing
all the public lands of the South under the
provisions Of the Homestead act
The House Committee on Freedmen Al
fairs are ready to report back the senate
bilI roncering the Free imen's Bureau, VII Il
4 few amendments. One thereof was adopted
to ratifv Governor Aiken and others
The Senate amended bill provides that
whenever lands are restored to their former
owners. the occupants shall receive from the
Government 40 acres out Of the pubhc Idi'dS
The NcCuIl0ch Loan bill has been tenn
porarilv laid over by the Committee on
WAYS and Means, and new blll has pceh
drawn up: if the Secretary accepts the mod
{ ItEGtlBLs
prospect is that the new bill viii meet the
views Of both the Secretary and Committee,
there being no conflict between them.
The Commercials Washington special
saws the report of the Internal Revenue Com
[ inissiouers meets only qualified approval ;
the New England interest regard the report
/ fayorablv. but ii has been strongly objected
/ to As cOntemplatory of perpetHlt% OF TAXA
/ tion and the national debt, and as providing
/, tfaifT .1f4l n
/ nittee on WAYS and Means viii modify some
/ Of its proposed measures, but will maintain
/ the whisky tax at the present rate. The
western members Of the committee Will Sc
, cure the adoption of the report against pay
ing the fishing bounties
The Rev Mr Ray of Chicago, has just re
turned frOm the South, and is testlfying be
fore the reconstruction committee as to th'
condition Of the South.
PHILADELPHI, Jan 30.-COy. Curtin
/ Message approves the friendship expressed
in the Presidents message in reference to IL,
state Of the country.
MEMPHIS. Jan cot is reported here tha
the Steamer Matte, from hence to Lltth
Rock blew up and burned on Sunday last
six miles above the mouth of Arkansas river
I3O lives lost She had 80 cabin passengers
$50 deck passengers and zoe soldiers. Among
the passengers saved are DIR. Jenkins ant
Maj. Rankin.
EVANSVILLE. Jan. }U.-rhe steamer Mis-
souri, exploded this morning opposite Rob
ertson's Saw Sill a half mile below tn
mouth of Green river. The steamer Dlcta
tor was near at the time of the explosion, ar
/ took of the survivors. She also touched a
Newburr and took OFF Drs. William ant
Robert Slaughter. She gave no Particu
ulars. The wreck is IN possession on III
/ Evansville Packet Company.
WIN OOt off here last mon
SAYS there were a good many gentleman pas
sengerS and five or six ladies on board. In
cabin register has not been found. Report
show the officers and crew numbered abou
100. 4 newsbOy report says only about
, survivors were taken off, including tn
? wounded Capt. Hard and two sons weT
aboard 4 special dispatch says the Mlssoul
was racing with the Dictator at the time {
the disaster.
SAN FANCISCO, Jan. 30.--Gen. Halleck ha
} issued a general order directing the militar
E posts in this harbor and vicinity to be d
tacheG from the District of California.
AdVces from Ztrka say the weather u
the coast has been the most severe eVt
, known the snow is II to - feet deep G
: Scott's mountain, and no mail from Il
+ south for L days. The telegraph line ";
broken in a hundred places, and the conne'
1 ton with Washington territory broken o
The snow in the Willamette valley was ~
feet deep.
) WAsHINGTON, Jan. 81 The House Nj
- tary Committee are still engaged maturiI
the bill for an increase OF the army &c
5 Schenck is chairman.
!, The House Committee favors the lowe
possible standard, even below 10000 men,
possible.
ington special says Cen Thomas gives We
: cheerful account Of the state of affairs
e Tennessee. He will probably be called up
to give evidence before the reconstructi
Il committee.
# The Tribune's Washington special sd
on Monday next new money order offices W
C be opened in many Southern cities, inclU
ing Richmond Charleston, Savannah a
Mobile.
/ The Herald's Richmond correspondent sa
k ! efforts are making in the Virginia Legis
ture to declare the election of Senators |
IL derwood and Legarc Illegal, and Gov. Pi
P pont and John Minor Bolts are talked of
their successors.
The Navy Department positively cont
-e diets thc story about the fitting out of W
r. vessels at New Orleans TO operate on the I
Graude.
The Herald's Washington special says
ie conference of the senior Major Gener;
" causes most extensive speculations as
IDG results. ALlpIlS INC must pAdSblCd'
y theories is that the Generals have be
a. summoned to give their united vie
concerning the Southern country and I
necessity Of governing the South wi
n troops 1t is supposed the President
simply desirous of obtaining the opinio
lS of the Generals, and that Congress will !
nj here to the original idea of sub-comm tt(
to make trip of observation through
n Southern States.
D. The receipts of internal revenue sin
:, January lst reach nearly two millions
~ dollars
The House Committee on Commerce la
l. a proposition before them TO reduce I
4S emolument of collectors OF customs to
SIS reasonable sum, some of them, in salaay a
=. perquisites, having made from fifty to c
- hundred thousand dollars per year.
q BosToN, Jan. 31-The action of the III
ha itarv Court Martial in this city, relative
the alleged kidnapping of German emigra
Sc in Boston, III the summer of 1864 and th
- subsequent forcible migration, is very
satisfactory to the PruSsian Minister,
OF whose instance the said court was appoint
,t ana it Is probable the PrusSiau Governm
and other European States viii prohi
nd making any more labor contracts, and o
.sr erwise impede emigration TO this count