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PORTLAND DAILY PRESS.
Saturday Morning, December 80, 1865.
WASHINGTON.
Duties on Anaeric0N and
French VeSseLs.
THE MEXICAN QUESTION.
Lals
The Admission Of Southern States.
THE MEXICAN QUESTION.
The Admission Of Southern States


WASHINGTON, Dec. %.
The President has issued proclamation re
voling the exequator of Gerhard Jonssen, Con
sui of Aldenburg at New York, he having re-
swer in suit on the plea that he, a consular
officer, was thus seeking to use his official po
sition to defeat the ends of Justice.
There is authority tor stating that at II
o'clock A. NJ, Jan. 1st, 1867, the President will
receive the members of the Cabinet Foreign
Ministers, Judges of the Supreme Court of thu
District of Columbia, and of the Court O
Claims. At II IL o'clock the officers of the
Army and Navy and Marine Corps will be re
ceiyei. The reception Of citizens will com
mence at IL o'clock, noon, at which time the
gates Of the enclosure will be opened, and will
terminate at o'clock P. NJ. Ladies' will be re
ceived, D
The President issued this afternoon proc
lamation declaring that he has received through
Minister Montholn satisfactory evidence tina,
vessels belonging to United citizens will, after
Jan. 1st not be subjected to higher duties thar
are levied upon vessels of French citizens. He
therefore proclaims that French vessels will bf
subject to no higher tonnage rates than those
of the United States.
The question of sustaining Juarez in his wal
against the Imperial usurpers of Mexico and
the contending factions of that country for an.
other year, involving as it does the safety Of
American interests, is being seriously discuss.
ed at the present time, and it is understood q
movement is on foot looking to the raising of a
loan for that purpose
Gen. Banks committee is said to be favora.
BILE to the proposition of loan, and confidence
is expressed that the committee will report q
bill
The Senate and House Committee are con-
siderably apart in their views of the Wells
Tariff project, but further interchange Of
opinions and ideas will no doubt put the mat
ter in satisfactory light.
Soon after the assembling of Congress q Wig
orous effort will be made to commit the two
houses in securing the admission of any single
Southern State, or any number OF them, who
shall accept the Constitutional Amendment
Some Of the Representatives of the South as
sert that this proposition as a fnality has never
been made in Congress, and there is growing
desire that it shall be made early after the re-
assembling as possible. Quite number of re-
publican members stand pledged to vote for
such a bill.
A despatch received at Headquarters of the
Army from Fort Laramie confirmed the state
ment of the terrible massacre which occurred
on Friday, the 21st inst, near Fort Phil Kear
ney. Brevet Col Filleman, Capt. Brown and
Lieut.. Grammond, of the 18th infantry, with
81 enlisted men of the I'd cavalry and 188 in
tantry, were surrounded by the Indians, and
every officer and man killed.
Gen. Grant has recovered from his recent
sickness, and was again at his Office this morn
ing.
The President, tonight, visited the Masonic
Fair by invitation. He was received by the
knights Templars with the honors of the order
"A large number of spectators forming in line
passed to where he was standing.