Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-02-26

Senate, Dixon Of Connecticut, from the
on Post Offices and Post
Roads, reported a resolution calling on
the Post Master General to lay before the
Senate all information in his possession in
to the feasibility and usefulness of
establishing telegraph lines in connection
with mail routes for the transmission Of
and public business.
Brown Of Missouri spoke at some
length on this subject, favoring the estab-
lishment Of Government telegraph lines.
The resolution being adopted. the resolu.
ton which passed the House, ~forbidding
the admission Of the Southern members,
was taken up.
Mr.. Sherman Of Ohio opposed the con-
sideration Of the question, saying it could
not be fairly discussed at the present time.
Mr.. Fessenden of Maine said he called
up the motion because he considered it Of
the creates: importance. He denied that
there was a desire to get up a quarrel be-
tween the President and Congress. If
Congress is placing itself in the way of a
reconstruction by keeping out members
from the South it ought to know it.
Mr.. Sherman, in reply. thought the
events Of yesterday too fresh in the men,
DRY Of Senators not to have some infu-
ence upon them, and thought it well to
allow that influence to pass away.
Mr.. Fessenden then took the floor on
the resolution, arguing that it was the de-
termination of Congress not to act upon
the credentials of Southern members until
il had passed a law for the admission Of
Southern States. He read from the Presi-
dents speech a paragraph stating that the
States had no right to 90 out of the Union ;
that he still maintained that theory, and
when the States gave evidence Of
and obedience they should be re-
stored to their former relations. Mr..
argued for the right Of Con-
sress to inquire whether and OF the con-
iitions named by the President had been
complied with, and said that a special
committee for that or any other purpose
was nothing more than a servant Of Con-
gress, and could not set up its authority
the body which made it. On the
Of the bill vetoed by the President,
he said he had never been a very warm
friend of the bill, but would yield his OBJ
because he thought the powers
conferred BY it were constitutional, and
exercise necessary. He voted to
the bill when returned because he
to the closing portions Of the
Veto Message, expressing the opinion that
Congress could not make a law to tax any
State unrepresented.
The House declared the election Of
VOORHEES,, of Indiana, illegal, and gave the
seat to Henry d. Washburn, by 81 ayes
to Sc noes.
Mr.. Stevens, of Pennsylvania, introduc-
ed a bill to secure the speedy construction
of the Southern branch of the Pacific Rail-
road and Telegraph. Referred to a select
on the subject.
Mr.. Ram,ey's bill, introduced in the
Senate, to-day, to secure the speedy con-
s,ruc,ion of the Northern Pacific Railroad
and Telegraph, authorizes the Secretary
Of the Treasury, whenever the Commits
Of the road shall report the COM
of two hundred and fifty or more
consecutive miles, to pledge the credit Of
the Government to the payment Of the in
terest on the stock, at the rate Of six per
cent. per annum, and semi-annually, at
the rate Of $40. 900 per mile.
Caucus-Grear Feeling Coa-
corning tho President's speech
Forncy Proscribed-The Southern
Railroad. .
WASHINGTON, Feb. ga Caucus Of
Union members was held tonight, at The
Capitol. After a full interchange Of opin-
ions on State and public affairs, they in
dicated a disposition to treat the President
with all propriety and kindness, but be-
no symptoms of a surrender Of
principles, nor any Of the rights Of the
branch OF the Government.
Senator Sherman has the floor for Mon
day, and will speak in favor Of House
concurrent resolutions, affirming views Of
Congress concerning tho admission Of
Southern members.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-Such a Carni-
raj of treason as yesterday transpired at
Growers Theatre, and in front of the
White House. has never before been heard
n public, in the North. Robert Johnson,
he Presidents Private Secretary, and his
Patterson, Senator elect from
Tennessee, were present, and occupied
prominent positions. Mr.. Lincoln was
denounced by n Of the speakers, and the
rentiment was cheered. Taken in con-
with the subsequent speech Of
Andrew johnson, the proceedings Of the
lay have been beyond all precedent the
most disagreeable Of any ever witnessed in
country, and cannot, with the best
,egard for the truth, be stated in o milder
President Johnson directed the heads Of
several Of the Departments to withdraw
their advertising patronage from Forney's
Chronicle, which has taken q decided stand
the policy Of the Administration.
The House Committee on the Pacific
reported 4 bill authorizing q
second Pacific Railroad Company, the
Southern branch, organized under the
laws OF Kansas, and holders Of grants of
lands heretofore made to Kansas to aid in
the construction Of the railroad from q
point near Fort Ripley down the Neo.ho
River to where said road is intersected by
the Leavenworth, Lawrence and For. Glib.
son road.
Rorney's Press on the Prosidsnt-