Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-06-01

President have made the same declara-
ton. III were a little younger, land l
shall be in o week. I think I would let
these officers know that this is q grand
inquest of the nation, before which men
who are guilty Of malfeasance in office
shall be brought, and their case pre-
sented to another tribunal to try
them. We are recreant to u interests,
to the interests of the country, if we do
not stand by those who stand by US. We
must take care that no more patronage
shall be put into the hands Of any man to
be abused. It is time we speak aloud and
let our friends know that they shall not
he sacrificed because they stand by Con-
gress; because they are not tools to a
recreant President. (Great excitement.
I have authentic information that this
very day this course has been taken BY
the Secretary of the Treasury. and he has
declared distinctly that in Pennsylvania
he will consult nobody but a recreant
apostate Senator who has betrayed his
party and his country"
Subsequently,, Mr.. Stevens, Of Pennsyl.
vania, withdrew his amendment, having,
as Mr.. Morrill, suggested, accomplished a
purpose in making q speech. .
Tho Colorado Bill.
Very earnest efforts are being made to
pass the Colorado bill over the veto, and
it is claimed that several Senators hereto.
fore opposed to admission will vote for it.
The question comes up on Tuesday the
2sth inst, when if not sure to pass 1t will
be further postponed.
JenC. Trial.
It seems to be the well settled opinion
in official quarters, that Davis trial will
DO postponed till next October. There
seems to be good authority for denying
the statement which has been extensively
published that q new indictment against
Davis has been drawn up in the Attorney
Generals Office since Speeds return to
Washington, and that Judge Underwood's
indictment will be quashed. 1t is not
improbable, however, that some changes
will be made in the indictment presented
by the Norfolk Grand Jury.
Jon.'s Wife nj Washington and For.
tress Monroe.
Mrs. Davis has been in receipt Of q
large number Of calls to-day.
The President has granted her permits
sion to remain with her husband at For
tress Monroe.
JeG.'s Private Secretary.
Burton Harrison, Davis private Sec.
rotary, arrived tonight, in company with
one Of Davis councillors.
National Bank Commute.
WASHINGTON, May 2sth.-In the SEN
ate, Wilson Of Massachusetts, Henderson
Of Missouri, Van Wrinkle Of West Vir-
ginis, Johnson of Maryland, and Bucka.
lew of Pennsylvania, were appointed q
special Committee to investigate the con-
di,ion of the National Banks. The pro.
ceedings were unimportant, and at l:SO
P. NJ, the Senate went into Executive
session.
Union Senatorial Caucus.
The Senatorial aucus renemed its ses.
sions this morning, and this evening there
was a full attendance but no vote was
taken on anything or any definite conclu-
sions reached. ~ DIP
The views of the various Senators hav-
ing been expressed on the reconstruction
programme, Fessenden Of Maine, Howard
Of Michigan, and Grimes of Iowa, ware
appointed a Committee to draft the report.
Neither Doolittle Of Wisconsin, Dixon
Of Connecticut, nor Cowan Of Pennsylva-
mia, were invited to attend the caucus.
Tax Bill Passed the House.
The House finally passed the tax bill
by a vote Of 100 against II. The noes
being Boyer, of Pennsylvania; Chandler,
Of New York; Eldridge of Missouri;
Order, Of Kentucky; Harding, of Ken.
lucky; Niblack, Of Indiana; Trimble, Of
Kentucky Marshall, Of Illinois Ross, Of
Illinois ; Ritter, ofKentucky and Wright
Of New Jersey.
The bill is the most bulky that ever
passed Congress /; covering over two hun.
bred pages and having q total Of $4,000
lines. There have been 57l amendments
made since the bill was reported from the
Committee on Ways and Means.
.r.s Mines Taxed, Ea
The clause levying a special tax OF ten
DER cent. on the mines, which was struck
out in the Committee Of the Whole, was
restored in the House.
Incomes 70 DO Published.
The amendment to prevent the publica-
ton of income returns was lost by 66 to
SO; and the new law is like the present
law in this respect.
ARadical meve Defeated.
A proposition, something like that re-
Gently discussed in the Senate for limiting
the Presidents power Of removal from
Office, was defeated by 81 to SO, on the
ground that It was not german to the
bill.
The President has nominated to the
Senate, William Taxson, now Chief Clerk
of the Navy Department, to be Assistant
Secretary Of the Navy, in place Of Captain
Fox, who has resigned. Captain Fox has
been nominated as the additional Assist
ant Secretary for period Of six months
under tho law recently passed.
Gen. siekIss Minister 20 tho Hague.
The commission Of General sickles, as
minister to the Hague, was sent to him
on Saturday. He has not yet signihed
his acceptance. nav ,
Cholera Abating.
NEW YoRx, May 26.-There have been
no deaths recently from cholera on board
the hospital ahin. AND Tho osSents ara