Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-01-10
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DATES UP 70 YESTERDAY.
Consre..lonaI ProceedInGs.

DATES UP TO YESTERDAY.
Congressional PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-The Senate
passed the District of Columbia Suffrage
bill over the veto, by a vote of 80 yeas
to 10 nays.
The House refused to adopt Niblack's
motion to adjourn on this, the anniver-
sary of the battle of New Orleans.
A message was received from the
Senate announcing the passage Of the
Negro Suffrage bill over the veto.
In the House, Mr.. Taylor, of New
York, introduced q resolution directing
the Committee on Naval Affairs to in
quire into the ~e1pediency Of amending
the Appropriation bill of July, 1885, SO
as to allow the sailors and marines OF
the United States the same bounties as
the soldiers, and under the same limita-
ton as it passed. rrar
On motion of Mr.. Hubbard, the Judi
ciary Committee was instructed to in
quire whether so much Of the 4lst Sec
ton of the National Banking Law as
limits the rights of the State authorities
to tax, at places where banks are locat-
ed, might not be SO amended as to per-
NIT such taxation st any time where
such securities are owned, being in the
State where the bank is located.
Mr.. Culpm, of Illinois, introduced a
resolution i~nstructing the Committee
on Ways and Means to inquire into the
expediency Of amending the revenue
laws so that incomes under n thous-
and dollars may be exempt from taxa
ton, and all over taxed at 8 per cent
Agreed to-.
In response to calls of the House the
Attorney-G General sent in to-day a re-
port of the prominent rebel officers and
citizens pardoned since April, 1865. 1t
shows who recommended them to Ex-
ecutive clemency. Among the latter
are Generals Grant, Meade, Sheridan,
Sickles, Thomas, Thurlow Weed, H. ].
Raymond, Admiral Farragut, Governor
Brownlow, General Speed,
Geo. D. Prentice and many other loyal
men. Gen. Grant signed the petitions
of General Roddy and A. P. Stewart.
It is sscertained on good authority
that the New Orleans Riot Committee
will submit a report, the majority deny
ing that the riots were brought about
by any agency of the civil authority.
The Judiciary Committee took up
Ashley's impeachment resolution to-day
and will proceed without delay.
The Judiciary Committee began the
investigation of Ashley's charges against
the President. Ashley was called be-
fore the Committee and made his charges
formally. The Committee impose the
injunction of secresy and correspond
ents disobeying this order will be called
to account.
In the Senate, Mr.. Sumner will intro
duce II proposition tomorrow to the eff
feet that all officers of the Government
whose compensation shall exceed 81, 900
per year, from salary or fees, who have
been appointed by the President and
confirmed by the Senate, and all per-
sons of this class now holding ofice,
shall be legislated out, in order that
new appointments may be made and
sent to the Senate.
Mr.. Morrill,, from the Committee on
the District of Columbia, reported
against the bill annulling all laws and
ordinances of the District Of Columbia
and the several Territories making a
distinction between persons on account
of color, and for the punishment of all
officers and persons who may attempt
to execute any such laws and ordinances
contrary to the provisions of this act.
This subject, he said, had already been
acted on in the Suffrage bill.
The adjustment Of the Nebraska bill
has been made on the basis Of Senator
Edmunds' resolution-that the Legisla-
ture shall not abridge or deny suffrage
on account of color, anything in the
proposed State Constitution to the con-
trary notwithstanding, and upon this
basis both Nebraska and Colorado will
be admitted immediately by ~majorities
sufficient to insure the passage over the
veto.
Another Arkansas delegation has ar
rived at Washington to oppose the ad-
mission Of representatives until that
State is organized on a basis of univer-
sal suffrage.
From Pennsylvania.
HARRISBURG, January sth.-There is
little doubt Of the election of Simon
Cameron as United States Senator on
the first ballot by a considerable major
ity.
Fr0m Canada.
ToRosro. 20. W., January eth.-Mc-
Mahon, Lynch and FIVE other Fenians
condemned to the death sentence, have