Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-03-01
OVERLAND DISPATCHES


Tho Radicals In Maryland : Universal
Manhood Suffrage Adopted rs Their
Platform. i{i l4E MI a y
BALTIMORE, Feb. 2S.-Thn Radical
State Convention met yesterday. 1t
was numerously attended. 0hr, of
Allegheny county, presided. Strong re-
solutions were adopted as the platform
for the party in the State. Universal
manhood suffrage was proclaimed, and
the Conservatives Of the State threaten
ed with Congressional interference if
the plan for calling a State Constitution
al Convention is carried out except on
the broad platform of universal suffrage.
The same party held II large mass meet
ing at the same place last night. The
house was crowded. Speeches were
made by Hon. Horace Maynard, Of Ten
nessee, Hon. Columbus Delano, of Ohio,
and others, allin favor Of negro suffrage.
The President was denounced and the
course of Congress commended.
preme Court Of Alabama.
s'' NEW YoRK, Feb. 2S.-Advices from
the South state that it is supposed there
will be twice as many white voters in
Virginia as black. ~,. ,r /.
The crops promise well, the only draw
back being the scarcity of negroes.
The Supreme Court of Alabama hrs
decided that the Emancipation Pro.
clamation of President Lincoln did
not take effect in that State until May,
1865.
ConErcssionRl.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The Tariff
bill occupied the House in Committee
of the Whole about six hours to-day.
Eighty-One out of the 275 amendments
recommended by the Ways and Means
Committee have, been acted upon. A
sharp debate of half an hour on wooden
focks missed the duty on this article
from three cents in the Senate bill To
twelve cents. Most of the Ways and
Means recommendations or wool aud
woolens an advance on the Senate bill,
and nearly all Of them have been agreed
to-. The debate on, flax lasted over ar
hour and fixed the duty on raw flax n
$40; hacked, $50; raw russit hemp,
$50; other hemps, $50; flax straw, So
Nearly all the amendments on iron were
advances on the Senate bill. Most o.
them were agreed to in an all night
session Of the Senate.
The joint resolution for the erectio I
.F -, naNautran ctntntn 20 eliza tnnpnnrt
of Gen. Scott passed.
Paragraphs from the Now York Press
New YORK, Feb. 2S.-The Herdld,
special says information has been re
ceived by the Secretary Of the. Treasur!
that steps have been taken toward form
ing an organization among the mer
chants Of England for the purpose o
smuggling goods into the United States
through Canada if the high Tariff be
comes II law.
The Times special says the %countr!
will be startled before the close of an
other week by the report of the Judi
ciary Committee on the Impeachment
matter, indicating the progress the!
have made and asserting the necessit,
for pushing the investigation in the mex
Congress, the developments thus far de
handing its continuance. Those witt
| believe the committee have done moth
ing will find themselves seriously mis-
taken.
The Presidents veto of the Recon
struction bill is prepared. 1t is quite
lengthy, n is especially devoted t
the legal features Of the bill. Its ton,
is firm but respectful. The veto Of thu
Tenure Of Office bill is also prepared
Besides Directing to the section includ
ing members Of the Cabinet, the Presi
dent objects to making the tenure o
other offices during good behavior OF
for life. The provision of the Army
bill hat the headquarters Of the Gene
raj shall be in Washington only, anc
that all orders shall emanate from tn,
General. etc., is regarded as uuconsti
t%utional, and that bill also will doubt
less be vetoed.
II is reported that Postmaster Gene
raj Randall is to resign and go to Wen
ma as Minister, in place Of Motley.
The Rerdlds special says n force i!
organizing at Leavenworth, under Gen
cral Hancock, to operate against the In
dams in Kansas and Nebraska.
The Worlds special says the report o.
the Judiciary Committee in the i'm
parchment matter will he as complete q
failure as the evidence has been to sus'
tain the charges preferred.
The Tribuns's special says that unless
the House report the Loan bill, as pass
ed by the Senate yesterday, there i:
very little probability of anything being
passed this session, us the Senate i:
unanimous against the House scheme,
The Ways and Means Committee will
cndeavor to get the House to concur.