The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-01-05
Three Weeks Eater
NEWS J

day, and the bark BcrHics on Tuesday, each bring
ing large mails. The clipper sailed FIVE days after
the bark, and arrived three days before her. bring
ing a later New York mail.
The news is quite Interesting, both from Europe
and America From our exchanges We CLEAN the
following summary
Pacific side.
4 most distressing shipwreck occurred Nov. "a,
near the port of San Francisco. Out of twenty-nine
passengers and crew, only three reached the shore.
The following is q brief report
The British iron ship COya, from Sydney, loaded
with coal. while standing III under easy sail on Sat
urday night, the Captain surprising the vessel to be
near the Faraliones, went ashore on the rocks near
New Years Point about : o'clock in the evening,
swinging around broadside to and pounding to pieces,
the crew and passengers being washed OF one by one,
and all persisted with three exceptions. The sur
vivOrs reached the shore nearly naked and almost
dead with cold and exhausted. They burrowed in
the sand all night and in the morning reached White
House ranch, where they were cared for. Only one
body-that of Mrs Jefieries. a passenger-dritted
ashore and was buried. The ship and cargo are a
total loss.
= full account is given by one of the persons saved.
and will be found in the Sacramento Union, of Dec.
l. The wreck was sold to J. T. Smiley for $3.50.
BRITIsH CoLUMBIA-The union Of the colony of
Vancouver Island with British Columbia was pro
claimed November %, at noon. All the Vancouver
Island officials are notified TO retire from office on the
3lst Of December, but it is understood that Colonial
Secretary Young and Treasurer Watson will be con
tiuued by the new regime in their respective offices.
The Capital is located at New Westminster. and by
some misunderstanding duties are not only levied at
Victoria but at New Westminster; double port charges.
head money, etc, are also charged, and much dis
satisfaction has been created.
Capt. Baby sailed for New York Dec. /, with his
wife and daughter, where he takes the agency Of the
compauy's business. Before leaving San Francisco.
the EN- ployees of the Steamship Company, presented
HI, ~ rho rnorpinr nf his lapartrra with N s,Do,h
silver wine cooler and salver, with Il suitable inscrip-
ton.
Congress-.
This body met Dec. 3, and the Presidents Mess
age was laid before it. 1t will be found on our fourth
page.
Leading Republican Congressman are maturing n
plan for the government of the Southern States in
view Of their probable refusal TO accept the constitu-
tional amendment: 1t is proposed to reduce these
States to q sort of Territorial condition modified to
meet their peculiar circumstances.
The House instructed the Reconstruction Commit
tee to enquire into the ex pediencY of establishing Ter
ritorial Governments i'll the States lately in rebellion,
ton.
Stevens gave notice Of intention to introduce a bill
to regulate the tenure Of Office. Its chief features
are as follows 1t requires the President to submit TO
the Senate all appointments made during the recess,
within twenty days of the converting of that body.
All appointments who may be rejected by the Senate
shat, be Ineligible for any Office under the Govern
ment for three years thereafter. Removals shall be
made only for mal!easance i'll Office and whenever it
becomes necessary for the President to make a re-
moVal for malieasance IN otlce, he shall report his rea-
sons for such removal within twenty days after the
meeting of the Senate. In case Of the rejection of
any person appointed by the President, the office
shall revert to mis- predecessor, except in certain
cases, and all subordinate appointments made by
persons so rejected shall fall with his rejection. and
their positions likewise revert to their predecessors.
In the Senate, Mr.. Sumner gave notice of intention
of introducing Tomorrow a series Of resolutions de-
claring the entire control OF Congress over the sub
ject of reconstruction, and the right to exclude the
late rebellious States from representation in Congress,
and from voting on amendments.
WAsurYGroN, Dec. 3-In the Senate, Messrs.
CattelI and Frelinghuysen, of New Jersey, and Fogg,
of New Hampshire, we're sworn in. Mr.. Sumner
moved to proceed with the bill 10 regulate the fran
chise in the District of Columbia. Mr.. McDougall
objected. The Senate then heard the Presidents
Message, and voted TO print &c, 1000 extra copies.
Mr.. Boutwell, introduced a bill providing for the
sale of surplus gold. 1t was referred.
Mr.. Schenck introduced a bill to fix the time for
the regular assembling OF Congress.
CHICAGO, Dec. "A Washington special says
Senator Dixon will hereafter act with the majority Of
Congress. The Banquet to Congress passed off with
great eciGt. Judge Carter made the welcoming adj
dress, to which Speaker Colfax responded. Other
speeches were made 10y Senators Howe and Wilson,
Thad. Stevens, Kelly, FOrney, etc.
There is no doubt the Senate will speedily pass the
House bill! repeating that section of the act giving
the President power 10 pardon rebels.
Mr.. Stevens introduced his bill to regulate remov-
mis- from Office. 1t was made the special order for
Friday.
Mr.. Lawrence, of Ohio, yesterday offered a resolu-
ton instructing the Judiciary Committee to enquire
into the expectancy Of providing the mode Of proce-
dure in case OF impeachment.
WASHINGTON, Dec. An the House, Mr.. Went
worth offered the following resolution RsSoiUed, in
response to that portion Of the Presidents Message
that relates to those communities which claimed to be
Confederate States of America, that this House finds
in the any acts of d~isloyalty which have transpirei
in those communities, since its last adjournment. as
well as in the recent elections in loyal States, addi-
tional reasons for insisting on the adoption Of the
pending Constitutional Amendment, before it will
consider the ~propriety Of giving them Congressional
representation.
MIR. Ancoua moved to lay the resolution on the ia
bic. Lost-yeas 81, nays 1l9.
The resolution was then adopted without division.
Mr.. Broomal offered the following:
Rcsolref, That the Committee on Territories be
/ instructed to inquire into the expediency Of report
ing a bill providing Territorial Governments for
several districts Of country within the juris LECTION Of
the United States formerly occupied 10y the once exist
ing States OF Virginia, North Carolina, South Caro-.
lima, Georgia, Florida. Mississippi, Alabama. Louis
lana, Arkansas and Texas, and giving to all adult
male inhabitants within the limits Of the United
States, or duly naiuralized. and not participants in
the late rebellion, full aud equal political rights in
such Territorial Governments. Adopted. Ayes, 10Y;
(, nays. 81.
Mr.. Stevens offered q resolution for the re-appOlDt-
ment of the Joint Committee Of Reconstruction, and
that documents and resolutions that were referred to
it last session be considered as referred to it anew.
! Adopted.
Mexican Affairs.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24-About the middle Of Octo-
Der the French Minister of State addressed this Gov
eminent, proposing to change the programme agreed
upon last June between Minister Bigelow and
Drouyn de Lhuys for the evacuation Of Mexico. In
stead of removing the troops in detatchments begin
ming in November aud ending six months thereafter,
it was proposed to embark all in one body about the
first of January. Our Government repies through
Bigelow that it adhered TO the original programme
and hoped there would be no delay in the sailing of