The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-01-11
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WASHINGTON, January IL.
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WASHINGTON, January II.
Going TO Charleston.
The Colored Regiment o. S. A., recruited in
this vicinity, has been ordered to South Caro-
lima, under General Miles, formerly jailor to
JEFF. Davis, with headquarters at Charleston.
Soldiers and Sailors at Work,
The Senate Committee on Printing has COM
menced an investigation into the charge made
by the Soldiers and Sailors Union, that Super
intendent Wendell has discharged soldiers from
situations at the Government Printing Office.
The Tariff Bill.
1t is stated in some of the morning papers that
the Senate Finance Committee would report the
Talif bill to day, but Mr.. Fessenden is not in
his seat this morning, and there is no good rea-
son TO suppose the bill will be reported before
Monday. The bill will adopt the rates upon
wool fixed by the compromise between the
wool growers and manufacturers, and will not
be more favorable to the iron interest than the
Wells bill.
He Will Sign his own Death-VVarrant.
The President will sign the bill fixing the
time for the assembling of the Fortieth Con-
grcss on the 4th of March.
The Impeachment Question Settled.
The impeachment question will be virtually
renitted to the next Congress.
The Negro Suffrage Act.
The act comforting the right of suffrage on
negrOes in the District of Columbia is officially
published 1t is accompanied by the certificates
of the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the
House, stating that it had passed into a law
not withstanding the Presidents veto.
Public Lands.
The Commissioners of the General Land Office
hopi inst iNad rat11 nf tha of tha
public lands from the. Surveyor.General of
Colorado Territory, covering eighteen town
ships of the sub-divlsonal survey. The locality
is on the upper waters of the Keaiva, Camanche,
Bijou, and Running Tarrape creeks, the tribu-
tares of the south fork of the Platte river
Several of the townships contain pine forests
fiji for lumber and fuel, and covering sixteen
sections of land, in some instances growing
densely and others sparsely. The lands are
thirty miles in a southeasterly course from
| Denver City. In the southeast part of townships
T. =. r. 81, west OF the sixth principal meridian,
and east of Biiou creek the surveyor discovered
III the bank of a ravine, eight feet below the
surface, soft coal two feet in thickness.
CdiGtOTnid.-The Commissioner of the General
Land Office has Just received returns from the
district land Office at San Francisco, California
showing that in the month OF November, 10, 100
acres we're disposed of by cash sales and under
the Homestead law for actual settlement and
SIS, ,l58 and besides, the disposal of several lots
in Petalermo, under the town property laws OF
1864 and 1866.
ArkansdS.-Re from the Little Rock
Office, received by the Commissioner, indicate
that in the month of December thirty-three new
farms were added to the productive power of
the State, by entries under the Homestead law.
WASHINGTON, January 1.-THE National Equal
Rights League Convention of Colored Men have
passed series of resolutions, embracing the
following points,
First. The right to WELD the ballot, because
we are American citizens, and as such entitled
to it.
Second. Because we are taxpayers, and as
such Justly entitled to'tull representation IN the
State and Federal Governments
Third. Because we are patriots, and as such
have proved our loyalty to the country by out
selGsacrifcing behavior IN the hour of heI
sorest trial.
Fourth. Because it is a natural and inherent
right, pertaining to every native-born American
citizen, whether white or black, who has
reached his majority.
Committee was appointed to wait upon the
Reconstruction Committee, and ask a business
/ interview.