Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-01-10
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Foreign and Domestic.

! Foreign and Domestic.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 7, Noon-The cotton
market rules quiet to-day and the sales tt
be made to day are estima ted at 10 ,00(
bales. Middling uplands I'D.
BERLIN, Jan. by the incorporation
of portion of Poland with Prussia The
Polish nationality is finally obliterated.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, Senate.
petitions were presented in this body to-
day.
The Presidents veto message was re-
ceived and read and the bill passed not
withstandiDg, by vote of 20 to 10.
The Nebraska bill was taken up and de-
bated and the Senate adjourned
The vote on the veto Nays-Cowan
Dixon, Doolittle, Foster, Hendricks, John
son, Nesmith, Norton, Patterson, Vanwln-
kle; absent-Burkalaw Davis, Guthrie
Harris, McDougal, Nye, Pomeroy, Riddle
Salisbury, Sprague, Wilson, Yates.
House.-The bill to retrocede Alexandria
to the District of Columbia was referred to
the District Committee on Judiciary.
On motion of Mr.. McCung, it was in
structed to inquire into the constitutional
ity and expediency of repeating the act ap-
| pointing commissioners to award commu
tation to the loyal owners of coloted vol
unteer soldiers.
A bill dividing the western district of
Arkansas into two judicial districts, was
referred to the judiciary Committee.
A bill for the relief Of the widows and
heirs Of those massacred or captured at
Fort Pillow, was referred to the Military
Committee.
bill to provide for q true national cur
rency and to provide for the collection of
the revenue for the liquidation of the ma
tional debt and other purposes, was re-
ferred to the Committee on Banks and
Currency.
A bill to repeal the act of March 3D.,
1868, relative to the habeas corpus, and re-
lating to judicial proceedings, was referred
to the Judiciary Committee.
MIR. Loan Of Missouri, introduced a res-
olution setting forth that, for the purpose
of securing the fruits Of the victory over
the rebellion, and in carrying out the will
of the people, as expressed at the ballot
box, it was the duty of the seth Congress,
without delay, to take action on the fol-
lowing subjects:
l. The impeachment of the officer now
exercising the functions of President of the
United States, for high crimes and INSIDE
meanors, of which he is SO VIGOROUSLY
guilty as to render it unsafe to longer al
low him to exercise the executive func-
lions.
2. To abridge the powers of the Execu-
tive so as to bring them within the lawful
limits.
9. TO effect perfect reorganization of
the States lately in rebellion, to restore
them to their rights in the Union, and
4. To secure by direct Federal interven-
ton the right Of the elective franchise,
- hHttt r.at,r
persons residing in the late rebel States.
Mr.. Ashley, Of Ohio, presented a paper
and resolution impeaching Andrew John
son, Vice President and acting President
of the United States, of high crimes and
Inisdemeanors, in that he usurped power
and violated law: that he had made cor
rupt use of the appointing power, the par
don;ng power, and the veto power; that
he had corruptly disposed of the public
property of the United States; that he had
corruptly interfered III the elections, and |
was guilty Of other high crimes and mis-
demeanors. The resolution instructs the |
Committee on the judiciary to INQUIRE |
in the discharge of his power and |
duties, Andrew johnson, Vice President |
and acting President of the United States, |
was guilty Of acts designed to subvert the |
Government of the United States, or any |
leParbneht thefeof, and whether he had |
been guilty of such acts as in the law
would be denominated high crimes and |
which required the inter
position Of the House; and the Committee
nave power to send for persons and papers,
Mr.. SPREADING, of Ohio, moved to lay
he resolution on the table, which was not
agreed to, by yeas SO, nays los.
Mr.. Ashley demanded the previous
question on the passage Of the resolution,
md it was ordered. The resolution was
hen agreed to by a vote Of lo6 yeas to 8s
Rays.
NEW YoRx, Jan. 7-Evening.-Cotton
losed with downward tendency, with
ales of 1000 bales at 34Ac to 35c. for mid
ling upland and 354c. to SEC. for m i'd
ling Orleans.
Night.-The money market was active
oward the close at seven per cent. Gold
losed at 1881.