The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-30
NEWS ITEMS

BTEB rE FE
=Go1d closed in New York, Saturday, at
1895. aa So s7oiai1lo 'noaad
The French frigate Raccoon left Vera
Cruz the 2lst inst, with 1000 Austrian in
fantry.
Charles Augustus Davis, the well known
Jack Downing" died on Sunday night,
aged u years.
The President, on the Sth inst, returned
to the Senate, with his objections, the bill
for the admission of Nebraska.
eThe President, in compliance with res
olution of the House, transmitted to-day
voluminous documents on the subject of
the New Orleans riots in July last.
AT municipal election at Wheeling,
Virginia, on the 2Sth, the Democratic
ticket, with one exception, was elected by
a'decreased majority.
"A Paris dispatch says that Macmillan
has issued a manifesto against the ar
rangement between the United States and
France in regard to Mexico.
The lower branch of the Illinois Legisla-
ture has adopted a resolution giving the
State aid to complete the navy-yard at
Mound City.
r-JASklStb-AlGS IGC6IN6u dJ LOnNlOny SeettO
that the Cretan war has been renewed.
The terms of the Sublime Porte, for peace,
were rejected by the Cretans. A battle has
since been fought; the result not stated.
The correspondence between the Secre-
tary of State and Mr.. = otley, the Minister
at Vienna, wassubmitted to the Senate on
the 10Th inst. Seward wrote, on the 2lst of
November last, stating that he had been
Informed that Motley had expressed dis
gust at the Presidents whole conduct. R
~ San Francisco dispatch says that an
attempt has been made to capture the
steamers Panama and Continental off
Cape ST. Lucas by Col. Dortois, a Liberal
officer, but was frustrated by the energetic
action of the commander of the United
States steamerSwanee. sioap
CoNGREssIoNAL SUMMARY = SENATE
JAN ,29-The Chairman presented a COM
mpnication from the President, inclosing
the correspondence with the. State Depart
on, the subject of Mr.. Moiley's resignation
as Minister to Austria 1.-THE Chairman
also submitted the message yetoeing the
Colorado bill, and asked whal action
would the Senate take. After some debate
at the q expiration of which, the,
morning hour expired, the mes
sage went over until to-morrow
The tariff bill was brought up, after a few
slight amendments, when Davis moved to
re-commit the bill to committee for con-
sideration......-Thed duty on barley was in
creased from 10 to 20 cents per bushel.......
SSEnner moved to make duty on Goals
mined not more than 500 east of Washing
ton, 30 cents per ton. This was in the bill
as reported, but the Senate had already
amended it by making the duty 81 so
per ton on all imported coal.
House, On motion of Dawes, the Com
mittee Or Elections was discharged from
the consideration of the subject of the
Maryland elections, as the House had al
ready instructed the Judiciary Committee
to Investigate the official conduct of the
President. The Committee then took up
tie Consular and Diplomatic Bill. Niblack
moved an amendment to insert an appro-
priation for salary of the Minister to Portu-
gal-I-SchRnck, from the Military Commit
tee, reported back with an amendment,
the House bill to eGualize bounties.........
BidweM, the chairman Of the Committee
on Agriculture, announced that he should
soon introduce a bill to reorganize an Ag-
rlculture Department.....On motion of
Donelly, the Secretary of Interior was re-
qUested TO furnish information relative to
the mas acre at Fort Phil. KEarney, with
cause, etc.....The House went into com
m1ttee and considered the Invalid Pension
Bill, which appropriates S33 go, 900. 1t was
reported to the House with a. recona2nen-l
cation that it pass
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