Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-21
OVERLAND DISPATCHES

The FenInn Excitement taking Shape.
New York, Feb. 20.-The Fenian ex-
citement in this city is shaping into Sc
| rious action. The encouraging tele-
grams are disbelieved. Volunteering is
brisk. a.
The Massachusetts Usury Laws Abol-
BosToN, Feb. l9.-The bill a%bolishing
the usury laws has passed the Legisla-
ture and becomes a law the first OF July.
Washington Afrairs-A Protest.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l9.-Seward has
addressed to General Savoger, Minister
| of the Columbian Government ut Wash
ington, a protest against the decree OF
| the President of Columbia in relation
| to the jurisdiction Of that government
over prizes captured and brought into
its ports by cruisers of the allied Repub-
| lies of the Pacific in the war with Spain
declaring the decree in contravention
with the law of nations. The Govern
ment has given notice that should any
of its vessels be captured, proceedings
under the decree will be held null and
void as against the United States.
Tho Civil Rights LAW.
The following circular, by command
| of General Grant, has been issued:
Hereafter none. but unmarried men,
who are not less than FIVE feet in hight,
will be enlisted yinto the army of the
United States for Ruy arm of the service.
This regulation will not apply to men
enlisting in the regiments of the Veteran
Reserve Corps, or to men cnlisting as
musicians. ...
Freedmen In Florida.
Colonel Sprague, Assistant Commits
| sioner Of the Freedmen's Bureau for
Florida, reports freedmen still arriving
from South Carolina and Georgia. Many
are entering land under the homestead
bill. The State generally is quiet and
prosperous.
surrntt In Washington,
Surratt was delivered to the civil au-
thorities, to-day, and placed in one OF
the iron-clad cells in the Jail of this city.
No one is allowed to see him excepting
his counsel and the officers of the pri-
sou. The prisoner positively denies
that he is Surratt.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l9.-SENATE.-The
bill to abolish and forever prohibit pc
onage in New Mexico passed. r4
A bill passed that regular army Off
GERS shall have by brevet the highest
rank they held as volunteers.
The bill for the increase Of pay for
two years from the LIST Of July. next to
army officers below the rank of Major
General, auk continuing in force three
years from August Goth last. The Act
for increase of pay to soldiers in the
army, etc., was considered. Among its
provisions is one prohibiting whipping
or manning Of persons rs punishment
for crime in any State lately in rebel
lion, and another the disbandment Of all
the militia of said States. An amend
ment was adopted that the increase of
pay to officers shall date from July,
1866, instead Of 1867. Section A., re-
lating to the d~isbandment of the militia
in the rebel States, was stricken out.
The bill then passed.
The bill supplementary to the Act
Observation-Disclosures for debt passed.
Adjourned.
House.
WASHINGTON, Feb. ia message
was received from the Senate, announc-
ing that it insisted on its amendment to
the Military Bill, was read.
Mr.. Wilson of Iowa moved to concur
in the Senate amendment with the fol-
lowing amendment as a proviso:
Provided, no person excluded from
the privilege of holding Office by said
proposition of amendment to the Con-
~stitution of the United States shall be
| eligible to election as n member Of the
Convention to form a Constitution for
any of said rebel States; nor shall any
such persons vote for members Of such
Convention.
Blaine moved the previous question.
Eldridge moved to table the bill. Re-
jected, yeas 80, nays lO6-Stevcns not
voting. r G