The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-13
Chile.


EzclsinG Times n Cengress-Libesty II The
Press-Trade FiourishIug.
Nel eco ntt .lt' vAIrARADo Jsse a. 1oo7
~ me eyes Of the public nov principally directed
towards coegrss whose abon ars the only thing which
makes little stir in political sta&sation. Three
sessions have 90 far been held and already In
the midst Of parliamentary and unpazlamentary nsha
The elections In several Of the northern districts
eutragsousy interored with by The government that Il
was anticipated the committee appointed for sxamnng
the validity Of the wrts would have nice time Of it.
Tho committee however, made short work Of II byrs-
commenting the admission Of al honorable members,
excepting only the radical Representatives from Lnares
for which district there double sstens Of ths radi.
cal candidates and the other Of the government party
they left II open the respective committees indvid-
uas to protest afterwards against the different contested
elections The report Of the committee IL now before
the House. far solid discussion has taken place
the main question. but rather skTmishing ON
row has however, been 60. up already and 70 Judge
by proceedings far, the sessions Of the present
an non Gu'l,srmo Ms.ta Was commsncnr one Of the
eloquent speeches for which he is noted, when the
gallery interrupted him by loud applause The Presi.
dent or speaker got angry, and instead OF giving the
gallery warnings he onght TO have done, closed
the session once. On the 9Th matters became even
worse Not only was the gallery present In greater
force ana made more than the usual noise cheering the
opposition members and kissing those who spoke Tor
the government but inside the House several IN
dependent representatives Of the people having
lively mill with the government pots The latter It
must be acknowledged werc principally in fault BY first
using abusive language a. for instance, Mr. OIea VINO
called the press OF the republic corrupt and
The 20, hard nits afer that for their
lukewarn and ambiguous conduct OF the war against
SPAIN in SPITE Of their grandiloquont promlses
Among other bills before tho House We notice two for
the by law of the liberty OF the press Tor
although the in Chile has de aco enjoyed full
liberty the last six years. de juTe there still exist
old fashioned restrictions and traminels
Mr. Maxim.ano Errazuriz, the Chilean Minister in
England, has rendered his resignation HIS successor
Ia not known yet
The trade of port is very foursbng 70 judge by
the Of shIps in port on the 9th and 6tn not
fever than forty vesses Of different sizes and from d-
ferent parts OF world in our bay The
weather lately been rather squay but no disasters
of any importance occurred with the exception OF
tho British bark Contest which rock, the 4th
inst at tho mouth OF the river Rapel on her voyage
from Callao 10 this port Tho vessel Is total wreck
saved
No change in the price Of wheat and -four The ex-
port to England and Montevideo continued lively,
although stock 10 not large.
The Nyack, commander Pendergrast, arrived here on
the 9th from the North, touching last Al Coguimbo.
sbe brought orders TO the Dakota, which she met on
her way down, to 60 north.