Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-03-12
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III
OVERLAND DISPATCHES
Conversational.

Mr.. Wilson presented o petltion OF over
500 citizens Of Alexandria for the an
~nexatiop Of that city to the District OF
Columbia. Referred.
Mr.. Williams presented a bill to pro-
vide for the registration Of voters in the
Territories. Referred.
Mr.. Sumner introduced G bill to pro-
vide for the adjustment and satisfaction
of claims of American citizens for spoil
alton committed by the French prior to
July, 1910, being the bill of last session.
Referred.
Mr.. Cragin introduced q bill authoriz-
ing the settlement Of claims for extra
pay granted to officers, seamen and ma
rines of the navy, who. served in the
Pacific squadron, by the Naval Appro-
priation bill of August, 1882, and March,
1852. Referred.
Mr.. Wilson introduced a resolution
in~structing the Judiciary Committee to
INQUIRE whether the sale of unarmed
and unnamed vessels to belligerent
powers by American citizens is now
lawful, and whether the right to do so
can be assured by legislation, and to re-
port by bill or otherwise. Agreed to.
Mr.. Sumner called up the resolutions
introduced by him Thursday, declaring
that certain further guarantees are re-
quired in the reconstruction Of the rebel
| States. After considerable debate, Mr..
Frelinghuysen said that three of the
points in the resolutions were contained
il the supplementary bill Of Wilson,
which was now before the Judiciary
Committee of the Senate. He moved
to lay them on the table. Carried :
yeas, Sc nays, 10.
Adjourned.
HoUsE.-Seyeral bills were introduced
and referred-among them one to aid
the construction of q railroad and tele-
graph from Lawrence, Kansas, to the
boundary between the United States and
Mexico, between Guaymas and fCalior-
mia.
A resolution was introduced by Mr..
Morrill, instructing the Judiciary Com
mittee to inquire if further legislation
was necessary to give United States
Courts jurisdiction over offenses COM
mitted on other waters than the high
seas. Adopted.
By Kelly-Declaring that the PROPOSE
ton that the war debt Of the country
should be extinguished by the genera
ton which contracted it, is instituted
by unsound principles Of national econ
omy, and does not meet the approval Of
this House. The House refused to Sec
ond the previous question by 26 to 60.
The resolution was referred to the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, when ap-
pointed.
By Mr.. Williams of Pennsylvania-To
regulate the practice and define the
powers of the Supreme Court of the
United States in certain cases arising
under the Constitution and laws thereof.
The Speaker announced the appoint
ment of committees as follows:
On Foreign Affairs-Banks, 0rth,
Cullom, Washburn of Wisconsin, R. Nc
Carthey, Blair, Myers, Robinson and
Morgan.
To fill vacancies in the Joint Commit
tee on Observation-Disclosures Hal
sey.
Special Committee on Niagara Ship
Canal-Messrs. Van Horn of New York,
Cook, Stevens, Washburn Of Massachu-
setts and Munger.
Mr.. Wilson Of Iowa, from the Judicia-
ry Committee, reported a bill calling
State Conventions and organizing State
Governments in the rebel States. 1t is
the bill introduced by Mr.. Wilson Of
Massachusetts, in the Senate last Thurs
day. The bill gave rise to considerable
discussion, and finally passed by a vote
of III to 81. .
Mr.. Donnelly offered n preamble and
resolution giving encouragement and
sympathy to the Irish reyo~lutionists.
Mr.. Stevens objected.
Pending a motion to suspend the rules
the House adjourned.
Specials to the New York Press.
New YORK, March lO.-The Herald's
special says it is given out that the
President has made up his mind to en-
force the Reconstruction law, and will
not offer objections or cause delays of
any kind to its operations. Thus this
m%uch-talked of matter will be finally
settled.
Messrs. Ould and Crump have return
ed to Virginia. Before leaving here
they were advised by the President not
to call any Convention, but to leave
that duty to the Military Commander.
This will defeat the. bill in the House of
Assembly tomorrow. John Minor Bolts
has written a latter, under date of
March 18th, to a prominent Congress-
man, in which be states that the rebel
Legislature of Virginia will fix the first
Tuesday in May for An election for a
convention; that the rebel forces are
thoroughly organized, and will certainly
control the convention unless a registra-
ton law, providing for voting by bal
lot, is passed at the present session of
Congress. he says that not one-ffth Of
the colored people are aware Of their
right to vote at the ensuing election.
He, and the Union people, implore Con-
gress not to adjourn before providing
the legislation suggested. =.
One of the provisions of the Act
passed during the last hours Of the
Thirty-ninth Congress provides for the
appointment of the United States Mar
shall for the District of Columbia by the
Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court,
instead of by the President as at pre-
sent. r..
An effort will be made in the present
Congress to establish q Joint Committee
on Ordnance, it being alleged that the
present system enforced in the Ordnance
Department in ~ruinous to all attempts
Iof Improvement in that branch Of the
service.
Upon a more careful reading Of the
Reconstruction bill it is required that
the commandants shall be officers in the
regular army therefore Sickles is etgi-
BILE. There is reason to believe that
Sherman, Hancock, Scofeld and Sickles
will be selected.
The Times special says it is under
stood that General Butler will to-mor-
row offer in the House a resolution in
structing the Judiciary Committee TO
inquire whether a civil officer can hold
his office or must be suspended during
his trial for impeachment.
Feniap Affairs In New York-Sailing OF
the st~eamships.
NEW YORK. March l0.-Tbe Fenian
excitement is undated. Numerous do