Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-03-07

Conversational.

Ramsey introduced a resolution calling
ON the Secretary of the Interior 70 COM
muuicate-a copy of the report OF Briga-
der General Thompson on the r"e'
Railroad and its branches. ~
Mr.. Sherman called up the resolution
from the House for the appointment OF
a Joint committee Of three Senators ana
three Representatives to revise n nh
the pay Of the officers Of the two Houses:
Mr.. Doolittle, on a question OF prlVi-
lege, referred to the report OF the com,
mittee of the last House, which chargeu
that he had received $4,000 from MI
Smythe. He characterized it as an ao-
solutely and unqualiiedly false and cow
ardly Islander. He said there was not a
single instance during the Senatorial
career where his accommodation had been
soppbt and obtained that a pecuniary
consideration Of the value OF one cent
had ever been expected or received
directly or indirectly. -.
Mr.. Patterson, charged with receiving
money from the same party by the COM
mittee, said: GAN l have to say is, thai
it is false-false in charge, false in It's
intentions, false in its ~inuendoes.
never received a cent from Mr.. Smythe.
If the Senate will permit me TO say so, l
will say it is false as hell
Mr.. Harlan introduced a bill to admit
Colorado, and gave notice OF q bill 10
construct a military and freight railroad
from the Mississippi river to the Atlantic
coast.
Mr.. Sumner introduced a bill to pro-
vide a republican form of government
for the late rebellious States. 1t pro-
vides for the establishment of civil gov
ernments on the basis of loyal voters.
Ordered printed, and to lie on the table
until the committees are formed.
Mr.. Sumner introduced a bill to pre-
scribe an oath to maintain a republican
form of government, which prescribes
that every person in any State, except
Tennessee, lately declared in rebellion,
shall, before being allowed to vote or
hold office, take an oath or affirmation
to maintain a republican form of govern
ment in the State of which he is an in
habitant and in the United States; that
he will recognize the indissoluble right
of the Republic, and discountenance all
efforts to break away or secede from the
Union; that he will give his influence to
sustain the national currency n dis
c%ountenance reputation of the war debt
Of the United States and the payment of
the rebel debt or any claim for loss OF
slaves; that he will discountenance and
resist all laws making distinction on &C
count of race or color; that he will give
his support to education and the diffu-
sion of knowledge in public schools open
to all; and any person falsely taking
such oath is to be deemed guilty of per.
Jury, and subject to the penalties thereof,
and rendered incapable of holding office.
Mr.. Harlan introduced a bill to con-
solidate the Southern and Central In
dian Superintendency and certain In
| dian agencies, and Great an Indian
Superintendency for the Territory OF
Idaho. Ordered printed.
Mr.. Wilson introduced the following,
which was ordered printed:
Joint resolution declaring that where
as the municipal officers Of Alexandria
have refused to obey and execute the
laws of the United States, therefore re-
solved, ETC., that the municipal offices
of that city are hereby declared vaca-
ted, and the persons exercising the au-
thority Of said Offices shall, on convic-
ton, be imprisoned for not less than one
year, and pay a fine Of not less than one
hundred dollars.
HousE.-Mr. Thomas presented a petit
ton of j. J. Stewart, contestiug the
seat of Mr.. Philips, Of Maryland. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Elections.
Mr.. Moorhead offered a resolution re-
ferring the Tariff bill of the Thirty-ninth
Congress, with pending amendments, to
the Committee on Ways and Means when
appointed.
specials TO the Now York Press.
NEW YORK, March 6.-The Post's
special states that the extremists in the
House will try tomorrow to raise a
Special Committee on Impeachment OF
the President, with Butler as Chairman,
instead Of Wilson, of Iowa. The inten-
ton is to constitute the committee so
as to insure extreme measures, but sue
cess is impossible.
In the Senate Mr.. Fessenden withdrew
from the Financial Committee, Of which
Mr.. Sherman will be Chairman.
The Times special says General But
ler's plan concerning impeachment is to
appoint a select committee to sit during
the recess, and at the same time pass q
bill authorizing the Speaker to convoke
Congress i n extra session at the demand
of the Committee; but it is thought
he will have to include the Judiciary
Committee.
1t is probable that a recess will be
taken from Saturday next to May or
October.
Washingten Matters.
WASHINGTON, March 5.-It is under
stood that there will be 40 change in
the members of the House Finance Com
mittee, but that the Speaker will leave
two vacancies to be hereafter filed.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-0ficial pub
LEGATION is made to-day, through the
Department of State, Of the Act to pro-
vide for the more efficient government
Of the rebel States, and the Act regulat-
ing the tenure of certain civil officers.
Several private conferences of Re-
publican members of the House were
held to-day, at one of which Generals
Butler aud Logan were present, adyo-
eating, it is said, the appointment Of a
special committee to pursue the i'm
peachment of the President.
The Ohio delegation had a conference
to-day, but the subject Of their delibera-
tions 10 not known.
The New York delegation in confer
ence recommended that the impeach-
ment question be referred to a special
committee, to be composed of several
members of the late Judiciary Commit
tee, and be returned to the present
House.
The views of these several parties
will be argued upon in caucus tonight,
at which it will be determined whether
the standing committees shall now be
appointed, or whether after the cleo
tions in the Northern. States. The
probability is that the appointment Of
the committees will be postponed, ex-
cepting the one specially instructed
with the question Of impeachment.
Govsrnsr Pierpont and tho VIRGINIA Leg
i~slaturo ON the Re~construction Bill.
NHw YORK, March 6.