Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-01

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calling on the President for the corrts-
pondence between the State Department
and Foreign Ministers on the policy OF
the Administration toward the rebelli-
Gus States, and of any inquiries based
on conversation reported to the State
Department.
On motion Of Mr.. CONFESS, the Secre-
tary of the Treasury was asked as to the
advisability of a reciprocity treaty with
the Sandwich Islands.
On motion of Mr.. Sherman, railroad
companies were authorized to import
iron for their roads for two years. This
provision is for the benefit Of the Pacihc
Railroad, which by existing laws is COM
PEELED to use American iron.
On motion Of Mr.. Sprague, animals
imported exclusively for breeding were
placed on the free list.
In the House, Mr.. Trowbridge, from
| the Committee on Enrolled Bills, report
ed by privilege a preamble stating that
the bills to repeal the amnesty powers
of the President and regulate the cleo
tive franchise in Territories Of the Uni
ted States, had become laws by the fail
ure of the President to sign or return
them with objection; concluding with a
resolution asking the Secretary Of State
to inform the House whether said laws
had been filed in his Department.
The bill recognizing the Indian Blu
reau was debated at considerable length,
and amended by transferring the Bureau
to the War Department by a vote Of Is
to %.
A memorial was presented from GOO
citizens of Virginia for setting aside the
State Government and establishing a
Provisional Government.
Mr.. McRuer introduced q bill to au-
thorize the establishment Of ocean mail
steamship service between the United
States and the Sandwich Islands.
It may be safely asserted that, o
withstanding the voluminous testimony
taken by the special committee investi-
eating the New Orleans riots. but few
additional facts are developed. The
Chairman is already making up his re-
port, which will, of course, be made to
| reflect severely on the President. 1t
will state, however, that the committee
do not propose to recommend the i'm
parchment of the President.
Commissioner Rollins was in confer
ence with the Ways and Means Commit
tee to-day in regard to tho Internal
Revenue Tax bill. The committee have
thus far passed upon but few Of the ar
ticles which it is proposed to put into
the list. Commissioner Rollins inform
ed them that there was a great falling
of of the revenue receipts within the
last thirty days, and from present indi-
cations it was likely to diminish still
more during the next six or nine months,
on account of the general stagnstion in
business. The committee have there
fore decided not to pass upon any ar
ticles until they get the Tariff bill, and
then it is likely that but little if any re-
duction will be made on leading articles.
The subcommittee are still engaged in
examining into the whisky tax, and it
will be some days before they will be
ready to report. Commissioner Rollins
is in conference with them every eve
ing. he is opposed to making reduc-
tions at present. He favors stringent
legislation, believing it will put q stop
to frauds. The committee, however,
are very much divided on the question,
and it is doubtful what they will recon-
mend.
The House yesterday had a spicy de-
bate, on a motion of Mr.. Loan of Missouri
to refer the matter of impeachment to q
special Committee, to expedite the in
vestigation.
Among the Republicans who voted to
refer Stevens Reconstruction bill, were
Ashley of Nevada, McRuer of Califor-
MIA, Banks Of Massachusetts,, Bingham
of Ohio, Blaine of Maine, Conkling Of
New York, Dawes of Massachusetts,,
Dodge of Iowa, Farnesworth of Illinois,
Garfield Of Ohio, Ingersoll of Illinois,
Jencks Of Rhode Island, Morehcad OF
Pennsylvania, Patterson of New Hamp-
shire, Pomeroy of New York, Raymond
| of New York, Schenck and Spaulding Of
| Ohio. Bidwell and Highly voted against
the reference.
Important Land Case.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l.-0ne Of the
most important cases yet presented to
the Court of Claims is that for $2,ooo,-
900 damages against the Government
for the seizure by the Wa Department,
in 1856, of o large tract Of land at the
Cascades of the Columbia River, in
Washington Territory, since occupied
as a military post, the land belonging to
G. W. johnson.
California stcamship Arrival.
New YORK, Jan. 3l.-The Henry
Chauucey, from Aspinwall, with Cali
fornis dates to the 10th, has arrived,
with 81, zoe, 900 in gold. Forty deaths
from cholera occurred amongthe United
States troops detained on the Nicaragua
transit to the 10th Of January. The
agent of the line was mobbed by the
passengers for allowing the Moses Tay-
lor to sail for San Francisco without
them, and narrowly escaped death.
A party of American engineers were
at Panama preparing for a survey Of the
Isthmus of Darien, for the construction
| Of a ship canal.
Alleged c%orr1yas so., sn Ss Bribery Case
HARRISBURG, Jan. lin the Senate
to-day in the case of the alleged corrup-
ton and bribery, Mr.. Lowry, chairman
Ia az nn-r.;4x..