Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-02
DISPATCHES
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DATES UP TO YESTERDAY.
Congressional Procedures.

eaS SNaNsS ~
certain civil officers was debated.
Mr.. Williams offered, as an amend
ment, to strike from the FIRST section the
words Excepting Secretaries Of State
War, Navy, Treasury, Interior, Post
master General and Attorney General.
Rejected.
Other amendments, to the effect ina
no vacancies are to be held to v
happened during the recess Of the SEN
ate, were also rejected.
The impeachment Investigation Com
| mittee makes no progress.
The President sent the House to-day
a reply to the resolution calling Tor IN
formation in relation to removals from
office.
Mr.. Raymond, Of New York, present
ed a memorial, signed by a large mum
Der Of business men in New York
against the impeachment Of the Presi
dent and urging measures to strengthen
public confidence, which was referred
In the Senate, the Bankrupt bill wal
taken up, the question being on thu
amendment Of the Judiciary Committee
to strike out from the list of exception:
to the operation of the bill the follow
ing words; "And such other property
not included in the foregoing exceptions
as is exempted from levy and sale upor
execution by the laws of the State II
which the bankrupt has domicile at the
| time of commencement Of proceedings
in bankruptcy, to an amount not e1
| ceedinC that allowed by the exemption:
in force in 1864" The amendment
| offered to substitute the words, "ant
homestead and other property not e1'
ceeding in value two thousand dollars
for the words stricken out. The qestior
was debated at length, but no actor
was taken.
The New Orleans Riot Committed
have closed their investigation and art
now at work on their report, which vii
not be completed for several days.
The Presidents new plan OF ADJUST
ment, based on qualified suffrage an'
amnesty, of which mention was mad
a few days since, has been further ma
tured, discussed and modified some
what in its details. The prospect Of its
adoption by the Administration is al
most certain.
Hon. Phillip Johnson, from the Elev'
euth District of Pennsylvania, died sud
denly last night.
Sentence Of Fenians.
TORONTO, Jan. 3O.-Ten Fenians, re
Gently found guilty, were to-day sen
fenced to be hanged March 9Th.
Negro Troubles In south Carolina.
SAvAxSAH, Jan 30.-There is turtle
trouble on the Cheves plantation il
South Carolina. The negroes refuse t
leave or to make contracts. A collision
took place this morning, in which l.. Z
Lennon of the Freedmen's Bureau
was shot in the left arm. He returned
the fire and killed a negro. 1t is re
ported that Captain Brandt is held as
prisoner BY the negroes. Col. Sible
proceeded with seventy men to tn
scene of trouble.
The Kansas Legislature.
TOPEKA, Jan. 30.-The Kansas Hous
of Representatives, to-day, after a Ion
discussion, passed a resolution to sub
nit to the people the question Of strik
ing out the word "white" from tn
Constitution.
COLUMBUS, Jan. 3o.-The Ohio Legis
lsture still hesitates on the question o
equal suffrage.
From Mexico.
GALVESTON, Jan. 3l.-Gen. MeJa, o
Juarez's army, a bearer Of dispatches t
Washington, has arrived here.
The French have ceased to fight tn
Liberals, and do not interfere in tn
battles between the Imperialists an
Liberals.
The Liberals gathering in the Vale,
of Mexico will soo number ten thou
sand.
Tho Weather In tho Rast.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3O.-All navigator
say the weather Of the present winter /
the severest they have known for tn
past twenty years. They v saw
such masses of ice in the Sound. Tn
steamers are frequently compelled II
land passengers on the ice.
Hsw it Works.
Chief Justice Carter, Of the Supreme
Court Of the District of Columbia, yes
terday refused to admit a lawyer named
Magruder, who could not take the ties
oath, notwithstanding the late decision
Of the United States Supreme Court
under which Magruder had been admit
ted to practice before that tribunal.
From tho Plains.
CHICAGO, Jan. 3o.-Reports from tn
Plains speak Of severe weather ant
much suffering. 1t is feared that Who'll,
trains have been lost.
From Louisiana.
NEW YoRx, Feb. 1.-The Herald,
New Orleans special says it is under
stood that if the Legislature passes tn,
bill for q new Constitution over the vet,
Of Governor Wells, he will issue a pro
clamation declaring the Convention o
1864 legal and re-assembling it. Til,
Radicals are organizing the Grand Arm,
of the Republic all over the State, an,
a conflict between the Radicals and Ex
Confederates is not improbable.
The Fenian Trials.
TORONTO, Feb. 1.-The total humble
of Fenians tried here since June is lo7
The cases have been disposed of as fol
lows: 20 convicted; 20 acquitted; 4.
dismissed for want of evidence; ID dis
charged on bail, and 3 untried. Tn,