Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1867-01-16
FROM WASHINGTON.
IMPEACHMENT.

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to morrow, and then / understand that Mr..
Forney, the Secretary of the Senate, viii be
to tell what he knows of Presi-
dent johnson. 1t is generally believed that
there will be very few witnesses examined,
for rhe reason that nobody can be found
who can truthfully swear to any official mis-
conduct on the part of the President,
REDUCTION OF TAXATION.
A delegation of manufacturers and others
were before the Ways and Means Committee
to-day, urging reduction of the tax on
manufactures and on cotton. The committee
heard them, but reached no conclusion on
the subject Other delegations in the same
interest, are expected in a few days. There
is reason to believe that nearly every branch
of industry will soon be heard in the same
way 1t is very doubtful, however, whether
any good is accomplished by these visiting
delegations.
sURRATT.
Secretary Wells this afternoon received
telegram, by cable, from Rear Admiral
Goldsborough, in command of the European
Squadron, announcing that the steamer
Swatara left the squadron yesterday for the
United States, with Surratt on board
WASHINGTON, January 10.
THE TINE OF THE MEETING OF CONGRESS.
The action of both Houses, to-day, on the
bill changing the time for the meeting of
Congress, renders it certain that the first
session of the next Tor Fortieth) Congress
will commence on the 4th of March. 1t
may not continue more than week or two,
but the general impression is, that it will
adjourn to meet at stated intervals, or, in
other words, take a recess until certain
time, and then, if there should be no i'm
portant business, in the opinion of the ma.
jority, the operation would be repeated, and
so on until the day for the commencement Of
the next regular session, to wit: on the first
Monday of December next.
NEGRO SUFFRAGE IN THE TERRITORIES.
The House to-day, by vote of lO4 to 50
concurred in the State amendments to the
bill Of last session, establishing negro suf-
frage in all the Territories. 1t viii be sent
to the President in day or two, and veto
may reasonably be expected
NEBRASKA AND COLORADO.
Early action will be taken in the House
on both the Nebraska and Colorado admiss-
ion bills, and their is no doubt of their pas
sage by that body. The Senators elect from
Nebraska are here, and express great conf
dence in their admission to seats before the
first of February.
THE WAR UPON THE PRESIDENT.
Forney warns his Radical friends, through
the columns of the Chronicle, this morning,
to lose no time in removing the President
from office He thinks that wari is breloing,
and unless Congress strikes at once, the Ex-
ecutive and his friends viii get control of
the situation. 1t is evident that there is
more uneasiness among the Radicals here
to-day than there has been at any time dur
ing the present Congress The responses of
the Democratic press throughout the country
to the impeachment movement, and the
firm, unyielding position of the President,
convince the sbrewd men of the dominant
party that they will have no child's play on
their hands if they should undertake to
carry out the programme adopted by the
House.
THE DEFEAT OF Mr.. STEVENS, &C.
The friends of Mr. Stevens in the House
are very much cbagrined to-day on account
of his sweeping defeat in the legislative
caucus at Harrisburg Forney's Chronicle
is silent on the nomination of Mr.. Cameron
only publishing dispatch announcing
the fact. 1t is conceded here that Senator
Trumbull will not be renominated by his
party in the Illinois Legislature General
Palmer will, no doubt, receive the nomina-
ton by large majority.
THE TARIFF BILL.
The tariff bill Mas to-day reported from
the Finance Committee by Senator Fessen-
den. The committee adopt Commissioner
Wells bill as a basis and with amendments
present it as a substitute for the House bill.
They adopt the rates of the House bill sub
stantially on wool and woolens, and the
classification of the House bill on iron, with
a somewhat increase of rates on iron above
those suggested in Mr.. Wells report. The
free list is substantially the same.
PROTEST AGAINST THE ADMISSION OF COLO
RADIO.
A dispatch has been received from Denver,
dated Januory 10, to the effect that the Ter
ritorial House of Representatives have
passed resolution protesting against the
admission of Colorado as a State into the
Union, and claiming that they represent the
last and only legal expression of public opin-
ion in that Territory.
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