Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-01-24

Foreign News.

Foreign News.
SAt aaBritish ministerial dinner glVen@alt
BnstoL yesterday Lord Stanley, reterrlngiSFtoo
Leland said that Ireland had never been in q
liz more prosperous condition, nor has she eyer
been more dissffectel. The latter he attribu-
ted MANY to the designs OF American soldiers.
He thought the proposed church reforms ought
to gO,I oyer to the $nextS Parliament, and as to-
the land reforms, they were out OF the cues
ton.
Duffy, the Fenian' Mhswas arrested at Dub
lin and s:nt to Milbank prison, died there
yesterday. !, -
The tone of rhe French press, as;well as that
OF Prussia, is eminently peaceful.
Tho Chinese Government has taken some
military stops on the, Russian frontier which
the latter regards as warlike and off .nsiye. A
protest is to be5sentl forward. ( 10
il is reported in Paris that the Emperor has
forbidden the publication OF Prince Napoleon
pamphlet on the subject of foreign and demes-
tic affairs of France There is much popular
disappointment at this unexpected decision OF
the Emperor.
The bilfor furnishing improved brsech. load
ing arms to the Spanish army has passed the
Corte<, and Is now a law.
The u. S. feet, under command OF Admiral
Farragut, willremain at Toulon during the rest
of the winter. q. q~
Imposing a tax on Incomes in certain cases
has been adopted by both Houses OF the l'al'
ian Parliament. q 9. .Ett - ,@t.2
Recent arrivals from China report that ter
rible explosion had taken place at the Chinese
arsenal, at Wuching The number OF killed
and wounded is Yariously estimated ut from
one, thousand to five thousand.
.g7!Ssse ~ Congress.
In the Senate, yesterday, the conference
committee on the cotton tax bill made a report
agreeing to the bill as passed by the. House,
with the amendment allowing the importation
of cotton free of duty after tho first Of April
nextsq The report was adopted. Mr.. Doc
little obtained the floor at an early hour and
proceeded to speak in opposition to the House
military reconstruction BILL The morning
hour expiring at one % clock, the Chair an
nounced that the unfinished business 1.-THE case
of Senator Thomas, Of Maryland was in order,
but after considerable discussion it was decided
by q vote. Of 80 to i I, to postpone the case OF
Mr.. Thomas and continue thefsdebate on the
reconstruction bill Mr.. Doolittle then pro-
iceedsd to finish his speech. He was followed,
by Mr. Tumbul 10 reply The Senate then
isdjouIned -; tg.y.l.xg . iis,s
The House concurred in the Senate amend
ment to,the billsinrelation to bountles ?. This
amendment provides that if any one entitled to
ibounties provided, by sections y ard IL OF the
bountyfact have died or shall die before receiv-
ing bounty, it shall be paid to his heirs in the
order named ,in:the bill, which order is, widow,
minor children, parents, The bill has, there
fore, passed both houses ~ l.. - .--I ~.
The REPLY OF THE PREsID ENr to the reso-
luton ofinquiry of the Senate as to the bill
entitled, :" an act for the further security of
equal rights in the D. e., "-striking out the
word sonite from the laws.-wbich lately passed,
was sent to the Senate yesterday. He says:
The Constitution. expressly declares that
"ifany bill shall not bereturned by the Presl-
dent withinten days Sundays excepted) after
it shall have been presented to him, the same
shall be law 10 like manner as if he has signed
it, unless the Congress, by, their adjournment,
prevent Its return, 10 which case it shall not be
law As stated in the preamble to the
resolution, the bill to which it refers was pre-
sented for my approval on the llth day of De-
cember, 1867 On the Goth Of the same
month, and before The expiration Of the ten
days after the presentation of the bill to the
President, the two Houses, in accordance with
concurrent resolution, adopted on the Sd OF
December, adjourned until the 9Th Of Janua-
ry, 1865 Congress, by their adjournment,
thu. prevented the return ofthe bill within the
time prescribed by the: Constitutions, land it WAS
therefore left Ia the precise copdltionin which
thatinstrument positively declares q bill ''shall
not be alaw.' 72@i2 +aE @',4.s@ - sl|.5..l..~
II the adjournment, in December did not
cause the failure of this bill because not such i
an adjournment as is contemplated by the Con-
stitutionyin the clause, which, have cited, it
tfollowth that such was the nature of the
adiournnients during the past year, on the goth
day Of March until the first w ednesday of
July, and from the Goth of July until the 21st
Of November Other bills will therefore be
affected BY the decision which may be render.
ed III this case, among them one having the
same title as that named In the resolution, and
contain; Rsssimilar provisions, which, passed
byrbothrH Houses In the month of July last, fail
edlto.become a lawby reason of the adjourn
meat ofCongress before ten days for its con-
sideration had been allowed the Executive
4-..,:.f. ANDREW JOHNSON.
Washington, January %, 1868 49,. s....,
TAXATION IN TWELVE Cries In these
times Of high taxation, Federal, State, county
and municipal, it may not be uninteresting to
our citizens to compare the city taxes they
have to pay with those paid by the inhabitants
of other cities. The following returns, show
ipg he ratio OF taxation in twelve of the cities
of New York. were made by their respective
Mayors, on the request of the Mayor of AL
baDyl::,,@1 f2s r, ~ = p. = -.
New York +. ....... :. So 81 per 500
Ponghkeepsie.. 5000. ...... 3 90 45-100 per 100
............. US per lUU
Auburn . .. .... 8 10 4-lO0 per 100
Oswego... .:......,..,......." 4s5 per 100