The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-02-08
TEN DAYS LATER NEWS!
Arrival of the American Mails.

TEN DAYS LATER NEWS
Arrival of the American Mails,
The clipper Eadearog arrived off the port early
on the morning of the I'd. eighteen days from Sar
Francisco. Alter landing her passengers and
mails. she proceeded on her voyage to Hongkong
with hardly an hours detention.
The following embraces the principal telegraphiG
and other items by this arrival:
Congressional.
WASHINGTON. Jan. THE Senate, after \ long
debate, passed the bill TO repeal the cotton tax. Ii
is amended SO as to Genuine the exemption to the
year lS6S.
The statement of the public debt shows a total
OF 81 sos. l25.65 10. an increase of S50.0 900 600 in
the debt bearing coin interest, and a decrease OF
SOL 100000 IN the debt bearing currency interest,
being an increase in the total debt of upwards oil
81, 900. 900 within the month.
Senator Sumner introduced a joint resolution
reciting Whereas. The proposed amendment to
the Constitution. known as Article IA. has been
ratified by % States. said amendment is valid to
all intents and purposes Referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
Mr.. Sherman introduced a bill which provides
for coinage of the weight and value of the French
standard.
WASHINGTON. Jan. S-The President sent a mes
sage to the House to-day in answer to a resolution
relating TO the alleged interference by a Russian
man-of-war with American vessels in the Ochotsk
Sea-. Mr.. Seward addressed a note to the Russian
iSed to lay the matter before the Russian Govern
ment Immediately.
The report of Senator Howard in the case of
Secretary Stanton, presented to-day. covers over
100 sheets of foolscap. The report cites the cir
cumstances of the removal. then quotes the Tenure
of Office bill to show that Congress Intended to
prevent such a removal, except for misconduct or
legal disqualification it says mutual dislike or
lIfprapPn nf OninlDn are not sufficient eanSa 4. If
says the President by his power of suspension
which is created by law. and exists only under the
Tenure of Office bill. has recognized the binding
force of the law. therefore the Committee does not
propose to discuss the constitutionality of the law,
but only examine the reasons upon which the
relies to justify his action. The report
then reviews the Presidents action relative to the
reconstruction measures OF Congress, and shows
that his whole course of conduct is in violent an
tagonism to the will of the nation expressed
through Congress. Stanton. on the other hand,
favored the faithful execution of these acts. and
had good reason to believe that if he resigned the
would ell the vacancy with an enemy to
the Congressional plan of reconstruction. and thus
thwart the execution OF those statutes, and there
fore refused to consent when the President re-
quested him TO resign. The report declares the
Presidents doctrine as not only q step towards
tyranny, but the issuance is tyranny. and then
proceeds to pay a warm tribute to Secretary Stan
ton. 1t concludes by submitting a resolution re-
fusing to concur in the Presidents suspension.
The reconstruction Committee have agreed to
report n bill. on Monday. declaring that in ten of
the States recently in rebellion, there are no civil
State Governments now existing, and that these
States shall not be recognized as valid or legal by
or Judicial authority.
Section 2 requires the General of the Army to
detail officers of the army. not below the rank of
to command the several Military Districts
and enforce the Reconstruction Act.
Section 3 authorizes the General of the Army to
remove any civil officers acting under Provisional
Governments in those States, and prohibits the
to detail or remove the commanders of
those Military Districts.
Section 4 forbids the President to use the Army
and Navy to maintain said Provisional Govern
ments. or oppose the provisions of any reconstruc-
acts.
Section 5 fixes the penalties for interference by
any person to prevent by force the execution of
any order of the General of the Army made in
of this act.
Washington specials state, on the authority of a
of Congress. that in the event of the rein
statement of Stanton. the President will throw the
into the Supreme Court to test the %cOnstitu-
ionality OF the Tenure of Office law.
Tn the Senate a joint resolution authorizing Ad-
niral Thatcher tn accept the decoration of the
King of the Sandwich Islands was passed.
Miscellaneous.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1T is, expected that Sir
Thornton, the new British Minister, will
cave England to-day. The peculiar circumstances
lnder which he is appointed are regarded as an
Indication that he will be clothed with full power
o propose a counter proposition in regard to the
Alabama claims IL Is also Deileved that a speedy
olution of the complicated question in regard TO
he rights of American citizens abroad, will take
,lace in u manner satisfactory to the Government.
CoLUMBus, o., Jan. IA majority of delegates
o the Democratic State Convention have arrived.
{ is pretty well settled that the Convention will
avor Pendleton for President; also, that Thurman
sill be elected Senator, though Vallandigham is
working hard.
HARRIsBuRG. Jan. S-The nine boiling Republi-
have signed an agreement. binding themselves
~ ~ soda fnr haySc thA GnnauS min fr 4
,peaker. Davis's friends are equally unyielding. |
he Democratic Central Committee has decided
ot to interfere. and there is some probability that
Democratic Speaker will be elected.
BosroN. Jan. S.-The steamer Ontario has been
old to New York parties, leaving Boston with
irect communication for Liverpool.
NEWARK. Jan. S-Wm. b. Bradbury. the we'll |
nown music compiler, died here yesterday.
New YORK. Jan. s-The Herald's Washington
pecial has the best authority for the statement
hat the decision of the majority of the Supreme
'ourt in the eases of Mississippi and Georgia
esting the constitutiOnality of the Reconstruction
Ict, will be adverse thereto. and that it is likely
the minority of the Court will be smaller than
as been supposed. 1t is even limited that the
,hief Justice may not care to place a dissenting
pinion on record. Such n decision will strike
own the reconstruction work thus far done, and
ave the decision of the Presidential election in
he hands OF the North.
RICHMOND. Jan. S.-The Convention has adopted
section declaring that allegiance to the United
tates is paramount to allegiance to States.
RICHMOND. Jan. To- Hunnicutt created great
in the Convention yesterday. calling
Iunter and Wise traitors. Relative to the former,
e called him a liar. Pistols were drawn, but
fter considerable confusion the commotion sub
idcd.
HAVANA. Jan. s.-Salnave has gone to the frontier
f ST. Domingo with y large force to meet the
ebels, who are said to be increasing.
NASHVILLE. Jan. S.-A riot between whites and
took place at Pulaski last night. Two of
be latter were killed and FIVE wounded.
INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. Sin the Democratic State
Thomas 4. Hendricks was nominated
or Governor. Delegates to the Democratic Ma
ional Convention were also nominated. The res