The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-06-27
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The next festival will be at Cincinnati in
1870.
A bill was reported to the Senate to-day,
providing for two Assistant Attorney Gene.
rails, with n salary Of 81, each. The bill
makes it the Attorney Generals duty, with
his assistants, TO attend 20 sill business of the
Government before the Supreme Court and
the Court Of Claims.
The President nominated TO the Senate to-
day, Andrew j. Moulder, to be Surveyor
General Of California.
The President has pardoned II. Heath,
Major General in the rebel army during the
war, Oh the recommendation Of General
Scboield and others.
WASHINGTON June 20.-In the House, tho
tax bill was reported to-day. 1t fixes the
tax On whisky at fifty cents the finer quail
ties are reduced from 40 to 81 cents. There
s not much change in other kinds.
The joint resolution authorizing the
change Of the mail service between Helena
and Fort Abernathy was, after q debate,
passed.
The bill extending the patent for improve.
ments in WOODEN printing machines, If ap-
proved by the Patent Commissioners, was
passed.
There was quito an animated debate on
the so called Usage Indian treaty, now pend
ing in the Senate, whereby eight million
acres Of land in Kansas belonging TO the
the Great and Little Usage Indians, are
transferred 20 the railroad company. The
treaty was denounced as an outrage and
swindle everybody connected with It is
spoken Of as q thief and a rascal. ResOlu.
tons were finally passed unanimously, de-
nyiug that any one had any right to make
such n treaty for the benefit Of q great mo.
nopoIy, and charging that it was procured
through corruption. and expressing the sol
en,n opinion that it ought 70 be rejected by
the Senate.
W~AsHIxoTos, June 20.-The President
to-day vetoed the Arkansas Admission Bill,
and the House this morning passed il over
the veto by 100 IA SO.
WAsHIscTos. June 20.-The report Of the
R~etrenchment Committee ON the sale Of the
ir~onclads Mentor and Catawba, to Swift 4
Co., who resold them to the Peruvian Gov
eminent, states that they have no doubt that
q colluSinn existed between Swift and Mer-
rift, agent Of the Navy Department. They
also intimate that parties in Peru, Spain and
the United States know the facts in the case.
They call npon the executor to prevent the
sailing Of the vessels for Peru, az they have
been loaded with guns. ammunition and
other war material, provided that they intend
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this country.
, LONDON June 20.-The London Telegraph
has been condemned to pay GOO sterling
; for tho publication Of n libel.
PARIS June 20.-A solemn requiem mas
: was performed here on June 10Th, in com
memorntiOn Of the death OF Macmillan, i
being the anniversary Of bis execution a
: Queretaro. The Empress Carlotta. Gen
, Miromon and a large number Of Mexican
were resent.
. cIuserf, editor If the Journal Of Art, wa
condemned u two months Imprisonment
and a fine If 1000 francs for an article pull
lished in that paper.
4 CLEAvELAND, June 2i.-Tbe steatnc
Morning Star callidcd with the bark Cori
land. 80 miles from here, last night. Bot
: crafts were sunk. and abou. twenty person
| arc missing. The balance were picked upb
the steamer r.. n. Rice.
A Denver telegram says that in q igt
i recently ut Apache Springs. between forty
/ one soldiers aud a hand Of Nayajne Indian.
SIX Of the latter were killed and one soldiC
G wounded. The Indians are reported quit
G troublesome above Fort Benton. The Siou
nre committing numerous depreciation
They had driven of a considerable amour
of stock ut the mouth of MusseishelI rive
-several wood choppers had been killeC
and n number of boats fred into.
WASHINGTON, June 22.-In the House
Longbridge offered a resolution that in Il
opinion Of the House the intercsis Of ii
country require that the public debt shonl
be r~eorganized aud reduced TO a simple an
uniform system more easily understood b
o the people than the presentcomplicated worl
and that the interest of our debt should he r
; duced. and for that purpose the C"mmitte
n Of Ways and Means be instructed Ia prepar
and report at as early a day as possible a bi
providing for the funding Of the public del
I and the reduction of the rate Of intern
l. thereon in such manner and to such an extei
that taxation may be reduced and e~qualize
rs far as possible constituiionally. with go0
faith 70 the national creditors and justice
the people. The melton TO refer to the Con
= mittee of Ways aud Means was rejected
by two majority.
- The report Of the Conference Committt
on the bill removing the political disabill
q ties from several hundred persons in II
Southern States, was adopted by n two-thirc
. vote.
The Kentucky election case was taken u
and Mckee declared elected to his seat j
e the Senate.
!. The bill extending the time for the compl'
/, ton of the railroad from the Pacific Railroa
in California to Portland, Oregon, va
passed.
The Arkansas bill was taken up an
passed over the Presidents veto by thirty
seven.
WASHINGTON, june 22.-The case of SUI
ratt was called in the criminal court befol
Judge Wylie to-day. The Court thcreupo
ordered the discharge Of the prisoner on Il
Indictment for murder. Counsel for defens
: not being ready the case was continued uni
next Monday.
!. The President to-day nominated to til
Senate Vim. M. Evarts as Attorney Generi
o and Edward c. johnson, for Assistant Sc
@ rotary of Legation ut London.
Surratt was released this afternoon on ba
of $50, 900.
- Efforts continue to he made by certain partit
to procure the resignation of McCulloch, HI
q the President has given no inflammation th'
il would be acceptable. The relations b
tween them still continue friendly.
: New YoRK, June pa special Wasl
. iugton dispatch says that Stevens has pr
n pared and will tomorrow introduce I'M
the House new Articles of Impeachment
& BosrnN, June 21-Tho walking match b
tween Weston and Topley was won by tt
: former.
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