Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-02-18
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THE NEWS.


The university regents met this
morning. Prof. E. S. Carr rendered
his resignation as professor of chem
istry Elk Governor Solomon was res
elected president of the board
MADISON, Wis. Feb. II.
The Supreme Court OF this State
has decided that the law Of 1865. tax.
ing the shares of the National Banks
is constitutional. This decision car
ried out, will put about $4,000 into
the State Treasury, as the bank tax
of 1865 and 1866.
ST.. Louis, Feb. IL
A letter from the Internal Revenue
office at Washington TO the United
States Assessor OF this district, mott
ties him that the House Committe of
Ways and Means are unanimously OF
the opinion that the tax upon cigars
can best be secured by affixing a
stamp to each cigar, and requests
him to obtain an opinion of the trade
upon the subject. With this view
Mr.. Papin, the Assessor Of this dis
trlct, submitted the above letter to
an informal meeting OF cigar ,makers
last night, and there was almost a
unanimous opposition expressed TO
the plan on the ground Of trouble
and Inconvenience, but another and
oimal meeting will be held in few
days, at which parties interested will
give q more careful and particular
expression of opinion,
WASHINGTON, Feb. y
The Senate Committee on Terri
tories to-day made favorable report
on the Senate bill to admit Colorado.
concluding as follows:
As it Las been the practice of the
Government 70 admit new states
without requiring any specified
amount of population, and as the
present population of Colorado ap.
pears TO be equal or more than that
OF many states heretofore admitted.
and as it appears that tits the almost
unanimous wish of the people TO be
admitted under the present bill, and
as Congress has expressly voted her
admission by an enabling act, it
seems bnt jus. to the people Of Col
orado that the plighted faith 10 the
Government should be made good by
her admission as q state, which your
committee unanimously recommend.
The committee show an improved
condition of the territory, including
an increase Of the population since
the former bill was vetoed by the
President.
The Bird section Of the bill declares
that this act shall take effect with
the fundamental and perpetual cons
dilion that within the State of Coli
orado there shall be no abridgement
or denial Of exercise Of the elective
franchise, or Of any other right to
any person by reason of race or coll
or, excepting Indians no, taxed and
neither this condition, nor the laws
Of Congress securing such equality
OF rights now in force in the terrific
ry OF Colorado, shall be abrogated O.
set aside, anything in the constitu>
ton Of the laws of said state to the
contrary Notwithstanding. The
right to require and enforce compli-
aAee with and obedience to The same
is expressly reserved to The Congress
OF the. United States. The time for
holding the election for members of
the Legislatures and for the state
officers. to be not later than sixty
days from the passage of this bill;
and the time for the meeting of the
Legislature not more than thirty
days after the election.
The Supreme court, in an opinion
on will case, has decided that
citizen Of this district or Of q terrific
ry does not come under the clause Of
the Constitution relative to the pow
ers OF the Judiciary.
WASHINGTON. Feb. IL.
Theimpeachment movement. which
was revived few days ago, now
seems to be generally impracticable,