National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-05-22
WASHINGTON. Nav lS.-The bill

WASHINGTON, May 1S.-The bill
reported by Gen. Banks today from
the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
merely provides that 81 200, 900 in
coin be appropriated to fulfil the
treaty stipulatiOns for the purchase
of Russian America. Messrs.
Washburne of Illinois and Morgan
of Ohio join in a minority report.
concluding as follows: "They have
considered the various questions
involved, and the evidence in regard
to the country, and are forced to the
conclusion that the possession of
the country is of no value to the
Government of the United States;
that it will be a source of weakness
instead of power, aud constant
annual expense for which there will
be no adequate return that it has
no capacity as an agricultural coun-
try; that so far as known it has no
value as mineral country; that its
timber is mostly confined toa narrow
strip Of country, only 30 miles wide,
south of Mt. st. Elias, and is gene
rally of poor quality and growing
upon inaccessible mountains that
its fur trade is of insignificant value
to us as nation, and will speedily
come to an end; that the fisheries
are of doubtful value, and that
whatever the value of its fisheries,
its fur trade, its timber and its
minerals, they were all open to the
citizens of the United States, under
the existing treaties; that the right
to govern nation or nations of
savages in a climate unfit for the
habitation OF civilized men was not
worthy c { purchase that the con.
stitutional right of this House to
refuse to appropriate the money was
known to Russia at the time this
treaty was negotiated, and there
can be no charge of bad faith if
that right is asserted. They there
fore report the following resolution !:
Resoired, That it is inexpedient to
appropriate money for the purchase
OF Russian America.
The Worlds Chicago despatch
says: There is a larger number of
outsiders here from New York than
from any three States. Mr.. Fen
toms friends are urging his claims
strenuously tor Vice President
The eastern delegation will eventu-
ally unite upon Hamln.
Washington specials. Times DIES
patch There is a scheme to pass
impeachment by votes by senators
to be admitted from Southern States.
Another proposition is made to
bring in all the reconstructed States
by concurrent resolution of Con.
gress,
Herdlds despatch 1t is stated
that the Arkansas senators and those
of several southern States will he
admitted to and enrolled among the
Judges in the court of impeachment
The expulsion of senator's who voted
for acquittal on the grounds of cor
ruption will also be demanded.
Worlds despatch Mr.. Fessender
is done with the republican party
He says that he never found what
it was before, and is glad to know
now its real nature and purpose.
Suns despatch: Many members
of both Houses have left for Chica
so. The investigation of the cor
ruption charges will be energctically
pushed forward by the managers
MIR. Stanton will not resign till more
definite action in taken on imreach
ment, nor will the President make
any effort to remove him.
APPROACHING STORMS. BY TEL.
EGRApH.-The Western Union Tel
egraph Company will Furnish news
of the approach of coming storms
to all those towns and cities which
shall make arrangements to fire sig
nal guns, according to proposed
plan, thus giving the inhabitants
warning and time to prepare for it
1t is to be hoped that the system
will be tested this summer all over
the United States.
STRANGE CIRCUMSTANCE.-It is
Il queer circumstance that while we
have in this country the richest mine
of tin in the world, not II sheet OF
the article is ever prepared here
We dig ont the ore in Missouri, cart
it 1000 miles to the seabord, ship it
5000 more to Europe to he made in
to sheet tin. This is an illustration
on small scale of the beauties OF
"Frce Trade" Who believes that
it is good economy to go 1000 or
1900 miles to mill
A BRAVE DEED.-The Troy WHO
says Stephen llefl'ermap, a fireman
on The Central Railroad, last week
performed n heroic act. A little
girl was sitting on the track, para.
lyzed with fear as she saw the huge
engine approaching. Heffermau
saw the child, and ut the risk of his
own life climbed over the engine tC
the cow.catcher, and as the locomo
tive came down upon the helpless
little thing, hcreachcd down, snatch
ed her from the track, and lifted hel
uninjured upon the engine.
A NEW lDEA.-The Emperor Ma
poleon has recently been much in
! teIested III n proposition submitted
by M. krantz to make Paris q com
mcrcial port, by rendering the rivcl
Seine navigable from the ocean I,