The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-15
CHILE.
Action Of COngress-POlitical TroubIes-Earth-
quake in CONGRATULATIONS Matters.

| Action Of COngress-POlitical Tr0ubIes-Eartli-
| quake in C0piupo-Business Matters.
VALPARAISO, Oct. IT, 1883.
Congress during the past week has been busily en-.
gagged In discussing and voting upon measures which
only affect the internal interests OF the country and
which therefore would not be OF Importance to O
foreign reader. The Chamber OF Deputies passed q
bill establishing an import duty Of ten per cent
ad valorem on all animals brought into the
country from the Argentine republic but the
Senate in considering the motion acted upon the re-
peatcd solicitations Of the commercial portion OF the
community and approved the bill, but decided that
it should only be put In operation three years after
It's passage. Thus have the same regulations OF
free trade between the two republics ut least for
three years to come.
The government has found it difficult to find .
successor TO the Minister OF the INTERIOR doubtless
from the fact that the increasing unpopularty OF the
administration desers most public men from linking
their fate with Its declining power The 1ntendente
OF Conception, Don Anibal Pinto. Is temporarily
exercising the duties OF the position, having
been called to the capital Tor that purpose.
Political manifestations still the order Of the
hour and at very large one held In Santiago on the
nth inst. the following resolutions were adopted,
which transmit as arording good idea OF the
popular sentiment
well being Of the country and peace demand the
that the bill pending In the Chamber OF Deputies be
cond is also highly necessary to change the present
laws regulating liberty that in future per
ny %h@ Is also Of sSsoais judiciary
be eded from attacks which have their origin only In the
TisThas The policy q the presen. cabine. nsu
expressed above consequently the resouons herewith
adopted shall DO placed Immediately in the hands OF the
In consequence committee OF seven influential
persons was named and presented itself to the Presi
dent Of the republic, at the time reading to HIM
The resolutions have translated The President
thin, lHfip item The only thing left to these
seven influential parties was to return to their con-
stituen;s and inform them OF the result OF the inter
yew The latter immediately adopted another resO-
luton whereby the conduct OF the President was
severely censured, and 1t was decided that the hos
tile manifestations against the government should be
continued until the objects OF the movement were
attained. Although there Is good deal OF excite
ment existing concerning these manifestations yet
no danger OF trouble Is supposed to exist.
Tie Impeachment OF the supreme Court, which
have before explained, still drags ITS weary length
along, and 1t Is than probable that the judiciary
will sally victorious from the CONFLICT
subscriptions are being actively solicited and re-
ceived throughout the republic To be employed in
the erection of a monument TO General O'Higgins,
one OF the heroes OF the war of independence and
orders have been already given 10 commence It's
construction In France.
Ihe government of Bolivia has just sent very
valuable present to the gardens established In
Santiago for the accmatization of animals. Four
beautiful lamas have arrived in Valparaiso, and are
now engaged IN contrasting the beauties of Chiian
on the 18th OF the present month, at half-past ono
A. NJ. severe earthquake was felt in Copiapo and
its vicinity, which, though causing good deal OF
damage TO buildings yet, fortunately. was attended
with no loss OF life. The noise accompanying the
movement il described as having been terrifying,
and the oscillation Of the ground at first gentle, be-
came violent In the extreme. The buildings shook
vsiby, and the people, reused from their beds ran
In their night dresses through the street, calling
upon the mercy OF Heaven. After four minutes Of
action the movement ceased but the inhabitants Of
the town were completely panic stricken, remember
| Ing the recent catastrophes in Peru ana Ecuador
The people, fearing to reenter their houses, passed
| the entire night IN the streets, and as several
| minor shocks succeeded the one Just de-
scribed the anxiety experienced was terrible.
| The towns In the vicinity OF Copap0
1 were also visited by the same phenomenon; but no
loss or life Is reported. In Copiapo Itself thirty
eight houses were injured; but fortunately none OF
the public buildings suffered. The volcano lullal-
Lace, about eighty leagues distant from Copiapo, in
| the range OF the Andes Is In activity, and throws
large streams of lava towards the east In the south
OF Chile large volcano is reported TO be in action;
but this story is not confirmed The terror or tho
people along the coast III very great for after the
fearful OF August IN Ecuador ana Peru their
repetition has been apprehended here.
Business in Valparaiso continues dull. Freights
| have been falling, and we have IN the bay 200
register tons dsposable shipping for Liverpool and
| swansea.
The Dacotah left for africa on the 18Th inst.