The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-01-04
GENERAL NEWS.
United States.


18th December Mr. Thaddeus Stevens Supplemental Recon-
srucon bill passed by vote of O4 to 81 Messrs Stew
art and Cary voting in the affirmative Inc bill provides
isered being necessary adopt State Constitution MAORI
y of whole number of votes cast will be sufficient and
that at the of voting the State Constitutions Members
of Congress shall be voted for also provides that any
State adopting Constitution which shall be approved by
Congress the State shall be Immediately restored to the Union
Mr. Stevens made speech the merits of the BILL 1t
the tme that he has entered into debate this session. and
the while he speaking wasof exceedingly srik
ing character. All the members, both Republicans and
Democrats left their seats and crowded around the old
listening attentiyey every word he uttered 1t seemed
like old times to have him speak, and the attention and
eaneness with which his feowmembers heard him seemed
to give him renewed energy, for he spoke very distinctly
and with much force and vgor he did in the session of
last winter Mr. Bingham followed Mr. Stevens Directing to
the ratio of representation proposed but Mr. Stevens with
drew the obnoxious secon and Mr. Bingham was satisfied
Mr. Brooks spoke for hour the shns feet nose teeth
SKULL etc. of the negro and replied to magnificent
style by Mr.. Stevens IN hye-minute speech
At the last session of Congress the Senate Finance Commit
tee apponeda Subcommittee to inquire into the expedency
ofaking apporonment of the National currency the
several States and Territories Senator Van Wnke who is
the Chairman of the Committee thus appointed submitted
report now before the Committee which provides for
apporonmen of the currency in the ratio of popua
ton but in the ratio of productions and manufactures The
Controller of the Currency is directed to apporon each
such proportion of the maximum of circulation here
toore authorized by law the number of its population and
the entire value of its productions multiplied together bear
to the of the products which be ascraned by
the of circulating issued the
National Bank associations exceed the apportioned
to them by ten per cenum the shall be reduced that
the proportion of circulation of capital shall be ten Der
cenum of the amount of the capital less than the rate fixed
by existing laws but such reduction shall take effect only
its circulating notes retired and cancelled of
muaton etc. The Committee will report this to
the Senate early day, there is strong pressure
brought to bear from the localities which deficient in
banking facilities.
One woe doth tread upon the heels of another We are
still shrinking from the of the burning death of
four sisters in sleeping in Ohio and the dreadful rail
road slaughter in Vermont, when of awful
ofN
the wires The New York express 7,in which left Cleve
land the morning of the 18th of December thrown
OFT the track about twenty miles west Of Buffalo; two or
three went down embankment of fifty feet in height
the took fire. and fifty of the passengers
crushed and burned to death Our details meager
but enough to show the horrible character and extent of the
catastrophe.
On the 22d December, immense crowd filled the large
Central depot Exchange street. Buffalo, to witness the
funeral ceremonies the unclaimed chared remains of
the victims of the recent railroad disaster at Angola.
large platform 100 feet in length by 20 feet Deep daped in
mourning erected the south side of the depot On
this were placed seats for the accommodation of those to
occupy it, and large meodeon aid in singing Nineteen
boxes containing the remains placed either side of
desk erected for the clergy stand At o'clock precisely
1t was occupied by the city clergy the Mayor and City
Council the railroad officials and choirs of the different
churches Fully 5000 spectators stood in front and around
the platform The services conducted in the most i'm
pressve At the close of the ceremonies in the
depot procession formed in the following order: De-
tachment of police; Mayor and Common Council of Buffalo,
clergy carriages wagons of the American Express Com
pany draped in mourning and drawn by four bay horses
and thanked on either side by the pabearers containing the
remans thirteen carriages containing the railroad officers
and citizens. The procession fanked by police and
proceeded to ST. Pauls cathedral, where the bodies
deposited in the vault under the cathedral.
The Republican Convention Of New Hampshire, the
18th December begun the great campaign of 1868 by
nominating Governor Hartman by reclamation The Gov
present. and accepted the nomination Resolutions
adopted recommending General Grant the Republican
nominee for the Presidency denouncng Pendeonian
daon in form, declaring against the waste of money in
purchasing icebergs and earthquakes and calling upon
Congress to inaugurate the srcest economy in public
road Commissioner
me following letter of Senator Wilson of Massachusetts to
me non; John Underwood Judge of the United States
constitutional Convention now sitting at Richmond Virginia
will be read with great interest:
UNITED STATES SENATE CHAMBER,
u11o T. WASHINGTON December II, 1857.