Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-12-04

lminish the motives and temptations to Its
provocation is greatly to be desired, and
in every way promoted and encouraged
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WHEREAS, Fhe Governmentof Of the limited
Estates has already given repeated evil
Idence of its desire to mitigate to the ut
lmost these evils. particularly those of mar
time warfares, by proposing to abolish
not only privateering but all warfare or
seizure of private property at sea, whether
Iof belligerents or neutrals, and whether
by nationalo armed fships sor Dotherwise;
therefore, 8raE.s
Resol1ed, That this house heartily ap-
proves and indorses the principle of i'm
munity of all private property, excepting
eontraband of war. on the high seas, and
pledges itself ito cooperate heartily with
the etforts of nHghtened statesmen and
philanthropists-iR all parts ofSthe world TO
obtain its practical and permanent recog-
milton by our own and all other nations.
and would respectfully urge upon Congress
legislation to this desired END.
ReSalced, That sllSloeaE Organization
component parts of this body, urge action
In their respective Boards to the further
ance of this object.
The resolutions were referred.
Mr.. jenkins presented following -
WHEREAS, The experience of European
Governments, where the telegraph system
has been worked for years, and where its
benefits have been enjoyed by much lar
ger number OF the people in all the vari-
Gus walks of life and at a cost of not over
one-third the rates paid by the people of
WHsaEEs, The Board OF Trade fof 81.
Louis are satisfied that the work OF tele-
graphing could and should be performed in
the United States, as cheaply as ia any
country in the world, and believing that
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tion between the several sections of our
wide domain could be better and more
fully brought within the reach of all
classes at very small cost; therefore,
ResolUed, That we recommend to Con-
gress tO0buy all the present 1inesfof tele-
graph, or construct others In sufficient
numbers, as shall be found necessary to do
the business of the country, unite the
same to the postal system and be under
parcel of the same service, in order that
the rates for telegraphic messages can be
so reduced as to make the maximum for a
message of ten words, twenty cents per
five hundred miles, and in like ratio for
services performed any greater distance.
Referred to committee of seven.
Adjourned till 10 o'clock a.. M.?sgHa sai
St. Louis Efems.
ST.. LOUIS, Dec. 3.
The, electoral college of Missouri met at
Jefferson City yesterday and voted tor
Grant and Colfax.
The temporary bridge across the Mis-
souri, river at Omaha. constructed by the
Union Pacific Railroad Company, was
completed Tuesday evening and four hum
dred cars crossed over. to-day. Toe COM
pany will commence shipping freight to
the terminus of the road and raise the
blockade which for the past ten days has
clogged western commerce. '''7'nios fs9 a'i
Six companies OF the 27Jh United States
infantry arrived at Omaha from the Wesr,
last evening, and will go into winter quar-
ters in Siberian Barracks.
The electors ofsNeSfaska voted yester-
day for Grant and ColfaX.
West vi. ginia Electoral College
.gEQ n wHEEI1Se, WV DEC. 9.
The Electoral College yesterday cast its
five electoral votes for Grant and Colfax.
( Brown, the champion oarsman, in his
match against time reachel this, city yes
terday afternoon, in. his she'll making the
trip from Pittsburgbin twenty-fuur hours.
He started for Cincinnati at 3 O'Clock this
morning.
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san Francisco, Dec. 8. =
The Republican electors met yesterday
at Sacramento and cast the vote of Califor-
MIA for Grant and C0lfax. The total vote
OF the State is 1os,670. Grants majority is
55S. 'a'"' cal E'a'ai
TIE electoral vote of Oregon yesterday
was. cast for Seymour and Blair. The
official majority is 1885, z ~ - >g.E>
NIaryIand Electoral College.
-1rey isag n o. 5BALTIMoRE, Dec. 8.
The Electoral College of Maryland met
yesterday at Annapolis and cast seven
votes for Seymour and Bl ir. One OF the
electors at large being absent, Geo. NJ.
Gill was elected to fill the vacancy.