Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-01-25

III
OVERLAND DISPATCHES
CONGRESSIONAL

WASHINGTON, January 23.-SESATE.
The Reconstruction bill was considered
as the FIRST business.
Doolittle offered his amendment regu-
lating the qualification for suffrage on
the part Of negroes first, the military
service second and education third, and
a certain amount of property. Doolittle
made a long speech, denouncing the bill
rs q usurpation of authority, etc.
WASHINGTON, January 2+.-The con-
sideration Of the Reconstruction bill was
resumed and debated at length. Tho
Senate adjourned without action.
WASHINGTON, January 23.-HoUsE.
The bill relating to additional bountics
was taken up. After a long discussion
the Senate amendments were adopted.
Also, the special amendments reported
by the Military Committee.
Pine reported n bill providing for the
sale Of the arsenal grounds and build
iugs at St. Louis, and also portions of
the military reservations at Fort Leay-
enworth and Liberty, Missouri. After
debate the bill passed.
The death of Cornelius Hamilton OF
tho Eighth District Of Ohio was an
nounced and appropriate eulogies were
| delivered, when the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, January 24.-The Com
mittee on the Pacific Railroad had I'M
der consideration to-day the Northern
and Southern Railroad bills, but came
to ne conclusion.
oscillation ,rao o1prtnH Hirnntinn
an inquiry into the best means to pre-
vent in the future such evils by cholera
as the deaths on the ship Liberty, the
facts in regard to which were recently
published.
The regular appropriation bill was
reported and ordered printed.
Anumber Of resolutions and bills were
referred.
The Committee Of Conference on the
cotton tax reported, and in their report
disagreed, and the subject was referred
I o q new committee, which was up
pointed.
The dccease of Hise Of Kentucky was
announced and eulogies pronounced,
when the House adjourned.
Treaty with Observation-Disclosures Nom-
nations.
WASHINGTON, January 22.-The Sec
| rotary Of State was advised to-day OF
tho execution of the treaty of the United
States with the Republic Of Columbia
for the construction Of n ship canal
across the Isthmus Of Darien.
The President sent to the Senate to-
day the nomination Of Sol. P. McCurdy
as Chief Justice of Utah, and Enos D.
Hodge rs Associate Justice.
Tho Reconstruction Committee.
WASHINGTON, January 24.-The House
Reconstruction Committee have pre-
pared q bill depriving the Supreme
Court Of appellate jurisdiction in cases
arising under the Reconstruction Laws,
and all such cases pending are to be
discontinued. No acts of the District
Commanders performed under these
laws shall be subject to judicial review
in any amer
The Mississippi Constitution.
JACKSON, Mss, January 23.-T The
Convention has adopted IN article that
the General Assembly shall never have
the power to pay my debt contracted in
| aid Of the rebellion.
Committee on Foreign Affairs.
WASHINGTON, January 24.-Thc House
Committee On Foreign Affairs has pre-
pared a bill asserting the rights of nat
urnlized citizens abroad. in which it is
declared that they are entitled to the
same protection as native-born citizens
under the same circumstances. The
bill authorizes the President, whenever
na~turalized citizens arc arrested abroad
on the ground that their naturalization
does no. dissolve their original allegi-
ance, or for crime not committed within
the jurisdiction of a foreign power, and
o release is refused, to make reprisals
by arresting the subjects of such foreign
power found within the United States
and report such arrest to Congress.