The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-07-02
THE NEWS.

in type. and will propabIy road
them to the House to-day.
THE Eight.hour law has been
signed by the Preeidont, and took
effect in tho Government printing
Office nt Washington, Monday. Il
will 20 into operation In tho navy
yards, &C., at once.
WASHINGTON dispatches say that
tho President is now preparing n
new amnesty proclamation, and
that IL will embrace all the classes
excepted from tho former amnes-
ty.
TIE trial ofSnrratt has been poe
poned till the 21st Of September
He will then bo tried for an attempt
70 abiuct the President, the Gov
ernmcnt having abandoned tho at.
tempt to prove his completely in tho
murder.
TRAINS on tho Union Pacific Rail-
road, Monday, commenced running
to Carbon Station, eighty-one miles
west of Fort IIarimio. On Sunday,
the telegraph was completed 20
South Pass City and Sweetwator
Mines.
Tue Senate, on Monday, passed
the bill to discontinue the Freed
mems Bureau in tho reconstructed
States after the first Of January.
The Colorado Bill, by q vote Of 2l
to 20, was laid aside, and will prob
ably not be brought up again this
session. A bill was passed extend
ing the time for the completion OF
the Northern Pacific Railroad
The subcommittee on retrench-
mont has taken some testimony
concerning the management Of the
printing Bureau connected with the
Treasury Department, but has moi
yet completed it's investigation. Nc
recommendation has, therefore, been
made, rs had been stated, that the
printing operations bo transferred
for the greater part, If not altogeth
or, to Now York.
The final vote was not reached on
the Civil Appropriate Bill. The
House, by vote Of 92 to 81, instruc-
ted Ccmmitte on Ways and Means
to report bill laying a tax of Ten
per cent. on tho interest OF Govern
ment bonds. The debate on the
River and Harbor Appropriation
Bill was closed. and the voting on
the separate items commenced.
TIE LOisvlHe (Ky.) Courier Of
the 29th inst, has the following ex-
elusive intelligence:
"a special dispatch, last night,
from New York to the Courier, from
an entirely reliable source informed
us that Chief Justice CHASE had
written letter to JOHN Cisco. Esq,
of that city, pledging himself lures.
ervedly to support the nominee ofthe
National Democratic Convention for
President.
"This may be relied upon
as correct, and fully commits that
eminent salesman to opposition to
tho Radical Jacobins. "
1T is expected that the Tax Bill
be reported by tho Finance Com
mlttee to-day to the Senate. Rep
resontatives OF the tobacco, whisky
and banking interests have ocpu-
pied the COMMITTEES time IN urging
changes in the bill as 70 came from
the House. Nc such changes have
yet been determined upon. except
ing IN the case of the additional tar
on National Banks, which is strick.
out.
The chiefs of the Great and Little
Osages have been received by the
President, praying that the treaty
recently made with them shall moi
be ratified. The petition says that
the treaty does not represent the
wishes of the tribes, but that they
were induced TO sign it on account
of threats and promises made by the
Commissioners. The latter threat.
ened that unless tho chiefs signed il
all protection would 90 withdrawn
and tho whites would be allowed &c
drive the Indians away from Their
homes, without pay therefor, and
that 100000 due on their former
treaty would not be paid. They
promised that by signing the treaty
the Indians could remain on The
land for six years longer, when they
would DO furnished froe trGnspor
tation 70 new homes, and that the
white man should be kept away
from tho present reservation. Th'
petition further says that they were
offered more money for their lands
than tho treaty gives them. They
aver that they only signed the