The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-12-24

tire bench except Nelson and Davis, de-
clares that Congress has the constitutional
right. TO authorize tho emission of bills Of
credit. In another place he says the ex-
ercise is one Of the indubiiable constitu
tional powers OF Congress to make curren
cy for the whole country. These expires
sious lead Congressman TO believe the lie.
gal Tender Act safc. The Ways and
Batter answers Greeley He.wants the
Southern leaders punished. Greeley in
replying to Butler, thinks that to have
strung up in 1865 Buffers candidate for
the Presidency 10 1860 would not have
been good policy.
The President has nominated j. w.
| ShafTer OF Illinois, Governor OF Utah, vice
Durkee aud b. T. Potts Of illinois, Gov.
ernor Of Montana, vice Ashley.
Stevenson has been elected Senator
from Kentucky.
1t is reported that tic Empress Eu.
genie has Instructed her Chamberlain to
meet Pere Hyactntbe nD his arrival, and
dissuade him lrom attempting to ap.
proach Paris.
The Illinois Constitutional Convention
complied its organization by elccting
Hitchcock Republican Of Chicago, on the
Citizens Ticket, for President Har.
mon, Of Carlo, (Democrat.) was elect.
ed Secretary. The other officers
were elected mostly by straight Demo
cratic vote, assisted by most OF the Re.
publicans elected ON independent tickets.
The strai ht Republicans voted for Re-
publicans only, throughout
The Senate By vote Of 3S to ID,
adopted Williams amendment requiring
Georgia to adopt the Is Amendment.
The Senate held a short executive sea.
sion on the 18th, after which 1t resumed
the consideration OF the Georgia bill.
Stockton said if the 18th Amendment
va. declared adopted through tho means
contemplated. the day would come when
, it would be- declared no part Of the Con
stitution Ferry said the vote Of Geor.
gia had already been counted in favor Of
the 18th Amendment, and it would be
unwise 10 insist upon ratification again.
J Morton modified his amendment, leaving
, out the condition of ratifying the 18th
Amendment Edmunds asked Why the
Senator from Indiana did not move 10 in.
: sert a clause directing the military com
rmandcr IN Georgia TO declare the 10Th
Amendment adopted without the forniali.
ty Of vote. Sherman and Thurman had
dispute IA to whether the. people OF
= Ohio endorsed tho 18th and 18th Amend.
ments in the late elections. 4 lengthy
> discussion followed NJ 10 whether it was
: in the power Of Congress to dictate to any
a State whatever whereby said action
q might be hell invalid and constitution
al amendment thus ratified held nuga;o.
~.
4 delegation from Florida called on the
3 President for the purpose Of getting
e troops sent to Florida TO aid the authori.
: ties in executing the laws aud protecting
, the lives aud property Of citizens. The
party complained that large number oI
G assassinations have occurred lately.
o HAZLEToS, Dec. ls.-A terrible min.
: ing accident occurred this morning ncai
4 this place 4 coal mine caycd in, filling
: the shaft aud tunnel with enormous mass.
cs Of earth, carrying two large houses
u down with il and choking the entrance
! to the mine. Several persons in the
dwelling houses AT the time were carried
down with the falling masses, and instant,
. ly killed II is impossible to reach The
: bodies Some meu were said to hayt
@ been in the mine, and IL is supposed they
! were instantly killed. Ten persons in nj
have lost their lives. Efforts are being
made TO extricate the bodies The
: houses fell forty feet and broke into frag
g ments. There is great excitement. L
q il feared that other houses sill fall 10
and families are moving out of them.
Mcfarland has been indicted for tho
9 murder Of Richardson.
n Seventeen counties in Texas give Da
i Wis majority Of /, ,127. The counties te
n hear from have an aggregate white major
ity of 1000. The vote Tor Governor il
30 close that it viii require the ofEcia
: count TO decide it. The Conservative,
n claim majority in the Legislature OF
Y joint ballot.
!. The Kings (N. " County Crane
Jury presented go indictments agains
election inspectors aud canyassers for be
ing concerned in election frauds.
; Oyations to Seward continue at Mcxi
J. co.
! Col Richard Enright, convicted of be
\ ing implicated in the whisky frauds and
sentenced to the Penitentiary. has beer
u pardoned by the President.
3 Eighteen Spanish gun.boats have sail
e ce under a convoy Of a Spanish man.of
!, war.
The President has rendered the place
!, on the Supreme Bench, made vacant by
Griers' resignation TO Stanton.
Il The Tennessee delegation to Go ngresi
+ except Fowler and Hawkins, have signee
h protest against the recognition of tho
late election, and appeal to Congress Il
cause an investigation Of the matter a
once.
r The London ,eaturday Repic,c has ar
q editorial on the Richardson Mcfarland
! tragedy. Tho editor pronounces ths
Astor House wedding "alsatian, gro
teque, naseous and blasphcmous.
There is little unpleasantness be
0 tween the President aud the Senate, over
Q Judicial nominations
i Ben Wood in the Daily Ncws, denoun
ccs Judge Barnard as corrupt, and Barn
: ard says he recently investigated Woods
: lottery business and found numerous
6 frauds
Motley proposes and England agrees
to transfer the Alabama negotiation to
Washington.