The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1869-12-22
POLITICAL.

The Montana Legislature is without II
| quorum.
There are st6 papers in Iowa, of which
i47 are Republican.
The public debt was diminished $780,
600 in November.
The Committc on Reconstruction had a
meeting on the admission of Virginia yes
tcrday. 5 ,e.. ~ e
The Tennessee Senate has passed the bill
abolishing the State Guard and the Gov
ernor's staff
The advocates of removal of the Capitol
from Washington have already organized
for raid on Congress. $50.
The Presidents Message was transmitted
by the Atlantic Cable and published in Lon
don on Tuesday morning
| The Hon. ]. S. Gallady, member of Con-
gress from Kentucky, spoke in Frank
fort on Wednesday night in favor of repu
diation. h... @
A case was argued in the U. S. Supreme
Court on Tuesday, which involves the right
of Congress to tax the production in the
hands of producers
The California Legislature met yesterday.
| The new members were sworn in, and adj
| jonrned till this morning. Both Houses
held caucuses last night.
Mr. Buringame has received intelligence
| that the Chinese American treaty has been
ratified by the Pekin government and the
attested copy despatched by special messen-
| ger to Washington.
The House Judiciary Committee has in
structed General Butler to report to the
| House a bill for the repeal OF the Tenure of
Office act. 1t is believed the bill will pass
the House with little opposition.
Speaker Blaine is not in favor of Reel
procity Treaty with the British Provinces.
He thinks, if the Provincials desire to have
our markets free to their products, they can
best secure that by annexation
Resolutions were adopted in the House
| yesterday, relative to reducing the expenses
of obscquies of Congressman, the exemption
| of the Quakers under the income tax, and
| the rights of America in connection with
| the French cable.
President Grants message was received in
Havana with very diverse expressions of
feelings, OF course The Spaniards rejoice,
and look upon it as larbinger of peace
and prosperity, while sympathizers with
the insurgents are proportionatcly cast
down.
| The Tennessee House has adopted reso-
luton to adjourn on the 22nd inst, to the
1st of January next, and passed on first
readinga bill providing for the funding of
the State debt due and accruing between
this and 1875, together with the notes of the
Bank of Tennessee.
The Census bill was proceeded with in
Committee of the Whole House yesterday.
The proviso to the fourth section that in
cities comprising more than one Congress
sional District, one superintendent might
be appointed to do the whole work, was
struck out. An amendment was adopted
providing Tor the collection of much valua-
Bile commercial and social statistical infor-
nation, as also another imposing fine of
$4,000 on any corporation refusing or neg
Letting to give required information.
The Governor OF California sent his mes
sage TO the Legislature yesterday He con-
graduates the people on the prosperity of
the State, commends the school system, re-
CARDS an efficient militia as indispensable to
the enforcement of the laws and public
order, recommends State aid in promoting
migration from Europe, says the State has
the power to prohibit Chinese migration,
and advocates thorough geological survey
of the State. The debt is "a ,06S,O00
B lis were introduced in the House yes-
terday for the transfer of the Philadelphia
Navy Yard to League Island to annul the
coasting trade laws: to divide the State of
Michigan into three judicial districts; to
establish uniform rule of naturalization
making it incumbent on pension agents to
make out the semi-annual papers for pen
sioners, and to administer the oath with.
out fees; to give farmers and gardeners i'm
munity from the produce brokers' tax, and
to provide for the sale of all coin in the
Treasury save that required for the pay
ment of interest.