, 1869-01-15
--LATEST EAsTRRN NEWS.
Dates to January oh.

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the oecretary OF war OF the numoer OF troops
employed in the service against the Indians.
Also statement from The Secretary Of
the Treasury, transmitting the report Of the
Special Commissioner of Revenue, Wells,
and asking the attention of Congress to bis
recommendations.
Terry offered resolution requesting the
President to transmit copy of his late
amnesty proclamation, with statement Of
the authority by which it was issued.
Howard thought it important that the
people Of the United States should know
whether the President has such dispensing
power as was implied in the issue of tho
proclamation. He believed the assumption
BY the Executive of such power, was unwar
ranted by precedent. The resolution was
adopted.
Wilson introduced bill to amend the
national banking law, which was referred to
the Committee on Finance
Steward introduced bill to enable the
people Of Georgia to form State Govern
meut, republican in form. Referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
On motion of Howard the Secretary of the
AICoouAJ was uhCOtCu W hduonAb OOpiCo "
the last annual reports of the Pacific Rail
road Company.
After a short Executive session the Sem
ate adjourned.
In the House nothing of importance was
doue.
Window, of Minnesota, made speech in
favor of the construction of the Northern
Pacific Railroad.
Washington, Jan. g. In the Senate,
Williams offered resolution looking to the
reorganization of the Department of Agri
culture, and providing for the election of one
person in each State to look after its agricul,
tural wants and interests, and occupy a
semiroficial position in the Department.
The Senate took up the bill to encourage
and regulate commerce between States. 1t
provides for the construction of air line rail,
roads to New York, Cincinnati and the
Southern States.
Stevens, of the Naval Committee, reported
bill to increase officers in the medical de-.
partment Of the navy.
Washburne reported the naval aopropria-
ton bill, Ordered printed and recommitted
1t appropriates Sl5,273,672, over S2,000,-
900 less than for the present year
Washington, Jan. 7.-lu the Senate, the
President transmitted letter from the Sec
retary of the Interior; also, one from the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, in regard to
the recent Indian battle,
Corbett presented petition for the eXten-
sion Of the Pacific Railroad to Puget Sound.
Nye INTRODUCED a bill to facilitate telegraph
communication between the Eastern and
Western continents.
The Senate discussed the bill to prevent
the holding of civil offices by the military,
until the morning hour expired.
In the House, the bill reported yesterday,
fixing the rank aud pay of medical officers
in the navy, was discussed for some times
and finally tabled by 90 to So.
Washburue, from the Committee of Ap-
preparation, reported Military Academy
bill
Washburne offered resolution directing
the Postmaster General to suspend further
payments to Wells, Fargo 4 Co., until an
investigation is had in regard to the manner
of executing its contracts. johnson object
ed, and the resolution went over.
The House then went into Committee
on the Whole COburn addressed the House
at length on the subject of finances The
Committee rose, and Ashley introduced q
bill 10 facilitate commercial intercourse be-
tween the States and d,territories and with
foreign countries.
INDIAN POLICY ENDORSED.
| Denver, Jan. THE Board Of Trade
last evening unanimously passed resolution
endorsing Sherman and Sheridan's Iudiar
policy.
Louisville Jan. lin the Kentucky
House of Representatives, a resolution was
introduced authorizing the Governor to take
such steps as he may deem proper to test the
consIituionality of sbe Civil Rights bill.
SUFFRAGE IN TENNESSEE.
Nashville, Jan. IA bill was introduced
in the State Legislature to day providing fol
a State Convention to amend the constItu'
ton and extend the right Of suffrage to those
now disfranchised. An animated debate i;
expected Tomorrow.
THE GEORGIA DISTURBANCES.
\ Chicago, Jan. 7.-General Sibley's repor
of the Ogeechee troubles says that upon biz
visi. 10 the scene, after hearing that large
body Of armed negroes were resisting thC
sh-riff's posse, We arrived at night aud foupC
the negroes very much frightened, but wher
we made known our intentions not to troubl,
them they became paci6ed and gave thei
side OF the question. We found the news
paper account totally incorrect There wert
about fifty meu there Three guns one
musket on the stock we're all the arms
saw. If they had others we would have
seen them. There are no fOrti6rations anC
no hostile demonstrations further than u
watch for their own safety. The negro
against whom the warrants we're issued, wer'
anxious to come in and surrender, and want
ed to come with US, but were afraid to comt
alone for fear of being fred on. They deny
having resisted the posse, and think tpey
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