Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-18

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Judiciary committee, with power
% send fsr persons and papers.
in The meantime Woods is held
By the Sergeant-at-Arms
While the vote was progressing
several members cOnVersed with
the prisoner, which the Speaker
decided out Of order.
Keer moved that as the prisoner
was poor the House should as.
sign him counsel. This motion
was also referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
The Appropriation bill was re.
sumed.
The Senate appropriated S..
900 to pay the expenses Of the
Indians visiting Washington.
WAsHINOToN, June 1.-THE
receipts for revenue during the
past week amounts to $166,0O0.
The officers at West Point have
been compelled to take pains TO
secure impartial treatment t towards
the negro cadets.
The Senate Finance Committee
will hold the House bill reducing
the tax for q week or ten days. 1t
will probably go to a committee of
conference with the income tax
stricken out. Tie Senate Com
mittee will not interfere with the
tax on spirits.
The Democratic Congressional
caucus has appointed Senators
Thurman, Of Ohio; Hamilton, of
Maryland; Representatives Wood.
ward, of Pennsylvania, and Beck,
OF Kentucky, to propose initiatory
measures.
The Senate bill relating to the
Central branch of the Union Pa
ci6c Railroad was taken up, aud
after an excited discussion, which
occupied the entire day, it passed.
Yeas, 80; nays, Il.
H0UsE-The House took up
the Senate amendments to Legis.
lative, Executive and Appropria.
ton bill, and the amendment was
adopted TO pay females employed
as clerks the same salary as males
of the same class, was subsequent. +,
ly reconsidered aud rejected.
The Senate amendments for the
Capitol extension and building
new building for the State Depart.
ment we're nOn.concurred in. The
bill goes to the Committee of
Conference.
The report Of the Conference
Committee on the bill reorganiz.
ing the army was adopted.
New YORK, June 11.-Races
we're postponed on account of the
rain. |.
LONDON, June lin the House
4 Commons last night, Mr.. Craw.
ord moved that provision be l
made in the reduction Of sugar du-
les for the drawback on the stock
q store and refinery on the 18th
f April. &
Several members attacked the {
government on the subject of SUI
ar duties, charging it with bad
9
Mr.. Gladstone and Mr.. Lowe
eplied to the charges and opposed j
he resolve. t
LONDON, June 1.-THE Irish u
still imperfect causing
clay. t
LONDON, June IL. - ustave
French Radical, is here. =
LONDON, June 11.-UpOn the an {
IounCement Of the death of {
Dickens, the Queen has. !
ened TO send q letter Of condol.
nee to the afflicted family.
The last letter written by Mr.. 0
dickens was dated June 9Th. This
obtained expression Of the deep. 1
st reverence for religion and is I
noted 10 the newspapers to-day
s repudiating any contrary i'm. {
,ressiOns which might be derived
rom the accidental expressions in
lie books.
LONDON, June lin his will
Dickens leaves "All the Year ]
Round" to his son with many
'aluable suggestions about its l
management. :
Messrs. Laird ask for suspen-
ion Of opinion for the present re- /
Ipecting the new Turret ship the |
Capt. just built. &
madrid. June 1l.-Sessions of
he Cortes has been for the most |
,art mOnOpOlized during the past
week in debating the proposition {
OOking to the abolition of slave.
y in the Spanish colonies.
The bill for opening colonial
was well received, and has
been read twice.
There is still some excitement
'ver the question Of the future /
uler OfSpain. z
The 0rleanists in the Cortes Q
ave been joined by those who 4
gently adhered to Espartero.-S
'hese now all favor the Duke of
lOntpensier, with Marshal Serano I
8 the second choice il the Duke q
oes not accept or cannot be d
hosen. b
PARIS, June 1I.-Postal nego.
.atiOns have heen renewed, with Z
ae~pankanca of Amaricau 4