Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-02-05


Missouri, involving liabilities for
seizure Of property By officers.
The Supreme Court held that q
State may enact retroactive laws,
when not exhibited in the COnsli-
tuition and when not In violation Of
the provisions Of the Federal Con-
stitutiOn in relation 10 ex-pOsts.
The election committee finally
voted to oust Green and scat Van
wick.
SENATE.-Saulsbury presented a
position to restore the Government
to the white race.
The Mississippi bill was referred
TO the Judiciary Committee, which
involves delay.
WAsHIEGroK, Feb. I.-Revenuc
to-day S6S4,0O0.
Foreign affairs were discussed in
tile Senate, and acquisition went to
India Territory, but took no action.
Ships SterBs, YantiC, and Swa-
tara are ordered to West Indies.
Householder, from Virginia,
was seated after sharp contest.
The tariff bill was reported.
Schcnck explained that the bill
was wisely amendatOry of former
bill. II converts ad valorem into
specific duties whenever possible /;
also very much enlarged free list,
mainly on material entering TO
manufacture. The COMMITTEES Gu
deavOred to keep in mind these
things: revenue, protection, aud
consumption.
Brooks, opposing bill, said the
reductions In the bill had been in
geniously made, upon mere reve-
nue articles, such as tea, coffee,
sugar. brandy, spirits, liquors, SC. /;
thus reducing the revenue In order
to have all excuse for raising the
duty on iron, steel, jUlc, carpet
ing, and even on old type, but
what was not doue In the bill was
far more censurable than what was
done. The Objectionable duties
stood upon coal, salt, lead, lumber,
hides, &c. Finally, after much
sQuabbling, the bill was ordered to
be printed, aud made a special order
for Wednesday, the 10th. The
House considered the appropria-
tiOns to adjournment.
Senate.-Ramsey presented and
advocated q resolution, which was
adopted. looking TO tho meditation
OF the United States for a settle
ment of difficulties between Cana
da and the people of the Winnepeg
territory.
Senators Lewis aud johnson OF
Virginia, were assigned positions
on the standing committee.
Anthony introduced q bill
to discontinue the publication OF
books by the general government
for popular distribution; to dis.
pense with newspaper publications
Of all laws except those of general
value.
A Joint resolution was introduc.
cd by Conklin, declaring that the
State OF Misnissippi was entitled
TO representation Ia Congress.
The Currency bill was amended
BY increasing the proposed addi-
tiOnal volume Of circulation from
40 to 60 millions.
An amendment was introduced
by Salisbury to repeal tie 10 pc.
cent tax upon State bank issue. im.
posed in 1864, The amendment
was voted down.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 1.-The last
span Of the bridge over the Ohio
river was completed to-day. 1he
bridge will open for public use by
the 10Th inst.
WASHINGTON, Feb, 1.-The pro-
posed tariff on teas Is twenty cents /;
Oh coffee four cents; Oh refined,
stave.dried or low lump, crushed,
powdered, aud granulated sugar,
four cents per pound, provided that
all sugar other, than refined stave-
dried, which has, IN the process OF
manufacture, heen advanced Ia
quality above No. u, duties stand
ard, in color, by being boiled, or
crystallizod, or liquored, in mOulds,
or purged in centrifugal machines,
or by .vaGuem process, or filtered
through bone black or It's equiva.
lent, shall be regarded as clarified
sugar ;and provided Gurlher,thal the
Secretary OF the Treasury Shall, by
regulations, prescribe aud require
that the samples taken by inspect
Ors shall be from the middle OF the
packages, SO as TO get true aver
age quality, aud that the weights
OF sugar imported In casks or boxes
shall be marked distinctly by the
custom house weigher, by scoring
the figures indclibly on each pack.
age, on mOlasses from sugar, ard
five cents per gallon tank bottoms
syrups Ofsugar cane juice, nclado,
concentrated meladO, OF cOuccntrd-
ted mOlasscs, one cent aud three
quarters per pound.
1t was pronounced that all syr.
ups OF sugar cane juice, NJ, lGdo,
concentrated melHdO, or conceutra.
ted mulasses, entered under the
uuHc Of molasscs, shall yg forfeit.
cd to the United States.
KEY WEsT Feb. l.-LditUr VI y use
DeCuba,l ~ ho came rom Havana to
fight Il duel, was killed in thC atiray.
New York, Feb. l.-Cyrus Ohm
stelds building, containing 1900
bales of cotton, burned.
COLUMBIA, S. g. Feb. 1.-Two
colorcd candidates, Senator J. j.
Wright aud member w. j, Whip
per, 10 Gil the vacancy caused by
the resignation Of Congressman
Hoge.
Wright was elected by the Gen.
eral Assembly to-day. Wright is q
Pennsylvania.
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