The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1870-01-26
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Darien Ship Canal SurveyEProceedins
Of the House Ryan Admitted t
Practice in the Supreme Court-Iu
portant Order From the Fofeign Boar
at Pekin.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-Internal revenu
receipts to-day, $2:D, 900.
Fisk. Jr.. testified to-day in relation t
the gold panic.
The Election Committee will give sea
Ito Covode.
Commanders of Geographical Militar,
Departments can grant officers leave O
absence for thirty days, and extend leave
granted by superior commanders from thirt.
to sixty days.
The Nipsio will sail to- day and the store
ship Guard on Monday. for the Darien Shil
Canal survey.
| Replying to committee for the advance
ment of the interests of the District o
! ! Geivm1,r' the p.~~sa--t aid: s.He wished
Is sce'the seat of government Jade such a
to arouse the pride of the eSizens Of the
Republic. and acceptable at isast to the
proper consideration of the people of the
| Old World. He appreciated tho disadvan.
| tages under which the citizens Of she Distric,
labored, and would be glad tc help them
out"
| In the House; Stokes commenced on the
| military affairs in Tennessee, but having per-
mission to print it, he gave way to the capital
movers. s
Moore and Logan made long speeches in
favonr Of the movement. House adjour-
ned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-In the Commit
tee on State of the Union, in the House,
speeches where made in favor of moving the
capital, which was made the order of the
day. -.
Fisk, Jr., is on the floor and attracts great
attraction.
The expected collision between Butler
and Dawes has been postponed.
The Judiciary Committee in che House
have agreed to report resolution that Judge
Watson. Of Texas, be allowed to resign, aud
with salary during his life. If he declines
to resign the President may appoint an
Associate Justice to his place.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-On motion of
Judge Sharkey, the Hon. Michael Ryan, of
Louisiana, was admitted to practice before
the Supreme Court of the United States.
WAsHINGTON. Jan. 22.-The Senate yes
terday. by very close vote, adopted Mr..
brakes proscriptive amendment to the
Virginia admission bill. There was not one
vote given for it from the three great States
ofNew York, Pennsylvania and Ohio. which
together number more than one-fourth Of the
people of the Union. 1t was carried by .
combination of little States and little souls.
A large majority of the American people,
even as represented in the Senate. are OPP
posed to it. $50 r zslsd
Then followed. after this adoption. sundry
and kindred amendments, the offspring Of
untimely and unworthy fear, distrust and
hate, which were generally carried, aud when
carried at oil by very close votss- We
deeply regret that Mississippi had mot been
present by her newly chosen Senators to
'FujrritesE ESz3--,sSc.es sPH1rp1 Her NS
sweeping victory Tor universal amnesty. as
well as impartial suffrage. Thus burdened
and .defaced by amendments which would
have been pertinent if passed over four years
ago, the bill goes back to tho House, where
powerful efforts will be made to render it still
mort ungenerous and hateful. We fear the
restoration of Virginia has been indefinitely
postponed by yesterday work.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-The Department
of State has received from our Consul at
Annoy a copy of an important order from the
Foreign Board al Pckip, which order had
not been promulgated. but was communica-
ted to the Commissioners of Customs OF the
treaty ports. ri
The Consul expresses the opinion that
under this order the lawful emigration of the
Chinese to our Pacific coast will be confined
to Hong Kong a. it will be improbable from
other ports. Tho following is the substance
of the order:
1. Non-treaty power merchants are moi
permitted to open emigration agencies. 2
| Nom treaty power ships are not permitted tc
carry coole emigrants. 3. Coolie emigrants
are not permitted to proceed under coutrac
to non treety power countries. d. Only
treaty power merchants can open emigration
| agencies, and only treaty power ships car
carry such emigrants, and il is only to th'
treaty power countries that such contrac
with emigrants can proceed. The cooli'
trsfice is prohibited at Macao, 6. The com
missioner of Customs is to cooperate will
the superintendent in seeing the rules ant
regulations of each agency opened by th'
authority of the local or territorial officials
are in accordance with the acts Of the Con
vention of 1866. and be. is to act with tn
officials deputed by the local officials, II
ascertaining that such emigrant fully under
stands the contract under which he proceed
and that he goes abroad under that contrac
/ of his own free will. The commissioner ]
Furthermore to sign and seal each contract
| in proof that the coolie understands it's mean
ing and accepts its terms; and he also to tax
care that the ships employed to carry th
coolies are bona fde treaty power ships.
| , AMoY, July %. 1869.
A true copy of the record.
Signed e. w. LEGENDRE.
/ u. 5. Consul. I
a BEAUTIFUL PAssAGE.-The followip
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