The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-05-25
NEWS.

WASHINGTON May 19.-The Senate Judiciary Com
mittee investigating whether law precedents
will allow them to obtain mileage for the present
executive session. Controller Brodhead refuses to
allow any such account on the ground that the law
passed when the salaries of members OF Congress
raised to 5000 per annum, provides that mileage
shall be the of 20 per mile, payable
twice year. Senator Trunbull is busily occupied
in hunting nm precedents TO overthrow this proceed
ing. The law is still unrepealed which makes the
Vice Presidents decision fna and it is claimed that
this is not superceeded by the latter law, which is
designed only apply to regular sessions. The last
mileage account of the Senate reached nearly 39 000
This inclndes the payments made in the Georgia
contest cases. The amount now required would be
about $50, 900.
; WAsHINGToN, May 2O.-Under instructions from
Secretary Fish, Minister Nelson has concluded with
Mexico convention which received at the
Department of State yesterday and Immediately COM
municated to the Senate This convention continues
a mixed commission claims for year from
ratified by the Mexican Congress, and it is expected
that it VIII be approved by Senate without opposi-
ton.
A Washington special says that there is report
that Minister Bancroft has positively resigned, and
thai his successor will be appointed at once 1t Is
we'll understood that it Bancroft's wish to be
leved, but the reference of the San Juan boundary
question to the Emperor of Germany, arbitrator
has put new pha Sc On the Berlin mission and the
President and Fish it is understood, desire Ban
croft remain until it is disposed of, that the
Government may avail itself of his very thorough
knowledge of the subject.
NEW YORK, May 19-Captain John H. Dixon, OF
the Chicago police arrived yesterday, on the steamer
whom he arrested in the Duchy of New Bruuswk
the HartZ Mountains, on the charge OF the mur
der of VIM Gumbleton an acquaintance OF his, IN
Chicago. in November last Collecting his proofs OF
the guilt of Zegmeyer, Csptain Dixon Gated
with r. VI. Hanson, and he applied to the German
authorities and Zegmeyer arrested at his father
starch factory in village ofthe Duchy of Brunswik
He had paid off mortgages amounting to $4,000 .oI
his fathers factory. Dixon procured the necessary
extradition papers and proceeded to Germany TO re-
ceive the prisoner from the hands of the German of
fcers ZeTDeyer has refused to answer any question
relative to his guilt He locked police head
quarters, and on Sunday night Captain Dixon viii
start with him for Chicago. He claims to have mosi
complete proof of the guilt of the prisoner
FREDERIcKToN, N B., May 19.-The Legislature o.
New Brunswick has adopted by unanimous vote II
both branches resolution condemnatory of the treaty
of Washington, in far affects the interests o
Canada.
FREpERIcKT5S, n. B., May 19.-After the passage q
a resolution condemning the treaty proposed by the
Joint High Commission, the Legislature was proro
gued with the psnal formalites. The following is
paragraph in the Lieutenant Governors speech re
ting to the treaty The result of the deliberations
OF the Joint High Commission at Washington, so fa
as our Doniinior provincial interests involved
calculated to excite alarm and dissatisfaction; but
| cannot for moment suppose the Dominion Pariia
Will give its consent to those parts of the treat
which dispose of our invaluable fishery rights fo
the veriest equivalent, when should have in re-
therefor. at least admission TO the United State
markets OF our ships, coal and lumber