The Democratic advocate., 1871-10-05
Items of News.
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ton, Friday, the report of the Commit.
tee on Finance and Taxation was adopt.
cd, recommending an early return tc
specie payment, very ygradual payment
of the public debt aud the abolition of
the income tax declaring probibitory
duties not to the interest of nation,
and that every facility should be given
to direct importation; favoring mod
crate degree Of internal taxation, and
recommending reduction of the tax on
tobacco, aud modification Of that on
whiskey. 1t was ordered that the
Chair appoint special committee of
three to present this report to Congress.
Resolutions were adopted urging Gov
ernment aid for the completion of the
Wisconsin and Fox river improvement,
aud also, in connection with the State
of New York, for the enlargement of
the Erie Canal Resolutions were also
passed urging the refuuding of the cot.
ton tax declaring that the Govern
ment should encourage commerce with
Mexico and South America by subsid
izing ocean steamship lines, aud send
ing additional commercial agents and
consuls thither; calling for reform Of
the customs service; asking legislation
in the ship building interest; recon
mending the repeal or modification of
State Inspection laws, geogicul and
mineralo- ical surveys in all the States
aud Territories, the passage Of laws to
protect the lives OF miners, and the
granting Of universal amnesty. Gen
eral Negley offered resolution which
was passed, including coal, oil, iron and
other commodities in the resolution.
asking the reiunding Of the cotton tax
After selectiug ST. Louis as the place,
and the third Monday of November,
1872, as the time for holding its next
meeting, the Convention adjourned
We are getting emigrants, it seems,
from every part of the world civilized
and savage, heather and christian. The
latest remarkable movement is the emi
grafton from Iceland to Wisconsin, Of
twenty five families, who have taken up
their abodes on Washington Island at
the mouth of Green Bay. These are
but pioneers Of the new movement
Twenty five thousand of the inhabitants
of the irigid island are still to come, and
they will, it is said, spread themselves
along the line of the North Pacific rail
road aud through the country bordering
the Red river OF the North. The Iceland
ers are noted for honesty purity oI'morals
and love of education, aud will form
good element of our population, though
their numbers are not sufficient to
promise a very large emigration to this
country. The population of Iceland
was once l00,0OU, but is now probably
not more than 10000.
There are two absolutely conflicting
stories afloat in reference to the health
Queen Victoria One is to the effect
she Is much worse and that the Prince
Of Wales has been summoned to Bal.
moral, her seat in the Highlands in all
haste aud has been accompanied by Mr..
Gladstone The other and more probable
account is that she is much better, aud
her son aud the Premier 90 to see her
upon some business errand. The fact
that her remaining children have not
been summoned to her side confirms
the latter view, but there is still much
room for apprehension that her death is
an event not far distant.
respondent has had an interview with
Charles Bradlaugh, the head of the Re.
publican moycmentin England, in whch
Mr.. Bradlaugh declared himself able to
pull down the monarchy, though not
quite ready to build up the Republic;
that Victoria is the last monarch who
shall sit on the English throne: that he
deprecates revolution before 1876
when he will be perfectly prepared for.
it, but that whenever the government
throws down the gage to him he will
pick it up.
The first anniversary Of the occupa.
tion of Rome by the Italian troops was
celebrated with great enthusiasm Sept.
10th. The city was literally covered
with festoons of flags, flowers, and
tapestry. The shops were all closed +,
and the political associations paradcd
with full ranks, accompanied by bands
of music, and carrying flags aud banners
bearing various inscriptions in honor of
United Italy.
The official count Of the late election
in new Mexico shows that the Demo
cratic candidate for Delegate to Con
gress has been chosen by plurality of
1855. Both parties claim the advan
tage IN the Legislature. The Demo
crats have held gloriication meeting
ot which speeches of coprratulation