Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-12-28

weather thus lar OF the season after snow
storm of six hours. The mercury is below
zero and as cold as at any time last winter.
The holidays are close at hand when all.
rich and poor, old and young. are expect
ell to give and receive presents. In con-
sequence store-keepers are very busy.
| The adjournment of both Houses OF Com
gress yesterday. till the sth Of January.
has hastened away from Washington many
strangers as well as Congressman. and
those here whose business i IN anyway
connected with the proceedings OF Com
yress. feel privileged 20 lay of for the next
two weeks and rake breathing spell.
The proceedings OF Congress yesterday
were y.y Interesting. In both the Senate
ap1 House the subject of Amnesty was de-
Dated at length. In the Senate. Mr.. SUM
ner. of course. rode his hobby and made a
| most strenuous effort TO 50 amend the
Amnesty bill by adding hi, supplemental
Civil rights bill to allow colored people
equal rights with the whites in all places 1T
amnsements. hotels, public conveyance
| &c. and threatened. unless il be acted on.
| he would not support the bill while Thur
man. viewing things from different stand
point. allowed that he would not vote for
the bill IL ii trds. The amendment being
! lost by only one vote. shows clearly that
the measure j. not at all unpopular. aud
will doubtless, pass after the Amnesty bin
| l. disposed of. viii h will be immediately
| after Congress re-assembpS.
Not content for one day with the intro
/ duction OF his zone term" scheme MIR 5
! before Congress adjourned. desired to give
| the President another benefit. ahd - he
snufici the steuchy waters OF the Bay of
SANTANA. and asked the senate. in all >eri-
business. 10 instruct the investigating COM
mittec To ascertain il any one hal. might.
could or would speculate in water lot, IN
/ and around that Bay-lt wa, adopted and
/ the Mass. Senator ate a hearty dinner yes
I terdav and rested well last nj ght
In. accusation made hy Mr.. BayarI of
7 the senate against the Administration Tor
/ the resignation of Gen Cox. Secretary of
I the Interior. will. 1t j. thought. on inyc>ii-
7 CATION Of the subject. result in rejecting
| seriously upon the character of the eN-
/ Secretary. II j. not because Gen. Cox NJ,
! favorable to civil reform that he found II
+ advisable TO resign. but fer other reasons
\ short time before he resigned. a ITuni-
! men; Official came all the way from Ms
consin To notify the Secretary that on ac-
count OF hi pcr>>tcncy in oiiefin. for sale
valuable timber lands in Wisconsin tn
whole sections instead of quarter SECTIONS
thereby enabling large monopo.i>i, to bay
at a nominal figure aud entirely preventing
those lesser able TO share any of the hcnr-
fits intended by the Government Ia the ale
of land>, there would be remonsiraucc
10y the people. Other similar char.e, are
made agaln~; hun. aud " III be ventilated
should there be an occasion.
The house of Representative. have passed
bill appointing Committee To examine
the relations Of Labor. capital. and gcncr-
orally To investigate the Variou, cognate
issues known generally a. the Labor CUES
tiot,. The >cnat- will IL j. believed also
pass the bill. The object Of the Trainer.
Judge Hoar of Mass. j. not to make po.iti-
cal capital. but ta obtain and lay before the
American people. Information of an inuur-
tani character There t, hardly aqu,-t.un
on which 80 much Misrepresentation exists
- this. The president ha. expressed him
self a, deeply Interested IN the issues TIM,
agiiaicd. The Commission viii unduuhi-
eddy be candid and able one determined
{" ascertain some Al least OF the causes fur
prevailing d>conteni, found among the
workers at all the centres OF manufacture:
and corporated industry. There D.. a WIDE
field for useful examination. The Rrpub- .
lican- in the House showed the bc>t di-p..-
siiion towards the bill. " bile the Democrat. /
either made II the vehicle tor druouuciug /
protection or lodged the issue altogether. I
The new suffrage bill introduced D, Gen Z
eral Butler IN the House the other d.,y 4.
creating considerable iurorc amous the
ladies' In Washington. Those opposed ID
iemale suffrage, ui whom foremost Ia tile .
rank are Mr.. General sherman and Mr..
Dahlgren are hard Al work doing their /,
best TO head of the female suffrage friends. /
The bill read, a. follows
That no citizen of the United states. /
enf trh OF,
in any State or Territory. shall be IN any /
manner hinjered or deprived OF vote a; |
any election by reason OF or on account Of |
ANY distinction OF sex.
sec. = That the provision Of an act en-
titled An act 10 enforce the rights of ciiI- /
zens of the United States TO vote IN the
several states Of this Union. and for other
purposes, approved MAY 81. $50. appro-
PIRATE 10 enforcing the provisions OF this
act. are hereby made applicable thereto"
The recent defaultcrs johnson and " ard
en- of the Treasury Department ia the sums
of $1,000 and $1,000. respectively, have
been indicted BY the Grand Jury OF the
District of Columbia. The charges to be
preferred against them are 80 well auihen-
Iicatcd that II l. thought their counsels Will
sdNi-e them to plead gulty-Powell con
nected with the Tennessee. bounty fraud,
is ont on bail and hangs about the Mctrop-
olitan Hotel ia this city.
The Secretary of the Treasury has ap-
pointed committee OF hve Ia examine into
the affairs of the Bureau OF engraving and
printing. There j. but little fear with those
acquainted with the superintendent OF this
Bureau. Geo. b. McCariee that he has al
lo"sd any discrepancies 10 have occurred.
Mac J. wide awake 10 the necessities OF
constant care over his trust. and he makes
IL rule 10 be one OF the first there Ia the
morning aud one OF the last remaining IN
the evening. lie has been a long and tried
friend oil \. 1. Stewart. and through his
influence the Government has secured
most efficient and faithful servant
There have been added during the past
year 30,l7s volumes 10 the Congressional
Library and there has been l2.6sS COPY
rights issued in that time; sl0.ls7 fees In,
been received BY the Librarian. who rec
comments the construction Of new library /
or an extension OF the present one. There /
are now nearly 2jO.OO0 volumes. and the
rate y Is now increasing, in twenty wears
II Is estimated there will be nearly double
that number.
Several prominent Republican editor, are
now here at the request of the Southern /
Republican Press Association for the pur- /
pose of determining on the course that /
should be pursued during the coming Pres |
ldentlal campaign.
From reports received by General Eaton. |
Commissioner of Education. the Statistics |
OF Colleges and Collegiate Institutes in the |
United states. there are two classes. viz:
Of colleges receiving males only or males |
and females. 36s are reported; Of institutes
1852, the Attendance to the same number
Ing i3,s27 pupils; colleges receiving males |
only. 1856; institutes, l.063. attendance TO
the same, 1880. LIFE
OUTLINE MAPS FOR SCHOOL Ro Ms.-we
wish to Recommend to all School Com
mittees and Agents to purchase set OF
Outline Maps for the walls of the School
house. We have seen the very great in
tarast mans give 70 ,ha s,,l..