The Van Buren press., 1871-04-11
New HAVEN, April 4.
THE GoyERNORsHIP.

at by careful computation, and there can
be little doubt as to its correctness,
though different result is obtained in
other parts Of the State.
THE LEGISLATURE.
The Senate stands l3 Republicans to 5
Democrats, and the Republicans have a
majority Of about l5 in the House
Kellogg, for Congress, has a majority
of 49.
The congressional delegation stands as
last Congress, three republicans and one
democrat.
HARTFORD, April 6.
Our corrected returns gives English
five plurality. There are slight discrep-
ances in the votes of two or three towns
but, giving English the benefit of all
doubts. he cannot have more than fifteen
or sixteen plurality, and there are scatter.
ing votes enough to overcome that and
send the election to the Legislature.
There is an illegal mistake Of twenty four
in the count of English, which, if correc.
ted, will, on our figures, put Jewell nine
teen ahead. The official count alone will
settle it beyond doubt
New YORK, April 6.
Gold steady and dull at ll0s to ll04.
Cotton quiet and unchanged; middling
uplands l5tc.
New ORLEANS. April 9.
Cotton steady middling lac. Molas-
ses and sugar unchanged.
SAN DOMINGO.
New YORK, April 6.
A Washington correspondent tcle
graphs that when the San Domingo mes
sage and report was submitted to the
Senate yesterday there was disposition
on the part Of the Sumner Schurz party
to debate it, but the Presidents friends,
on the other hand, were anxious to have
It printed and laid on the table without
debate.
MIR. Sumner says that he never wit
messed so bold an attempt to cut off dc
bate since 1852, when he insisted upon a
discussion Of the slavery question.
1t was finally agreed to allow one
speech on each side, but there will be
struggle on the part of Sumner and his
friends to have regular discussion upon
the message and report.
New York, April 6.
The Washington dispatch printed this
morning that all was progressing favor
ably with the joint high commission, and
that in less than two weeks all differences
would be settled by satisfactory arrange
ment, is not warranted by the facts in the
case, as they are well known here among
those acquainted with the doings of the
state department. On the contrary, the
fisheries question is presenting such OBJ
stacles that no satisfactory solution is at
all hoped for and preparations are act
ually now being made to be ready for an
emergency. The announcement in the
Washington dispatches day or two
since that orders had been sent to the
Brooklyn navy yard to get ready for sea
without delay seven men Of war was cor
rect; but the inference drawn that they
were meant for Hayti, was all wrong
They are intended for the northeast At
lantc coast, and are now being fitted out
with all possible dispatch.
WASHINGTON, April 6.
THE KU-KLUX BILL.
The House finally reached a vote to
day after a protractcd session on the bill
to suppress the Ku-klux, and passed it by
q strict party vote. While the original
measure was materially modified, the one
that passed nevertheless proves to be
most stringent one. 1t provides for the
suspension Of the writ Of habeas corpus
and empowers the President to use the
regular army to arrest offenders and hand
them over to the United States marshal,
The provision which empowered the
President to call out volunteers was
stricken out by the united vote of the
Democrats and some twenty-five Repub-
leans. The bill therefore as it passed
and was sent to the Senate may be sumed
up as follows: First. conspiraccs or the
combination of two or more persons to
deprive any class of persons Of equal
felonies punishable in the United States
court by fine and Imprisonment, while
the injured parties have recourse there
for damages. Second, in case of obstruc
ton to the laws of State or of the Uni
ted States so as to deprive any person of
any privilege. immunity, etc, and the
State authorities are unable or fail to af-
ford protection or to apply to the Presi-
dent for protection, the President may
use the national forces, thereby meaning
it is believed the militia as well as the
army, to arrest any offenders and hand
them over to the United States courts.
The war act Of 1863 is revived, which re-