The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-12-23
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A HsNDAYE dispatch of the 18th says sew.
eral Carlist soldiers had lately frozen to
death. The Carlist forces in the field mum.
bered $4,000 men, with los pieces of artillery.
A PARIs telegram Of the 18th says that all
France was intensely excited over the pend.
ing Senatorial election. The Republicans
had so far secured majority, and their sue
cess was thought to mean a disturbance of
the present conservative condition. The
Bourse was also greatly excited, and the
funds fell largely.
SIR Houston STEWART, vice-Admiral of
the British navy, is dead.
THE Vienna Neuie Free Presse of the 18th
says information had reached It that the
Porte had ordered an extraordinary levy OF
100, 900 men to put down the troubles in Her.
zegovina. Egypt had also promised con.
tingent of 5000 men and Tunis 5000.
ANNOUNCEMENT was made in the German
Reichstag on the 18th that an investiga.
ton would be made by the Government
into the circumstances attending the recent
disasters to the Deutschland and Mosel.
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Presidents message was read in
| the Senate on the 18th and ordered printed
James E. English was sworn in as Senator from
Connecticut, in place of o. S. Ferry, deceased
1.-The drawing Of seats took place in the
nodse, after which the Presidents message was
Prescott and others, of South Carolina, with ref
erence to the right of the Third Congressional
District OF that State, was presented and re-
| ferred. The House adjourned to the 10th.
A LARGE number of memorials were
presented in the Senate on the Sth, among them
one from the Centennial Board OF Finance asking
for an appropriation of $1,5OO,OOO. Among the
biiis INT was one by Nj. Morton to pro
vide for and regulate the counting Of votes fo
President and Vice President, and the disposition
| OF questions arising therefrom. Mr. Morton also
submitted joint resolution to amend the Consti
| tuition of the United States so as to elect tn,
President and Vice President by direct vote 0
the people, and to abolish the Electoral College
The Standing and Select Committees
were announced in the Senate on the 9th. A let
ter was presented from W. L. Mcmillan, askins
| permission to withdraw his credentials as Sena
tor-elect from Louisiana by the McEnery Legis
| lature. and an order was submitted that the re
quest be granted, but objection being made i
was laid OVER. Among the bills introduced ant
referred was one by Mr.. Bogy authorizing tn,
payment Of duties on imports in lcgal-tender ant
National Bank notes, after July 4, 1876. Ad
| journcd to the 18th.
THE Senate was not in session on thu
1O'h.. IA resolution was adopted by the Hous,
adding committee of eleven, to be known a:
the Committee on Mississippi Levees. Ate
some debate on request to Introduce a bill pro
| v1ding for reduction in the postage on pam
phlets, transient newspapers, etc, the House ad
| journed to the 14th.
SEVERAL memorials were presented tt
the Senate on the 18th. Among the bills intro
duced and referred were the following: To attacl
the Territory of Alaska to, and make it a part o.
the Territory Of Washington to extend the tim,
| for filing claims for additional bounty under thu
act Of July g. 1906; declaring the true intent AM
meaning of the Union Pacific Railroad act
| House not in session.