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He admitted that when these reductions were
made the net amount OF reductions would be-
S24 i65Ss9 lie asserted that OF the reduction tho
Military Academy bill $4,000 was due To the reduced
pay OF cadets and professors and so3 to postpone
inent that o tho reduction IN the consula and DIP
Ionatic bill $3iD 900 accomplished by violation
trust, and an injury to commerce; that postpone
mcnt oi $685. 900 Tor fortncstions had been made;
tha; In the Lcgsatyc bill s300o. 600 was post
pnnenont, and over Oncfoprth oi the 81 $4,000 reduc
ton worked INJURY that the reduction OF 81 500 900 IN
the Navy bill did great injustice navy officers and
that over $1,000 OUO was pusiponcnent, that N the
army bill over ~, ,0VO 600 postponemcnt. and that
in the sundry Civil bill over 81, 900, 600
postroncment and the reduction OF 81, 900 600
due manly 10 the substitution OF silver Tor fractional
currency He set down the figures OF actual reduction
SIC, $50, 3s9 and OF postponecnt 1914 2i3 ya He
claimed to have shown beyond question tha, the reduc
ons we're only about 600 900 instead Of $50 600 Oo0
ana that the balance simply the postponcmcnt Of
expenditures that would have TO be provided Tor In the
future, and that Of the $40. 600 900 reduction
siderable portion was obtained by gripping the gov
crnmcnt machinery. Never In history had current
facts been distorted they had been In this
matter Uy the democracy. There
evidence OF reform the part OF the demo
cratic party. II had refused TO appropriate
money Tor the necessary work public buildings at
when that work could he done cneapy than
at any time since The aud when Iaborcrs would bc
benefited thereby The democratic party talked OF re-
torn, but how had " practscd ~ After u had gained
possession OF the House II had adopted tho
ONE DEMOCRATIC MOTTO,
ITO the victors belong the spoils" In proportion to
the number OF its employees the disgrace and scandal
attached 10 the Reform House, inani ely greater
than TO all tho departments of the government SO far
as practical legislation concerned the House had
been an absolute failure.
xEssAog FROM rHg PRESIDENT
The Speaker laid before the House message from
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CONGRESS

REVIEW OF THE APPROPRIATION BILLS
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-01-29

New HAMPsnIRE.--The first State eiec-
ton in the centennial year will take place
in New Hampshire, on the lIth of March.
A Governor, Railroad Commissioner and
Legislature are to be chosen, and the lat
t3r will elect a United States Senator to
.c1eed Cragin, Republican. TLis State
has been very closely divided politically
for several years, but has not failed to
cast its electoral vote for the Republican
candidate for President at each election
since the party was organized, and this
indeed is true of all the New England
Sta es. AT the election in 1870 the Re-
pubicans carried the State by | 1853 ma
jority. The next year the Democrat ma
jority was S07, and in 1872 Giant beat
Gr,ely Sab votes. In 1873 the Repub-
lican majo ity was DDS, and in 1874 the
Democratic mpjority ,465. Last year
people--a majority of the votes cast be-
ing required for an election; but there
was Republican majority in the Legis-
llture, and p. c. Cheney, the Republi-
can nominee, was chosen. The Repub-
licans held their State convention a short
time ago, and renominated Governor
Cheney, and adopted an excellent plat
form. The progress Of the canvass will
BE- watched with interest throughout the
Union. This contest will be followed by
an election in Connecticut, on the 3D. Of
Apil.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-01-29

REPUBLICAN 'CALL.-E. ID. Morgan,
Chairman of the Republican National
Committee, has issued call for the next
Union Republican National Convention
for nominating candidates for President
and Vice President Of the United States.
The place determined upon for the hold
ing Of the Convention is Cincinnati, and
the time, Wednesday, june II, 1876, at
j. O'Clock, noon. The Convention will
consist Of delegates from each State,
equal TO twice the number OF Senators
and Representatives. in Congress, and of
two delegates from each organized terri
tory AMI District Of Columbia. The call
ten proceeds: sin calling the conyen-
tiDa for the election Of delegates the sew
e al States are recommended 70 invite all
Republican electors and all other voters
without rega TO past political differ
cnces or party affiliations, who are OPP os
to reyiving sectional issues, and de ire
10 promote friendly feelings and perma-
nent harmony in the constitutional rights
ot eve citizen, including the full AID
free exercise OF the right Of suffrage with
cut Intimidation and fraud; Of the CON
ii ued prosecution and punishment Of all
'cial dishonesty, and Of an economical
administration Of the Government, by
IA )nest, capable and faithful officers, who
are in favor Of making such reform in the
government as experience may suggest;
who are opposed 10 the impairment Of
the credit of the nation by tie depreca-
tion Of Obligations, and in favor Of sus-
tanning it in every way with faith aud f.
nancal honor; who hold that the Com
mon School system is the nursery 0
American liberty, and should be main
tnineI absolutely free from se,ttIian con-
ol; who believe, that for the promotion
Of thes ends. the direction Of the Govern
nent should continue to be confded to
those who adhere to the principles Of l77G,
and will support them, as incorporated
in the Constitution and laws, aud favor
tne recognizing OF the fundamental prin-
c,ple Of national unity, as this is the Cen
tcnnial Year OF the Republic"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-01-29
MISCELLA NEOUS.

NATURALIZATIoN OF CHINEsE.-Lut-
trell, the champion introducer, has intro
duced bill to prevent the naturalization
Of Mongolians. 1t appears that some OF
the United States Courts have issued de-
claration of intention papers to Chinese,
though for the matter of that declarations
of intention were filed by Chinamer five
and twenty years ago. But if there is
any danger of Mongolian suffrage and
j. X. can stave it off for us we shall be
truly grateful.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-01-29

A ? RTLAND TRAGEpY.-A dispatch
o. Janua y 18th, from Portland, Oregon,
gives the following A CLinaman in the
employ Of Samuel Oliver, fisherman,
alta cl,ed Divers wife with large butch
& knife, cutting her about the head, face
T. d hands in a fearful manner. Her
( les brought her husband to the house,
when the Chinaman fed, pursued 10y OF
Ter. Finding the husband gaining on
him he ran to the river and jumped in
oliver had picked up ii large stone dur
i1g the CHASE, and as the Chinaman
swan up the river he followed along the
shore. Presently the Chinaman became
oX! autci, threw up his hands, sank and
was seen no more. 1t was the Lest thing
tlat could have happened him, for if he
had not drowned he would have been
tlaugh e.cd by the infuriated husband or
lynched by the neighbos.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-01-29

A FATAL EXpERIMENT.-Mr. S. r.
J-idler owned hydraulic mining claims
on Iowa Hill. lie hired watchman to
cp guard nights over the fumes to pre-
vent their being robbed. He got the idea
ito bis head that t4e watehman was not
>i9iIaht, or that he slept on his post
3!r Kidder concluded he would creep
down along the Aume and test the vigil
ance of the watchman. The experiment
was ftal. The guard performed his du-
~ too we'll. Seeing his employer creep
ing a ong the fume, he supposed he was
robber, and at once fired at and bit him
in the hea /, producing death instantly
.Nc3ado ITotHScl7Vt.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-01-29

STAGE RoBBERs.-Senator Raymond
has bill before the Legislature making
the crime Of highway robbery punishable
with death. We have heretofore express
ed the opinion that the death penalty is
none too severe for the cowlrd.y Sound
rels who stop stages prepared to commit
murder as well as robbery, but will not
the Senator's bill have a tendency to de-
feat the very end sought be accomplish
ed ? Juries are 10th to convict men of
crime which will consign them to the
gallows, even when they have been tax
en- in the very act Of murder. Since the
law authorizing the jury to atiix the pen
atty in murder trials went into effect, the
number of convictions for that crime
have greatly increased. The feeling that
shudders at taking human life even in
atJnement for the crime OF murder, will
scarcely doom men to death for lesser
crime, and would thus open another loop
hole for the escape Of this class of Grim
inals. Unless the bill is so amended as
to permit the jury to define the penalty,
it had better be killed.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-01-29

A SPLENDID NUMBER.-The Centen-
nial "Ten-Page" edition Of the Oakland
Daily Transcript, issued on the 23d of
January, was splendid number, occu-
pylng however, fourteen pages, instead
of the ten promised. The edition is filled
with interesting matter relating to Oak
land and its surroundings, together with
a large number of biographical sketches
of her leading citizens.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-01-29

REJECTED The Assembly has reject
ed the claims of Drury Melone, j. Lord
Love and j. j. Green, and therein it was
right. The claims were for extra SER
vices" as ex-oflicio members of the Board
of Examiners and other Executive offices.
Now if Governor Booth will return the
sum he has drawn from the State Trea-
sury for "extra services" people will
have more faith in his reform professions.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-01-29

CUT Of LUCK.-A couple Of robbers
stopped the stage near San Bernaldino
On the morning OF the 18th, demanding
the trea e-box, which the driver threw
ou to !hem, and drove on. After driving
few reds he stopped and woke up Mr..
Thomas, the Division Agent, who was
sick and asleep inside. Thomas, with a
passenger and an extra driver wEo hap
poned to be along went back, and the
10. b RS, hearing them c)m.ng fed, leav-
ilg lhe treasure box, which they bad
been trying to break open. he box
contained $4,000.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-01-29

On the twenty second of November
the 100000 people of London lived
twenty-four hours without there being a
single arrest for any offence whatever.
Such a thing was never heard of before,
and the Londoners begin to think the
millenum is approaching.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-01-29

A VIRGINIA CITY woman who con-
ceiyed herself to be smarter then mos!
people, removed all her effects to the
house Of a friend in Reno, and then APP
pied to the Relief Committee for asst
ance rs Il burnt out sufferer. But Pro
lidenee, with promptness seldoms eX-
hlbjtsd since the well know instance Of
Ananias and SapphiIa, burnt d,wn her
house in Reno, while She was lying to
the Committee, and now she is a genuine
s.1erer.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-01-29

Pooh Mr.. Strumpfs, of Vermilion,
away up in Dakota, invented cure for
consumption, wherewith he killed the
spouse of Mr.. White, locksmith and saw
setter. Whereat Mr.. White pounded
him nearly to death. The way of the in
ventor is hard.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-01-29

A NORWEGIAN paper reports that one
Capt. Gunnison, recently returned from
an Arctic voyage, has discovered in
Nova Zembla diary written by Barent,
the Dutch Arctic explorer, in the year
1880. The manuscript is said to be in
perfect preservation, and its publication
is anxiousy looked for by scientific anti
quaries,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-01-29

THE MarysviIle Appeal and other
journals are urging the passage of "A law
that when a plea of insanity is offered on
murder trial, it shall be accepted as
plea of guilty and all such murderers be
imprisoned for life. The suggestion is
good one.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-01-29

THE FIRST OF IT's KIND. The Leg
islatu?e of Minnesota passed law for
the erection Of State Inebriate Asylum,
/ expense of which is to be borne by a
tax upon the liquor sellers. An appeal
was made from the provisions of the law
and the case taken to the Supreme Court,
where its validity was confirmed. 1t is
sal that $4,000 of tax have alrca ly
been collected, which it is expected viii
be inc, ,eascd to $780, 600 by the Ist Of July.
This is the frstae ofthe kind, we believe,
ever adopted by any Of the States.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-01-29

of nets and seines used for taking food
fishes, and requires fishermen to restore
the young of food fishes to the water when
netted or taken.
The Assembly has repealed the law
compelling an attorney to disclose Ton
criminal trials the privileged communi-
cations of his client, in cases where the
client has taken the witness stand. 1t
occasoned hot debate.
MISCELLANEOUS.
There are many other measures OF i'm
portance up, but few of them are in such
a state yet as to demand close attention.
The amendments to the Codes are very
numerous and can hardly be given in II
letter, and they are too mixed to be Of
value to the public until debate throws
light upon them. One, however, by Sen
ator Edgerton, is simply fearful. 1t pro-
poses that the wife may utterly ignore her
husband in the distribution Of her half of
the community property, while if he dies
totally different course is pursued rela-
tive to the estate, NATHANIEL.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-01-29
Weaverville, January 29, 1876.
BUSINESS NOTICE.

All communications pertaining to the Busi-
ness or Editorial management Of the JoURSAL
slould be addressed to G. W. CRAIG, " Trim
IrY JoUHNAL," Weav eryiile, Cal.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-01-29

AN Iowa horse thief was accused OF
having served term in Congress, and il
he had not hustled around and proved
his innocence of the charge, they would
have hung him quicker'n lightning.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-01-29

THE oil springs of Pennsylvania were
the full uses and value of petroleum
were not known for two hundred years
afterwards.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-01-29

AN English clergyman who has recent
10 visited Salt Lake, has given currency
10 Tie idea that the Mormona are matur-
ing project to purchase the Holy Laad,
and -ct tlIem.e up in Jerusalcm-
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-01-29

Mrs. LEWIS of Martin, county, In
diana, kindly gave her consent that her
little boy, aged fifteen, should marry n
buxom widow named Nancy Sheriden,
aged ffty-fve.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-01-29

WABASH COLLEGE forbids the innocent
game of poker among the students, and
the boys plaintivey inquire how they
can ever be appointed Minister to Eng
land.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-01-29

A NEW Judicial District will probably
be created, formed of the counties of Mo-
doe, Plumas and Lassen. This will be
a loss of one county to this District,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-01-29

THERE were 642 applications for d.
vorce in the San Francisco Courts during
the year 1875. The number Of marriage
licenses issued was 2,203.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-01-29

IT is said the welding of steel and iron
has at last been accomplished, and now
great cannon will be cast, steel inside
and iron without-a great improvement.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-01-29

Miss MAJOR PAULINE CUsHMAN, a
noted Union spy during the late war, is
wintering at Los Angeles.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-01-29

ICE is six inches thick in the east end of
Placer county, and the young wheat six
inches high in the west.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-01-29

AMERICAN goods are so popular in
China that our trade marks have been
forged by English exporters to sell their
fabrics.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-01-29
B I r tn s

At South Fork of Trinity, Humboldt
County, Jan. 23d, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Martina SON.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-01-29

THERE are 100 persons in New York,
each yfNhJm Is over l00 years Old!
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-01-29
Bridge Notice.

NOTICE IS HEEEBY GIVEN that
1N the undersigned will apply to the
Honorable Board Of Supervisors of Trim
ity County, at the February Term, 1876,
for renewa.of License to keep Toll
Bridge across Trinity River, at Lewiston.
OLNEY PHILLIPS.
Lewiston, Dec. 6, 1875, 6w.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-01-29
aVttl,ly Grinitg 9oitrnal.
OUR AGENTS: /:

TIE0s. nayCE, Room No. 30, New
Merchants Exchange building, San Fran
cisco, Is our only authorized agent in that city
GEO. T.. RONvELI. ~ CO., 40 Park
Row, are our only authorized Agents in New
\ orA City.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-01-29

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"TRINTTY JOURNAL" "
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WHAT Is A DOLLAR?

1.-The coming Of money is the act of
the sovereign power. that its value may
be known on inspection, every nation
fixes on it, its own impression that the
weight and standard wherein consists
the intrinsic value may be known by
inspection only, Blackstone vol. l-p-
27S.
The law doth give the king minee
of gold and silver. thereof to make mon.
ey, and not any other metal. because
thereof money cannot be made. and here
OF is great reason; for the value of
money being the value Of all contracts,
is in effect tn. value Of every man, Lord
Coke, Institute 5S4.
The above arc quoted aud relied upon
by hard money men, and are perhaps
the best they can find. but it is clear that
both Ut these learned men understood
that u make money Was . sovereign
power and thar it wAs coniioed to thoss
nv LordlC Coke, England hss made paper
legal tender, dollar since 1868, thus
confirming 10 pginnEy staes0 sas q tha
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on us and had to be worked off by this

on us and had to be worked off by this
bitter experience.
Ind.-No. Twill not admit thatsweep-
ing statement. Except in the matter of
exorbitant interest the financial condi-
ton was healthy one for healthy mind
ed people, and such took advantage oft.
You saw it in the matter of cash stores.
The great multitude were paid prompts
ly, as cash was very abundant, and they
paid their money right back to the coun-
ter for what they got. The old system OF
long credits as retail stores was passing
away. Now we are back in the old ruts.
Everybody short, getting credit where's
ever he can and wriggling in every way
to escape cash payments. So retailers
give credit and most charge accordingly.
Rep.-Well, somehow, you and never
can see things alike. [ don't see how
cheap money will mend our condition.
We must find some way to stop the ex-
travagance. >. l..
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HARD TIMES.
From the Koosier Patron.


Experimentation you see how cheap
everything is you should realize that we
are getting into healthy condition.
When the people fully make up their
minds now that we have reached hard
pan, business will revive.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the stupides.
a, .llacies is this that prosperity accom-
panies cheap prices. The further you
go down in the scale OF cheap price
countries the greater do YOU find the
misery OF the people, till you come to
China itself. A country OF cheap prices is
a good place to live cheap it you have
money, but it is usually poor place to
do business or for workingman to seek
employment. Thousands OF our smart
Americans with fixed incomes have gone
to live lin Germany and other cheap
European countries, but you do not lind
our producers seeking,homes there.
Rep.-I am sure our country was ad>
vancing rapidly in the cheap times be-
tore the war.
Ind.-Continual influx of population
from abroad had much to do with our
growth then, but no previous era could
compare for solid advance with the pc
riod from 1864 to 1870. About the latter
time we began to feel seriously the loss
of currency, as you will see 10y the tables
OF failures. The pressure at usury, which
had been lightened by abundant curren-
cy, began then also to be very heavy.
Rep.-But what signs of great pros
perity were there then which We're not
false? Industries were being pnshed
and the people were employed; but rich
and poor were rushinglblind into extrav-
agence, and were accommodating debts
that at least swelled to mountain, that
tell upon and crushed them. Do you
call that q real prosperity?
Ind. What you say applied to part
of the people, AS it always would in times
of great business activity. There are
many natural spendthritts. But millions
OF those naturally thrifty were taking
proper advantages Of the flush times II
. plan like that Of the sos bond had been
adopted and our debt kept this side OF
the ocean, interest on private debts
might have been brought to reasonable
figure, and the panic averted.
Rep.-Well. what advantages were the
thrifty taking ofthe good times? / know
pAouty Va euoW "Cie ouIlulux HOUSES
much better than they could afford.
which they are now losing by fore
closure.
Ind There never were so MANY
farmers and small traders getting out OF
debt as in the years men toned. Thou
sands OF farmers paid off their mort
cages. and work men who had never
dreamed OF such \ thing built them.
selves houses.
Rep.-No doubt many mortgages
were cleared off and workmen's homes
built but almost every one plunged rixn,
into debt again. The farmer Dough,
moro land on tick, and the workman
made confident by long continuance Of
steady wages, squandered his msney.
tell ycu the craze OF cxtravagance wa
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Amti-M1unupnlist.
,cNATIus DoNNELLY. Editor.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER &c. 1876
DAWNlNC LIGHT.

When we lind such Stal0 Olu COIL
servative and influential journal as the
North American uttering sentiments
: that we have uttered, we feel in good
company, and we may be pardoned for
reproducing some ofits opinions recently
: expressed:
The steady decline in prices OF mercnan>
disc and produce preser is a very serious
problem for the consideration OF Amerl-
can business men. For this decline ren>
.ders it more difficult to pay the enor-
NOUS sum annually due to Europe on
our foreign debt and trade balances, etc.
We have alreadyshown this in the case
>. of silver. But in proportion as silver de-
praciates gold is enhanced in value, and
it require more and more exports OF all
. kinds to keep our accounts straight. 1t
is true that our foreign debts are now
increasing: But when we consider the
immense volnme of our exports and
their limited value, it must be apparent
that the real weight of our foreign debt
has been largely augmentedin fact with
out anv increase of the figures. The
-depreciation of our bonds and paper
money answered the same purpose so
long as that was possible, and when the
steady reduction of bones and notes rem
dered this no longer tenable. the otaer
tack was taken by the decentralization OF
silver, which had become our chief
treasure product. The depression OF
prices and trade affiicts Europe as we'll
as this republic. and arises from the
same cause. And this depression pro-
duces the alarming increase IN bank
ruptcy seen in the returns of the last six
months. The demand for relief comes
to US from Europe in the proposition
lately laid before Congress at the in
stance of French commissioner, asking
for an international conference to regu-
late the value of gold and silver. Ten
years more of the present policy Will
bankrupt halfthe governments OF the
civilized world, and even England her
self will find it difficult to obtain gold
enough to pay her interest.
Our opinion is it will not take five
years to bankrupt not half, but all the
nations of the civilized W. rid. 1t stands
to reason Facts and figures bristle up
everywhere. 1t is no communistic or
radical or radical idea or assertion.
When men like DR.. Henry c. Carey,
warns us, it is time to at least pay re.
spectacle heed to the warning and adj
vice.
The nation cannot stand oven its pres
ent drain. A complete governmental
reform only will save us. not stopping at
financial reform.