Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-12-20
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ment OF State representation according 70
the ninth census. Referred 10 the Com.
mittes on Elections. IL provides for an
additional Congressman from Nsbrsska.
The Senate reconsidersd last sessions
veto sstsblishlng the Territory Of Penn
bins from . portion Of Dakota. Tho name
WAS thsn changed 70 Huron and the bill
passed.
The Chair presented . communication
from the Secretary OF War inelosing the
report Of Najsr Comstock Of the Engineer
Corps on the South Pass improvements.
Tabled.
Mitchell presented . jsint resolution OF
the Oregon Legislature. asking IN sppro-
p~riAtlsn for Q geological survey Of thAs
btsts. Referred to the Committss On
Mining.
The Pension Appropriation bill was
passed with Dsvse's amendment requiring
tho Commissionsr Of Pensions 70 hsrsaftsr
incorporate In his annual statement . list
Of additional pensions. and also Of the
reduction Of pensions.
Mitchell's resolution for IN investigation
Of Crsnin's appointment was then dis
cusssd.
PreeesdinEs n the Heuss.
WASHINGTON. December 40. = In tho
House the Speaker said that there vas .
gentleman In the city bringing congrat-
u~lations frem the Irish people to the Amer
leans ON account OF the Centennial Year.
Holman asked unanimous consent 70
offer . resolution. rsciting that j. O'Con-
nor Power. N. p. was deputizsd 70 present.
such congratulations. and referring the
subject 70 the Foreign Committee with In
structions TO report necessary action.
rhs LsaisiaaH Investigating Cen.
mitsso
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 20. The House
Committee took tho testimony Of George
A. Brandorph. eslored. He said that he
voted tho Democratic ticket aud was after
wards knocked down and beaten and ar.
rested and sent 10 prison. They beat him
because he voted the Democratic ticket
He named the parties who attacked him.
He made complaint 70 tho police, but they
refused to protect him. Ne was threat.
ened befsrs the election. Women went
around telling colorcd men they would be
returned 70 slavery II the Democrats sue
csedsd.'
Gross examincd-was not troubled dur.
ing tho election. nsiterates that he had
been attacked ; detailed the circumstances
Of the attack. After being attacked he
made complaint to the police. and they ar
rested him for disturbing tho peace. lie
was tried by . Justices Court and con.
demnsd TO pay Ave dollars hns, or ten days
~ .hs,g.d III. n~slitics be-
~
aus ~ IA h.., . member of
on p-ia. ps.,t ~inos is7a All N.
,nor,her. ~ ina Hoard belonged 10 the
Rsnpblic.n marty. There WAS . recon.
mrpdation 10 ali a vacancy but the Board
could moi agree. Some return, Of super.
,i.ar. vers Returned direct to the Board /;
o,her, 10 The secretary Of State. The re-
turu, we're opsned in presence OF the repre-
,entativss of both parties, aud the decisions
were made In private session. The Board
made up the returns from the consolidated
stateinents OF Inc supervisors; nstsr niioN'
,as any ,so;r ...,smans. v.rs rscslysd
by The Board. In . few cases they sent
for the boxes. but don't rsmembsr What
parish. . so.Is d,a 10 i.,'rris,
.n Thra- an, Pa, Fslici,ns he.
-. ,.n.,.i i~rtiniJ.tion. When
80 10 h. inisnd.d Az hiring for thu I'm.
.n.csion a. he Committee the original re-
nm. N tho sunsryisors ho said he had
mn, ronvb any papsrs. and could not
hr,uy ,bsm vit6snt The consent OF the
49, III v.,Id consult tbs other mann.
-. sna hiring tb,n, N th,y consented. lie
Jid nat Inas .bs,hsr Tild,n or U,y,,
rrI..a,. Ill . r,iori,x ~ the yotss .e.
A"es.. A. n. sun.r.or,. ,,.tsn,,pts
i.ns h..rJ .nS .sy WHO bad
~ n.',a,i,~ M: nav tb.v thrsw eui
WV n.y.th 81 .s..r,i noiI. In other
~. ,iSnt. ,hs ,otss throvr Out
aggregated several thousand. lie could
not say how many. He thinks prooabl!
iour or nys thousand; pGes nVt Leeo N.
w uhrn~n ont hnt ,hini. sbou, four.
,e.u or fiiteen.
r,,. ,..,a,n.,iro.a C-.mm,,t...
w,su,xa,ox. D.c.mbsr 2o.-Tbe Com.
mittreo 10 raolho i1Aiil'su' ~uA'
cred the vote by which they hsrstofors au-
tborixed the chairman 10 report for the
-. ., m. s,,,,. hin .~,t,pdinp An.
sH 49,. somnia,ios NJ ths Northsrn
INA y Ill., ,rha ...sion w.s m.i,lv
s.n.I n" S,.s,..inr A.. - nron..ition
oeenp, nv, ~. soa,Ssrn p.cisc Rail.
~. cnmn.n, ~ csiissrnis mail be ii.
49, ~ Lu,iii .o,s. hnrd,s miiss Al m.
m-r.,s,n nor.ion Of ,bs trsns.contissptsl
line, under the provisions Of the original
Atkins PHI. making ,ne nrousn an
rropl.. and All other r.iirsad companies,
and rsserving to Congress the right to reg.
ulatc the charges for freight . passsn'
gers. This committee adjourned I'LL 70
morrow without ssusn.
ni.v.ssbsa Mu.t bs Deiivsrsd 20
C.......,...I CommIssess.
n'~---on ,-.,..,.-
W~Ashisoros' DecemD'' w. "slo.'"
Of the House Committee on the judiciary
has decided that . special Investigating
c.uui,,.. b.s The right 10 send for tele.
49," ,....L. .,.h a,.n.,.h..
srsP".s III A. ~. rurrosc. M i%nonlrv.
and that the demands must be csmplied
with under penalty Of being held In cen.
tempt o. h' = f
sSb.Committce TO whom The subject w.s
referred for . report. Hurd and McCrsa-
nv reported that In their opinion the tale
grams called for should be specifically de-
sc,ih,J but I.vnde's uropo.itiop was ahopt.