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F. LI. DORRINGTON,
RfcAL ESTATE AGENT,
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lt:At r.-or N-liia-ka, t 'ity, N.; Hon. T. M.
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B. II. lYlicrI-r & Co.,
Real Estate Agents,
Commissioners of Deeds
AND
Fire and Life Ins, Ag'ts,
TLATTSMOUTU, .V. T.
oll-ctions prorrpily attended to. ar.d ir-cet? Is re
ft ted at current rates of Kzchai-e. Tax--u i d in
.i vn lo mil ibrM jiiii miii re-i-"! t. liti-
d inT-'-tipa'td. Mouey I'wn-n uu Keal r-.-tjte
tcinr titd. L Hid Wariants . cate '.
CLAIM AGENTS.
neat f rcoi:.-et.on cf claim atfnii.t (i--v.-ri.tiu n
I i o-d eih. their id.iw aLd uni:Oi L.'i-. A--'i.t
f I the fiiicha-e ami ale of Lau-!s and Cay pr I'tr
4y, Lea-iu,,' t-f Tenements.
iu:i'i:iii:.cr.S:
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XI i-r Ki in 'le ll'i--1. . Hinaha, Xi-ii.
.Vc":a n &. -V-:r.i:f, l ias; City.
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Dr. DS.t Lfi. 31 i--aclr.lrett.
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II M Mapiil. Cii.r;;i-,.,ti. (Uiio.
Ti iuie A lliiima. I'Utt-tu-i'ith. NtI''iijti.
L 1! K:rh, Three Riv- rs Michigan.
ll--n K Fe:!oii, UK"-"''!-l'l. i-i-. n-i i.
lli.i: T SI M iq-lett. I'iaU-iiioi-iii. N- hriVn.
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t arter, Hasaey fit Curl, Lies iluines Io a.
18 diwtl
H0. . TOOTLE, T. K.llANSl, J.K.CLARK
A .Tooiie, Hanna k Clark,
BANKERS,
Dealers in
Sold Iut. Oold and Silver
Coin, Exchange, IT S
and other stocks-
DEPOSITS RISCEIVKD,
aiid special aitettion given to Co'.IectioDS
PIiATTS.MOTJTH, N. T.
drtf
f ) aatFat oi idnc at ' Id price go o
I.K;iSL.ATIVE.
Omaha, Jau.
IIol.se Eveuiuj it-ssion.
Oil inoiiou of P'uller, the Iluu.-e !ook
up tt.e Lili to ex:ei;d ihe riht of.fctif
ti age in the 'IV-rritoi y to every male
ciiiz-n uf il.f I'nited S'ait-s.
Ttut II jiio went in'.o couuniuee of
whole, lies in the ctiair.
II urvt-y moved to onieLid Ly tinli iiig
out liie wold malrt" in t!l law.
The tlfcci ot Htrvey's amettdmerji
v.,uld Lt? to t-XIflid tJfrag tofenialee.
l'lie iitt;i:o:t w;b lo:l.
(Jurrun niovtd to ii mei.d (y u c!au-e
itj;tt woul a retjtiire that thu iitl shall In;
uIjiiki ed lor ncct ptaiice or rejeciiou
l-y the pi.or ie.
CI. air loul; the positi.m that at rfsem
i-ur law coiill.iit-d with the law oi CiHi
;'rfss, ai.d thai the pa-sae ot this t ill
wa- IltCr'ury to bring our lawo to ao
t.iid wi'h tur organic act.
Kell y, t-jmUo 1 1 r c ii -. I y iti favor if
tde Liii, aiid t-ppo.-td the r.uieiidiii.ut ot
(Juriuii. as iLioAii on to iuuuner iL
Tt.e ai.ietit.'iut nt was lost.
Tlie oiiitniiiee rose and reported
die t iii LatU urhoui amendment, a;.u
recoiiiiiivmJ its pa-sajje.
ll.irvey moved to now lay the bill en
the -aljle. LoM.
On inouju of lL-ile the rules were
mi -pen-ifd, reiid t:ufd time and pasied
i-j the f-dl ivv n3r vide:
Aye- At'i.-n, liaiit-r, Clark. Co!f,
Co.il:;-, Cr.HV, O.il'V, D.i'.Vcesu.D Mar'.
Dacrfeld:, i'rot, Fuller, Ciray, ilar-Oiiii-uigli,
II;: y v ood, Hoile, l-lli-y,
i'armelee, llors, Stuefer, Wuhuli-,
Wa .her. Warrielt, U ile? 21.
Nays Atidt-i sin, Ilaker. Child.
t!r,tuf.ird lJ.iiTi.'a:i. (jiuve.-, llai vej .
iliililiM Line!,, Truitible 11
I'ulier's reo'uLioti a, iiow taken
i.p, whiclt i as folijw.-:
liacivcJ, lhiil we cordially umle
.ti'ii Cunyrtss in its plan i-l I econ-it uo
ii.n, it rid iJ,at the pr pi.-ed iimi-iidnn-ni
:o it.e Ci'ii-H'.Jliii ol liie Uiii'ed dialer
rtceive our umpi ililitd apjuoia!.
ilarvcV fpuiit' ill t'.pijjl:loti to the
i e?o!u'.ion.
l'uii'-r and Keiley followed in sound
areii;ii, uit in support of the retoluiion
lro.-t fi-llowtd in the ablest speeih
i.f i in; .-eirijii, and hindled the argu
:ne!il aaKjst lli-i resolntlou wilh te
rvriiy. Al'b ,tt toolt up the argument, nnd
foLowid in a s-hoit but spirited tpi-tch
in bt lr.tli' of .ihe resolution-, after winch
'.lie v,:.- was tal.en on the tidop'ion of
h; rt-.-o'uuon. It was carried by the
loiio.vi:
Ay- Abbott, 15otler, Clark, Cole,
Colli'is, Crow, Dany. De.veese. Dor
y, Dusiftl.'t. l-'ro.-t. Fuller, Ciray.
II -idi-iibers;!), II tywood, Hoile, Keiley,
I'.n mJl"i', Uj.-;, iStutfer, Val!ich-,
Wi'd t r, Wurric'.i. Wile? 21.
Nys Atider.-on, Ijiktr, Child.
Crawford, Corran, Duc-jin, Graves,
Harvey, Ilscklin, Linck, Trumble 11.
Adjourned.
TIIS-: I.LiaSLATUUL.
I;i the Council, on the Ulst, Sheldon
otTrred an amendment to the revenue
inil allowing three years instead of two
far redemption lost.
Reeves offered an amendment that
no man should bring suit for lands (old
at tax tale till he has first tendered to
the tax purchaser the money paid, in
tereit, cost, &.c. adopted.
In the House, on the 3lst, ihe me
morial for a graut of land to aid in the
con trtielien of a railroad from Ne-bra-!,a
City to connect with the U. V.
R It., was takvii up, it a J second i;me
and referred
The bill for funding the Territorial
debt tame bad; from the Council amend
ed, as also the nunioml for a mail
rouie from Columbus to Yankton, and
aln the reso'uti on of thanks to P. W.
Hitchcock, and the House in each cae
C incurred in.
The conflicting resolutions relative
o th'j action of Congress on our Slate
question came up and was debated at
inie length.
In the Council, on the 1st inst , a bib
Wd pass-ed for an act to au.hor.ze the
Common Council of Nebraka City to
make a (uriher i-su? of bonds in aid of
the IliIi School Building Fund.
In the Iljjse.ou the first, Harden
beri;h reported in favor of b;ll for geo
logical survey.
Cile reported adversely on the till
for n road from Columbus to a point
opposite Yankton.
Cole reported adversely on the till
for a roa-J from Plaitsmouih to Blue
river, on account of defects in bill.
Wiles tflered the following motion:
Resolved, That we recognize Con
gress as the supreme legislative power
of the nation.
Postponed till 2 p. rn.
Wiles gave notice of a bill for a fer
ry at Rock Bluffs.
- Harvey presented a bill for a pen-
: eral herd law.' The bill provides for
ttie pis aje of a bill, to be ' ! on by
the peo; le of Nebraska, 8U--1 i '. con
firmed or rejected by them. Head and
referred.
The I ill to encourage the raising of
sheep was taken up, in committee of the
whole. The amendment pi op o-ed yes-t-iday,
is to reduce ir.e number protect
ed from forced sale to -50, and leave
ihe number of 50 free frrm taxation
After considerable discussion, the com
minee rose and reported ihe I ill back
to the House in the same coudui n as
received.
American Litle Socitlj.
With your p' ruiH.-ion I propose to
lav Ltfoie your i tad-is seme thoughts
wnh rtg.ird to thr ti-ii-fiia to be derived
from a thorough circuia lion of the
SorijioT-a in N-bra.-bu.
Ii is udm.iu d l y most of the Chris
tian world that ihe Bible should be U
k jn as a rule ot faith and practice by
every tun ; ai-o, ih.a t!.e influence ot
tli fcjeripiure is c;tb ulated to correct
the murals of society, elevating and
producing a higher .-ta e of civilization.
In order to saii-fy ourselves of this
ri,ct, we have bot to look at the condi
tion of tho-e couniri-1.- wliere the Bible
1 as be- n an interdicted book, and tlraw
a i.irast with thoe nnti ins where it
ii is- ltd n fi e iy circulate d
In ihe lira! I'ltce, you li fid a low state
o' moia!a woman u l.ve to man.
witle ut any re.-peoi sh-.w n her. L'n
educated, siie 'oils ell, iub ervient to
liie wili ot r ma-'er. touisiiiies
and k rrui.tion rule the m.i.-ses.
ednc aiot:al enteipri-e or i.ieans lire
u-ed fr ihe mental or moral culture
oi ih" riMii' generation: tin- poor are
irodJ-n dewu to lin; tarth, without
ant i-ibli; means of t'eva'ing them
se i ves.
In ihe second, we b ok upon mi en'
itrris-iiy people, ia'eliigtnt, with free
doni of press and speech. Woman,
her rights re.-pr tied eijtial with man;
Cl lb ges and schools for the educn ion
of our youth. Sabbath schools, church
es, every fiicility for the mental and
morul drr. cLpcmeiii of ihe pcopb;. Ai
so, in this land of Bilks, we have our
n-ille Democratic Government, the fun
dametr.iil pi im iples of whieh are drawn
from ihe Sen; tures that of justice
. i.d i.tia'i,y. the rihi of life, liberty
and i L. j pursuit of bapi'im. ss, which
have stool ihe shock of civil war, and
ill li.'.-s, tha k God !
The A me tic a it BiUi Socioiy propo
ses It p ace this book thithas been so
trea. a ! ! s.-ing to the Christian world,
la the bands ot eveiy family, and a
Testam-nt i:i ihe han la f every child
thai can rtad m this Territory, either
by rale or gift.
Certainly while we look to the pnst,
n ay we not expect to see great good
done by a re-suppty of Nebraska with
ihJ B. hie; and it is likewise necessary
ihat thi sup-ily should be kept up year
after ytar to meet the demand of those
constantly arriving in our Territory.
The-remark is frequently made, tkat
every one has got" ihe Bible here at
home. Thirteen years experience,
laboring to circul ite the Scriptures, h;ij
proven to me iha.1 these making ihe re
mark labor under a mistake.
In the ciij of Waiertt-wn, Wis., 2,
GO'J families were visited by ihe writer,
and out of that number, 97-1 were found
de.-iitute of a Bible. The city of Au
rora. HI., called a very moral place,
was canv. ssed last spring, which re
vealtd the fact that, of 2.U1S families
visited, old were found destitute of the
B.ble.
I could furnish a large amount of
stati -tics in my possession showing the
dt-sii inon t l portions of our country
I heretofore, bui will let this sutace tor
! i !i present.
It is necessary for tl.e'welure of the
fust :ncrea.-i!,g population of il;:s Ter
raory that the pe.pj. should b- kept
supplied wnh the Scrip ures; thai moral
pniiCijile may be established; that each
citizen may learn lo love and re.-pect
the rmh's id' another as well as to learn
to be loyal to God and hu couutry.
In my next, if it s'muid not be in
iruditi too much up n your patience,
I I 1 1 y tcli. re your readers the sjs
tem by which we propose, to not otily
supply tr.e people of Nebraska wi'h the
Scriptures, hut toktep ihem supplied
A. R. MosntR,
Aent for American BiMe Society.
C 0..illU.ICATi:!3.
Apreable lo my promi-e I made you
in in) lai article. I witi proceed to lay
before your readers the system or plan
by which we prepese to supply ihe peo
pie of Nebraska, with the Bible, either
ty sale or gift.
Th American Bible Society gener
ally works through its auxiliaries, of
which the O'oe County Bible Society
is one of them.
It is true, the American B.ble Soci
ety empio s a great number of agents
to look after ii interests, and ihe gen
eral circulation of the Scripture. They
rely mostly upon ihe co-operaiion of the
: friends of the cause, and auxilhanea to
' assist in this great work':
1 We propose first to organize an
AuxiiUry Bible Socieiy in eacli coun'y
; in ihe Territory, (wh-re it is practica
j bie to do .-o,) and la tiie next place to
j organize a Branch Bible Society in
! each town or pieciUt auxiliary to the
county organization, wi'h the Treasnr
I , . c ..1.;;.'-. o ..I1ik.ii.!iiv ... I! I.!
and Tesiiments Is le.t for the supply
of the families within i's jurisdiction.
The officers of an Auxiliary Society
usually consist of a President three
Vice Presidents, a Secretary, Treasur
er and Depository, with three Direct
ors. These constitute an Uxecutive
committee, who have tho mani-cfiment
of the Society, and are elected by the
Socn ty annually. foe oliLeit, ef a
Branch Auxiliaiy S ;ti. ty con-i--1 of a
Pres dent. Vice Pres. den:, S.-t re tu y,
Treasurer and Di positmy, with a num
t.er of pern n apji iimed as local p.g.-nts
or Bible visitors. One or hiore in each
school district or in c ties, to district
ihe place so that the labor can be per
formed by one or two persons.
Thd du;y of local aenis is to visit ah
the families in their D.stnct, to supply
all destitute with ihe Bible, and ail
chddren that can read, with the Nfc.v
Testament (wcfaig j.o lUst iuiiiun of
ffiity or acx.) et lier by sale or -i.fr, u
solicit an-' receive all the con'iibutn-ns
the jriends of the ctiue see fit to give
to aid the work. W lr n the canvass i-
finished, make returns to die Treasur
er, of the number and value t;f books
so'i! and givt r.; number oi families vis
ited, with those desii ute and supplied;
also pay over to h;in the umoum of
money conlribu'ed.
This, canva-is is repented each year,
and thus it will be seen ihut every fam
ily i.- reached year afu r year and kepi
supple d wi h the Sciiptures
Thi-sysirui hii" been in eperntion in
tlie Sia'e of Il'in'iis for eighteen years,
an i ha- been a; proved by th ise who
undrs'and it in be the best ever yet
adopted to carry on this good work.
Many ihanks. Mr. BJiior, for our
kiir.m ss in giving place in your col
umns for the aitiile from my pen up
on this su'ject; and in concius.on, 1
would ask the aid of every plnlamhrop
ic lover of his country, and friend if
humanity in this great and good, work
until all are supplied wnh ihe word of
God.
Yours Respectfully,
A. IX. Mosuer.
Arrent for ihe A. B. S
COVAHDICE C3NDEUUED.
I scorn and deride and r--jct, not
with an unbecoming spirit, bat with ihe
very spirit of my Master, any iimita
lion of my function as a Christian
m:ni-ter, so that it be a function to I ft
men evermore from the lower to the
higher, from the impure to the pure,
from ihe unjust to the just, from that
w hich is unloving to more lovt abb-ness
t hatsoever tends lo inspire men and
carry them up is my business, becau e
I am a Christian minister. As a
Christian minister, it is my business to
break down the walls of the church,
and purify ii froiu every form of evil,
and lift up men tint a their utmo-l pow
er, and let them have full sweep and
range. And he that is afraid of these
things, and trembles in the pulpit fr
ihe safety of religion, how came he in
the pulpit? What business has he there?
God does not call cowards to the minis
try. He heard a call, doubtless ; but
it was a brave man that God called,
and he ran to the sound, thinking it.
was meant for him. Bncher.
The siice of Life. s
Under the aVove heading, the Bos
ton Commercial Bulletin gives the fol
lowing "special despatches.' We con
sider them r el ia I le .
WASHINGTON NEWS.
The Hon. John Morri.-sey and the
H. n Fernando Woo 1 are said lo huve
"played their cards" well thus far this
session.
It is rumored that a peti'ion will be
presented fcr Nuional Faro Btr.ks.
The plea advanced in their favor is.
that ihey are ell'--dual in cnu-irur a con
traction of the currency, especially of
the ir custi mers.
li e currency gained by a report
circulated by the special correspondent
of a New York paper, has betn gener
ously donntt d to the bureau of female
cb rks.
Mr. Sumner is accu-ed of locking
! too much on the dark side of every
thing.
A deputation of Southern wool-growers
huve just had an interview with
Secretary McCulloch. B ;mg colored
ihe Secretary was barbarous enough
to turn them over to a hair dresser;
and, respecting their woo!, rep'n-d curt
ly to a bald-headed member of the
deputation: ' No more on ihat head."
An impeachment of the Secretary i?
talked of.
A meeting of manufacturers was
held t Willard's. ot 11, A. M. The
meeting was composed entirely of man
ufacturers of news for New York pa-
pers Spirited resolutions were passed;
one ltr relation to putting down ihe.
price of liipuors caused a general smile
After various arguments in which mach:
spirit was disp'ayrd, such as were able
to get away lell the assembly.
FOREIGN NEWS
Hon. Jaik Rogers i.ame i men
tioned as the next Kmpercr of New
JeTseV.
Toe i .test news at-oul Maximilllan,
whatever it is, is disputed.
The back counties of the Camden
Anib y Railroad will petition for an
nexation to liie Fjmpire of New Jer
sey.. United Slates o 20s are rather more
sought afier hi Paris than 7 bO.- at
least, to ihcir papas report.
The London Times contains "a fact'
ab. ut ihe United Siates. This is so
contraiy u its former statements, that
no boo y believes it.
An American just arrived iu Lon
don, is purchasing horses tor the tow
path if the Grand Can.n ot Venice.
A bui-t race between the rowers ol
iaugh'.t-r and the- 6cilhrs of ihe Uui
vcrsiiy has been made up at Oxfotd.
NEW Vulik NEWS.
Pa: lies are. alrtady canvassing Sing
Sing and Auburn prisons for candi
dates ior the next city government.
Convkts have addiessed a petition lo
the irovei timent, complaining of tm
I n . LI 1 1 .
A Boston man and his family, after
staying a week at a fashionable hotel,
and paying his bills, actually had money
etioucii I j pay hia fare Lack to hia n.i
ii-o cny. Such instances of financial
sircnta uie evidences of the wealth of
Bjstou and New Uagland.
Washington, 30.
Senate The certificate of John A.
iniow. of Alabama, was presented.
faSled.
Tiie t redentia's of Corbett of Oregon
were presented and filed.
Th'- Nebra-ka v, lo ordered printed.
Morgan ri p i ted ihe H- Use gold bill
with a Teiiiinnendatiun for it not to
pas-.
Trumbull reporitd a bill to es ablish
a d'pi'rtment of education
Tin; lb use passed a bill fixing ihe
compt n-a'ion or officers of the revenue
service.
Sievens in'.rodaced a bill to establish
:i syt. ia of free schools in the Di-trict
of Columbia.
Ttn consular diploina'ic appropriation
bill in a ci mmittee of the whole, after
considerable debate, struck out Rome,
after the present fiscal year, and pro
viding for ihe appointment of a Consul
ihere.
A proviso was adopted that no fur
ther expenditure be authonzt-d for the
running of a boundary line between
Washington Territory and the British
Possessions, after the present appropri
ation is exhausted.
Wade called up ihe bill to prohibit
Territorial ofneers f rem obtaining leave
of absence of over 30 days at any one
time.
Trumbull called up bill to regu'ate
dat es f . llu Clerk of House of Rep
rose niatives in ihe organization thereof.
'lantf bill of duties on all wrought
iron ware, giazed tin, or enamelled cast
iron hollow ware, was fixed pi tour and
a half cents per pound
Th :; Commissioner of Indian Affairs
will appoint a commission composed of
three civilians and two military men lo
investigate the Fort Phil. Kearney
masscre. and ihe generally disturbfd
condition of affairs in the Indian coun
try. Gov. Cuinniings i. requested, to
meet the Superintendent of Indian Af
fairs in New Mexico, with a view to
furm-h the Indian bureau with infor
mation lo enable the Commissioner to
take the necessary step for a treaty
with the Indians to preserve peace.
Brown introduced a bill authorizing
the construction of a Government tele
graph from Washington i0 evv York
city. Referred.
Tariff bill resumed; Sumner's amend
ment reducing duty on Nova Scotia coal
to fifty cents p-r ton. was rejected ;
among o'her amendment the duty on
borax was raised to 10 cents per pound,
and t tiide boptx live cents per pound.
Raymond presented a memorial from
a large number of business men of New
Yo: k against the impeachment of-the
President, urging measures to strength
en public confidence. Referred.
New Orleans, Jrn. 30. Gen. Al
corn, Sena'or elect, addressed the Mis
sissippi Legi-lature to-day, advising
the acceptance of the Constitutional
Amendimnt as the leasfof ihe Con
gressional evils. A unanimous vote
rt j' Cting it was tin- response.
Galveston, Jan. 30 The new
Assistant Cmnmissirnirr of the Freed
maas Bureaa has abolished the order
in regard to labor, and the freedmen
now contract like anybody else fcr the
best they can get.
Niw Orleans.. Jan. 30. J. J. Bry
ant, the well known keeper of a faro
bank for many years in this city was
shot dead at ihe St. Charles Hotel, to
night, by Judge Tate, the well known
Texan lawyer.
Savannah, Jan. 30. There's fur
ther trouble on Cheve's plantation, S.
; C. Negroes refuse to leave or make
a contract. A cVision took place this
morning. in which St. Lemon, of the
Freesimaii's B ireau was shot in the
j left arm. He returned the fire and
1 killed n neg"o. It is reported thai
j C'ipt Broudle is held a pisoner a nong
' the -r.egroes. CoL Sibley proceeded
:, with TO men to the scene of trouble.
Washington. Jan. 20. Senate
The Chair submitted ihe Coloiado ve
to mes-age and asked what acliju they
would take. After some debate, and
the morning session had expired the
message went over till to-morro-.v.
It is not expected ibai a vote will be
taken until the arrival of Pomeroy and
Ross, the Kansas Senators, when it is
hoped thai it will pass over the veto.
The tariff bill came tip, and after
some slight amendment Davis moved to
recommit ihe bill to the committee for
the consideration with the internal rev
enue bill for the purpose of reducing
the taxes one hundred millions.
The President's private Secretary
here entered with the veto of ihe Ne
braska bill.
The Presdent vetoes the Nebraska
bill for the same reason that he did the
Colorado bill, nam ly : that negro sin
frage is m e!- a condition not rcrpiirec
by (he enabling net. lie says that i
Congress is sati-fied thai Nebraska ha
a sufiicient population, and thai her
people desire a State Government
;ood farh would seem to demand tha:
she be admitted without further re
(juiretiients than those expressed in tie
enabling net, v.iih all of which it is a
srried in the preamble, her inhabitant
have complied.
The Set. ate without further action
adjourned.
Washington, 30 High Ilepubli
can authority here is emphatic thai tin
impeachment -furore Will am aunt n
nothing. Democrats say .In-'impeach
merit will be jure to take place.
Randall's "bill is thought lo be losing
ground.
. It l s believed that Cnmpbeil will soon
be abb- to reside in a Mexican capito!
as a minister lo a Mexican repullie.
Toronto, Jan. 30.
ans wiio weie receu
-The ten Feni
y found guiUy.
were to day, sentenced to
; hanged
on March 5th.
New, Yobk. Jan. 29. Charles Au
gustus Davis, the well known Jack
Downing, d;ed Sunday night agd 72.
House Went into committee of the
whole on invalid pension bill which ap
propriates thirty-threo inil'ion two hun
dred and eighty thousand dollars, and
afterwards took up consular diplomatic
bill.' . ' - -
Niblack moved to insert an appropri
ation for salary of Minister to Portugal;
debate followed and it was finally
agreed ihat an amendment should be
voted upon in the House.
Williams moved to strike out appro
priation for the Legation at Rome.
Stevens moved to insert the follow
hig: Whereas, It m beneath the dignity
and contrary to the justice of this na
tion, that it be represented at any court
whose Government prohibits free wor
ship by American citizens, within its
jurisdiction, of the Christian religion,
and, whereas, the Roman Gov't has
lately ordered American churches re
moved outside the city, and does pro
hibit the free exercise byihem of the
Christian religion, therefore, be it en
acted, that no moneys hereby appro
priated be paid for the support of the
Legation at Rome, or for future ex
penses of any such Legation."
Hale moved lo strike out the pre
hmble. Hale's amendment adopted, Go to 32
On pending question the committee
ro-e and reported on invalid pension
bill to the House, which was passed.
Adjourned.
Washington, 31. House The
House passed ihe Senate bill supple
mentary to an act to prevent smuggling
to the Canadian borders. It appears
that the detectives of the Treasury De
partment found thai smuggling was so
prevalent that they could buy up twenty
two out of twenty-four Cusioni-ILuse
officials.
Trowbridge from the committee on
enrolled lulls-, reported as a question of
privilege, the preamble of I tie standing
lull to repeat the amnesty powers of the
President, and the bill to reg'-hik; fran
chise in the Territories, become laws
by the failure of the Trtsideiii to sign
or return them with his objections, con
cluding with the resolution asking the
Secretary of State to inform the House
whether said laws had been filed in his
department. After discussion it was
adopted.
The bi'I to reorganize the Indian
Bureau, which provides for live inspec
tion d'stiicis, was debated at consider
able length, and amended by transfer
ring tlie Bureau to the War Department,
was finally passed. The five districts
are :
1st, California, Nevada and Arizona.
2d, Oregon, Washington and Idaho.
31, Colorado, Utah and New Mexico.
4:h, Kansas, Indian Territory, Ne
braska and Southern Da k o t a h .
oth, Minnesota, Northern Dakotah,
and Montana.
The Inspection Board in each district
is composed of one chief, one assiitant
and one army officer.
The Senate bill to f anish illegal vo
ters iu ihe District cf Columbia passed.
Senate Ramsey repined the bill
to authorize the construction of a bridge
across the Missouri river at St. Charles;
also the con-truciion of a tubular bri !ge
at St. Louis,
The motion Sumnt r made yesterday,
which went over under the rules, was
notv adopted, eiiiiag on the President
for a copy of tlie correspondence that
preceded the correspondence be i ween
Secretary Seward an I Motlej". n being
the opinion that Seward has had a spy
in Europe.
Chicago 31. Interna! revenue re
ceipts for January were iteeri tw,d 14
lit If 1- r ..
alf million, being far
bl.
low
f
1 I mi r
estimates.
Inves'.iga'ion of Currency Printing
bureau cntniues, end is condutfeJ with
secrecy. The whole deparmn m is
closed, and is even inaccessible to em
ployees. The President yesterday nominated
William Hirrisoii for coll cic-r of the
port of Philadelphia, vice Johnson, re
jected. Harrison has been Deputy
Collector 13 years.
It is probable the 40 h Congress will
do no more than organize on the 1 h of
March, and take a recess subject to
call.
Nashville, Jan. 31. The Tennes
see Senate yesterday referred to com
mittee, resolutions requesting Senator
Pa lerson to resign. It will pass both
Houses.
A new and dangerous imita
tion of ihe five dollar note, national
curieucy, has quite recently been ail at
in New York and other cities. The
engraving is said to be finely executed,
and the bill, in (he main, well calcula
ted to deceive. Still it may bj readily
detected. In the genuine the group of
Columbus and his companions is com
posed of Jive person? in the counter
feit there are b"t Jour persons the
one in the back ground at the extreme
end, a i.d the most ob cure figure in the
gri up is mi-sing. In the counterfeit,
al-;, the extended arm of Columbus is
without a hand. Bills of ihis descrip
tion 'a five diiferent btn'.j have ai-rea-'y
pean-d, and others will doub.-le.-s
foilo .v. 'I hese five are on the
Fifth Naiional Bunk cf the city of
New York, ai.d the first National
Hank of ihe following place: Wash-ing'.-n,
Disirici of Colrmbin, Scruntcn,
Pern., Cairo, 11! . B - on, Ma.--3.
rvx i jl m i:mm b io. Diiior.s .
Tha following is ihe report of the
Council Committee on Federal Rela
Hons, delivered on ihe 20..ii, to whom
was referred the joint resolution rela
tive to ihe act of Congress for the ad
mission of Nebraika as a State :
While we folly recognize lh light
of the pteople of a S'ate to participate
in and vote directly upon any change
ia t!i provisions o: the (J jnstitu'.ion of
ihe Siate in which they reside, -your
connuittee are as fully impressed with
the opinion that Congress has the in
disputable right to impose conditions
previous to admitting a Territory into
the family of States.
Such being the case, we are led to
enquire whether the fundamental con
ditions imposed by the act of Congress
are a violation of the lights of the peo
ple. Your committee are clearly of the
opinion :hat such is not the case; fur u
violation of those rights would require
that some privileges now enjoyed by
the people should be withheld, or some
conditi. n imposed from which we are
now exempt.
' LTp. n oxriminaiion neither tf theso
appears to be the case. Because, as a
Territory, we are amenable to the con
stitution of the Uuited Siates and the
laws rf Congress. The Constitution
recognizes all persons born within the
United States, or naturalized in pursu
ance of law, as citizens, and entitled to
the rights of citizenship, and a recent
act cf Congress aim tiding the organic,
acts cf the several Territories so a to
confer the right of suffrage upon all
ci'izen?, except su h as ar? disqualified
by reason of crime.
Consequently, whfn Cougress de
clares that we shall not as a State, de
prive citizens of the right already guar
anteed them, it does not transcend its
power or impose upon m conditions
from which we are. now exempt.
Your comni'ttee are ur.able lo dis
cover ihat any right or privilege, now
I nj oyed by the citizens cf this Territo
ry, is in the least abridged by the act
to which the resolutions refer.
J. F Doom,
Wm. Baumek,
W. A. Peesson.
A New Bedford lady recently
wrote 10 a Boston publishing ho'je for
a copy of "Gellert or Trust ia God,"
nnd received for reply, 'Thera is no
Trust in God in Boston."
JfSThe Stewart divorce case, whiclt
has been occupying the attention of the
people of Chicaga for some week3 past,
has been brought to a c lose. The jury
brousht in a verdict of "Not guilty"
so Mrs. Stewari does not get a divorce.
Jfr Writing from Boston, a New
York ccun'ry editor says: Boston is
chiefly cin tlngiii-hed it its Yankee en
terprise, magnificent liar! -or, crooked
! streets, hypocritical piety, spacious
j Common, big organ, t'ialapidated Stat
1 H-jUje ar;d th-? Atlantic MoaiL'y
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