| Show TO cue THE DESERET NEWS i y I 1 congressional SENATE sumner introduced a bill to carry out the reconstruction construction Be acts in the state of va virginia arg lnla inia and to secure equality before the law which he gave notice he would move as a substitute to the bill reported by y the committee it alleges various irregularities and defects in the organization of the present legislature and declares the existing state government provisional only and directs the military commander of the first Distri district etto to assemble the present legislature within thirty days excusing all who cannot take the test oath it provides that upon the ratification of the amendment the state maybe may be admitted to to representation in congress upon the fundamental fandi mental condition that the the constitution of virinia ginia lnla shail shall ishall never be altered j BO so as to deprive any citizens of equal rights in lithe ithe following appointments were confirmed geo T Shep shepley icy lcy of maine judge of the tho first circuit louis louls B woodruff new york to the ike second william Wil wll liani mckennan Pensyl vanla to the third william blood alabama to the fifth ja J L withey michigan igan to the sixth thomas drummond ills to the seventh john P F dillon of iowa to the eighth the nomination of geo A pierce maryland Marv land for fon the fourth cir cult is understood to have been met somewhat unfavorably but jis is still p pending end together with that of lorenzo sawyer for the ninth circuit before the latter nomination was reached for action a motion prevailed to take up the nomination of hoar as assistant justice of the supreme court A very long andai times stormy debate ensued as to the propriety or advisability of coln coin confirming firming flrming it finally it became apparent that thab the majority orthe of the senators present were opposed to the confirmation and hoars haars friends moved that further farther consideration be postponed this motion was as was also the next one that the senate adjourn at this point a canvass of the senate showed there was a majority of 12 in favor of rejecting the nomination and it was understood that several new england senators thereupon pledged themselves if the majority would allow the nomination to be he tabled hoar should be withdrawn upon t this thia h 1 understanding the nomination was wad accordingly cordingly tabled among the nominations confirms confirm 1 d in the early part of the cession were those of warren cowles of of bennby pennsy pennsylva nia niall U S attorney for dakota ail ai jt 4 3 W moore postmaster at salt lashe city the Th house eHouse resolution relative to the death of geo gep peabody was concurred io in 0 williams moved to refer the bill to regulate emigration to the united states to the Commit committee tea on commerce commeree he explained that the object of the bill was to prevent as far as practicable practicably abl abi 0 the importation of coolies ardd dissolute chinese women by avoiding all con tracts for their importation and prohibiting agreements by owners of vessels to transport persons from ohina ChIna except with the perso persons nsf nef themselves it was the intention to protect thol the laborers of this country BO so far as practicable from the presence of that class of degenerate chinese who were accustomed to subjection to another class and compelled to work for wages upon which a free frese man would starve therill The bill in relation to the international exhibition was taken up amend ments were adopted changing the date to 1872 and one making t the cor eor corpora ora tors personally liable for the debts in lue lne barred the whole subject was referred to the committee on the district of columbia HOUSE washington A number of bills were introduced and referred the house then went into a committe Commit teof of the whole for general debate collum addressed the committee on the subject of the apportionment under the next census favoring an increase of ben sen sent bent tives ivea to at least he thought the whole system of representation should be revised so that minorities as well as majorities might be represented dawes replied to the arguments of collum and reprehended reprehend ed the ideas advanced as tending to impair the rights of states A number of other members spoke on various subjects when the members rose roses stevenson in produced trod a bill to amend the internal revenue laws by repealing the clause allowing street rall nali railway way companies to add the government tax to the fare of passengers the house adjourned until january the loth 0 washington the Pre president has sent the alabama claims correspondence to the senate in accordance with the resolution of sumner it is extremely bengt lengthy y secretary cerp t a ry fish elsh ish under date of sep 15 1869 bom vom tomotley Motley to otley informs in forms that gentleman t that at at th the e time of his departure from the united states the claims were not in a condition the most hopeful for negotiation and the subsidence of negotiations tiati ons for a short time might allay excitement to this lord clarendon expressed his agreement but thought that the president of the united states might now consider it appropriate to resume negotiation fish says to mot lilot leytham the president hopes her bajes tys ys government will conduct further negotiations at washington where any will be received and care fully considered by the president lord Claren dons donA letter to minister thornton dated nov 6 1869 refers to the dispatch of secretary fish on the causes of dissatisfaction which the united states considers itself entitled to with the british government during the late war lord biord clarendon says secretary fishs fichs dispatch makes no 1 siaion as to the manner in which such dissatisfaction maybe rendered but butin in str acts minister thornton to inform fish that the british government will be ready to operate cooperate co in any honorable manner to effect a satisfactory adjustment of the difficulties between the two countries on the alabama claims 1 the president has signed the georgia reconstruction bill PITTSBURG the ruins of the school building at alleghany allegheny Alleg hany city which was burned yesterday fell in today to day injuring 2 0 children probably fatall fatali fatally NEW york yoek the kun sun pud pul publishes bishes fishes a lengthy proclamation from president cespedes dated guaymas Gua cabanov cuba nov soth he claims to have troops well armed with passable discipline and to be receiving supplies and munitions of war wal quite regularly he asks recognition by the congress of the united states he says we have cap aured 1926 Spanish soldiers 1471 of whom have been released on paroles and captured stand of arms and 29 pieces of artillery from the itie enemy our oar lines today are within rifle shot of every city and town on the island laland east of the c city ity of matanzas Mata ozas and we are aro ane awe to engage the enen ened y at oue point or an another daily day NV have directed the aninies to apoll ivarn and destroy the tho cane fields of the island and disable the sugar milla we have liberated one hundred andron audron y five thousand slaves glaves at a lo 10 losh loss atif f u landred hundred million dollars we hav have aur duty to do and tahl tall taking talling ing our wistar counselors into our confidence we have gone straight forward in the pro gramme of our duty NEW york 22 12 another move has been made inthe in the lottery war ben den wood has again agaid obtained control of the tho business through an order of judge cardoza it is bald said wood intends to wash his hands of the lottery business and sell the property by public auction the state temperance convention convent lon ion yesterday inaugurated a new party to be called the new york anti dram shop party 11 troy yesterday evening john A cresser a one armed soldier attacked john beardon reardon for an alleged criminal intimacy between reardon beardon and cress ers wife wm reardon beardon will most probably die cresser ia is in jall jail the washington special says the debate in n the senate on the nomination of hoar was one of the most singular ever heard beard and ut vt times bitter and personal personal ers onal was the only member ter ten of the judiciary Judi cary committee who spoke in favor of confirmation washington WASHING ton TOw the president today to day issued an order assigning general terry to take command of the georgia district under the reconstruction act in addition to his duties as commander in the south the official proclamation was made today to day of the new postal convention between the united states and great britain which will go into effect on january the ex secretary of war and justice E M stanton died this morning at 3 of congestion of the heart stanton has been confined to tb the e house about a week the tha president deAt and the vice president called last saturday at his residence it being his birth day when the former tendered him his appointment as associate justice of the supreme Court for which stanton expressed his gratitude and acceptance yesterday stanton complained of bickness but the family were not hl armed alarmed as he had been in a worse condition frequently shortly after midnight the symptoms became alarming surgeon general barnes was present on his accustomed visit and found it impossible to afford relief the reverend dr stankey of the church of the protestant episcopal was summoned but shortly afterwards the th e sufferer lost consciousness and was unable to converse with any one the pulsation of the heart ceased for a few seconds and then returned the breathing bein being g very faint it was not until an half hour before his bis death that his family could realize he was dying about 3 thia this morning he expired quietly passing away without a struggle at his be bedside adside in his last moments were his family consisting of mrs stanton and four children children the star says the death of stanton was first announced to the president while walking 9 in pennsylvania avenue with senator williams the presidents first remark was one of surprise and when assured of the tho fact he showed much emotion A large number of prominent citizens called at the residence of the late secretary stanton today to day the president issued orders announcing his death to the people and paying a high tribute to the off omm official lelal labors of mr Bt Sta stanton anton fiton and directing all departments to be draped in mourning and closed on the day of the funeral secretary belknap also issued orders announcing the decease the wording of which was highly eulogistic of antons St character and services he directed that proper military honors be observed on the day of the funeral which was to take place on monday at noon he will be interred at oak hill cemetery by direction of the president NEW NEV YORK hugh riddle biddle formerly superintendent of the eastern division of the erie railroad has been appointed general superintendent of the chicago rock bock island and pacific railroad deputy sheriff jackson who murdered archibald douglass in JA washington street some time ago has been re indict ed for murder in the first degree the previous indictment of manslaughter has been overruled flags on most of the public buildings are at half mast as a respect to stanton lanton fi A 4 survey has been made for an immense basin for canal boats in east river near battery to cost two hundred thousand dollars barton M johnson Jo hason bason charged with the felonious possession of T IT TT T S bonds was yesterday held beld by justice koa Hoa boagan ganto to await the action of the grand jurs jury ball bail was fixed at jerome jerome bradley was remanded to answer the charge of forgery as well as the larceny of 17 S bonds these cases excite much attention burl Buri BUFFALO ealo rALO A heavy southwest gale and snow storm is prevailing several hilldred feet of the niagara va falls ealis wils ills branch of the central roads washed awa away awny iother damage is done on both sides of the river the water is higher than ever known before in an thirty years la revolution a cuban organ gives an account of the attempt of the united states mediation with spain the naoso of the particulars are already known the portion of the statement which is of interest is that about the of september in a cabinet council it was decided that the government would give spain ten days in which to accept or refuse the proposals of the united states in case ease it should be rei fused it was considered probable that a proclamation recognizing cuba would be issued on the thirtieth by the president announcing that decision this information was not contained in documents sent Monday on BALTIMORE the city council appointed a committee of five to attend the obsequies of peabody the board of trade and arid committee from the exchange and trustees of the peabody institute will also be represented lafayette snyders dopera house was burned today to day loss the west room was occupied by the post office the mail and office fixtures werd were saved ST louis 25 agent NY V J godfrey Gos frey and the interpreter for the southern souther n ut Indians deny the recent statements of apprehended troubles with the utes and apaches the apaches are out on a hunt but do not refuse to go on their reservations this report originated in the jealousy of the people of new mexico who desire the agency in colorado broken up and estall established shed in new mexico that they may secure the benefits arising from government appropriations the utes are peaceful and manifest a desire to cultivate education and all the privileges of education they are well provided for and well contented DETROIT A A terrible murder took place last night ex policeman lane was found on the sidewalk side walk with his throat cut from ear to ear his next door neighbor michael costello was arrested for the crime as they had a slight quarrel in a saloon shortly before the murder BOSTON the union pacific company which advertised to pay their coupons early at boston have reconsidered their decision and will pay them at new york to those who wish on or after the CHICAGO A declaration ancer and for fon a provisional government in land and the northwest north west territory has been received s signed ia ned by John Bruce the president is to be louis Riel biel slay the document is quite voluminous the preamble seta sets forth that when people have no government they have a right to adopt whatever form they see fit that the people of Ku land have heretofore respected the authority of a company of adventurers known as the hudson bay company which circumstances over them this government far from answering the wants of the people and having abandoned them by transferring them to a strange howerin po violation of the sacred authority confided to it therefore the people of land and the tho northwest territory became free from all allegiance legi ance to said government and they refuse to recognize the authority of canada and will send back mcdougall and his companions who are coming in the name of canada to rule them with a rod of despotism they have acted in conformity with that sacred right which commands every citizen to resist easla enslavement slaver sla bla nent and they will continue to oppose the establishment of canadian authority under its announced form the proclamation concludes as follows furthermore we do declare and proclaim in the name of the people of land and the northwest territory that we have established a provisional government and hold it i to bo be the only lawful authority now in existence in land which claims the respect of the people meanwhile we hold ourselves in readiness to enter into such negotiations with the Ch canadian nadian government as may be favorable to the good government and 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