Show BY nv TELEGRAPH adir congressional SENATE washington 8 west introduced a bill for the construction of a government telegraph line between the cities ol of washington and boston via baltimore philadelphia new now york aud and hartford to be operated in the post offices of those cities under the direction of the P M general As to operators tariff etc it is provided that the rates shall be uniform to all persons erson with a proper uniform reduction suction to newspapers the rates to be adjusted so as to meet and not exceed the expense of operating and maintaining said line and providing a net income of five per cent interest Inte reston on the te original cost gost and awid appropriating for the construction st of the line chandler introduced abill providing that section 10 of the national currency curi curl ency act of seca of the act of july 13 66 shall not be construed either lu in pending cases or otherwise to 10 apply to evidences of actual indebtedness indebtedness issued issue dby by any mining manufacturing or other corporation or by individuals except banks or bankers prior to the tho enactment of this bill tut but that it shall apply to such evidences of indebtedness issued thereafter upon positive proof of their being calculated and intended to circulate as money washington 9 scott presented a memorial from type founders in various cities against the ratification of the canadian reciprocity treaty as far as it refers to type and type materials washington 9 anthony submitted a list of the standing committees mit tees including the former select committee on rules agreed to the fermer former committee on transportation por tation routes to the seaboard was continued for this session col forney announces that he has official leial omm off information that the british government will recognize the centennial and has resolved to appoint a commissioner to the exposition washington 10 lo wright of iowa gave notice that he would ask the senate on friday of next week to proceed to the consideration of the bill reported last session from the tho judiciary committee declaring the true intent and meaning of the union pacific Bail ball railroad road acts approved july 1862 july 2nd and 1865 1665 and july ard 3rd I 1 1866 HOUSE bills were introduced by mccrary for the extinguishment of the indian title to the black hills reservation erv orv er dakota by holman to substitute substitute U S notes for issues of the national banks by beck to prohibit senators representatives and delegates in congress from acting as counsel or otherwise in suits or proceedings against the TJ S he moved its reference to the committee on ways and means butler of mass suggested that the judiciary committee was the proper reference beck said the bill pertained to revenue cases and he instanced the employment of a new york senator in the tax case of the N Y central railroad company on motion of randall bandall there being no objection the house proceeded to the consideration of the bill and after the adoption of an amendment omitting from the lerl leri penalty alty a provision disqualifying the h a nender sender from holding of offices flees the tho bill passed without objection the bill prohibits any senator re representative p or delegate in congress acting as counsel agent attorney for the prosecution or solicitor in in any suits other than criminal arising under the revenue law against the V U S and fixes the penalty at a fine not exceeding and imprisonment not exceeding years at the discretion of the coult it also permits persons persona ge esona paying for such services to ring bring a suit to recover the same crounse introduced a bill for additional dit ional representation from nebraska E H roberts introduced a bill pro proposing sing amendments to the constitution ution eions providing that congress shall not make anything but gold and silver coln coin a legal tender in p payment ment of individual debts and tat that congress shall shail pass no law impairing obligations or contracts merriam introduced a bill providing for free banking page introduced a resolution instructing ting the committee on foreign affairs Win to quire inquire whether any legislation or government action is necessary to prevent the niort or or importation of coolies on contract for servile labor and chinese vow yow women for purposes of prostitution randall bandall introduced a bill for repealing the bill increasing the presidents salary the house went into a committee of the whole on the general calendar ind and after laying aside several bills without action took up kellys bill for the exchange of gre greenbacks green denb backs C into 3 65 convertible bonds bond 8 and ia a kelly addressed the house at I 1 length ath in a support ort of his bp hbutler bill he was followed by y butler butier of mass who advocated the bill claiming that it was in accord with the position he had held on the subject for many years if a person son money as a business bubines bu sines loan he could not borrow it on commercial paper at less than 7 to ten per cent cerit and why because it gas was understood t that at congress and the executive were werd determined to contract the currency until specie payment was reached but specie payment there never had bad been and never would be it was always a delusion hul bul specie values they would come to and he wanted the government to come into the market as a borrower at a low tate rate of interest then the next range would bring it nearer and so on till all rates of interest came down the republican party he said sald is held responsible for fon the distress tress which has been brought upon the country and with investing the capital of t the he country among a party of bondholders bond holders and monopolists the republican party be began bean an at the lowest step at the slave and laisee him to citizenship but war and the necessities of the government brought the capitalists of the country party and when the war closed we had a party at the head which were capitalists and at the foot the negroes with not much affiliation between them laughter on the democratic side butler remarked that there was no occasion for their laughter the democratic party was now a party with tie the old whig bondholders bond holders for the head and irishmen for the tall tail and very little affiliation between the head and tall tail the house took up the bill under consideration yesterday in refer ence to the railroad bridge bridwe t at omaha houghton who ha has s charge of the bill said that since the matter was up yesterday telegrams bad had been received which went to show that proceedings now before the united states court involved the same question as was presented in the binl binn if the court should decide that the bridge was a continuous part of the union pacific then there would be no necessity for the proposed legislation but if tho the decision were vere otherwise there would be he therefore moved the postpone postponement merit of odthe the bill until the 2nd and tuesday in february agreed to the house then went into comi corm comm cittee of the whole and referred the various parts of the president presidents message to appropriate committees AMERICAN CHEYENNE 8 his majesty thet the king of the sandwich islands was met at laramie city this morning by gov gova J A calup bell beil benj mon X M carer carey camm came yand and col T H stanton who accompanied the party patty to cheyenne on arriving here the king gave a reception recep in the parlor of the railroad rall rali road hotel where a I 1 large arge number of ladies and gentlemen were presented to his majesty VICI 8 the excitement about the court house this morning was intense but quiet was restored and the safety of the prisoners assured A committee of citizens and officers met today to day to determine what course to pursue in a private interview crosby e expressed a desire to resign as sheriff and general packer prepared ills his resignation to take effect at once which crosby signed about fifty prisoners are in jail the country for miles around is reported to be quiet and business is being bein grad gradually u resumed col beard of the cavalry issued an order that all the commanders of organized coms anies antes in warren county report for uty to col wm french who is placed in command cincinnati 9 the times vicksburg dispatches say the fight was renewed at snyders bluff ten miles from that city last evening between a body of several hundred negroes degroes and forty whites a courier was sent to vicksburg for reinforce ments which were sent out double quick and after a short skirmish four negroes were killed and three wounded when the negroes retreated last night negroes drove in the white pickets from the forhand for fer tand it is said have entrenched there they are receiving largo large reinforcements from other counties and at last accounts were marching on the city up the pagueta road driving the whites before them thern they fired into a funeral procession yesterday wounding one white man the fire was returned and three negroes were killed wash WASU washington INGTON 8 the T senate republican pub llean lican caucus continued in session several hours this afternoon being principally engaged on the subject of the standing committees arkansas and louisiana affairs were only incidentally referred to it being evident that a formal discussion would show A wide and irreconcilable difference of opinion several prominent senators say that if the senate attempt to intermeddle with the affairs of arkansas it will become as much confused as the parties to the gubernatorial controversy tro versy ray themselves besides they don dont see how congressional action can benefit the state and they fail fall to perceive any reason for interfering when the condition or louisi louiel arla aria of so scandalous a character has failed to secure congressional action governor baxter has arrived here S P brady a member of the virginia house of delegates arrived here today to day with a charge that representative stowell has sold the naval cadetship MILWAUKEE 8 walters walte brewery at port washington was burned this morn morning i ng loss NEW YORK S the case of edna dean proctor vs francis D moulton set for trial tomorrow to morrow in the U S court berble berbie judge woodruff is unlikely to come ond off as a postponement will be moved on Moul moui tons behalf to give time to prove that bliss miss proctor is a citizen of new york instead of massachusetts which if allowed will take the case ease into a civil court in this state the jersey city presbytery publishes its verdict today to day in the case of jno S glendenning a acquit egui equi t i ting him of the charges of seduction and breach of promise or of marriage but finding him guilty of un ministerial and unchristian conduct in making miss bliss pomeroy a present visiting her so often and at unseasonable hours and being on such intimate terms with her as to occasion public suspicion of impropriety the presbytery passed a resolution dissolving the pastoral relations between glendenning and prospect ave avenue n church in view of the disturbing influences incident to the case BALTIMORE 8 thos A scott tonight to night was elected president of the northern central railroad KANSAS five mounted armed and masked men flagged stopped stopped and entered the kansas pacific express near munci munel this pm and robbed the wells fargo express companas Comp anys safe of about one case of gold dust for kountze bros new york worth constituting a portion of the plunder the passengers were unmolested the governor offers 2500 the railroad co anti and the express co for their apprehension TRUCKEE 8 this mornin morning 0 as the west bound freight trall trail was sidetracking side tracking for the west bound pa passenger train at Bo cathe freight I 1 train broke in two and collided with the passenger train completely demolishing the cal eal caboose loose and one emigrant car killing two geis instantly and badly wounding three others who are not expected to live also seriously injuring conductor bennett who was a passenger at the time lie he was thrown sixty feet down an embankment ban kment quite a number are still missing supposed to be in the river as the emigrant car was thrown down an embank embankment ment one of the killed is a man named na m ed lichtenstein of this city no one on the western passenger train was hurt CHICAGO 9 A washington special says the republican senatorial caucus yesterday considered the question as to whether the fact of vice president wilson resuming the chair would make it necessary ry to elect another president pro acm in case care of the future absence of the vice president and it was finally decided that no other othe election would be necessary the subject of removing sergeant at arms french was also discussed and decided negatively NEW YORK 9 mayor vance h has as re appointed commissioners of accounts howe and balard summarily removed by mayor havemeyer before his death the directors of the western union telegraph company met today and received a favorable report from president orten orton a quarterly dividend of 2 per cent was declared payable january lath washington 9 the bill to provide for the extinguishment of the indian title to the black hills reservation introduced by me nic crary and referred to the committee on indian affairs provides for the appointment by the president of a commission to negotiate for a t treaty with the indians indiana for the transfer tr by them to the united states of all their title and claim to the said reservation to the end that the same may bo be opened for settlement attorney general williams to daiy diy sent a communication to the judge of the gri criminal minal minai ing him that the government abandoned the safo sano bur burglary glary cases under the late indictment which had been pronounced a nullity by the supreme court of the district of columbia owing to the illegal constitution ution of the grand jury the judge after directing the communication to be placed on fl le ordered a nolle noue prosequi pro to be entered in these cases and also discharged the bail of the defendants harrington whiteley and williams MEMPHIS 9 the presidents of the var various ious lous colored societies in this city have organ organized izeda a society called the knights brotherhood and monumental association the objects of which are set forth ina in a lengthy address to the colored people published this morning which are to discard all old political ties and to cultivate and maintain permanent peace with the tiie white people of the south in the preamble e and resolutions they say weare we are fully aroused to the consciousness that we have been for years the dupes of crafty designing unprincipled men chosa only object was their own personal aggrandizement irrespective of means or results to our injury they have shorn us of our pecuniary accumulations mu lations the result of weary years of to toil even to the pennies accumulated by our youth and little fledglings all this we could bear but they have left us despised by our only true friends through their knavish representations I 1 and unmitigated falsehoods our exic experience in in this direction for which we have amply paid invites a change on our part thit thie therefore invoking the sheltering segis of a almighty 1 ma gaty god in whose goodness mercy an and wisdom we trust for our pur future guidance we resolve abat embracing the honest truthful advice of our late friend thom thomas Is swan we novi noni now and forever shake off those unwarranted fears that have been created and ana pr presed preyed ey ed as a bugaboo upon the minds of our simple people 31 BOSTON 9 A portion of the american print works at fall river was burned last night loss SAN ban francisco 9 young gra u nice ice iee who murd murdered bred madden editor of 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