NETHERLANDS. 



1866 consisted of 2,178 vessels, together of 

 510,379 tons. The movement of shipping, in 

 1866, was as follows: 



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According to an official return, the whole 

 length of the railways in Holland, on Decem- 

 ber 31, 1867, was 1,071 kilometres (five-eighths 

 of a mile each). In 1868, 200 more were add- 

 ed, and on the 31st of December the total 

 was 1,271. The increase has been entirely on 

 the state network, which shows thus far 708 

 kilometres. 



The official organ of the Government, on 

 January 3, 1868, published a report of the 

 Council of Ministers proposing the dissolution 

 of the Chamber of Deputies, followed by a 

 royal decree ordering that the Chamber be 

 dissolved accordingly. The new elections 

 took place on the 22d of February, and the 

 general result was, the election of 35 min- 

 isterial candidates, 27 of whom previously be- 

 longed to the House, and 38 opposition candi- 

 dates, 31 of whom were old members. The 

 new session of the States-General was opened 

 on the 25th of February by a royal commis- 

 sion, consisting of the Ministers of the Interior 

 and Finance. The opening speech said : 



The Government considers that its conduct of 

 foreign policy has been advantageous to the country. 

 It was with regret, but after mature reflection, that 

 it decided upon dissolving the former Chamber. 

 There was at present a new Chamber, one-fifth of 

 which consisted of new members. The Government 

 and the representatives (continues the speech) have 

 now to guarantee that agreement between the execu- 

 tive and 1 legislative powers which is necessary to 

 strengthen confidence in our public institutions. If 

 the Government receives the support of the States- 

 General the session will be fruitful. Let us all unite 

 in affection toward our sovereign and in care for his 

 faithful people, and the country will profit by our 

 labors. 



The Second Chamber elected M. Yan Ree- 

 nen president, who, on accepting the post, deliv- 

 ered a speech in which he ad vised la conciliatory 

 spirit to all parties. On the 2d of March, M. 

 Thorbecke brought forward a resolution re- 

 specting the recent dissolution of the Chamber. 

 He delivered a speech showing that the frequent 

 dissolution of the Chamber was unconstitu- 

 tional and uncalled for. Several other Liberal 

 members condemned the conduct of the min- 

 isters, who, they said, were guilty of an 

 abuse of the King's name. The Minister of 

 the Interior and the Minister for Foreign Af- 

 fairs defended the Government, the latter re- 

 questing the Chamber to suspend its judg- 

 ment until the discussion of the budget. On 

 the 4th of March M. Blusse proposed the fol- 

 lowing resolution : " The House, having heard 

 the statements of the ministers, is of opinion 



that the country's interests did not require the 

 last dissolution of the Chamber." On the 21st 

 of March this resolution was adopted, by 39 

 votes against 34. On the 28th of April the 

 Second Chamber rejected the estimates of the 

 Minister for Foreign Affairs by 37 to 35 votes. 

 The ministry immediately tendered their res- 

 ignation to the King. Their resignation was 

 accepted. Attempts to form a new Cabinet 

 with M. Van Reenen and Baron Mackay hav- 

 ing been abandoned, the task on May 23d was 

 intrusted to the old leader of the Liberal 

 party, M. Thorbecke, who succeeded. The 

 new ministry was officially announced on the 

 3d of June, but the list was not completed un- 

 til the 8th of June. It was composed as fol- 

 lows : 0. Fock, Minister of the Interior ; J. M. 

 Roest van Limburg, Foreign Affairs ; P. P. van 

 Bosse, Finance ; F. G. R. H. van Silver, Justice; 

 E. Dewaal, Colonies; J. J. van Mulken, War; 

 L. G. Broex, Marine. The ministry of Public 

 "Worship was dispensed with. 



In November there was a serious riot at 

 Rotterdam, but it was promptly quelled by the 

 troops. Twenty-two persons were killed. 



NEVADA. The election which was held 

 in this State during the year was for the choice 

 of presidential electors, a member of Congress, 

 judges of the Supreme Court, members of the 

 Legislature, and local officers. The Republican 

 ticket prevailed by a majority of about 1,400. 

 The Legislature contained in the Senate 15 Re- 

 publicans and 5 Democrats; in the House 36 

 Republicans and 3 Democrats. The views of 

 the conventions of the respective parties in the 

 State corresponded with those of similar con- 

 ventions in other parts of the country, except 

 on the question of suffrage. On this subject, 

 the Republican Convention adopted the follow- 

 ing resolution: 



Resolved, That being, as a party_, in favor of intel- 

 ligent suffrage only, we heartily indorse the action 

 of our National Convention in its position of leaving 

 to Nevada and other loyal States the undisputed 

 right to regulate the question of suffrage for them- 

 selves. 



In the Assembly, elected as above mentioned, 

 the word u white " was stricken from the Con- 

 stitution of the State by a vote of nearly two 

 to one. 



A question of some national interest came 

 up in Nevada, which was decided by the United 

 States Supreme Court during the year.^ The 

 plaintiff in error was agent of the Pioneer 

 Stage Company, at Carson City, and was or- 

 dered by the sheriff of Ormsby County to make 

 a statement of the number of passengers con- 

 veyed out of the State in April, 1865, in ac- 

 cordance with the ninety-first section of the 

 revenue act of Nevada, which levies a capi- 

 tation tax of one dollar upon every person 

 leaving the State by any railroad, stage-coach, 

 or other vehicle, engaged or employed in the 

 business of transporting passengers. The agent, 

 refusing to comply with the order of the sher- 

 iff, was committed for contempt, but after- 



