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SPRINGFIELD, Ill April l2.-HoUsE.-
The bill to authorize investigation of the
passed. No other business
lone except ilibustering on the part of the
State House men.
SENATE.-The House bill increasing the
Jurisdiction of justices of the peace passed
Joncurred in the House resolution to meet
n Chicago next winter. Both houses will
adjourn on Monday. S.
New YoRK, April 12.-The correspond
snt of the Times in Washington, telegraphs
that to-day the Supreme Court will hear an
argument in opening of the legal tender
cases which have been decided in the sf.
frmative. Gases which come up to furnish
abstract questions for argument are Knox
VS.. Lee, from Texas. and Parker vs.. Davis
from Mass. The question wall be as before
namely, the oonstitutionslity of contracts.
OMAHA, April IA report by telegraph |
from Denver yesterday of heavy fall of |
snow on the Union Pacific railroad, and the !
consequent delay of trains for "a hours is q I
mistake, only FIVE inches fell and no trains
were blocked. All are running on time.
Fr. WAYNE, Ind April l2.-Last night
travelling agent for the firm of A. F.
Steiner & Co., jewellers, Cincinnati, Ohio,
named William Siman, was robbed of
81, 500 worth of sample stock which he had
in his room. 1t was stolen while he was
out few minutes.
MINNEAPoLIs, April ia girl about l !
years ole, daughter of German named Henry
l.
Rosa Dale, q woman who had been under
arrest upon criminal charges. II is sup
posed the girl was taken off on one of the
railroads for the purpose of prostitution.
| CHICAGO, April l2.-Y esterday q young
woman applied for work at Clark street
| Restaurant and was employed. About II
| o'clock she went to bed in an upper room
south of the kitchen help. Soon after loud
screams were heard from her room. The
proprietor rushed up and found the girl on
the floor, almost unconscious, bleeding pro-
fusely. An examination showed that she
had been stabbed three times-one in the
| thigh, once in the arm and once in the had
She could give no explanation Of the affair.
| Does not know who did the deed. The
whole affair is a mystery.
|
decision of the Supreme Court of the U. S.
establishes g coincidence. Two years ago,
| Gov. Palmer refused to pay tax on the in
come he received from the State as the sal
ary for his office His reason as expressed
in letter to the U. s. Commissioner, was,
that the Federal Government had no right
10 tax the States IN the means employed to
carry on their government, eLd the office OF
| n ,k M
these means. The case was referred to the
authorities at Washington by the Collector
J and the enforcement was ordered to be sus
pended. The decision referred to the
ommissioners appointed from the State oi
Massachusetts, and the Supreme Court oi
the Z. S. is word for word in the decision,
with the language employed By Gov. Palm
er in his letter to the Collector here.
| WASHINGTON, April ll.-SENATE.-Mr
Sherman offered the following:
ReSolped, That the Com mittee on Finance
Is hereby instructed, during the recess OF
Congress to carefully examine the existing
system of taxation with view 10 propose
such amendments to the bill of the House
repeating certaiu taxes, and now pending IL
Senate, as will simplify and reduce both the
internal taxes end the duties on imported
goods now in force, and In such a manner
that the aggregate Of such taxes shall no
exceed the sums required to execute iht
laws relating to the public debt and curren
expenditures of the government admins
tered with the strictest economy so that th'
taxes may be distributed so as 10 impose
the least possible burden upon the people
Laid over until TO morrow.
J vaparoI hill OesGpd VaRtpr
day by the House was received, read twice
and laid on the table.
The resolution to admit Blodgets an
GoIdthwsite coming up next 10 order, !
+ was, on motion Of Mr.. Edmunds, laid on tn
sable-yeas 10, nays II.
, The Ku-Klux bill was then taken up.
: Mr.. Edmunds explained the amendment
reported by the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Trumbull said the constitution or tn
6 laws of the United States or the Fcsrteent
q Amendment, did not allow Congress to e1
ercise police powers to the destruction
State authority.
Il Without q vote upon the bill the Sens
+ adjourned.
II HousE.-Mr. McCrary, from Commits
% on Elections, reported resolution declsriE
the election for members of Congress
u Tennessee, on the 9th of November, 1877
Q was held on the day fixed by Law, and vi
Il therefore not void. Adopted.
Ia The House then proceeded TO the consi
GRAFTON of the Senate amendments to Il
70 deficiency bill.
1t Mr.. Dawes proceeded to explain t
r amendments aud the action of the See
70 Committee too which they had been I
- ferred.
!" Mr.. Cox opposed all deficiency bills
u proof Of unthritt
or MIR Brooks, of New York, said that t
o. Government was now raising surplus r'
enue of one million beyond what was nj
essary for the expenses of the governme
en- and the natural result was to tempt
se House and the country and lobby to dems
% erroneous appropriations.
a. Messrs. Finkelberg and Randall, sppes
to the House to take decided stand sgai
As the profligate extrevagance Of the Sena
10, the latter characterizing the bill as II ca
sre from the Senate as one of the most infant
lily ever sent frou the Senate to the House.
ia, Mr.. Niblack also opposed the Sen
ne amendments, and discussed the politi
of question in connection with the new te
to torial government for the District of Col,
afe bia.
yes. Finally the general debate on the
ate was closed, ana the mouse proceeded
sed vote on the amendments. The vari
to items for the officers OF the territorial 3
any ernment Of the District of Columbia, v
ia. sgIeed to with some notifications.
ith- The House, without concluding consi