, 1872-12-13
WASHINGTON.
The Louisiana Difficult
ty Before the SUI
preme Court.
Argument Of Counsel On Both
Sides---Decision Re-
served.
Julius White, Of Chicago, Con-
frmed as Minister to
the Argentine
Republic.
Senator Ames Has a Grievance, and
Leaves the Military
Committee.
| An Indiana Politician Wants a ForeiQn
Mission as His Reward.
The Postal Telegraph to be Consid-
cred in Committee on
Monday.
An Indiana Politician Wants a Foreign
Mission as His Reward.
Proceedings in Congress Yesterday.

Proceedings in Congress Yesterday.
Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.
THE LOUISIANA CASE. |
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-The argument in the |
Louisiana prohibition case occupied the time Of |
the Supreme Court, to-day, as well as attracted +!
general public attention. The case will be de-
dided on Monday next. It seems to be conceded
on all sides that the Court will edhere to its
previous established precedents, and will hold
that writ OF prohibition cannot Issue except in
admiralty or maritime cases. Some other means
will have to be adopted, II it is the serious inten
ton Of the parties interested to get the Louisi-
ana muddle fairly before this Court Tor review.
POSTAL TELEGRAPH.
The House Appropriations Committee have
aside for the consideration OF the Postal Tele-
graph bill. The Presidents OF the Western
Union, Atlantic d Pacific, and Franklin Tele-
graph Companies will then be heard On the gen
bill ready to report before the holiday recess.
This subject e1cites more interest here than any
other measure which is now pending before
Congress-.
WANTS ELS REWARD.
The Indiana delegation in Congress have
united in request to the President to
give General Forter, Of that State, an appoint
ment under the Government in consideration OF
hisse1vices as Chairman OF the Republican state
Committee Of Indiana during the recent cam
paign. It is indicated that the General desires
the mission to Switzerland.
THE GRIEVANCE or SENATOR A1dEs,
Senator Ames, Of Mississippi, has grievance
Yhich will not admit OF being trifed with. The
Committees for the session. fixed it thst G6hefaa
Logan should bo placed second in the Military
~ $k4nn nT1%f4y
pated retirement Of Vice President-e1ect Wilson
the Illinois Senator should succeed him IN the
Craftsmanship. This Arrangement Was especial
ly Objectionable to Senator Ames for two reasons:
| first, that he waB 2 West Point graduate, having
| d fair military record, while Logan was only
| volunteer officer; and second having served
| throe years in the Senate, he consde1s that he
| is entitled to the Craftsmanship by seniority Of
service. Failing, to be appreciated Alnes, to-
day, declined further service on the Committee,
and asked that his place might be flied BY some
| other man.
TIE INCREASE m TEE NAvY.
| The action OF the Senate Naval Committee,
to-day, in appointing subcommittee to prepare
report on Secretary Robeson'a proposition to
build new war-vesselB is considered as clearly
foreshadowing that the report will he IN favor
of the bill as It WAS originally introduced in the
| House.
REVENUE REFORM.
Commissioner Douglass Revenue Reform bill
passed the Senate. to-day, with the amendment
heretofore mentioned. The discussions among
the Senators provoked no hostility to the meas.
nre, except as it Was contemplated BY eomo, that
the proposed reduction Of revenue officers might
be carried much further. In this view the bill
Was somewhat harshly criticised, az it must re-
peal law passed last spring, which looked to-
ward the reduction OF the Colectorshlps By thf
lst OF January. The almost unanimous vote OF
the bill, however, shows that III It's particulars
80 far as the Senate is concerned, 1t WAS vastl!
underestimated. ..
TIE BOSTON RELIEF
bill struck the same opposition in the Senate 81
| that which the Chicago bill Of the same natur'
experienced last spring. Senator Ferry mad
hia old argument over again to have 1umbe
stricken from the bill, IS did also Senator Car
pen ter. Chandler, however, preserved q decor
GUS neutrality. Senator Morrill, WAS especiall
severe in bis opposition to the bill on provincia
and constitutional grounds. He made the ne'
bugs, "a they did not relieve the parties O.
whom the real loss fell, to-Vit, the insuranc
companies. Under the force Of this opposition
the bill was carried over Tor another day.
COLORADO.
Delegate Chaffee appeared before the Hous
Committee on Territories, to-day, and made a
elaborate argument in favor Of the immediat
admission Of Colorado as State He elaine
that the population OF the Territory was no
| nearly 100 600, and that in very few months
would have people enough to enough to entit]
it to Representative in Congress. The al
seseed value of property for the present yea
ie $91, ,097,211. This does not include th
volue Of the mines, which would 6we
this amount to upward OF sixty millions. I'll
fact WAS then instanced that Tennessee, Ohi'
Louisiana, Indiana, Mississippi, Illinois, Mi
aouri, Arkansas, Michigan, Florida Wisconsin
Iowa. California, Minnesota OREGON. Neyad
and Nebraska, we're all admitted as States befo1