The Weekly Washington telegraph. (Washington, Ark.) 1871-18??, 1872-03-27
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH

New YoRK, March is. "A special
from Washington to the Times says;
"Ths friends Of James Wilson, of
Iowa, are very active in their moves
ment to secure for him the nomination
Of the vice presidency at Philadelphia.
A prominent politician stated recently
in this city that he was positive Presi,
dent Grant favored the nomination of
Wilson for the position"
The World hopes the democrats will
have nothing to do with the Cincinnati
convention, 1t urges the democrats
to pursue a liberal course, and thinks
! il would be very impoljtic to press any
candidate upon the Cincinnati conven.
ton.
WASHINGTON, March 10. -SEEATE.
J Mr. Sherman, from the committee on
finance, reported adversely to the bill
to substitute compound interest notes
for legal tender notes.
The Chicago relief bill was called
up.
Mr.. Sherman gave notice that II the
Chicago bill wa3not disposed OF to-day
he would insist upon going on with the
tariff bill.
Mr.. Ferry, Of Michigan presented a
remonstrance, signed by fourteen hun
dred citizens of Michigan, against the
Chicago relief bill.
The bill for the relief Of the officers
and crew Of the "Kearsage"w was passed.
1t directs the secretary Of the treasury
to pay them 100000 prize money.
Mr.. Beatty offered Il substitute For
the bill, merely approrriating $780,
600, to be paid on the account Of re-
porting and publishing for the forty
second congress. The substitute was
rejected-yeas, y; nays, 108. The
bill as amended was then passed with
out division;
Mr.. Cox offered resolution instruc-
ting the committee on rules to report
a rule restricting the publication of de.
bates to debates which actually occur
red. Agreed to.
The house then proceeded to consider
private bills reported from the commit
tee on claims, Of which large number
were passed.
WAsIINGToy, March 20.-SEY-
ATE. On motion of Mr.. Morton, the
bill authorizing the construction Of
railroad bridge across the Ohio river
at or near Evansville, Ind, was taken
up and discussed till the expiration Of
the morning hour.
The consideration of the Chicago
relief bill was then taken up, when
Mr. Carpenter again argued that it
was unconstitutional
HoUsE.-On motion Of Mr.. lioi-
man the bill to authorizo the construc,
ton of bridges across the Ohio river,
and to prescribe their dimensions, was
taken up. The bill requires all bridges
above the mouth Of Big Sandy river
to have one span not less than ninety
feet high above low water and forty
feet above highest water; all below
that point to have one span not less
than one hundred feet abo,e low water
and forty feet above highest water; all
below the Covingtou and Cincinnati
suspension bridge to have in addition
to such high span a pivot draw, giving
two clear openings Of one hundred and
sixty fec. each. After discussion the
bill passed.
On motion of Mr. Sawyer the amen-
ded bill VS. passed authorizing the
construction of a bridge across the
Mississippi river at Clinton, Iowa. for
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
railroad.
CHICAGO, March 20.-Tho Tribune
has leading editorial this morning
strongly indorsing Horace Greeley for
vice president As the Tribune is a
strong freetrader, and has long and
severely attacked Greeley for his tariff
principles, the nomination excited
much surprise, but is accounted for
L., H. arxia4v oe tho Trihp,o 20 loc,o4