The Portland daily press., 1872-12-17
WASHINGTON.
The Supreme Court has Jurisdiction
in the Louisiaua Case.

The Supreme Court has no Jurisdiction
in the Louisiana Case.
WASHINGTON Dec. 16-The Supreme Court
of the United States on application for writ
rendered the following decision:
. Supreme Court, eXparte, ID. o. Warmoth
We are all Of the opinion that when final de-
cree shall be rendered in the Circuit Court in
this case. an appeal will he to TINS court; we
are also of the opinion that this court has no
jurisdiction in this case to issue writ OF pro-
hibition until appeal is taken
The enforcement Act.
The Supreme Court being divided in opini on
on the question of jurisdiction, to-day denied
to grant writ of habeas corpus for the dis
charge of one of the South Carolina Ku-klux
prisoners from the custody of the U. s. Mar
Shall A decision in the case would have in
voIyed the question Of the constitutionality of
the enforcement act.
Tax on Railroads.
In the case of the internal revenue officers
against the Reading and other railroads, the
decision of the lower court in favor of the
roads in the matter of the collection of tax on
dividends declared in Dec. 1869, but payable in
Jan. 1870, and the interest paid in Jan. 1870
was affirmed by "a divided court.
Cen Dick Taylor
called upon the President to-day with view of
obtaining some modification of the executive
policy with reference to affairs in Louisiana,
but retired dissatisfied with the result of his
mission.
Specie Payment.
Mr.. Cox's bill for resumption of specie pay
ments provides that on and after the first day
of = 1873, U. S. Treasury notes shall cease to
be lawful money or legal tender in the payment
OF debts, public or private, except in payment
of debts contracted after Feb. 18th, 1872 and
payment for taxes and interest due, or to be-
come, to the United States. The Secretary of
the Treasury shall withdraw from circulation
and destroy each month, from and after the
first day of 1873, not less than mil
lions of treasury notes, heretofore issued, until
the whole amount thereof is extingushed.
The Banking and Currency Committee will
proceed to the consideration of the subject to-
Credit Mobilier.
Cakes Ames appeared before the Credid Mo-
bilier Committee to-day and asked an extension
corning his connection with the Credit Mobil-
ier, which was granted.
Various Matters.
The Committee on Public Lands has agreed to
the bill giving the settlers on the Cherokee
lands who were ousted by the decision of the
Supreme Court other lands in lieu thereof.
The Mexican Frontier Commissioner was be-
fore the House Committee on Appropriations,
asking that their duties be more specifically de-
fined and the amount appropriated increased
Senator Patterson proposes to introduce a
bill for the establishment OF a national bureau
of sanitary science at Washington, as branch
of the Interior Department.
The House Committee on Appropriations
has agreed to the bill appropriating money for
the purchase of an additional site for the Bos-
ton postoffice.
The Secretary of the Interior has asked Con-
gress for an appropriation of S252, 900 to com
plete the purchase of squares Of ground, vi
improvements, in order to increase the area of
public grounds connected with the capito
100000 having been heretofore Appropriated
which proved insufficient
The Logau-Ames Matter.
The controversy between Senators Logan and
Ames, growing out of the appointment of the
former to the craftsmanship of the Military
Committee over the latter, was settled by IL e
Senate to-day, Mr.. Ames being excused fro m
service.
The Secretary Ofths Treasury
has sent Graft of the bill providing that the
revenue marine officers, after forty years SER
vice, may voluntarily be placed on the retired
list, and those incapable of performing active
duty on the water may through board be
transferred to land duty and receive full duty
pay
The Secretory of the Treasury to-day sent the
House the draft of bill for the relief of Thos
HilhoIse, Assistant Treasurer at New York
1t appropriates 100000 or an amount equal to
the proceeds of the sale of stamps embezzled by
James j. Johnson a clerk in his office, without
the fault or negligence of Hilhouse.