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ner which has already becn 80 destructive.
7 Ths gfoat 9g1,cation, l., however, Is, What will
tho Vico President aro-.already implicatod,-- two
Of them, at least, beyond all hope Of redemp-
tion,-and Jet thoro ore no signs Of d resolution
from this quarter asking an investigation. -:
THE COTTON TAX.
Tho Southern members will make effort in tho
House tomorrow to pass . resolution directing
tho Ways and Means Committee to forthwith
report the bill to refund tho internal revonue
vote to pass such u resolution, IT'S SUCCESS is not
confidently anticipated, tho object simply being
to got voto Of tho House on this proposition.
THE SYNDICATE.
tho now per cont loan was at tho instance Of
the progidont himsolf. It WAS Secretary Bout
Well'a, intention to divide tho s900,000,0oo
equally between THO old and new
5y eool ss6asoh co saG bro1s
Morgan & Co., and to place tho bonds OIL tho
market in such o way that neither Syndicate
would interfcre with tho other. The President,
heTey9r asug6ested o s1npromse to tho eifeSt
was accepted BY Secretary Boutwell,, but nt first
rolocted by the interested parties, although thoy
subsequently accoded to It,
PARTIALLY NEanTTED.
The sentence Of Major benjamin P. Rr,nklo,
late eupc1intondont Of tho Froedmens' Bureau,
In KontucAy, who was condonned by tho 1sto
court martial at Louisville to pay . Ane Of
pt1uuus 10 Dc 1IupTl60Qcu III LA0 HonlIG0tlafY lot
four yoars, aud to DO canhiorcd the soryico, has
boen remitted by tho President, except In tho
last feature.
NO RAILROAD s1x1.sa FUND.
In tho Senate debate on tho interest question,
1t appears that no Pacific Rnilroad Company has
yet paid dollar Of the per cent of their net
earnings required BY law, as sinking fund for
application to tho payment Of tho interest and
principal Of their subsidy bonds. The o1cuso Of
tho Companies for this default is that tho roads
u hn lar
plicitly states thnt tho subsidy can only be given
as each ton miles is completed, the last o{ tho
subsidy bonds we're issued two years ago.
IOWA LAND TITLES.
quiet lhnd titles In Iowa, which has just passed
both Houses Of Congress-, hayo been received
here from DesMoines, Iowa, aud wore published
to-day in Senator Har1an'4 Chronicle:
7a The Daily Chronicle, Vashf.gton: 0 ''
Tho House Of Representatives Of this State passed
9he following resolution introduced by Hon. John a.
Resolved That tho Governor DO directed to telegraph
Of ta aeea Assembly tha 10 woud inteFposo lis
veto to tue bill, reoon.ly passed by tho House Of
mailing OF f%,a sa4ena
Stood % yeas; % nay' absent H. s &{sgned) g. 2r=sr
Also the following on the nnme subject
TO the Hon. 1nos. Hhro0, care Of Hen. F. n Palmer,
Tho KatHOn resolution relative to tho 1sock Island
Land btu pasaod the House under a Misrepresentation
Of facts. Tho trick Is exposed md tho resolution
z9ushsa II the gna M% M% BE- then
eie Hayo il eeets destroyed throaqh tho press
seen tho bin when tho resolution rasaed.,
<slguodl i. F. ALLEN,
aEo. @. H1CIInE1.
THE VIENNA EXPOSITION.
Minister Jay has written to tho State Depart
mont, recommending that largo official map Of
the United States bo prepared for use at tho Vi
enna E1pooaltion, on the ground TINT foreigners
hare no idea Of the e1tcnt Of tho country. 1tis
recommended that tho map show tho area OF tho
public domain, the railroads, lines Of steamers,
oxtont of population, with an accurate compara-
two map Of Western Europe. Tho subject is
before one Of tho House Colnmittoes.
PERSONAL,
In tho disability relief bills passed. BY tho
gan, of Texas, formerly Postmaster General Of
" the Associated Press.l
THE LOUISIANA sENAToNsH1P.
WAGu1NdToN, Jan. 2G.--Mesrrs. Mcmillan and
Ray contestants for tho Kellogg vacated scat in
tho United 6tatos Senate, will act In their own
behalf and for their Respective parties. They
will be assisted by outside counHel, but, during
the sessiona Of tho Senate Committee on Priv
iloges aud Elections, theso two only will bo al
lowed to mako suggest'ons and examine wit
tho Kellogg Returning Doayd, and ForenaAn,
Mitchell, aud southmayd, representing tho bIo-
Emory Returning Board, arrived hero to-day
from Now Orleans. The latter have brought
with them three large trunks full Of documents,
supposed to be tho returns Of the reoout eloo-
ton called for by the Committee.
THE pAnTIAL-PoBTAdE QUESTION.
It Is understood that, during the rocont intor-
Wow between the Poatmastor General and Rep
reAontatiye FkrnBworth, Chairman Of tho Com
mltteo on Post Ofllces and Post Roala, tho
former intimatea that 10 would royoko his order
requiring double postage In caaos whore partial
postage only has been paid, provided he should
bo sustained by the Attorney doneral, whom
ho would consult on tho aubIeot. II, however,
the Postmaster Genoral should not do 10, the
Committee will accomplish that obioot by tho
psssnge Of bill heretofore agreed upon.
THE BYND1CATE,
The Secretary OF tho Treasury has informed
ingulrorh that tho torms with tho Syndicate ara
tho samo a. heretofore With the addition that
tho financial parties hayo agreed to insure tho
Department. agaiuBt lous IN exchange. Tho
arrangement Mill 60 into offoot on tho 20tl Of
February.
EXpNEB8 TAXES.
Tho question OF tho return OF tho 8 per cent
tux to local s1proaa companies has beon decided
in favor Of tho claimanta.
CREDIT 1IoDIL1En.
Both the poland and Wilson Commtttocn ex
moot to close their testimony this wook, 90 far ~
tEo Union PaVlQo Railroad Company aud the