The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-12-25

of serious consideration, as it was notable tina
the members composing the judiciary Commit
tee were absent from the Senate Chamber du
ring most of the public session to-day. A ie7
days since Attorney General Williams removed
United States Attorney Gibbs and appointed il
his place lawyer by the name of Mallory
Gibbs, who was a former law partner of vii
liams, is a republican, and was during the civi
war the Governor of the State. at the late
Congressional election there were quite NUN
Der of fraudulent votes cast, and under the in
structions of Judge Deadly, of the United
States District Court, at recent term certain
parties were indicted, whom Gibbs had avowet
tent of the law It is claimed that he was re-
moved to prevent these trials, at which the
better men of both political parties feel ag
grieved No iustifabie reason whatever can b
assigned for the removal.
WASHINGTON, Dec 16, 1878.
The nomination of Attorney General Will
liams for the Chief Justiceship is still before
the judiciary Committee with little prospect
of their reporting it favorably, and it is now
understood that the nomination will be with.
drawn
The House prolonged its session until half
past five o'clock to-day, in the hope of passing
salary bill which would satisfy their constit.
uents, without doing much damage to their
own pockets Fortunately the debate was car
ried on under the ive-minute rule. although
Mr.. Eldridge, having prepared very patriotic
almost everything, from the crucifxion to the
Credit Mobilier scandal, was allowed to go on,
and had nearly finished, when young Mr.. Hale
,b;ootod NJ. Ho1o of Nouy Eor1, RI
his five minutes in denouncing the way in
which the bill of March had been passed by
being tackled on to an appropriation bill at the
introduced an amendment which created roars
of laughter. 1t provided for three classes Of
salaries, members to choose according to their
own estimate of their worth Mr. Williams, of
Massachusetts, favored a return to the old basis,
or compromise on $4,000. After considerable
confusion the House accepted Mr.. Kasson's
March 8, and then adjourned Some of the
members wanted to sit until the bill was passed,
and were much chagrined to find that the men
who pretended to be most Jealous about the
matter were the ones who were most anxious to
adjourn Mr.. Halc's bill fixes the pay of Con-
gressmen at S. 500, and cuts down all others to
former amounts.
Nearly all the time Of the Senate to-day was
occupied by Senator Morton, who called up his
resolution, introduced yesterday, declaring that
Pinchbeck has prina .faeie case and is ent-
tied to q seat. An attempt was made to stave
debate on the question until after the holidays,
but it was unsuccessful. Morton had appeared
himself and desired to speak, and so Mr.. Shcr-
man consented that the unfinished business
should 90 over, in order to allow Mr.. Mortons
resolution to be taken up. Some little discus
sion arose concerning the printing of the testi-
mony taken last year, but Mr.. Morton said that
testimony had nothing to do with the present
case 1t had not even been considered in the
committee this year. Besides, it would cost
several thousand dollars to print it. Finally
the motion to print was laid aside, and Mr..
Morton addressed the Senate on his rcsou-
ton.
Mr.. McCrccry, Of Kentucky, announced that
he should speak upon the topic tomorrow, and
Mr. Morton's resolution was laid over until
then to allow the Senate time to consider
executive business. There is every prospect
of the debate continuing even after the holi-
days.
The House Committee on Military Affairs
held a meeting to-day and discussed the
the resolution of Mr.. Wood, which was
TGIcTTcu W tHeIu Uy 1AOuSS, Will IClCiCHCC
to the alleged defalcation Of General Howard
in Connection with his administration Of the af-
fairs of the Bureau of Freedmen, Refugees and
Abandoned Lands. A resolution was adopted
instructing the chairman to issue notices to
General Howard, Secretary Belknap and Gen
eral Vincent to appear before them tomorrow
morning with view to begin preliminary
investigation of the subject, and to guide the
committee in recommending what definite ac-
ton should be taken upon the letter of the
Secretary of War submitted to Congress.
Mr.. James Lyons, Richmond Va, who was
the President of the Louisville Democratic
Convention, which nominated Mr. OConor for
the Presidency, was recently rendered the ap-
pointment of United States Attorney for the
Eastern District of Virginia. His letter de-
clining the appointment very plainly intimated
that he could not think of accepting the posi-
ton when the President had the power to have
rendered him the higher place of United States
District Judge, which had become vacant by
the recent death of Judge Underwood.
DEATH OF Prof. AGAssN.-Prof,ssor Louis
Agassiz, the most distinguished naturalist of
America, and highly appreciated in the scien-
tifc circles of the entire world departed this
life in Boston on Sunday night, 18th oil Decem-
Der, in the 9th year of his age, from the
effect of paralysis, induced by cerebral conges-
ton. His ancestors were of French origin,
but Aeassz was native of Switzerland where
IL. 1Otl, T.,