The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-03-13
Washington News and Gossip.
WASHINGTON. M;


It is supposed that the debate on the .Cald-
we'll case will continue two or three days, as
four or five Senators are prepared to make
speeches The debate will be under the man
agement of Senators Morton and Sherman, of
the Committee on Privileges and Elections
This is different from any other case OF dispu-
ted election ever considered or determined by
either house of Congress. There are no pre-
cedents in American parliamentary law in
relation to the buying out of an opposing can
didate and his followers to secure an election
to Congress- and, therefore, this case attracts
much interest, particularly among the political
lawyers.
Not only are there many personal applica-
tions made for offices, but numerous letters are
received daily by the President and the several
heads of departments. The mail brought more
than 100 letters to Secretary Fish. 1t is known
from official sources that there will be compar-
atively few changes, and these for satisfactory
reasons to the appointing power: Most of the
time of the President, during last week, was
occupied in responding to congratulations of o
large number of visitors attending the inaugu-
raj.
Minister Meyer will soon leave Washington
for japan, but will return in the fall.
1t is held by the Post Office Department,
that the recent decision of the Attorney Gen.
eral, that double postage should not be collected
at the Office of delivery on the unpaid postage
of letters partly prepaid by at least the full
rate, does not apply to mailable matter of the
third class, viz Pamphlets of occasional pub
lication, magazines unsealed circulars, book
manuscripts, &c.
WASHINGTON, March 10.
The Supreme Court, to-day, in Humphrey,
ct al., vs. Pegues, from the Circuit Court of
South Carolina, decided that the Cheraw and
Darlington Railroad Company, in South Caro-
lima, is, by the laws of the State, exempt from
taxation; and that the law of 1868, enacted to
repeal this exemption, is void. The Court say
it is too late to raise the question whether a
State has the power to bind itself against i'm
posing taxes, for it has been held in this Court
that State has the power to bind itself in re-
linquishing the taxing power, and such pro-
vision OF exemption is a contract which the
State may not subsequently impair. The cases
involving same principle were decided in favor
of anti-tax.
The diplomatic corps, in full court costume,
called on the President to-day to congratulate
him on his Inauguration. Many of them were
accompanied by the ladies of their families.
Several ladies of the Cabinet officers households
were present, and nearly all the members of
the Cabinet were in attendance.
The Republicans met in caucus, after the
adjournment of the Senate, this afternoon, to
consider the demand of the Democrats for in
creased minority representation on the commit
tees, and after some discussion, the matter was
referred to subcommittee of five, for report
at an adjourned meeting tomorrow The sub
committee consists of Stewart, Conkling Scott,
Wright and West The caucus reconsidered
Saturdays vote, regarding the case of Patter-
son, and decided not to take it up for consider
alton in the Senate-no action being possible,
for the reason that Patterson is no longer a
member of the party.
General Dent, for the past four years in
charge of the reception room at the White
House, has been ordered to his regiment. W..
H. Crook succeeds Dent.
In the Senate, Caldwells case was discussed,
but no action had.