The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-06-27
From Washington.
ADJOl RNMENT.

chief makers finally separated on Wednesday,
and for the next five months business VIII oe
rid of that disturbing clement and no violent
raids AZ the national treasury need be appre'
hended.
THE CURRENCY.
At last before the final Adjournment, inc
conference committee succeeded IN patching
up currency bill that passed both houses ana
received the signature of the President The
bill fixes the issue of greenbacks at S3S2,0O
600 nroyides for a redistribution of the bank
note currency to the extent OF S54Ooo'ooo,
ond aholishes the reserve on circulation, thus
unlocking about $1S,0O000O more of bank
circulation. The bill was advocated as an
act of "justice to the west" and not as a
measure of Initiation, though in fact it adds
from forty to seventy millions to the paper
circulation, which is double the amount pro
posed by the bill which the President vetoed
DISTRICT THIEVES.
The bill having passed abolishing the ter
ritorial government of the District of Column
bia and turning its affairs over to the man
apement of three commissioners, subject to
the supervision of congress, it became the
duty of the President to appoint the commls-
sloners. But up to within three hours Of the
time fixed for the final adjournment the Pres
ident had sent in no appointments. The SEN
ate became uneasly suspicious that some out
rage was meditated by putting off the APP
pointment until after the adjournment, and
sent q committee to the President to see about
it, Thereupon the President showed his
hand by sending in the name of "Boss" Shep'
herd as leading commissioner, with exGov.
Dennison, of Ohio, and Ii. T. Blow, OF st.
Louis, rs his associates. Then there 'cds
a row, There a brief fiery debate, but all on
one side, upon which Shepherd was nearly
unanimously rejected Mr.. Cattell, of NJ j.,
was then nominated in his place, and all
three confirmed.
It is said as the defunct district Legislature
retired from their hall they bagged all the
furniture and loose property in the room, one
negro member even buttoning feather dus
ter under his coat and walking off with it.
Afterwards, however, on the threats OF the
marshal, part of the property was restored.
BUTLER BAITED.
Before the final passage, on Friday night,
of the bill abolishing the moitlcs fraud sys-
TEN, Butler eascd his mind in two hours
sncecb in defense of his friend Sanhorn. The
speech was an intensely bitter attack upon
the WAYS and means committee and upon
Buffers and Sanborn's enemies generally.
Butler was replied to, however, by Foster,
Dawes, iIoas and Tremain, and at the close
is conceded to have been the worst used up
man that ever held seat In the house,
GENEVA AWARD.
The bill for the distribution of the Geneva
award, as finally passed, excludes the insur-
ance companies from q share of the S150O0,-
900 of John Bulls gold, although it is admit
ted that full half the award was, made on
claims presented by the underwriters. 1T
looks like a gross outrage,
POSTAGE,
When the house bill, fixing postage on
newspapers as recommended by the postmast
er general at IL cents apound, to be prepaid
by the publishers, with free circulation in
the counties where published, -came up IN
the senate, Sherman made bitter assault on
the press, particularly on account OF 'heir
hostility to the fanking law, and insisted on
taxing newspaper 4 cents pound, which
would have been about thribble present rates;
and the senate, sharing his spite, passed the
amendment The house, however, struck it
out, and then it went to that parent Of mis-
chievous legislation the conference commit
tee. Here the postage was fixed at cts.
pound, including the outrage Of taxing all
papers sent out singly at cent each. As the
law don't 90 into effect until next January,
i. is hoped this oppressive provision may yet
be struck out.
4 NUISANCE LAID TO REST.
Another effort was made in the house, on
Saturday night, to pass the civil-righis bill;
but, although it received u majority vote, it
failed to secure the required twO-thrds to
take it from its position on the speakers la
bic. \ subsequent vote retusedto refer it to
the Judiciary committee Both votes defeat
ed the bill for this session.
CIVIL SERVICE BILL.
Although no appropriation was made this
session for the continuance of the civil service
commission, it will not necessarily cease i'm.
medlately, as there is an unexpendcd balance
amounting to about $4,000 still remaining
IN the treasury from last years appropriation,
which may be drawn against up to the 1st OF
July, 1875, so that the humbug still has in.
gering existence.
2. NJ GENERAL.
1t is said the Hon. Eugene Hale, Of Maine
present member of congress, and sOn-in-law
Of Senator Chandler, has been rendered, and
will accept, the postmaster generalship.
GRANGE ITEMs-The Patrons in some por
tons of New York have adopted the plan OF
keeping black board always in readiness al
their meetings on which are entered, by tho