New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-03
WASHINGTON NOTES,

WARRINGTON, Thursday, Apri 2, 1874
Uenceforth, the words daughter" applause, SEN
saton and other parenthetcai remarks indicative OF
the hilarious or apprecistive demonstrations Of the
House. are to DO omitted from the Official report Of the
debates which will now be drier rockingham ever The
intelligent constituent, while perusng tho dreary efforts
OF his member 10 be witty will have to Judge for him
self where the laugh in, and VIII be thrown back
upon his unaided Imagination for picture OF the ap-
pause which greeted the flights OF eloquence ms lm.
portant decsion made to-day at the instance OF
Geo. f. Hoar who asked by what rue or authority the
words in question were put In The speaker SAID mere
was no rule for IT, and that the words only put on
record the fact that the members had violated the rnes
which forbade applause other demonstrations they
had better be omitted ana ne Wouo urecl ho icPoif
ers 10 cease putting them In.
To-day Mr. r. d. Mussey fled IN the law side Of the
District Supreme Court suit for LIBEL IN the name Oh
Amherst ID. Wilder against William Wolch, claiming
100000 The plaintiff charges that the defendant IN
letter addressed 10 George f. Stuart, wrote falsely and
maciousy OF and concerning him. he being engaged 10
Furnishing supplies the Indians under contracts made
with the United States and that his accountsat the time
pending for settlement before the proper oncers o
the government
Coperesunan Robert g. Hale OF New-York has placed
in tho hands OF the Speaker resignation as Chairman
of the House Committee on the District OF Columbia
His resignation is said to be induced oy the Iaure Oh
the House sustain the various reconmendauohs OF
syIyana ia seoond on the Committee, but, NJ SAID will
decline the Charmanship Mr.; COTTON on iowa s'anu'
next on the Iist ana VIII pTOodoiy 10 WV N"'"""'
The nomination of VIM j. Wallace to be United states
Judge for the Northern District Of New-fork was de-
cded upon at the Cabinet meeting to-day The Cabinet
Was in session for an and aha and there was con-
adorable conversation among the members present on
the financial topics. butit was informal ana NOT win
vie 10 any action by the President in the matter Sec
retaries Fish and Delano were absent from inc meehg
The Committee on Ways and Means did mot have this
morning Its usus hearing in the matter OF tho sanborn
contracts The personal attendance and statement OF
John d. sanborn had been expected but Dc ialied 10
make an appearance, and the Committee proceeoeu WIN
the consideration Of It's ordinary business.
The delegation to oppose the prayers OF the delegation
from the South Carolina Tax Payers Convention has ar
lived here and the Judiciary Committee Of the House
promise TO take up the case tomorrow
The House Committee on Territories by vote OF TO
have agreed to recommend the passage OF bill for
the admission Of New Mexico - state III tho Union.
The Howard Court Inquiry sat with closed doors TO-
DAY. the Court considering questions relative 10 the
method Of pursuing the investgation'
The subcommittee OF the Judiciary Committee OF the
House to-day closed hearing Of the testimony in the
Busted impeachment case.
yer regular ,,tor. Of Cossrosssi Proao' Second Pso