, 1874-05-01
NOTES AND NEWS.
Speefdl Dfspntch to Tho Chicago TRIBUNE.

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NOTES AND NEWS.
Speetal Dfspatch to The Ch'ca7o Tribune.
pELEoATE cANNoN's uAsE.
WASHINGTON, D. O., April S0.-Tho House
Committee on Elections reported today It's opiu-
ion TINT Bishop Cannon, tho sitting Delegate In
Congress from tho Torritory OF Utah, was oleot-
cd, aud that ho poasoBaoH tho uaua1 conBtft,l-
tional qualifications 80 far as age aud rcBldonco
aro concerned, but tho Commlttoo doomed ita
authority insufficient to warrant 1t In thoroughly
investigating tho oharge that Cannon Is prac-
tical polygamiHt, aud resolution will therefore
DO introduced asking tho appointment of q epo-
ctal committee to Investigate tho mattor, and to
decide whether, II this charge ia sustained, Can-
non IL olgib1o to sent In the House.
CIVILIZATION OF THE 1fD1ANs.
Ono hundred thousand dollars to 10 used in
tho civilization Of tho Indians In tho far South
which appeared before the House Appropriation
COMMITTEES w was instrnotod to offor m nmo,.d. m nd
mont to add tiis aum 10 tho 1udian Appropria-
tion bill.
TIE CITIZENS NATIONAL DANK,
which has received the sanction Of Congress- In
tho face Of an adverse report from the Financial
Committee to removo from Hageratown. Mo-, to
G las pHfessSd fgr IS tho
coutly suspended First National Bank, and jay
Cooke d o., subject to tho ratification Of tho
Court.
THE STEEL INTEREST.
Tho Why's and Means Committee again hoard
tho stoel-oonsun,ers' delegation. It docs not
aeem probable that tho Committee will recon-
mend my reduction in tho duty.
A LADY DEs1nEs 70 PRACTICE IN THE COURT OF
Tho Court Of Claims nI',, has boon thrown into
diro distress by tho application Of Mrs. Stock
wood to DO admitted to practice. Tho announce
nlent is ,nndo that tho JudgoH Of this Court hive
beon holding q conference with the Justices Of
ting hor. This, it is statcl is necessary. rs tho
Supreme Court, on tho question being carried
up, could ovorrulo tho decision.
CORRECTION,
4 statement was made In these dispatches a
few days ago to tho effect that N. r. Langford,
Superintendent Of the National Yellowstone
Park, had presented bill to Congress to tho
amount Of 925,000 for his services In that
capacity, Which ho had engaged to rcnder FREQ Of
charge that while ho 10 d Bank-Examinor for
the Pacific coast, Ao ia also d seockholder in
National Bank in Montana, with other injurious
charges, all OF which, 1t Ia aEcortainetl. nro, 20
fur rs they can DO hold injurious, incorrect. Mr,
1angford is not asking for m; pay for bis
priating s25, 900 for tho purpose q milking noe
essary surveys and constructing NODDED roads
throughout tho park. but By no construction OF
the bill can ho be doomod untitled to receive
cont Of tho amount. Ho ia 0 bank-E -Exhminor,
and WIS aome years ago q holder Of stock aud
Director In q National Bunk In Montana, but has
now no interest In any bank, and lns not had
siuco llc accepted tho position of Dani-Exam-
iaer. Tho whole paragraph docs him injustice,
and is an instance where uuacrupulous enemies
have succeeded by 4 cunningiy"devisod scheme
III wroaking base rovonge upon III innocent
man.
PAY nr aAuaEns.
A determined effort will bo nado by tho Gaug-
ers to-day to have their compensation raised to
sc day whom tho Ciyil-Seryice bill comes up in
tho Senate. It will DO remembered that tho
uouH9 fixed tho rato at 81.
H1NauI4AN CONSTRUCTION
Of tho Internal Revenue Inv ls recently reported
from, Now orl0ans: 1t soems that. On
vcstigation. Tho low provides that, in
oasas where cattle aro bong fattened on
slops ut dsttlories. which, under similar crcnm-
thoy may DO run uuder bond so as to furnish
tho necessary food for the cattle, TINT they ,nny
not starvo In tho Instance noted. tho diBtiilory
l1as boon selling slops to residents Of tho city to
tho Court, whore IN appeal has boon taken on
the point. has decided that tho conoorn may bo
operated under bond. OF course the law con-
templates no such thing. and as
lfho TIE 0r1s tse ea2npt nrp Of be tsa sst gSSng Sd%g
missioner Of Internal Revenue, notwith-
standing tho decision Of the Court. and. as tho
Commissioner will not mnko auch ordet, the
probabil,los are that the distllery will re1nain
idle aud tho COVE will be ted on something moro
substantial than slops.
BUTLER on THE wAR-pArN.
Benjamin Butler bus bcon Instant in season
and out Of season in searching for injurious
charges, that he may, bring against his
sinco tho recent bout between tho two
gentlemen. His frionila nre buBily engaged