The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-12-25

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A caucus Of Republican senators was held
on the oh. 10 consider the subject q the
troubles in Arkansas and Louisiana. bur al
journed without coming to any conclusion
In regard 10 Arkansas. only few Senators,
il i stated. expressed themselves in favor Of
Intervention. and even these were not agreed
a TO the exact form OF movement. Others
were disposed 10 postpone action, A. the
present condition Of the state did not justify
any congressional measures. all accounts rep
re~enting the people generally 10 he satisfied
with the present government. with no cause
for violent disturbance. With reference TO
Louisianz. several Senators said il would BE-
found on examination that the governments
in one or two OF the other Southern States
had no more legal existence than that Of that
State, and. therefore. there should be an in
yestigat;on concerning all Of them in order TO
establish their validity.
The Supreme Court Of the District Of Co
lunbiA having declared the recent Grand
Jury, before whom the safe burglary cases
hav- fffaor.ffrr
q nolle prosequi has been entered in those
cases and the bail Of the defendants. Har-
rington, Whitley. and Williams. discharged.
No further aetion in the matter, it IS stated,
will be taken al present.
The President on the 10Th sent TO the SEN
ate the nomination Of Benjamin Moran (fOr 4
many years Secretary Of legation in LondOn) 4
Minister resident in Portugal. William 4
Hoffman A. Secretary Of legation Al London. \
and Robert X. Hill s. Secretary OF legation ST .
Paris: also John W. Thatcher n Commits
sioner OfPaienis and Ellis Speed A. Assistant
Commissioner; together with number OF
appointments to minor Offices.
A mass OF petitions 2nd memorials have
been presented 10 Congress. particularly
from the Western States. advocating the pass
age Of the bill Of Mr.. SaylOr, Of Indiana. with
reference TO the manufacture and szle Of
patent-right articles. This bill. in brief. al
lows any person. stock company or corpora
ton. 10 manufacture or eel any patented ar
ticle. ater two wears from the date OF the
patent. BY paying a ROYALTY Of ten per cent.
on the wholesale market value OF the artscle
patented, TO the inventor. The bill has been
made the special order. By the Committee on
Patents ofthe House. for Friday, the 18Th
In addition TO the McCrary bill, which
passed the House on the 18th. authorizing
settlers on public lands who have suffered
from crasshcppers 10 absent themselves one
year without prejudice TO their claims. the
House Public Land Committee have agreed
20 report favorabiy bill authorizing all per-
sons holding presumption claims in Kansas ,
to have an additional year in which to make
final payments
Washington dispatch OF the 18th SAYS:
:. In respense to an urgent request from New ,
Orleans that the President place troops IN the
State House, h. i represented a. saying he
would not act from spprehended danger. but
If violence occurred. he would take means 10 ,
suppress it,
The House Judiciary Committee took up I,
LUt tlNll-EEAt- DAAl On inc AAAus anu NlAAAUuA
voting upon any features Of IL. appointed
Messrs. Butler, Poland. and White Of Ala I
bama q subcommittee to consider the whole
subject. and report a new bill to the commit !.
tee.
King K,lskaus and suite arrived at Wash !
ington from san FRANCHISES on the 18th. Sec
reiaries Fish, Belknap and Robson. together ,
with other Representatives OF the Govern
meni. met the train which conveyed the r0yal
guest at Wilson's Station. a few miles from
the Capital. and a battalion Of marines was in ?
waiting At the depot in Washington to escort
the King to the Arlington House. where
suite Of apartments had been prepared for
him.
Mr.. Macarthur. Of Philadelphia. has de-
clined the position OF Supervising Architect
Of the Treasury. rendered him by Secretary :
Bri~fow. o
Il j. stated IN a Washington dispatch that Z
The commission Of which Gen. Warren l. :
President, appointed by the President to re- =
port upon the bes; method OF improving the y
evees Of the Mississippi. and retaining
ards. are unanimous in the opinion that the q
Government should begin at once a compre- e
iensive system u rebuilding and improving g
he lesee- bordering on Arkansas, Mississippi q
snd Louisiana. otherwise the creyA>-e. b
-Aused BY the floods Of last spring will ex- G
pose the inhabitants u the submerged dis n
ricts to more serious trouble than they have U
Fet experienced. and utterly impoverisA the q
Icople.
The President has appointed Don A. Par a
&c United States District Judge OF Louisi- q
ana. vice Dureli. resigned. p
The senate. on the 18th, confirmed the
Of Marshall Jewell as Posimz-- Z
ier-tienerai. together with large number Of ci
minor ~rr.nfmsrrarr. n