Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-05-01
TREATY WITH
SALVADOR RATIFIED.
TRIUMPH FOR THE
SOUTH CAROLINA ROGUES.
DISABILITIES REMOVED AND
NOT REMOVED.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 2S-Noon
Since yesterday morning not more
than fifty depositors of small amounts
ings Bank for withdrawal of funds. In
! crossing as usual.
| ed $4,000 to purchase rations for the
distressed people suffering from the
| overflow of the lower Mississippi.
! The Judiciary Committee has been
instructed to take testimony looking
to the impeachment of Judge Story, OF
Arkansas.
SENATE-Senator Alcorn presented
memorial of the State Grange Of
Mississippi n favor of the Fort St.
Phillip Canal, which was referred to
the Committee OH Commerce.
WASHINGTON, April 2S-Night-
President has proclaimed the ratifca-
ton of the traditional treaty with Sal
vador.
The new postal law has been agreed
upon.
There was an unimportant Cabinet
meeting to-day.
The Judiciary Committee to-day
e'AcptCo q ina Joi Ivy 1CpOlt Vi tAC suU-
committee against the prayer of the
South Carolina memorialists. This
report will be submitted to the House
at the earliest possible moment, and
referred back and printed for the PR
pose of giving Mr.. Eldridge an OPP
portunity to make a minority report,
which will recommend the commission
to investigate the condition of South
Caiolina
Fred Douglass, the President OF the
Freedman's Savings Bank, gives the
following assurance and requests that
1t be telegraphed to deposltors, that
they need give themselves no uneasi-
ness and should not dispose of their
interest at a sacrifice His officials
assure him that if the depositors will
be patient for a very short time the
Eauk and its branches viii be able to
pay dollar for dollar
Air. Sloan appeared before the Com
nittce On River and Harbor Fortitica-
tons to-day and succeeded in getting
additional appropriations for the Say
annah river ObstructiOns and for
survey of the Ia ;rord Water line.
The disabilities of Gen. Henry ii.
SibIey, Of Sible,y Tent notoriety, was
removed to-day.
Col. Frank Reynolds of the army OF
the khedive is Ell cute TO TIE United
States on a special mission.
HOUsE-Hbe Committee on Ways
and Means were instructed to enqnile
whether fin officer of the New York
Custom House had visited Washington
to secure a currupt Legislation.
The Legislative appropriation bi's
was passed. The amendment to IT.,
striking out items for the assay office
at Charlotte, n. c., was not agreed to
in the House, and so the item stands.
SENATE-The Judiciary Committee
adversely to many disability
bills on the ground that no petition
them. and also on num-
Der, including those of Fitz Hugh Lee
and Dabney III. Maury.
A long controversy over the ye'o
the bill should pass,
the veto, 30 TO -;
and not a two-third vote. The bi!l
was lost.
Mr.. Einundson, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported favor bly, on the
bills to remove the political disabilities
IF III. II. Sibley, Thomas NJ. jones'
Dabney TT. Maury. Van r. Morgan
Lee, of Virginia, John Julius
Guthrie, of North Carolina, VIM, G.
Jones, of Alabama and c.. ID. Ander,
'on, of Texas, all of which were placed
IN the calendar. He alsoreported un-
avorably on the bills to relieve the
political disabilities of J. ". Bennett
". D., Jno. Forsyth, of Alabama, Geo.
Pickett, of Virginia, David A. Telfar.
If North Carolina, ana Rapna21
;cmmes, of Alabama. Most Of these
ills did not have the necessary peu-
ions from the parties named, and the
after one the Committee was not dls-
'osed to consider favorably any now.
'he Committee was discharged from
heir further consideration.