The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-04-04
Letter from WNShtngtO7,,

4.
Senator Boreman, Chairman of the Committee
on Territories, intends to promptly press his bill
for creating out of part OF Dakota the new Ter
ritory Of Pembiua. lsarea will be II 900 square
miles. There appears to be no opposition to it,,
and it is asked for by the people of Dakota.
The Territory ofNew Mexico, through memo
rial of its Legislature, asks for the passage of an
enabling act to become a State 1t claims to
have population of $50, OOO This memorial
has been printed and is now before the Commit
tee on Territories who will favorably consider it..
The admission Of Colorado as State was also
recommended by the President IN bis last annual
message, but no movement has yet been publicly
made towards it by The people of Colorado. 1t
is thought that the present Congress will add two
more stars to the growing constellation of our
flag.
The Howard Court Martial is going forward
leisurely The court yesterday admitted letters
sent to the second Auditors Office complaining
of the action Of the Freedmap's Bureau to be re-
ceived for the Information Of members OF the
court, though not as valid proof against Gen
Howard. This distinction is quite necessary to
be stated, but what it amounts to when the court
is both court and jury to decide upon the charges
cannot be so easily dscerned If the members of
the court believe the 'informaton'' contained in
letters of complaint from interested and prejudced
parties the 'dstinction between the letters as
information and as valid evidence will not
make much difference TO Gen. Howard.
The passage of the $500, 900, 900 limit to the
currency by both Houses of Congress has stirred
up great excitement among contractionists, and
desperate efforts will be made to induce the Pres
ident to veto the law when ii is finally passed
1t is not at all likely, however, that the Presi-
dent will interfere with the action Of Congress
after more than three months consideration has
been given to the subject. The New York Her.
aid and Evening Post are wild over what they
call the imitation of the currency, but they are on
the side of foreign interests, and their influence
will be very light as compared to that of the
growing and vigorous West which is jubilant
over the action of Congress
The Washington Star describes definitely the
Independent Washington correspondents as those
who are known to be Independent of truth and
decency in what they write from here. They
seem to be little better in their acts as is evidenced
by the recent thrasbing OF Walker by George A.
Townsend, on one OF our streets and the more re-
cent murder in Covington. Ky, by a correspon-
dent of the Cincinnati Commercial Bue, the
malgner of female virtue in this city who has
caused libel suit to be uttered against his paper
in Detroit, Mich goes about armed like brigand,
fearing that he will he held personally response
BILE for his daily calumnies.
The money of the Geneva award 10 this coun-
try is not in any case 20 be given to insurance
companies according to n decision Just made by
the House Judiciary Committee.
The District investigation has not yet produced
ylhing detrimental 10 the District authorities,
though some effort has been made by "indepen-
dent correspondents 10 produce an impression
that such is the case.
II is unfortunate that the law regarding the
full payment Of postage printed matter is so
stringent that when stamped in ignorance OF the
law or of the weight, it is treated no better than
that which is totally without stamps. Nearly
quarter OF cord Of printed matter detained for
insufficient postage is every month lodged in the
Postoffice Department, and cannot be forwarded.
Payment in full or not at all ought to be the rule
Of each person who uses the mail. Printed mat
ter, except books, pays one cent FOR every two
ounces or fractions thereof Books two cents for
each two ounces
In the contested election for a member from the
10th district of Kentucky, the Committee on
elections reported in favor of the sitting member,
but objection was made that the testimony had
not teen read by one OF the members, and the
report was Withdrawn. There is something
singular about the action OF this committee
Same Republicans on it seem TO Office, to any
port in favor of Republican contestants, aud
when atacted for it, rush into prin, with lengthy
explanations which more rice than wise in
their distinctions LIFE
Gen. Joseph +. Johnston, of Confederate
fame, asserts thatthe Confederacy failed because
the Con moderate Government neglected to secure
the cotton crop of the South and ship it ahead
of the blockade. This is late attempt to prove
that cotton might have been king
There are $4,000 citizens of Illinois max
ing supplication to Congress to authorize the
Secretary of War to construct canal to con-
meet the Illinois and Mississippi rivers. They
claim that this will complete the great wa ter
route from the northwest to the sea coast.
The Republicans of Connecticut are hard
at work-we hope-endeavoring to carry the
State for Governor and members of the Legis-
lature on Tuesday next. A United States SEN
ator is to be elected and his shade of politics
depends upon the result on Tuesday. If the
Republicans do their duty they will come
off victorious beyond doubt.
The butchers have been "going for" the
Legislature. The slsughter-house bill is the
cause Of the legislatures offending. The
butchers determined to commence their siauqh
terinq on the members and to do it in the
State House. The victims, rather than be
slaughtered themselves are willing to have
the prospects of the seven gentlemen named
in the bill slaughtered.