The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-01-21
General News Summary.
Washington News.

washington News.
At the Cabinet meeting on the 9Th the con
dition OF affairs in Louisiana was discussed
A protest against the action of the United
States troops, received by the President from
Mr. Wilt, was read at the meeting. The
Associated Press dispatch says 9th.
Administration Is well satisfied that
Gen. Sheridan is in every way com.
petent to carry out the ideas OF
the General Government respecting whatever
participation it may be thought necessary t.
take regarding affairs in Louisiana. These
rs now understood, constitute an in
dorscmcnt of the report of the Re
turning Board and the maintaining of the
authority Of the Legislature reported elected
10y that Board
Secretary Bclknap sent telegram to Gen.
Sheridan on the 9TH that "thc President and
all of us have full confidence in and approve
your course" A Washington dispatch of the
same date says there was no probability that
the President would issue such proclama-
ton as Gen. Sheridan had suggested in his
telegram Of the 5th.
In consequence of defeat upon favortc
measure the French Ministry rendered their
ltSlSIlttlOilS W IICSlUSut MuC hiIlOu OH llC
9Th. The President refused to accept the ten
der until he could form new Cabinet out Of
the majority in the Assembly.
\ Washington dispatch of the Sth saws
that at the Cabinet meeting on that day all
the several official dispatches and others
containing instructions 10 Gen. Sheridan for
his guidance III New Orleans were read, and
in addition thereto, the press reports of the day
were the subject of attention. The official
dispatches from Gen. Sheridan were also re-
viewed. The Administration was awaiting
official information prior TO the time at which
ten. Sheridan took command of the depart
ment before deciding definitely upon Il report
To Congress.
The following arc the yeas and nays on the
final passage in TIL House of the Senate
Finance bill:
!,us-A Albert. Avcrill Barber. Earrcre, Barry,
Bass, Erg"e. Berry, Bradley. Burchard. Burlcich
burrows Butler tFrDn.l, Cain. Carpenter, Cas-
son Cessna, thittcndrn, CLAYTON, Clements,
, %ri b"hh"s 'rI%s vro"1,s
ell, Eamcs, Farwen. Freeman, FRYE. Garfield,
G ,,Sta , ,'alr MS>, narmer, Harrison,
Ha@r)tnn q. JA. lIcnder. Hodges. Hooper, Has
kins. Hou=htrn, Howe. Hunter, Hines kaS>nn
kellogg: krllin=cr, I.amport, Lansing. Law
var' ITn1 Wccra "wS Nsb T" %i~ N,S
,l"wa. MrD"u~all, Mckee, McNulta. Merriam,
M"rr""; Myers, Ncglcy, o'NeiII, Orr, Orth,
ham, rrndlc,"n, Pike, Plat a. W
Poland Pratt. Pnrman. Ray, Richmond,
l;"h"rt~: F. H., Robinson 'ohi"l, Husk, Sawyer,
Savlcr Ind y, SC"f"id SCuddcr y. j. Scncr. SEES
slon>. StaukS, Shcats. Shoemaker. Small. Smart,
smith ,ra.>, Smith n. W. Smith Na). Smith
,"hi",: Spra-uc, Stanard. Starkw weather st. John,
s'rawhTidsc, Taylor: Thomas (N. ,Cl, Thomas
.EaN, Thompson. Th"rnhurg, Todd, Trrmain,
TEnSyi Wal1r" n.y. WailH:r Ward MI Ward on
Jams tMich.N, Wilson tlowal Wilson ttndD -l;3.
;. N"%S Adams Archer Arthur, Ashc, Atkins,
Ia Innn nj, r. Beck Bell Berry BIount, Bowen,
Clark 'Mo!, Clark tN. W, Ciymer. Com
in@", Cook, Cox, Cr,tcnden, Grassland,
f Finck p, Giny~ Dc w GIovcr ES, dass
G""trr, llaS,nS, Hamilton, Hancock. Har-
~ Mass. Harris tGal, Harris !va:>, Hatcher,
iioar, +. r., !I"ar, G. F.. Holman, Hunter KEEL
Icy. Knapp. Lamar. Lam>on. Lawson. Leach.
Na",: MarShail: Mclean, Milikcn. Mills, Murri-
Parker tMo.l. Perry. Pierce. Randall. Read Rob
bins. Sayirr toD Sthrll. Scuddcr o. w Shcr-
wood Sln>s, Smith (N.C.N Southland Stephens,
Whitehead. Whtrhnuse Whitthorn, willard
'NtN, Willie Wilson lMdN. Wolf Ward, Wood
worth Young KY, Young ga. rs.
Representative Schumacher made state
mchi on the 9th, before the Pacific Mail In
'cetl@aiinS Committee, of the disposition of
the S!'3,OD check. He says he had the check
broken up into smaller amounts, at the request
at Mr.. Irwin, and distributed all but $1,000
of it t" other parties, on the assurance of Mr.
St"ckwell that it was not intended for any
improper purpose. He gave the greater part
OF the amount to Il railroad attorney, Lyman
Elmorr aud to Gen. Morgan l.. Smith, lately
deceased. Mr.. Schumacher had no inlorma
tion to which he could swear positively that
any portion of the $3E5OOO went or
WAS directed to 20 to any member or
officer of the FUrtv-Second Congress, and had
II" information that any clerk or other en-
rl"yc of the House received money Repre-
sentative Randall stated before the committee
that Representative Storm, of Pcnnsy lvania,
WAS offered 81 900 to vote in favor OF the sub
oidy, which he refused