, 1875-12-14
NOTES AND NEWS,

Spesiat Eispossh 70 tn Chreaoo iftbune
WARRINGTON. D. c., Dec. 13.--ai1. Blaine nil
introduce his proposed constitutional amoud-
1neut to-morrow. 1t il In tbsso words:
No B.te sha'l make any Inv respecting an estallh
Ct u .s 1fis
the support Of putlc schuoI. Or derived feom any
public fund thereof shall to under tne coutto ii
10 divdsd bs.ween religious sects or denominations.
Lis understood tht& many democrats Alvlse
concursing in It. Quo loading and prominent
Democratic member from New York proposes to
support tho anculmans With a psoviho hdlel
that tho enforcement IT the amendment upon
tue states shall be By judicial process, aud not
BY Congress.
do JUDGMENT.
In the important case. .of Phillips i Colby, Con-
struction Company, Ve. E. 8. Alexander and
otaors, f1Om the Northern District Of Illinois,
tho Supreme Court Ut tho United 6tatea hAyo
affirmed tue judgment OF tho Court bolow, on
condition thlt tho defandarts In error remit
from ths judgment tho amount Of
the special verdict in their favor Of S1l000, thus
reducing their total recovery to 100000, aud
interBst aud COSTS The oase aroso nut Of tho
cuu!raot Of Alexander and hs associates to
grade tue lino Of tile Wisconsin CensraI HALLWAY
from Bsevcna Fosnt to Lake Superior. III tLs
@1tB&16b VI Hu1EA "olA %lc5 Holc %oAAJEN1A W
stap, Us wsa alleged, by tho failure Of tue Con-
structlon Company TO pay for thu work according
to tl,olr ctntract aud the recovery was for work
done and danaGes suffered on aco,unt Of tho
breaking up OF tue onteEp,iha by feasoa ot Tho
default OF the Conatrustlpu Company.
rACIFto AAILRoAD AcTa.
Senator Wright, Of Iowa. las introduced
bill. tue effect OF which, it it beeotnel law will
be 10 rsnoer Of nuGatory inpoit tug recent dr.
c3s1oa OF tie United b,atoa buprono Court iu tho
Ualou Pacific case. The bill declares tho true
iuteut and meaning Of the Union Pacific Rail-
road Ae.a at July 1ab2. July g lsc4 aud JulY y.
1866. 1t IL cory OF tue blu fePottad By
the Sonata COMMITTEE OF tl'n judiciary. March
acts shall DO 10 construed by snv ollcer OF De-
pattlncnk Of the Goyerument ~ to AuthoeIza tue
Issuance Of bonds to the CentEa! Branch Union
Pacific Railway, OF to tie Hannibal d. Ut. Joc,
or thDir euccesaorx or ass1gnH.
TIE MINT QUESTION.
There Is no loup; that uf. LiudaEmap hA4 do
clded tnat. II IL IL des.lod 10 es!Ab!sh auothor
Allut sosty to coin silver. Indianapolis ii Tho
bert location. but u 70 coin both gold and "l.
Western city. Tho President is likely to saud y
message to Congress without making any
cha lge in Liuderulans recommendations. Then
tho contest for the MIat bcRlns.
HOUSE APPOINTMENT.
John D. Young, IA s1-uaenber OF Congreas
from Kentucky. has becn placed on tho roll Of
the Dootkesper Of tho House ~ = Messenger.
THE DUrcA MlEal0N.
Jndge Dirnes, Of Bay Oity. Mich. has besn
agreed On ~ tho succeeAoE OF Frank S!ou4brldge,
Of kalamazoo aud Chicago, for tue mission to
tie uaKue. Htoekbrldge dtci'le1 to Accettlt.
ITO Gh& A&aoetatIa FrkAA.I
CHIEF CLLRK or TIE AuUGk.
WAsn1saToN, d. O., Dec. 13.-1hs Clerk Of
the Aouao Of Representatives haa appoInteu aia
uncle, GEeou Ada1n4 Of Kentucky, Eluef Olers.
In place ul Clinton Lloyd. Adams was : mem-
b+F Of the Thirty -sixth Congress. sud aftsssArds
Sixth Auditor Of the T.e&sury.
THE AuFnkAR COURT
will adjourn on tEidsy until Jau. J, 1870.
lu ths executive saSslun OF tho Senate tha
polnluhuou Ok blr. Bangs for District Attarnes
.aa recom mhende1 unsnimou4lv ~ tho Coianit-
too for confirms: iou, but. psudlug action. tho
Hpn&ss Adjourned I'll! to.mo1Fos.
SOUTHERN AftAk9.
Tho message ALieL lhs 7. esislent will shortly
send to Congress ou Bouthesn siIairs viii relate
for Tho greater part 70 tho lsts troubles in AlIn-
slsaippl Aud tho mode OF conducting tho slec-
ious In that State, the info. nation hAvi0g beeu
gsthassu by psssoaa dsslgnased tos thas purpose.