The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-03-19
CURRENT NEWS.
WASHINGTON.

III JILL VI mus Na"AH ~ 80" 49, HE"
on spirits ard ioh4oco. and va, a. follows:
spirits produced. thsf j.. in risseru-rccm or
warehouse. prior 70 milni-hi On tbs 81 int.
will b. liable 20 tax % - cents Eer gallon.
Amer hat lime Collectors are in>frncied %
maks rqlls iioa ON the department Tor -
cents or = iriis produced ansr that da'e-
Tohsfoo "a ti-ar> in ne hands Of mingfic-
turrs. legally packed AMI properly stamped,
prior 10 Midnight Of the "a Will - charged
AZ the Old rate u - cents. but aleT thai a
tax u q cents viii be imposed
All ofthe general appropriation bills were
passed BY both Houses % Congress ard sign
ed by the President. The bal Tor The inn
provemeuf al the mouth 81 The Mis>i>-ippi
Dy the isify .ysem aiso became = law. Toe
amount ~. r,pri4f@l. in gross. J. S520.0o1.
The south Pas ! selected for the chan
mel. In al important respects the Dill j. the
same a. wa reported in the House lat 49,
sion ~ the original proposition Of Capt. Etd-.
with the Exception as To the amount. which
wAs reduced shout ss.5o0.ooo. The bill 20
refund the state Of Missouri s.45.Oo0. for
srms taken from the state by the United
States during the rebellion. passed both
houses A. aE amendment 10 the Army bill
Among the measures which were len pend
ing in Congress are the Steamboat bill
the bill proposing an amendment 20 the Con-
sii;uti0R. changing the manner Of electing the
President aud Nioe-grr>ident 81 the United
State; the so-cllled Fore bill; Col. SCOTS
Texas Pac nc Railroad bill. and several other
railroad relief bii-. The Till for equalizing
counties faiied 10 becOme a iaw owing - come
i~nformality iniis passage By the >enSte.on A.
eoua; % which. IL ! stated, the President
withheld his signature.
A Washington special 20 the i. Louis
DsDsoeraf. 9Th. SAYS: The form Of invitation
o. the Republican caucus has, sfssr c0nsulrs-
ton. been changed. Al the opening Of the
Las; Congress only those were invited who
had supported the nominees Of the Philade[-
phia Convention. This shut OUT al Greeley
Republicans. The invitation for tc-nOrr0w's
caucus contains % Limitation. bat embraces
all Republicans.
Al thu Hepabican Senatorial caucus. held
on the 9Th. Me>-rs. Chri>tiancy. Cameron Of
Wisconsin. and Paddock participated. Ii i
stated. however. tina, there was = distinct un-
d~erstanding inaf no senator should BE- bound
on TIE door BY the AcfiCa q the caucus. A
a result Of more than three hOur>' discussion.
il Wa. decided that the senate should take 49,
ton on TIE Louisisna resolutions in the fol-
lowing order: i. The resolution declaring
r. Il. Pinchhaek entitled to seat In the Sen
ate. >. The resolution declaring the Kellogg
administration the legal government OF Lou-
isiana.
The Postmaster-Genera estimates the
amount Of accumulated matter which : en-
titled q free passage in the mails under the
partial revival OF the franking privilege II
between 30 AM 30 tons.
Senator Andrew johnson has been inter
viewed At Washington by > correspondent Of
the New York Tribune, and this j. WHIST the
Tennessee >enror said: Il can give no
pledge ofmy future course ! cannot say that
Twill Ai with one party or with the other
We have too much u party. and / propose to
bind myselfin advance 10 no theory OF party
policy. have fnever done 80 in
the past. and I Do not intend 70 % 20 10 the
future ! -hAli support such measures a. ap-
pear in my judgment best for the country.
caring not whether il i a Democrafic meas
ure or whether IL j. supported by RspubIi-
cans viii never place myself in a position
where must DO 4 thing because il l. = party
measure, or opPcse \ thing At a party'- dicta-
ton. Iplses the country above party"
The President has nominated GodlOve :.
Orth - Minister 10 Austris. and Horace May
nArd. Minister 70 Constantinople.
Washington dispatch Of the s,h saws
Representative Wheeler received to-day.
from New Orleans. his articles Of adjust
menf. signed by forty-sour members OF the
Conservative c1ucus. an ample number T. So
cure the desired result lie At once tele-
grsphed GOV. kellogg TO forward BY express
TO The city OF New York the papers now in
the Office OF the Secretary II state which
were used in the contested cases before the
Returning Board Of November last. The
referees will meet on Thursday next nlthl.n
the offce OF H0r. w. W. Phelps. in the city
~ New York. and proceed with the hearing.
Cirruiars have recently been issued by the
Government departments. announcing the
Sb0ltion q the Civii--erice rules wherever
operative. and announcing the return 10 the
Former method ofsppoinrmcnt OF employees
a. PROVIDED FOR by section ia. Revised stat
Ute. cuacrel June -. I~.4. which
l. that no clerk shall b. appointed to any
department IN either - the four classes until
h. has been examined snd found qualified By
aboard " three examirer.. 10 consist Of the
chirfo The bureau or Office into which such
Clerk : 20 he appointed and two other clerks,
70 D. ~el-cied BY the bead ofthc department.
AT .ub-bo4ris - Ciyilseryioc reform
throughout the country ar aboli.helby these
order..
FAST.
Goli closed in New York. on March 10. al
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