, 1875-02-24

mistaken, and that, on tle contrary, Phil Hhcri-
Ia'l IN u nan Of vary eo,ind Judgment ard
mnnaSes affairs in Louisiana with remarkable
ABILITY. notwithstanding ho is constantly in
rl'tc,!. Tho President In aabn.aaco rcpiica |:
- Nth very many ntbor people ynu ilnvo
Indeed been nntire1y mistaken. It In my DO
llcsnte oFinlnn that Pill Sheridan Ia tho great
nst lSia'E Of ttrad military luan. II two Of the
largest Countries In tho world woro 10 bo en-
gsgcd IN war nsn1st each otllor, and worn 10
PROSECUTE It tn t!a utmost limit, know OF no man
!!'lnE Ut 't1aa 20 whom wohl1 40 coon intruRt
shn cH'nl'aEn from the Planning Of 1t to tho ond
It. to Goi. ItlL Sheridan"
PACIFIC :tAIt4 ryrOnr
mo snn-I9'nmitses Of Mays and Means.
rac'iie Mail report. viii rsooanly report to
ino 1rsi Cnnmee soosto. mot!as helard
roroFtel that ho will sail fur Enropo o.morrow,
lsnfur llatcil. Managing Director Ut tile Pacific
Mall Company. III cooking for h,m to arress I,itn
eli tn" criminal charge Of ombezzle,ueat OF the
corruption fluid.
TIL: SENATE VOTE on THE rAcirtc NAIL srnalnr.
Tue Senate, by tho very extraordinary yptn Of
9! reas 70 II nays. supported the Proposition
q tho !}ouso to repea! tho additional Pacific
.yhH Impossible to 'IAvs prelictcd this result.
Tho roal decision Of tho question rested with
tho Senate Judiciary Committee. which j,al not
then rcpostea. To-day that Co:ntnitsco reported
sasl contract, aud soon thereafter tho law waa
repealed. Tlloso ut1o ate disposed 10 take a
inotrn!ul view Of this action nay TINT That vots
pnlied ddnI. tho American tia. from twenty
eight ti3!c Ahiph. aud left .lo Pacific i1ai1 Etcam-
ship Company without lnlced enough to buy o
pound Of coal.
THE QuAnrERNAsrnn's n,LI
Senator Le5a,l stlccaeled In passiuE llis bill
relative so tho reorganization Of tLe Quarter
uihAlor'a Department..
AEEASEtS.
Tie ArEa1lsas report IL to he brought up to-
morrow II 4 docs mt sntorfsso n.th tho Appso-
pr'a:ion bills. Tho supporters 1t tho r3laud
report hayo cnHvM9sed the nouso, and claim 4
large maj jority for 1t.
cus1EsrEu ELEc1,osa.
Tho House Elcctio,h COMMITTEES Inns alrcady
received notice Of thirty caacs Of contested elou-
tions In The ne.. nouac.
[7o Tie Aa,>c;atrl Prtsel
*nMiaATtoSs.
WAsniSorox. .. C., Fob. .;.-]he following
nominations ncro sent to tue btna.o to-day !:
rostnasstess-S. D. Bingham, lansing Mich. /;
William L. seaton, lacGeon, .;:iIcb. slra. Ellen
Shldcrsop, Springfield. O.; Mrs. II. L. Louc,
Hema. o.; William Naslerbeo, Wes,a-lla,
51inu. {. Cha'lcs s. Lord, Hhakopce, Minn. j;
Eaa,t Eai1tt srtz; ~ Narahsl 1a '9serh lao,t
Haudtorp, Chonos. ILL.,; I. L. :ob'ey. Fort scott
hns.; John Clinton, Brownsville, Tcnu.; John
Severance. st. Joseph. Mo.
ALABAMA.
was presented by alr. Cufurn Chairman Of tho
Rclccs Con.u,t1c,. A:,d :he viows OF tito ninori-
ty ny 1sucanor. .*r~cro ordered printed.
IN the Sanatet alr. Spencer presented 4 memo
rial OF tho itcpuLiican tnctnhEra Of the General
Assembly Of Alabama, addressed to the prcsi-
dtnt Aud Congress- claiming that tho ctlungo
mGto bY the Alabama Legislature in the penn1
code OF the State taade Byatem Of involuntary
scttitudo for African c.tzenh; tia. $4,000 He
publican .otcts we're dBfranehiacd by political
legislation; that tho Democrats ptopesel acty
amounting to practical nuliAcatinn of tlIo con-
| stnu!ionM amendments: MD. finally, nrli;nE
Congress to empower tho President to sus-
pcnu tle writ Of Gabcas corEuB III certain con.
tingenc,cs, in order to preacrvo tho public peAce
In the Soulhern States, 1tofer1cd 10 shs Com
mitsea on Privileges md Elections.
TIE CABINET
mas Ia eeEgson two lours and milf to-day. Tho
Condition OF busenrks before CangEesA was sub
icct OF nume eonyereatou. Tia proposals from
the Pacific liai'rc%ds wess d:se7rKcd, aud the
general impression prevailed that ut tho
present titue nothing should be done
With rcferencs thereto, 70 that no
communication will 10 uaaGn by BGc:etnfy Iris-
tow to Congress- on tho subject. 1t il though.
IAs!, ehurll tho matter DO presented at this
time, Its confederation in Cougfcss might jeopar.
dza some Of tho appropriation bills. owing to
the probability Of + consumption Of valuable
time in Its d:ncuusiou.
TUE MEXICAN VETERANS.
The Mexican war veterans wero received BY
ths President to-day IN tho East Room. The
1eleeatos. numbering ncarly 200, "eEo intro
dHced by ex-tioy. Uosberl, Of Louisiana. There
WAS no Bpcoch-nakinY. After ths ceremony, the
veterans marched to their hail. mud listened to
an Grafton. President Grant was presented will
badga Of the Association.