The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-03-12
CURRENT NEWS.
WASHINGTON.


A Washington dispatch OF the 18th SAYS
The House committee which visited Missis-
sippi TO investigate the coalition of affairs In
that state will submit two reports, the Re-
publicans uniting in the maiort report aud
the Democrats in the minority. The majority
report will review sll the facts concerning
the troubles arising out Of the election
TO Office Of sheriff Peter Crosby, The
organization of the Taxpayers League
and, a they state, the extension into
Mississippi Of the Loui,i ma White League
organization. The committee conclude their
report by ating their belief Of the urgent
necessity for further action by this Congress,
aud concur in recommending the passage Of
the caucus b n. and the adoption of rcsolu-
ton nstifing the application OF Gov Ames
for troops snd the action of the Presidcni in
ordering them sent 10 that State.
Represeniaiiye Iyner, OF Indiana, has been
appointed Second Assistant Postmastr-Gen-
eral. vice Mr. Routf, resigned.
Ex-senator Nye Is suffering from an affec-
tion Of the brain, which has rendered him
partially insane. innnn
Minister Cushing has officially informed the
Government that the Virginius indemnity
papers have been formally transferred, and
that the entire question Is settled on the ba-
els Of payment by Spain of $500 to the fam
ily of each victim.
The Spanish Minister has presented TO the
Secretary of State an autograph letter from
Young Alfonso in which the latter states that
he has been called TO the throne by scclama-
tion OF the spanish people, aud desires that
the United States will accept the profsr ofhis
friendship.
The large decrease in the public debt. IS
shown bv the debt statement for February. is
attributable to the heavy receipts from in
ternil revenue collections. caused by the agi-
tation Of the new tax and revenue bill, when
that bill was under discussion in the House.
and il was thought the stock of whisky on
hand in bond would be taxed. Heavy dealers
in whisky took out Of bonded warehouses
nearly three-fourths Oft the stock in bond TO
avoid pay wheat OF the anticipated tax.
The report Of the WAYS and Means Com
mittee in regard to the Pacific Mail inve.ti-
cation concludes AS follows:
In order that another Congress may have il in
its power 10 pursue this inquiry until the guilty
parties, il any, are discovered, and that the dis
grace belonging 70 such discovery may attach ex-
elusively 70 the individuals involved, andnot rest
upon the Forty second Congress as a body, they
recommend tat the evidence, and espe
cialy that relating to the money paid TO
those two parties king and sehumaker)
and 20 the action Of Alden X. stoekwell, be de-
livered 10 the Clerk of the House Of Representa-
tiyes TO be laid by him before the next House,
OF which body j. G.. Schumacher and William ;.
King are members elect. Mr.. King il not mem
Der II the present House, and not within its ju
risdiction. and the committee Is not prepared,
therefore. To make any Recommendation affecting
him. except a. embraced in the accompanying
resolutions. II is evident that the testimony OF
stockwel may be OF vital Importance 10 the
credibiity Of shumakers evidence. Tie com
mistse therefore, think that il may better tend To
a Just disposition of the case TO give an oppor-
tunity for further evidence. with the strongest
motive on the part Of this witness to furnish a
more sai sfactory explanation Of his connection
with thets disbursements. The enormous evil
attending the evidences OF an unregulated lobby,
with license 70 appear before .he committee and
urge measures upon members upon the fraudulent
pretenss that they privately retained by inter-
ested parties, calls foe further legislation.
Following is the recspitulation of the pub
lie debt statement. March LIST: