The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-03-05
CURRENT NEWS.
wAsurNGTOy.

the South and Southwest, on the 18th pub
lished an address ITO the People of the
Southern Staies.~ counseling forbesrance and
moderation in the crisis through which they
are now passing.
A Washington special 10 the 81. Louis
Democrat OF the Goth says: Two very oppo-
site opinions prevail in regard 10 Arkansas
matters i'm quartz r which are both OF consid-
cradle weight. Some Of the most prominent
Republican Senators, understood 10 be in full
accord with the Administration, express .
decided opinion that, in ease Congress fails
TO take any action on the Presidents
message in relation 10 Arkansas. that he
himself will take no further action in the ease
after the adjournment OF Congress, but will
regard non-acti0n on the part Of Congress a
a disappr0yal Of his views on the subject. On
the other hand, Gov. Brooks and his asso-
iates, who have mad many consultations with
the President, do not hesitate TO announce
heir firm conviction that, If Congress fails TO
act, the President will use the army TO REIN
state Brooks after the adjournment Of Con-
gress.
Mr.. Tremain, who was appointed by the
House Judiciary Committee as a sub-com-
mittee 10 investigate the scope and meaning
OF the Poland "gag-law," has reported that
ia his opinion under this law an editor may
be indicted in the District for libel for an arti-
Gle published elsewhere and circulated in the
District and be taken there for trial.
He finds that the courts OF the
District have held that libel il
crime against the United States, and
that those guilty of this crime can be pro
ceeded against under this law as for the COM
mission Of any other crime. Mr.. Tremain
concluded his report by recommending the
passage of bill which he presented early i'm
the session, TO meet the objections then urged
against the Poland bill. The committee, after
discussion. decided 10 lay the report and bill
on the table. IL Will be remembered that the
Senate Judiciary Committee, in their report
upon the bill, held that libel could not be
punished underiis provisions.
II is stated. on what seems TO be good su-
thority, that Mr.. John JAY, United States
Minister to Vienna, is to be superseded Mt no
distant day by Hon. Goodlove :. Orth, Repre-
sentative in Congress from Indiana.
The various reports of the Special Commit
tee on Louisiana Affairs having created some
confusion and misunderstanding as TO which
was the majority and which the minority re-
port, II may be stated hat all the members Of
the committee report against the action OF the
Returning Board that Messrs. Foster, Phelps.
Potter and Marshall unite in the majority
report. that there was no intimidation
in the State, but free and fair election, which
resulted in favor Of Conservatives. who were
deprived of the result by the wrongful action
Of the Returning Board; that Messrs. Hoar,
Wheeler and Frye unite in the minority re-
port, and thatMr. Foster assents with Messrs.
Hoar, Weller and Frye to a compromise. rec
ognizing Kellogg as Governor, and giving a
majority in the House to the Conservative
delegates.
Mr.. Dawes's new Revenue bill, passed by
the House, fixes taxes on distilled spirits at
90 cents, and does not apply to stock on hand
or in Lond. Tobacco is increased4 cents cigars
from to cents, and on cigarettes the tax is
fixed at IS cents, al vaorem. Sugars Of all
kinds and all sirups are increased - cents,
and the present tax on matches Is continued.
The bill does not increase the tax ON BRAN
dies, liquors and champagnes. Ten per cent.
tariff deduction IL restored. II is estimated
that the bill will realize ga 900 900. as fol-
lows: sl2,O0O,0O0 on whisky, $4,000 900 on
sugar, $4,000, 900 on tobacco, e., 900, 900 on ci-
gars, and ss,0o0,0O0 on the restoration OF the
horizontal tax.