The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-12-15
WASHINGTON NOTES.
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Harmony OF Views with Regard TO the
Duty Of the Minority.
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The Plnehback Case Reached and I'M
tremendously Passed over.
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General Banks Likely 20 Act with the
Republican Majority.
A List OF DelaultcPS, Defalcatl0ns, etc ,
Called for In the Senate.
wAsnlsGroN, december 10, 1870.

The Democratic caucus, presided
over by Colonel Lamar, was character
lied by harmony of views with re-
gard to the duty Of the majority Of the
House. Realizing the responsibility
devolving upon them, all agreed that
an honest and economical administers
ton of the Government, the stoppage
of corruption and wasteful expend-
lures, should he the aims OF the ma
jority.
In the Senate, Davis, of West Vir-
ginia, submitted a resolution citing the
law requiring reports to be made to
Congress annually persons indebt-
edness to the Government, list of de-
fsulters, defalcations, etc, and calling
upon the Secretary of Treasury to In
form the Sepate why such reports
have not been made.
II is not expected that any business
will he accomplished In either house
before the holiday recess, beyond the
passage of a bill extending the time OF
The Commission of Claims, better
known as the Alabama claims, and q
bill repeating the double rate OF post
ave on third-class mail matter.
The Pinchback case, in all probable
ity, will go over till after the hoiipays,
by which time the Louisiana Legisla'
ture meets. 1t is understood that q
Conservative is TO fiji the existing va
cancy. The vote on admitting Pinch.
back was due to-day by postponement
from last session, but though the can
didate was present no official notice
whatever was taken OF him or Ills
case. Pinchback has not only written
a letter and addressed circular to
every Republican Senator, but has per
sonally appealed to them to dispose OF
his case before the holiday recess.
| There are some twenty thousand dol
lars coming to the Senator who finally
gets.the seat.
The standing committees of the
House will be, it is said, announced on
Tuesday, the 2lst, or possibly on me
preceding Friday. There Is some lull
in the gossip over their composition,
from the fact that tho Speaker Is
known absolutely to keep his own
counsels regarding them.
The Chief Justice announced that
the Supreme Court would adjourn
from Friday next to the third of Jan.
uary. Judge Bradley's decision, in
the Grant parish eases, will almost
certainly be sustained when the opln-
ion Is framed. The difficulty is with
the manner of framing it.
The name of George Williamson, OF
Shreveport, is no longer connected
with the coveted vacant United States
Judgeship in Louisiana, caused by the
resignation of Durell. Brother-in-law
Casey and Packard have signified their
objections to him and are for T.. q.
Billings, of New Orleans, in prefer.
ence, who, it is stated with color OF
authority, the President has decided
to nominate.
General Banks, 1t Is understood In
administration circles, intends to act
in the main with the Republicans in
The House, and has already stated that
he will support the foreign policy OF
the administration as put forth in the
message.
The Commissioner of Pensions as
serts that the alleged frauds in the pen
sion service are greatly exaggerated.
II ia not denied, however, that large
amounts of money have been paid by
the Government to fraudulent claim
ants. but it Is impossible to give at the
present time the exact sum thus paid.
The message which the President
will shortly send to Congress on South
ern affairs, will relate in the greater
mart to the late troubles In Mississippi
and the mode of conducting elections
in that State, the information having
been gathered by persons designated
for that purpose.