, 1876-05-27

SPECIAL QIspQfcJt 10 3As THkYn<.

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WASHINGTON, D. e., May 26.-Wssght, Of
Town, g.ves notice that he will Insist on passing
the bill reducing the Presidents salary to foj,
900, notwithstanding the Presidents veto. Its
passage by the Gcnatc Is doubtful, When the
bill first passed many OF the Senators were ab-
sent, and II hal big majuHty.
cLArr.
The House Committee on the Judiciary dis
cusscd ut considerable length to-day the qurs.
tton submitted TO II whether the Government
Printer is amcnable 10 impeachment BY the
House. Although no vnte WAS reached, there Is
no doubt this question Will b. decided In the
negative. Different members OF the Committee
have arrived at this conclusion by d10ereut
processes Of reasoning.
YIrzAuon.
The caucus selection fur the successor Of Fitz-
hugh was ratified uy the election Of John Il.
Patterson, Of New Jersey, ns Doorkeeper. Ile
was abie to take thu iron-clad oath, and, in this
respect, II an exception among the principal
dilate for Coug1ees, and ts sud to be capable
a,ui efficient mil. Iic enjoys the respect Of NIL
who know him, It seems probable that the
llulse, after ransacking for six months the ca,,.
diiatca that the party could furnish, llas Ut lust
found person qualified to I'LL thu duties Ut
DuoskeepcI.
THY AuAIa.
The Chicago Inter -1:an prints letter and
indorsrs It clitort2lIJ to tile effect TINT during
tho War, In the wtuter Of 1stf3-3, At Lexington,
KY. whenever Kentucky Rebel was brough. hi,
BY Union soldiers, the first thug they would do
would be TO scud to Bristow, aud the writer
never knew an Instance, when Ben bsistow did
not use hu influence " get his Kentucky ueigh-
boTs Out Uf trouble, aud sometimes they wcFc
known to be active bushwharkcTs. This letter
Is totally unfOunucd from 1rst ~ last. HTtstuW
was not once In Lexington during the years
named, and Ut the tiuc indicated was clscwherc
III the field with hs regiment
To th4 Hssttra AStoc1dttd Hs&
CABINET NEHrlsu.
NAsnisoros, ID. C., May H:-Ihc Cabinet
session to-day was attended BY al the members
excepting Judge Pterrepunt, who has hot yet
returned {toM New York. The principle topic
u discussion was tic case Of Lawrence, the silk
kMuggleF, Whose ples Of guilty of the charge OF
fvrgrry was mentioned to the Cabinet BY
Judge fafs whu returned from New York thtS
morning. There WIS sots discussion upon th6
subject of tile trial Of Lawrence, and thu uu&er-
standing IL that Ac will bc tried only on the
charge u which he has p!cadea guilty. and not
Oh thu other counts.
Aluc, routine business received attention In
the Cabinet 1nd therr waa soule consideration
Of Indian matters. telegram has been re-
ceIye4 from Bis1naErk announcing tl4t serious
frars exist that the Indians will make : rall
upon thu. settlement Cen Sherman does not
think that this will happen, hut tho proper
authorities hayr been authorized 10 Gull upon
tho commandment u the nearest military post
for all.
COTTON CLAIMS
Secretary Brtstow eays the list OF all cotton
clat1ns presented TO aili p4id by the Treasury
Department from January, ls65, to the present
tlmo will be perfected and transmitted 70 the
House Ut tho ea1l1est Day QSaeueahle- The