The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-04-26
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsntxeroN b: C., April 2Ist.

The regular business Of the House has
been uuc!l delayed by the Kllbom Iabeus
corpus case and the Belkuapimpeaclllncnt
MISUNDERSTANDING thls. considerable ousi-
ness has been done. Tile discussion. on
the transfer of the Indian Bureau u tie
War department. is nearly iinishedapd q
vote on that question: will probably be
reached next week. This PROBABILITIES are
that the resolution Recommending the trans
fer will be adopted. Soae progress has
been made in the Legislative ESecutiyeaud
Judicial appropriation bill though there
publicans continue 70 fght the proposed
reductions 1t every stop. The hilbcurn
Habsas Corpus has however been the
great question ,sr the past week and is
still unsettled. Judge Carter issued his
writ commanding the Seargent ut Arms II
the House, (rholnpsonl. bring kilbouru
body before him. Thompson referred the
matter TO the House and the House TO the
Judiciary committee. Tho committee
divided seven reporting IN favor Of not de>
liycring and three, two democrats and one
repnblicanL ip favor If oboying the wrs.
After long discussion the minority re-
port was adop.ed BY vote OF lC5 TO 10
II
The report from Philadelphia are, the
Centennial grounds aud buildings are in
such an advanced state that everything
will be ready by tie lUh Of May, the day
set for the opening. The madsgers still
complain that the American exhibitors are
slow in sending their articles and ask that
they be forwarded ut once A calculation
has been made thas it will require one
hundred thousand visitors daily 10 make
the exhibitors profitable Tie ceni-
lnissiouers are severity censured IN many
quarters for the resolution which closes
the grounds on Sunday, and efforts are
being made 10 have this decision reversed.
Another complaint is that the railroads
have not reduced the cost Of round trip
tickets sufficiently The regular fare has
only been reduced twenty live per cent.
when, il is very justly argued that the
price fixed for runnl trip ticket should
have been fxel 1t the cost Of one regular
fare, aud the purchaser should be allowed
Ito return BY any route selected. As il is
the cost Of transportation will prevent
many persons from going 10 The exposition.
Tie candidates FOR tie nomination ARE
working with all their power and the fight
was warm. Hendricks secured a victory
in the adoption Of the platform At Indiauo-
polls aud the nomination Of Williams who
is Granger. instead OF Sanders. Dayi:
is much spoken Of here as the proper maj
! for the ST. Louis nomination and be has
elements of strength possessed BIS no other
person named ID this connection. Tiiden',
friends work with more system than am
Of the others and are correspondent
gaining ground. Among the Republicans
Blaine has been the most prominent. au
50 me iate publications regarding bis con
ncction with certain railroad schemes vii
injure him. unless. as bis friends say the
can &c, these charges are successfully met
Conkling i decide dig the fasorite Of tb
President. who i openly advocating hi
nomination. Bristow is daily gainin,
strength. though lie is hated in admins
tration circlers.
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