The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-18
LAST EDITION.
LATE WASHINGTON NEWS.
The Late Vice President Wilson.
THE SPECIE RESUMPTION BILL VOTE.


By American Press Association to the STAR.
WAsHINGToN, Jan. 1S.-The death of
Vice President Wilson will be an
nounced in the Senate ON Friday next
by Senator Boutwell,, who will speak in
regard to the life and character of the
deceased. He will be followed by sena-
tors Anthony, Cameron, of Pa, Cragin,
Dawes, Gordon, Hamlin, ingalls,, Morrill,,
OF VT, Morton and Stevenson.
Rear Admiral John Worden, in dis
patch to the Navy Department, dated
Lisbon, December "a, 1875, concerning
depredations reported to have been COM
mitted upon vessels passing the Medi-
terranean coast of Spain, says that upon
a thorough examination it appears that
the charges were greatly exaggerated
and almost without foundation, as far
as anything Is known of the acts which
were said to have been committed.
The instructions issued to District
Attorney Beckwith at New O.leans, in
regard to preserving peace in Louisiana,
are altogether general in their charac-
ter, ana not such as to cause sensation.
The defense of Gen. BaEcock, which is
being prepared here by an eminent
Western lawyer, is very nearly COM
pleted. 1t is asserted that the General
will be able to prove his entire inno-
cence in any completely in the
operations of the WHISKY Ring.
Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, brought the
question of specie payments before the
House yesterday, but was sadly defeat
ed in an effort to put of the day for re-
sumption. His resolution declared that
it was unwise and ineXpedient at this
time that a specific and arbitrary period
should be fixed by law requiring the
secretary OF the Treasury to redeem le.
gal tenders in coin, and directing the
Committee on Banking and Currency to
report a bill repeating the resumption
act of January 14th, 1870.
1t required two-thirds vote to sus-
pend the rules, and did not get so much
as u majority. New England voted solid
against it, with the exception of MIR.
Phelps, OF Connecticut. Mr.. Randall,
MIR. Cox, MIR. Wood and Mr.. Morrison,
the acknowledged Democratic leaders,
all voted in the negative.
The House was i'll Committee Of the
Whole for a short time yesterday ON the
Centennial bill, but no action WAS taken
and it is not probable there will be any
for several days, as there is a list OF
members who want to give the country
the benefit Of their opinions.
The Senate in executive session yes.
terday afternoon confirmed Edward NJ.
Smith, of New York, to be Consul at
Mannheim; Eugene Schuyler, TO be Sec.
retary Of Legation to Turkey. Also, a
number OF Postmasters.
A caucus was called last night in the
Senate Chamber OF republican members
OF Congress, to fill up vacancies in the
Republican Congressional Committees
There was small attendance, and an
adjournment was moved and carried to
next Saturday.
The Secretary of State intimated last
evening that the resolution of Mr. Nor.
rison, OF Illinois, calling for correspond.
ence, would be promptly answered by
the President transmitting the extra
correspondence. 1t is not understood
that the President will, at the same
time, transmit u special message on tie
subject.
IL is asserted with positiveness that
while the United States receives an an
nual revenue of only $3l7 900 from the
Alaska seal fur trade, the company is
enrlching itself at the rate OF over one
million dollars per annum; that it has
virtually monopolIzed all trade OF what.
ever character in Alaska, and makes
slaves of the Inhabitants OF the islands
OF ST. Paul and st. George. ="
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