Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-04-14


After executive session the Senat
adjourned.
He sE-The bill authorizing th
citizens of Melville, Pa, to close tt
channel of the Ohio where it passt
between an island and the shor
passed.
The commerce committee reporte
adversely on the bib to appoint con
| mission on the commercial treaty wit
Canada. Ward made u minority &c
| port in favor of the bill and on h
motion made it the special order fo
the tbir Tuesday in May.
The bill autlOrizj ug a bridge owe
! the Missouri river, near Sioux City
passed.
The appropriation committee repor
! deficiency III the appropriation bill
which appropriates 1862, 600
The bill for the regult!lon of stear
vessels was resumed. The bill Wa
| amended in various respects an
passed.
Randall moved that the House con
chr in the Senate amendments to til
silver bill, peuding the action of whicl
the House adjourned.
In the Supreme Court i'll the Case o
the board OF liquidation for the Stat
of Louisiana ct al, appellants, VS.. III
}. McCumb, ;4u appeal from the c!rcTl
court of the United States for the dis
trict of Lnui~.ana. Justice Bradley dc
l;vered the opinion of the court atf N
ing TIL. deere # the said circuit cOurl
SO far as it prohibits the funding O1
the debt due to the Louisiana Level
Company in the cousUi dated bonds
issued or TO be Issued under the pend
ing act of January "a 1874. and revcrs-
ing said decree as to 80 much thereof
rs prohibits the issue of any other
bonds to the Louisiana Levee Compass
nv in LOU dation o, its debrs; the costs
to be paid by the app iclnts. Justice
Field did lot sit i'll this cause and took
no part III the decision.
The appropriations committee have
..greed to noucAncur in the Senate
amend ments to the consular and diElo-
matte bill. and will ask comm .ttee of
There were no Southern nominations
to lay.
The Secretaries of State, OF War and
Of the Navy will go to New York to
welcome Dom Pedro of Brazil
Avery was before the whiskey
frauds committee to-day, and, it is
stated, has concluded to tell all he
knows. The warden f the Jail, who
h d HIM in custody, -XpOsed him in
the gallery of the house for half
bour. He was very much broken in
appearance
4. q. Riddle was the only witness
before the safe burglary committee
to day. He testified ia reference to
he had with Attorney
General Williams in reference to the
dismissal of the suits against Harring-
ton and Whitley, saying they made
Jhe impression on his mind that they
were dismissed upon an o. der from
5he White House.
i. NJ. Gregory, the pOst-trader at
Fort Richard son, stated that he pays
Gen. E. W. Rice a portion of his
profits, and has paid him s., 900.
Gregory gave a history of the pre-
of house at San Antonio,
Texas, to Gen. Reynolds. by Adams &
Wicks, contractors. The house was
urnishe by Subscription, great
many of the-citizens of San Antonio
Wicks WIS a contractor
n Texas. Some fifty or sixty Citizens
If Western Texas had given Gen.
Reynolds wife a furnished house
worth probably $4,000. Reynolds
odd it for 81, 900.
The marshal OF court made return
hat he had served the writ of h0beaS
.olpus on John G.. Thompson, the
eIgeant-at-Arms. as directed.
Tie House took no notice whatever
# Cartons writ for KIlbourn. The
writ il made returnabte tomorrow at
O O'Clock. The Sergeant alarms
will take the order of the House be-
ore delivering Kllhourn.
The committee on appropriations
inalIy adopted the silver bill precisely
g it came from the Senate; will re-
,ort it to TIL. House this morning.
Matt. Carpenter appeared for Par
nan Of Florida IN the contest case.
there has yet been no proof of money
'assiug.
The appropriation mmittee struck
mt tre provision taxing tea aud coffee
nd they remain on the free list.
The officers of the court have served
writ on the sergeant-at-ar aus and
speaker.
Fish takes decided grounds, and
Orms Mr.. Hotfm IL. charge aft ti.s3
t London, that the United States eau
ot under any circumstances take cog
IiZance of the act OF the British Pars
lament of 1870 touching the extradi
ion treaties. He pere mptOrily refuse
% give any assurance that Winsiov.
hall not be- tried for any Otfense eX-
ept that for which his extraditiOn is
sked.
Judge Cartier has issued a writ of
,abeas corpus for ii. kilIborn, re-
forthwith.
In the Case of Pat Wood, held by
he House for assalling Congressman
aorter, the late Reverdy Johnson was
onsulted. His opinion was that the
Iouse of Representa- ,tives was a
onrt of such jurisdiction that the
sabeds corpus could not reach it.
WAsHINGTOS, April 12.-Nighr-
IoUsE.-Waite elected to ill Stark
unexplred term, was seated.
HOar offered Il resolution instructing
he judiciary committee to inquire
sLat steps had been taken for properly
the interests Ofthe United
Stat. in the suit instituted against the
Credit Mobilier and others under the
of the act OF the 3D. of
March, 1873; ard also whether the
Union Pacific Railroad Company has
lot forfeited is character. and whether
he same should not be repeated he
,a1se the comp ,uy has resisted the res
- very ia it, bshalt Of IT. capital stock,
vror gully withdrawn by means of
ctitIous construction Contracts or IN
awful dividends. Adopted.
The election committee made their
report in the Minnesota contested
z1ection case to the effect that Spait,
the sitting member, is entitled to the
seat. Ordered to be printed.
Walsh of Maryland off red resolu-
tiou lnstructing the committee on
public buildings and g.ouuds to ex
anime the buildings rented in the city
of Washington by the various depots
Of the government and to inquire into
the necessity Of continuing their occu-
patton. Adopted.
! Pierce, from the committee on COM
MERGE, reported n substitute for the
compulsory pilot fee bill, which was
recon- United.
Cox offered resolution instructing
the committee on fore gn affairs to
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