Wilmington journal., 1876-02-25

the Indian Territory was unautbor;zo,
by law. Five Thousand dollars haa
already been paid Sha
Banning introduced u bill to reduoo
the army gradually to 10000 men, IT,
merges tie quartermaster's and suh
slstence departments into one.
TIE bill removing the political diso
0iilties of Daniel L. Chandler, pssseJ
It goes to the President.
A resolution was introduced autb,r
lzlng sub committees charged with -
| vestigatlons to send for persons and
papers. -o
The bill to prevent the nse,o.
slaughter of buffaioes in heterritor;Ssa'
passed. 'eS
The House went into a Committee
OF pensions. but without action ad-
| journed. "o-
| Gen. Fremont was before the cr,,
| committee of the House COMMITTEE ~,
the judiciary today with reference tn ~
| the late Trans Continental Ra;ir ~
| Company. He testified that he knew
| of no money having been imnro,,i7I.
spent 20 influence the passage of any
bill, and therefore could NOT fnrr;.I'! Ih!
| AlSb u DChC ISIhA4tSs us lie had
| a-ked to do by the committas ~
was closely questioned about the nego.
| tiations OF the bonds of the NemnI';,,
and Ei Paso Company in Europe, and
| said the company sold them t. Po-ad;a
| of Paris, who was 4t tEs head If tLo
stock exchange, ana ynD put them n,,
the market with the q, c,aration tbat
they were guaranteed by the Unitea
| &rataC whTpi1
company not only did not mdv.sa h,,t
knew nothing of SUCH declaration
| nntii aftt II WAS made
| The Pacific railroad c0mmitte,. ba,
40 quurGm this morning, auo. on mo,
tiou of Atkins, .diouraed Tor week
IS some members Were necessarily All
| cent.
The Nationals Democratic Commit
tee have resolved to continue its head
quarters at Wa,,hin gton aud take such
steps as may be nee: ssary to secur.
the organization of several Stat, S. sud
! thc chairman OF c,mInItteas ia the ra.
-pcc Give States are requested to CO.
,perate. Thanks were rendered Col
Coke OF tie Wizards Hotel ..r the
tree use of Willard halt
Senator Ransom Of North Carolina
off. red the following, which was
adopted with applause: That the
unanimous thanks of the National
Democratic Committee are hereby
| voted To Hon. Augustus s>chell for the
able, faithful aud energetic ii caafca
OF his duties as its ctiaifmau for the
past year.
It was said by some OF the Western
members of the National Democratic
Committee yest rday that thr financial
: platform which will BE- o., pared by
the House caucus C. nl,..ittee. based on
Representative Fnyues bill, will be
such that the Democracy can safely
present it to Western voter.
The following is the address:
: The National Democratic Commit
tee, to whom is delegated the power of
fixing the tine and place Of holding
the National Democr tic Convention
of 1876 have appointed Tuesday, the
9th of June next, as the time, and
selected St Louis as the place of hold
: ing such COnventio /. Each State Will
be entitled to representative equal to
double the number of its Senators and
| Repre- -entatiVes IN the Congress of the
United States, and the territory of
: Colorado, whose admission in July as
Il State will give i vose III the next
electoral college, is also invited to send
a delegate to the Convention. Demo
cratic CONSERVATIVES and other citizens
} of the United States, irrespective of
past polite Il issues, desiring to CO.
operate with tie Democratic p.rty in
it's present efforts and objects are
cordially invited to join in sending
| delegates to the National Convention
Co-operation IS desired from all per-
sons who would change an administra-
ton that has suffered the public credit
10 be come and remain Inferior to
other and less favored IA ions
has permitted commerce 10 be taken
! away bv foreign powers, has stifed
trade by unjust. nuequal and perni-
ciOus legislation, has imposed unusual
' | ttxati9n and rendered it most burtnen-
some, has changed growing prosperity
t. widespread suffering and want, has
squaUdered the public monies reck-
: | ,ssly, ard dciantly and shamelessly
i used the power that shout have been
a swift to punish chine to protect it.
5 | For these and Othtr reasons the Ma
: tinpaI Democrs ic party deem the pub
lie danger imminent, and earnestly de-
sirOus OF securing to our country the
| OiGSStER Oi Au tc}lOHlitdl, pure ANA
and free government, cordially invite
the cooperation of their fei'p#-citl-
zens in tine effort to attain thiH Object.
, Signed: Thomas 4. Walker. S. r.
Jockrell, Frank McCoppin, VIM. Il.
Barnum, Charles Bea5ten, Charles f.
DYKE. A. Il. Lawton, Cyrus II. Me-
Cormick, Thomas Downing, II. NJ.
Harm, Isaac E. Eaten, Henry d. Nc
Hanry, He.ry D. Ogden, l.. d. N.
Sweat, ". Leo Knott, Wm i Moore,
VIM. Lochren, J. H Sharp J G. Priest,
| Gorge L. Miller, Thomas H. VIII
Hams, 81 V. B. Edgerly, Theodore P.
Randolph, NJ. W. Ransom, John &.
Thompson, James K. Kelley, james
P. Burn, Nicholas Vau>5yIck, Thomas
Y. Stuons, VIM. B Bate, F. ). stock
dale, B B. SmaIley. John Good, Jr,
John Blair Hodge, George Il. Paul,
Thomas NJ. Patterson.
AUGUSTUS SCHELL, Chairman,
| FREDERICK O. PRICE. Sec'y
National Democratic Committee.
| CONNECTICUT,