The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-03-02
Babcock Exhibits Himself In
the Senate Chamber.
Probabilities of Two Finan-
cial Reports to the Dem
Ocratic Caucus.
Morton Rises to Explain
His Connection with
the Emma.
An Animated Debate in the House
Regarding 0islOyaI Pensioners

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2o.--rhc confer
cncc of the Democratic caucus commit
tee last night developed the fact of the
| impossibity of arriving at u unanimous
| agreement on the financial question.
| Eight OF the thirteen members favor the
amended proposition Tor an annual 3 per
| cent. coin reserved by national banks
and the secretary OF the treasury, and for
| the repeal of 50 much of the specie re-
| sumption act rs fixes the time for the
| purpose at the first of January. 1879.
| The other five members of the committee
present the single proposition for the re-
peal OF the clause in question. Thus dl-
| vided, two reports will be submitted to
the caucus.
| BABCoCK SHOWS HIMSELF.
| General Babcock delivered to the SEN
| ate to-day a message from the president.
this being the first time he has performed
that service this session. After he de.
| livered the message a large number OF
senators went to him and congratulated
him upon his recent acquitial
| MORTON AND THE EMMA.
The committee on Foreign Affairs this
morning resumed the invcstiga-
ton of the Emma Mine speculation.
Senrtor Morton appeared, and wa !,
sworn in at his own request. lie said
he had seen in the report OF the testimony
an allusion to himself, and he therefore
wished TO state that some five or six
years ago. in 1871. on his way home after
the adjournment OF congress, Senator
Stewart came to him aud spoke about
case then pending in court of | tab.
Mr.. Stewart said perhaps tho parties
might wish to employ him rs counsel,
N, hrntf,lt Ia ,,.,,tlarpan N,hntn ha
presumed to be Mr.. Lyon, gentleman
now present. Stewart Informed him it
he should engage in the case he would
receive n fee If successful. Senator
Morton thought the otter was for desired
professional service and of ,uch char-
acter rs he could accept. stewart
wanted to meet Morton ut Salt Lake
City and Morton informed him that
he would meet him there II Stewart
would notify him ~ to the time. After
wards, from wirlt Stewart said, he want
ed Morton to assist in having Judge Me-
kcan removed, rather than 10 render
professional services. Mr.. Morton saw
in salt Lake paper 4 statement that he
and others had united in Il request for
the removal of Judge Mexican. but Nor
ton said he had nothing whatever TO do
with that subject. Lyon in response 10
a question by Mr.. Morton said he did not
meet Mr.. Morton at salt Lake City. and
Mr.. Morton never had any connection
with the matter under consideration.
TRANSFER OF SUPERVISORS.
The secretary OF the treasury la. de-
cided upon the following transfers Of III
ternal revenue supervisors Supervisor
Thomas =. Brady, now ia charge Of the
Kentucky. tennessee, Mississippi, Ala
bama and Louisiana district, with head
quarters al Louisville. has been
posed o. Indiana 4ul Ohio. "ilh
bead.uar.er- a. Igllauapo.i. super
yisJr Tuition bow IN charge Oi The
Peuu.y lyania. New jersey. Delaware.
Maryland md District Of Columbia dis-
uict zoe, 70 Louisville. AMI supervisor
Hunt j. Transferred from indianapolis %
Philadelphia in place Of Tuition.
TIE UNION AGENcY
The president ha, nominated :. vs..
Mar,htOn, OF Missouri, 10 be agent for
tie Indian, oil the consolidated agencies
OF the ChcrOhce., Creek Choctaws.
Chicka,aw- aud Seminole. the n0mina-
ton Of WIN. +. Ross Tor that position be-
ing Withdrawn.
BABCoCK GRowISp CAUTIOUS.
BO,, Shcppcrd. who la. been active
Tor a day or TWO IN getting up a .crcnade
10 BabcOck, was informed by that gen
tlcman thi. afternoon that he must de-
cline t.. The structures OF the press upon
hi, visit 20 Mcdonald have taught him a
lesson. II j, now settled that he will re-
main ia the White House, nor has there
at any time since hi acquittal been any
doubt OF it. Neither will he demand a
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