The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-02
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TO THE DAILY CLARION.
WASHINGTON H1EMS.

ing.
The Finance Committee of the Senate will
report adversely on Begy's bill, paying
part customs In greefl-backs, and have
taken up MorrilFs resumption bill qaite
loosely.
1t is stated that the judiciary Committee
agreed, yesterday, to report favorably on
Billings.
The Senate passed bill to establish GER
tain post-routes in Texas.
WASHINGTON, Feb, 1.-McGrea was ap-
pointed A ditor of the Post-Office and Con-
ly Deputy Collector, Fourth District OF
Georgia; VIM. S. Chichester, Surveyor of
Customs for Louisiana; Vance, District of
Texas; Mitchell, Collector of Customs at
Yorktown, Va; Ridge Paschall Collector
of Customs at Corpus Christi, Texas; l.. +.
Dyer, Consul of Tennessee.
Dismay i'm Crooked Circles.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-McKee's conviction
has increased the apprehension of Babcock's
friends, and the refusal of a new trial at In
dianapolis has caused dismay in Avery's
little circle. Gen. Banks is quoted that
Bristow, in bringing about these results, is
Stabbing the party.
speech against Pinchback. The result is
very doubtful, and the chances are against
Pinchback, unless the leaders force him
through by caucus machinery.
The verdict in the Mckee case is guilty.
The public expected different result.
HOUSE.
WAtH NGToN, Feb, 1.--TI Senate bill re-
moyln. the disabilities of Geo. S. Hawkins,
of Florida, passed.
The bill giving American register to the
hawaiian bark Attic, passed. She changed
her flag during the war, to prevent capture,
for which there was some disposition to
punish her, During the discussion Mr.
Wood said he was not specially opposed to
the passage of this bill, but that his remarks
were intended TO be general in their appll-
cation AS to the ship-yards of this country
being silent, that fact was attributable tt
the gentleman's (Kayson's) political friends
| who i'm posed such protective tariff on eV-
| ervthing entering into the construction o
vessels, that it was impossible to builc
| ships in this country and run them III com
! petition with the cheapiy- y-built vessels o
other countries. He (Wood) was an adSo
cate of free ships, and had been always il
favor of free trade, believing that Amerl
can industry, American enterprise. Amerl-
can capital and American progresslvenes
/ enabled this country to compete with al
| other countries.
The House took up, as a special order, tn
proposed amendments to the Constitution
reported from the Judiciary COMMITTEES
which is that no person, who has held
may hereafter hold, the Office of President
shall ever again be eligible to said office
Mr.. Frye, of Maine, member of the Judi
ciary Committee, offered, as substitute
that from and after the 4th day of March, i
the wear 1885, the term of office of Presider
of the United States shall be six years, an
any person having been elected to and hel
the office of President, or who, tor tW
: years, has held such office, shall be inellg
BILE to reelection.
: The bill was discussed by Messrs. Knot
I'D. New, w. p, Frye, McCrary, Caulfiel
Lawrence and Harrison. Mr.. Knott gay
notice that he would call the previous que
ton on Wednesday. Adjourned.