Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-05-05

600, coin in the treasury SIT, 5o7, Gu
rency SIS, 125, 900.
Pierrepont has gone to \ W Yor
but returns Thursday. Ne,x has gor
to Boston on official business and r,
turns i'll two weeks.
Bristow today testified that he ha
nothing to do with the Mary Merri
case after he became Secretary of III
Treasury. He was absent when th
case was settled by Mr.. CJuaut. al
denied in general all the allegations c
the resolution ordering the investiga
ton.
Delegates from the Pensioners
Union called on the President to-da
and asked him to protect the soldiers
esp clally crippled ones, in Office unle
the reduc' ion of the force The Pres
ident replied that he wouid dc ali h
| could for them.
| The Supreme Court made a supple
mentary decree i'll the Case of the Stat
| OF Georgia VS.. Anderson IL CO Otter
| before court during the past winter
/ directing the Jacksonville, Mobile &
| Pensacola railroad to be turned ovel
| to the State in accordance with The
decision in the case rendered some
time siuce
Internal Revenue Con- missioner
Pratt has issued II letter that ii is not
required that each indi yldudl STOCK
holder If an Iucurporaied tobacco man
ufavtolY shall personally sign the bond
or hos DIS which the law REQUIRES to b.
gwen before com meuclng or cJntInu.
lag Tie business of manufacturing to-
Odcc', HlIaH or cigars. 1t ~ deeme
Necessary, however, and will lie re-
QuIrcd OF such compares. To accom-
putty their STATE ment on form &c or 364
With c'py their charter and by
laws aud the names of all existing
stockholders. and notices of changes
should be immediatoly flied with the
col iector. 1t will be required hereaf-
ter that suretle5 on the bond of such
company shah be other than stock
holder or incorporators IL such cor
p0ratlon.
WAsHINGToN. My 1-Noon.-SEN-
ATE. The Senate is discussing tue re-
solution OF Hamiin TO amend the rule,
SO as to have the deliberations of the
Senate IN lmpeechment trials in public
Iu the foreign relations committee
Schenck was asked whether he hOught
it pl oper for an American minister to
buy aud sell stocks. Counsel Insisted
upon direct answer. Schenck so far
has confined his answer to assertion
that he did not consider what he had
dom in the Emma mine business a
wrong act.
The committee on banking and cur
rency will report favorab,y on the bill
the Secretary Of the Treas
ury to exchange ten millions silver
change for zen millions legal tenders.
These legal tenders are to be again ex-
for fractional Currency which
shall be destroyed.
The House. motion that the commit
tee on the real estate pool be directed
to summon Hallett Kllbourn and ex-
anime his books as proposed in his
letter which created such great excite
ment. was tabled by strict party vote.
A World special dispatch says:
President GRAFT has to day relieved
General Custer from his command,
IS it is well known General Custer
gave important testimony before the
Investigation committees relative to
,he post leadership frauds and was
by the House managers as
witness i'll the impeachment tiial. !
When the news came to General
Sherman and Secretary Taft both Of
hose gentlemen went to the President |
md protested that it would not do. |
3y advice of General Sherman and |
4cretsry Taft General Custer went to !
all on the Presid ent but was unable |
o gain an audience.
WASHINGTON, May Knight -SsNATE
The finance committee reported the j
House bill for the appointment of re-
.-iyers for national banks, with amend
nents. Calendar.
The bill appropriating $50, 900 for
he Apache Indians was passed.
Conkling, from the committee Oh
ommerce, stated, regarding the
tea mboat bill which had passed the
louise, that several persons desired TO
'e heard upon the bill, for whom the
0mmittee were waiting.
A resolution was introduced ms
tructing the committee on commerce
0 inquire what legislation was neces-
airy to regulate immigration and to
port by Dill or otherwise. Went
yer.
Robertson introduced Il bill for the
elieI of s. p. Chism, of South Caro-
ma
Merrim0n sui mitted a substitute t.
revent officers soliciting or making
to elections. Referred
; committee on privileges and cleo
ions.
The subject of the japanese indem
ity was discussed to the executive SEES
ion. after which the Senate adjourned
HoUsE-Mr. Cox took the chair S
peakcr pro tenn.
The Joint resolution authorizing the
secretary of the Treasury to place a
ally equipped life saving station II
be Ceutenniai building was passed.
A resolution instructiug the real es~
ate pool committee to investigate Xii
"urn was tabled by q vote of 13S to
Tarbox of Massachusetts asked unan-
lous consent to offer a res)ulation
Getting the fact that the UaIon Pacific
railroad Company in the year 1871 or
ST. beca NE the owner of certain
little Rock aud Fort Smith railroad
onds. for which the = non Pacific
company paid !; consideration largely
n excess of their actual or market
alue, and that the directors have
+ gle cted to investigate the transact
ion. although urged to do so, and
mere lore III u u6llhS VIC JAN-AN'"AJ
ommittee to inquire whether sucA
transaction took place and what were
ne circumstances AID Inducements
rom whom such bonds w re Obtained,
II whnt C lnsid ration emf whether the
WAS wi n q corrupt design
r III furtherance OF any corrupt object.
c,,nsent was gwen aud the
eSnIution was adopted.
The contest case of Leuayue VS..
'arwall was resumed, bpt no action
ya4 reached.
Payne of Ohio, from the committee
n banking aud currency. reported
Ill authorizing the Secretary Of the
treasury, under such limits aud regu-
atoms rs will best secure Il just aud
air distribu ion of silver coin through
mt the country, to issue the silver
oiu now in the Treasury t, All amount
lot exec ding ten mili!onr dollars in
for Ill equal amount OF legal
ender 1-otea, and providing that the
notes so received and exehang Il shall. !
,e reissued only OF the retireme mt and |
destruction of II like sum of fractional
currency received at the Treasury in
)ayment of dues to the United States, |
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