The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-02
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Washinxton Notes.

Washington Notes.
WASHINGTON. March 1.-The commit.
tee Of the Democratic caucus have
agreed to disagree on the financial ques.
ton. Two reports will be made to the
caucus. The majority favors Mr.. Payne's
amended proposition for three pei
cent reserve by the national banks and
the Secretary OF the Treasury, coupled
with the repeal of the time fixed for
specie resumption, while the minority
agree to the latter proposition, but not
to the three per cent reserve.
Mr.. Lamar intends to call a meeting
of the caucus for Thursday night, to
consider the failure OF the sub-commit-
tee to frame bill. Seven members Of
the b-committee are more or less
pledged to a proposition extending the
time for resumption and accommodating
coin gradually to begin it with. Seven
members of the committee are inflexibly
opposed to the resumption act and
demand its repeal. 'o s.s
The House adjourned at o clock to-
day, because, as a member expressed it,
they had run out of soap" 1t was a
homely way Of expressing the idea that
there was no business prepared by the
committees. ii
ALI the committees were called and
reported such business as they had on
hand, and then, for fear OF an effort to
commit the House to a vote on some
buncombe resolution, an adjournment
was carried. The motion Was made
and put SO qaietly that scarcely u dozen
members knew what was going on until
the Speaker announced that the House
had adjourned.
There has been much informal dis
cussion Of the currency question, but
neither party has yet been able to adopt
any definite policy, and there is no hope
that they will be able to do 80. The Dem
ocratic caucus committee Is no nearer d
solution OF the question now than it was
when first appointed, and Mr.. Holman
and others say that an agreement seems
impossible, and It is not. believed that
any plan can be presented as a party
plan. There is too much divergence Of
sentiment and the advocates of the diff
ferent theories are too wide apart to
come together. There is bound, there
fore, to be a fusion OF the political ele-
ments on any financial question that
may arise lat4 " taat
u The Committee on Appropriations had
d meeting to-day to consider further DR..
Linderman's g recommendations looking
to the resumption Of specie payment by
putting in circulation the silver low on
hand and substituting it for the frac
tiOnal currency. Before finally deciding
man before them again. .06tl
Ex-senator Stewart has telegraphed
for and obtained permission to appear
before the Emma mine investigation.
The committee have decided to recall
Lyon, so he can be crosS-examined after
Steward. ....4 -.,--,.,.... .-.r.I ...
,auaa7 Proceedings. Of Congress.
dtso rst. WASHINGTON, March i, 1876.
II ut#1 "a, senate, a'-
8 Mr.. Coekrell, from the Committee on
Claims, reported adversely on the, bill
for relief Of Emery Fairfax, and it was
postponed.
Mr.. Cooper, from the Committee on
Public Buildings and Grounds, reported
House bill to authorize purchase OF
at Nashville, Tenn. Passed.
Mr., Frelinghuysen, from the Commit
tee on Agriculture, reported adversely
TO investigate the habits Of the Rocky
Mountain locusts, and It was indefinitely
postponed. Also. favorably upon the
bill to protect agriculture against inju-
rious insects, with amendments. i
Mr.. West introduced q bill relative to
the rank Of officers in the army Re
ferred to Committee on Military Affairs, |
Mr.. Alcorn introduced . bill for the
appropriation Of $S,20O,OO0 for the
and improvement of the leyees
Of the Mississippi river. Referred,
Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont, from the
on Public Buildings
aud Lands, reported the House
bill providing for the continu-
ance Of the work on the customhouse
building at st. Louis; lie said the bill
lid not make any additional appropria-
tiofi now
Messrs. West and Conkling indicated
that this was substantially a new appro-
priation for public buildings. aJ1I
Mr.. Sargent said that heretofore bills
Of this character had gone to the COM
mittee on appropriations, but this ses-
sion there had been u new departure,
and they had been sent to the Commit
ice ON Public Buildings and Grounds.
Mr.. West said by this new departure,
IS characterized by the Senator from
California (Mr. Sargent the appropria-
lions made for public buildings would
not appear in the general appropriation
bills. He read from sundry civil bills
Of last wear, where $70O,0OO had been ap-
propriated for this very building. IN
Mr.. Boutwell, moved to refer the bill
to the Committee on Appropriations.
Lost, ayes Is, nays 20. The bill was
then passed. .i..-..ct
Mr.. Howe introduced a bill relative to
communication between the
United States and foreign countries.
Referred. 81. ,yla.J
The unfinished business being the
bill TO declare the true intent and mean
ing of Union Pacific Railroad acts came
up, when Mr.. Morton moved to post
pone the bill for the purpose Of taking
up the case of Mr.. Pinchback.
Mr.. Wright, who had charge Of the
bill, said helwoald not antanomize with
the case OF Mr. Pinchback, which he
thought ought to be disposed Of, but as
soon as it was concluded he would ask
to proceed with the UnionlPacific bill.
Mr.. Stevenson appealed to Mr.. Morton
not to press the,case Of Mr.. Pinchback
TODAY. The Senator from Maryland
(Mr. Whyte) was detained at home by
the severe illness of his wife, and he
hoped the Senator (Morton) would not
insist upon proceeding with the case.
The motion to take up was carried
yeas 81, nays "a; and the question was
on the amendment Of Mr.. Edmunds 70
insert the word mot before the word
admitted" so that it will read ; 'iRe-
sOlred, That p. B. 8. Pinchback be not
admit ID as Senator from Louisiana.
Mr. Alcorn argued that the credentials
were prima facie and entitled MIR.
Div ob honk tO admission IT ia trlIn that