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xLvTH CoNGREss-First Session
ii | WAsHrSaros, February %, 1879

number Of petitions for compensation for
losses sustained during the war, and the
Committee on Claims was discharged from
their further consideration. o'
A petition was presented from number
OF leading merchants against the repealIof the
bankrupt law. They, however, suggest GER.
tain amendments. , 4ass ST @
Dir. Morton presented the petition of If
teen thousand women and fourteen thou
sand voters on Temperance, praying. among
other things, the requirement Of total absti-
nence from alcoholic liquors fromcivl and
military officers ~ = .1@
The District interest bill, and the protee-
ton OF Indian reservations from depreda
tions, were discussed until adjournment.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Speaker Kerr resumed The chair to-day in
improved health.
Mr. B,nning introduced a bill toreduee
the army gradually to 10000. 1t merges the
quartermaster and subsistence departments.
The bill to prevent the useless slaughter
of buffio in the Territories was passed.
The House went into Committee OF the
Whole on pensions: The bill.undsr eonsidc-
ration restores to the pension.rolls persons
stricken therefrom for disloyalty. Without
final action the House adjourned. The bill
will pass tomorrow.
The National DemOera tic CeEanaiftee.
WASHINGTON, February 2e-The National
Democratic Committee has resolved to con.
tinue its Headquarters at Washington, and
take such steps rs may be necessary to secure
the organization Of the party IN the several
| States. a.
Thanks were voted Colonel Coke, of Will.
lard's Hotel, for the free use OF the hotel
hall, and to Hon.. Augustus Scbeil for his
able, faithful, and energetic discharge OF du-
ties ss chairman for the past year.
| The following is the text of the commit
| tees address, announcing the time and place
for holding the next National Convention :
| "The National Democratic Committee, to
whom is delegated the power of fixing the
time aud place of holding the National
Democratic Convention Of 1876, have ap-
pointed Tuesday the 9Th day OF June next,
moon, as the time, and selected s.. Louis as
the place of holding such Convention.
Zach State will be entitled to represen-
tation equal to double the number of its
senators and representatives 10 the Congress
of the United States, and the Territory OF
Colorado, whose admission in July as a
State will give it vote in the next Electoral
College, is .also invited TO send delegates to
the Convention.
"Democrstic, Conservative, end other cti-
zens OF the United States, irres pectiye OF
past political associations, desiring to CO.
operate with the Democratic party In Its
present efforts and objects, are cor
daily invited to join in sending dele.
gates to the National Convention. Co.
operation is desired from all persons
who would change an Administration that
has suffered the public credit to become and
remain inferior to other and less favored
nations; has permitted commerce to be
taken away by foreign powers; has stlheo
trade by unjust, unequal, and perncous
legislation has imposed unusual taxation
and rendered it most burdensome has
changed growing prosperity to widespread
suffering and want; has squandered the
public moneys recklessly, and de6antly ano
shamelessly used the power that should have
been swift to punish crime to protect it.
"For these and other reasons the Nationa
Democratic party deem the public danger
imminent and earnestly DESTROYS of securing
| to our country the blessing OF an economical,
pure, and free Government, cordially invite
the cooperation Of their telloW.cltjzenS II
the effort to attain this object"
The Financial Question-Mecting Of
the Democratic Caucus Committee.
WASHINGTON, February 23.-The Demo
crs.ic caucus Committee held an adjourned
meeting to-day on the financial question, bu
arrived at no conclusion. They adjourned Il
Inject again Friday. + s..sg. -..s.,s
The members Of the committee, though
under an Injunction of secrecy, assert tina
all the committee are DESTROYS of harmoni
ling their opinions in view of the political al
we'll as the financial importance of the ques
ton; that the delay In arriving at conclu
sion arises from the fear that if platform
be prepared to satisfy the haFd.money mer
those of contrary opinions may be placed al
a disadvantage in certain States.
The proposition of Repre- sentative Payne
on which as basis the committee are still
engaged, does not, however, design inter
ferDg with the present volume of currency
but merely requires the Secretary of the
Treasury and the national banks respectively
to reserve certain percentage of gold from
year to year as a step in advance OF specie
payments, leaving time and circumstances tt
produce general resumption. In view o
such proposition the repeal of so much o
the spece.resumption act as fixes the 1st o
January, 1879, for the purpose becomes ne
harmonize on the general question they
would consider the repeol of that clause o.
more advantage to the country than its re
ltention, all agreeing that the resumption OIL
specie at that time is impractcable. -
General Fremont Testifes In Relation
tn the Trans-t Continental and the
Memphis and El PasO Companies.
WAsH1NeroN, February 23.-General Ere
mont was before the subcommittee OF the
House Committee or the Judiciary to-day
| with reference TO the late Transcontinental
Railroad Company. He testified that be
knew of no money having been improperly
spent to influence the passage Of the bill
and therefore could not furnish a list OF
benefciaries. as he had been asked to do by
the committee. - ~ta. - ,ss-'.a'5 .
He was closely questioned about the nego'
tiations of the bonds of the Memphis and
Ell Paso company in Europe, and said the
company sold them to Poradis, Of Paris,
who was at the head of the Stock Exchange.
and who put them on the market with The
declaration that they were guaranteed by the
United States, which was not the fact The
company not only did not advise but knew
nothing of such dectsration until after 1t
was made. - -
| Weather Probabilities.
| WASHINGTON, February %. = For the
South Atlantic and Eastern Gulf States,
rising and high barometer, fresh and brisk
northwest to northeast winds, and high o6
the coast colder and generally clear weather
| will prevail, succeeded in the latter by rising
temperature. .,r...t,. -ss..
For the Middle States and New England,
rising and high barometer, brisk west and