The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-04-06
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TO THE DAILY CLARION.
WASHINGTON NEWS,

WASHINGTON, April 5.--The WORLDS
special saws that Secretary Cameron anc
the President are too strong for Bristow.
and consequently the Pittsburg custom
house frauds remain without inyesti~ation.
| Cen Merrill denies the statement that he
took bribe while Judge Advocate in
Texas.
On the subject OF public lands, the Com
mittee of the House directed Morey to re-
/ port Senate bill No. ?, which restores the
lands in the South TO the market.
Twenty per cent of the Clerks Of the
Ireasurer's office will be discharged on ac-
count OF short appropriations. -'t
TAFT refers the application for post ira
derships, to the commandant of posts, for
endorsement. ~
After protracted conference. Taft and
Sherman visited the President Previous TO
| this, however, Congressman Bannino
Chairman of Military Affairs, bad confer
ence with Taft.
The early transfer OF the Headquarters
from ST. Louis to Washington, is certain
Babcock, Lucky and Gen. Custer were be-
fore the Emma Mine Committee Story
| SHOWS the value of the Mine when he owned
| II; IN four months it yielded nearly a mil
lion dollars. He found English parties ear-
! ger purchasers; they elected Sullivan to ex-
anime the Mine. The investigation has nor
reached Schenck's connection yet
| The Foreign Committee, with probably
two exceptions, did represent Schenck rs
| guilty OF wrongful acts as Brooming direc-
tor and speculator in mines but not guilty
OF intentional dishonesty.
The Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tions ruled out the letters submitted by Gen
Morgan, and written by Spencer to Barber
and others The defense will open to-mor-
row.
The Committee on Privileges and Flee
| tions hsd a secret session regarding the rul-
ings in evidence in the Spencer ease.
| The Election Com mittee considered re-
| port of the Sub Committee ia the Lemoine
vs.. Farwetl ease, and will decide next sat
urday. The Sub-Comtnittee Is divided in
favor of Lemoine. Tue case is from Illinois
Farwell Is the sitting mem ber, and a Re
publican
The Committee on the War Department
had Cashier Park, OF the bank of New
York, before then. who said Pendeton's .ac-
count was closed, and all his checks, etc.
have been sent to Cincinnati
In the War Department investigation
| Chandler corroborated the statement re-
Gently telegraphed, regarding Bell. Labanes
| told Chandler that Bell had been in the Se-
cret Service. Chandler gave BabcOck. after
| acquittal, check for $1,000, which he held
| to- cancel his excess. Chandler did not know
! that Bell went to St. Louis In the service of
Babcock or the District Attorney. Luckey
never spoke to Chandler about it. The At
| tOrney- General, Luckey. Babcock and Brad
| ley, will be heard Tomorrow. In the Com
mittee OF Privileges and Elections Gen.
| Morgan made motion to have the evidence
ruled out, as immaterial and irrelevant,
which had been already entered upon the
record; rejected. Morgan asked leave to
summon other witnessed, but it was not de
cided when the Committee adjourned.
! The Finance Committee is still discussing
| the silver bill. A strong opposition to the
same is manifested Its passage, without
| amendments, isimprobaEle is
! The Appropriation Committee is still at
| work on the deficiency bill, sending for in
formation, ETC., which indicate a further de-
lay in furnishing light and fuel.
SENATE.
| WASHINGTON, April 5.-Messrs Edmunds
and Thurman were appointed a committee
| to wait upon the Chief Justice of the Su-
preme Court and invite him to attend
| in the Senate at one O'Clock to-day, and adj
minister the Impeachment oath to Senators.
A Joint resolution introduced, confirming q
| the sale of the national hospital and grounds
at Natchez, was referred to the Committee
on Public Property.
Chief Justice Waite administered the
| i'm peachment oath to Senators, and the SEN
ate organized itself into a Court of I'M
| peachment and summons issued against
| Belknap. returnable on the seventeenth
| inst, at Hall-pasC Twelve O'CLOCK. IIP9lSIa-
| tive business was then resumed. The bill
regulating third-class mail matter was taken
up. Mr.. Hamlin made long speech. Ad-
journed.
! HOUSE.
The Secretary of the Treasury was di-
| rected to present an itemiZed account of the
three hundred thousand dollars expended
for light and fuel for the year ending Janu-
ary 30th, 1876.
The bill authorizing the payment of the
Alabama claims judgments passed, and goes
to the President.
The bill authorizing the sale of the Paw
nee Indian reservation passed
The House Committee on Banks and Cur
rency made their first re port of the seaso a,
by bill regulating National Bank recelV-
ers.
Decoration Day.
Senator Morton will deliver an oration
Nav 3Oth, Decoration Day, at Wilmington,
NC.
Probabilities.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-For the Eastern
Gulf States, rising barometer cooler north
and west winds, partially cloudy and clear
weather, will prevail.
The Mississippi river will continue above
the danger line from Cairo TO Vicksburg
THF CANVASS.
Election i'm Missouri.