The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-04-04
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WASHINGTON NEWS.

taken the matter in hand. and next Friday
nlght Will give a dinner, when the subject
VIII be canvasSed
The River and Harbor appropriation bill
IS proposed. 1t apprOpriates about one
million less than last year.
The Committee on Civil Service are ex-
amlnlng Purman, of Florida. 1t appears
he was offered 81 900 per year for collect
orship, but demanded SO 900 down, and the
arrangement fell through.
Lyon is before the Foreign Committee. i'm
the ochenck case. He has great trouble
with dates.
The Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tlons did nothing. Gen. Morgan has virtu-
ally closed, and the defense will begin We'd
nesday.
The President is sitting up to-day.
Mr.. Marsh was before the grand jury to-
day in the Belknap case.
The real estate pool committees power
was increased, so as to investigate the mis-
conduct of all officers of the government
and the members of the present Congress in
any respect.
The Senate Railroad Committee has
Ing $l5O,OOO for the survey, under the aus
p'ceS Of the War Department of the Aus
tin, TopomUoampo, Pacific Il. r,
Gen. Wright has resumed his duties as
Quartermaster. The General states that the
Department has advices that England will
not surrender Winslow, except upon the
guarantee that he shall only be tried for the
offence set forth in the eXtraditiOn paper
The Navy Department has advices that
the Insurgent-, under PortiriO Diaz. took
possession Of MatamOras with but little op-
POSITION. Gen. Taburro, with about TWEEN
tY- men, escaped TO Brownsville.
In the Emma Mine investigation, Lyon
SAID that Stewart and Park were present
when the question arose about the satisfied
English stockholders--why nothing was
taken out of the mine. Stewart said they
could represent, but the work could not be
prosecuted during the winter There was
money enough to pay dividends for seven
months, and Park intended to sell out on
the strength of that.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April 3-Senator Morton
introduced bill to amend certain sections
of the act to enfore the rights of citizens of
the United States to vote in the several
States, etc.; referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
Certain parties have asked the chairman
of the Committee on Expenditures in the
judiciary Department 60 investigate Mar
shall Packard's office, and produced a list
of witnesses. The Committee has taken no
IOTLndl dCGlOll, DuI pIODdDIy Will uO S0. IL
Is thought by some to be a device to get
Packard out of the State during the coming
Republican State Convention.
The Chair laid before the Senate COM
munication from the Chief Engineer in re-
gard to the trouble and unnecessary delay of
boats passing through the Louisville and
Portland canal, and recommending certain
legislation; referred to the Committee on
Commerce.
Petitions against change of tariff were
presented.
Mr.. Hamlin gave notice that he would on
Wednesday call up the Postage bill for
tkird-class matter.
The Committee on Claims reported ad-
versely on the petition of the stockholders
of the Seaboard 81 Roanoke Il. R., for COM
pensation for the use of their road by the
United States during the war.
Mr.. Morton introduced a bill amending @
the second, fourth and fifth sections of the
Enforcement act. He said the object of the
bill was TO amend the act TO enforce the if
teenth amendment so AS to bring it within
the jurisdiction f-the Supreme Court.
Several petitions were presented asking
for liberal appropriations for the signal
service.
Thurman's bill for a uniform system OF
bankruptcy passed. The features of the
bill has been already telegraphed. In ex-
planning it, Thurman said the object of this
bill was to put an end to the discordant de-
cisions which had made the bankruptcy
law one thing in one district and another
thing in aaOther district.
Mr. Gordon reported bill from the Mill
tarv Committee authorizing the Secretary
of War to open and read the just settlement
made with the Western & Atlantic Railroad
Company.
CONFIRMATION
Isaac Brown, Postmaster, Corsicana
Texas.
HOUSE.
| A number of bills were introduced 70
/ reference.
| Mr. Black offered resolution requesting
the President to inform the House whether
since March z, 1869, any executive duties
and il so, W hat, have been performed,at dis
tance from the seat of government estao
| lished by law; adopted.
/ Mr.. Iynde offered a resolution calling o.
the Secretary of the Treasury for informa
ton regarding the payment OF money I
newspaper editors and correspondents out
side of the legal advertising; adopted
The impeachment articles were adopte
and the Managers We're appointed Wlthou
debate, and the Clerk ordered to inform I'd
Senate. At his own request Mr.. Wheefe
was excused and Lapham substituted
the Board of Managers.
The River and Harbor bill reported, re
duces the appropriation s9lS,677: Twas ol
dered printed and recommtted.
Hunton. from the Commit tee on ReVoiu
tionary pensions, presented a report amend
ing the Pension law for the war of 1872
provides pensions of eight dollars a mont
for all officers. and enlisted and drafted me
/. without regard to color, including the IN
!. litia aud volunteers, who served for ten dal
in the military or naval service IN q
J. war of 1917. or to the surviving widow
!: of them. who have not been married pri'
}. to 1850. 1t also directs the restoration
! the pension rolls OF pensioners struck FRO
the rolls on account of the rebellion. IN
restriction is to date from May /. 1860,
: cases where pensioners have DIED since the
: names were stricken FROM the rolls, q