The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-03-10

Interesting Washington Items.
From the Shreveport Timesl
WASHINGTON, March The
Secretary of War has been rendered
to L. M. Morrill,. This places Blaine
10 the Senate for Morrilps unexpired
term.
There are about one thousand
contracts for the next four years
awarded on straw bids by the Post
Office Department.
The bottom facts in the safe bur
glary business has been reached by
Harrington's confession.
Marsh and his wife have come.
From information about the half
million claim of the Kentucky rail
road, it is thought the present Mrs.
Belknap, or somebody for her, re-
ceived $25, 900 for her intueace in
the case.
! The evidence of Pierrepont's in-
reference in favor of Relknap is in
the hands of the judiciary Commit
tee of the House. 1t is almost con-
elusive and impeachment is posi-
BILE.
A prominent member of the
House and member OF one of the
Investigating Committees thinks
three of the members of the Cabinet
will be impeached. Hester Clymer
lis quoted as saying that everything
in the War Department is saleable.
Belknap sold even the war6ng priv
: i!eges about Washington.
Schenck was recalled on the ex-
press demand of England. The
delay in official action was to get
him safely to sea.
Ex-Secretary Delano and his son
John will be before the House Com
e lnittee for selling trading stations
:, on Indian reservations.
Gideon Weller will be before the
\ Naval Committee on Thursday tc
! testify about the Secor claim.
Alfonso Taft appointed Secretary
q of War. A full cabinet concurred
: Taft has been a Circuit Judge o
/, Ohio and was a prominent candi
. date before the Republican Conven
I, ton of Ohio for Governor last fail.
!, Dyer denies that either he o.
= Henderson inspired articles in Yves
}, tern papers relating to Pierrepoat''
n connection with the Babcock trial
II tits certain that Lot n. Morril
I declined the Secretaryship of War
Il VIM. j. Purman, member of Con
gress FROM Florida, is under ques
ton about selling cadetships an'
q offices.
I WASHINGTON, March SEN
, ATE.-Pinchback was discussed
= During the debate Edmunds said h
: had repeatedly declared that Ke
logg was only acting as executiv
= of Louisiana, and he was protected i
that position, as he should hav
= been, by the President of the Uni
e. ted States, in the interest of peace
- but he had never said, and neve
would until he changed his mine
W that Mr.. Kellogg was lawfully cleo
If ed. Governor Kellogg was nc
Governor, because he did not &c
~ votes enough and the other ma
TO was not Governor, because th
i votes he got were in violation I
= every principle of Republican go,
er eminent. Hitchcock moved execl
20 tive session, amid cries of ..Oh, n.
9 let us have vote from the Dem,
r Gratis. Finally Morton moved a
ia executive session, which was ca
ried by a vote of SO to 90, Sherma
" voting with the Democrats.
= WASHINGTON, March 8.-SEl
he Pinchback resumed. "ResOl'
le ed, that P. B. s. Pinchback be n,
admitted as a Senator from til
70 State of Louisiana for the term
BIT six years, beginning on the 4th
or March, 1873" 1t was agreed t
Yeas 80; nays %.
y The st Louis Times, by its Was
ct ington correspondent Buell., al
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