The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-10
TELEGRAPHIC.
Office. Corner Grarier and Carondeiet streets.
JOHN d. LAF1TTE. President.
Il. LELOvr. Manager.


Washington Notes.
WASHINGTON, Feb. D.Judge Barrett,
who has twice sentenced John Dolan to
be hanged, recently granted him a writ
Of error, taking the case to the Court OF
Appeals.
Clerk OF the House Of Representatives.
has offended not only many members
Of Congress, and Office seekers from
distance, but has invoked the supreme
displeasi,re of the members OF the
Metropolitan Club Of the city.
The war between Mr.. Adams and the
club has grown out OF an appointment
OF Major J. M. Brown, formerly n secre..
tary Of the Board Of Public Works Of
this district, to the position OF stationery
party recommended by the club to the
humble position Of carpenter At 2
meeting OF tho club held last night 1t
was decided to lay the facts In tho case
before the Democratic members Of the
House, and this wns done In n long pre-
artble. WITH the following resolution at
tached.
.Resoiyed, That we submit tho facts In
this case to tho Democratic mempers ol
the House Of Representatives in the
hopc such action may be taken as Will
most eifectually rebuke tho arrogant
assumption OF lis Clerk, who evidently
has no conception Of the responsibilities
of his position beyond the using OF 1t
M a means to promote his personal pur-
poses. .
WASHINGTON, Feb. 0. - SenGte. : Mr.
| Wallace presented q petition OF nve
Thousand citizens OF Pennsylvania IN
favor Of the Texas Pncitic lsailroHd. Re
ferred 70 tho COMMITTEES on haiiroaus. lI.
Mr., Edmunds offered a resolution IN
structing the Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds toinquire into the
expedicncy Of making speedy provision
for tho completion OF the Washington
monument IN tho city OF Washington.
and report by bill or otherwise.
MI. Boutwell, introduced bill to re-
peal the presumption laws. and provide
Tor tho sale Of timber lands IN the uni,
ted States, and gave notice that he should
move it as a substitute for Senate bill
Mr.. Kelly called up the bill granting
eight years additional time to the North
Pacific Railroad to construct and com.
plete It's road. After discussion the bill
was Ibid over.
ished business, was then taken up, and
after q lengthy. argument py, Messrs
Morrill,, Sargent, Sherman and others
Mr.. Norwood obtained the floor, and
said no wished to speak Of this bill, b.l'
djd not wish to go on this AFTERNOON
He. therefore, moved to adjourn. The
motion to adjourn was lost.
MFR. Edmunds arose and said 1t was
, not we'll. ne thought, this indifference
, TO tho courtcsics which had always pre-
vailed among Senators that the Sena
tor should not be compelled 10 go Q!
this evening. He, therefore. moved al
/ excc,itivc session, which was agreed to
land after the executive session Tn
Senate adjourned.
L0use-Mr. Banning asked leave u
offer a resolution calling upon the Secrc
tnrv OF War for n statement OF the mum
.. bcr OF horses and mules used IN N
TTnited States army In each and oil tn
: departments, places used, the amour
. of coat. where purchased, and the cos
! of mounting and remounting a compan
" Mr. Thornbury. or Tennessee, objecte'
5 ~ Nh tho ground tat It would take all tn
y clerks In tho DEPARTMENT Till the end Q
tho session to obtain the information.
Mr.. banning said II this was the cas-
Q Il had better bo known. and u bette
9 sytem adopted, 80 that informatio
. could be obtained. -.
The House then proceeded N tn
) morning hour to the consideration
: bills reported from the committees. 4.
: Mr.. Parsons, oi kentucky IRON VI I,
= nortcd n bill to authorize the sale OF CO.
Q tain land ut vincennes, Indiana. III
J, bill was finally rejected.
The House then, the morning not
= having expired, went into Coinmittee
the Whole on the consular and diplom!!
Q tic appropriation bill; Mr.. H"skins
% Mr.. Dunnell, OF Minnesota, oppo1s.e.
10 the great reduction proposed by the Dll
Y and repudiated the stateinonts a, & SO o'tf :,
d made IN this. discussion that when u
ID majority In the House came here the
4. found q depleted Treasury. he denie
A. that the Treasury was depleted,
N Mr. Springer thought the mission
L, nenmnrk should also have been strickt
n out because It had no political signil
"a cance with us. It was land OF poetl
In and romance; without IT we would nn'
Of had no Hamlet, and the Prince OF Wal
o. would have been batchelor, bu! ,s,' II W.
o. not necessary to the balance OF pow'
or In Earope. The Sandwich Islands we
m Of Importance to us, but q consu! cou
le do ma we'll for u.s. there was q ministl
nj $75OO One OF the evils and causes
!, aynense was the dispatch agency bus
ha ness the system was one which shou
as u never have been adopted, becau
ee ee the Postal Department could carry
~ these dispatches alta much cheaper M "a,
"a Mr. Springer then quoted ut length tro
he q report submitted. by Mr.; y. d. !,
m vmn Keim in relation to the consulates. n
NV Keim was a special agent and travel
N. "a. 900 miles, visiting every, consula
ne lie submitted report which was 8!
20 pressed, It was q secret matter untl
he iew days ago, when the committee
ar .r the exuenditurcs Of the Department
% state rot It out. Mr.. Keim declares :
- consufar service Is deficient and CORFU
~ ~ and vet. gentlemen on the other side 9
IL ~ II is the best service In the Governmel
" " frhess secret papers have been
a,s the State Department for yea
ew and and vet the Republicans ne,
IL mentioned them while In power.
',aa Newman and other agents also we
r. ~ abroad. but they made no report;
~. Mr.. Eeim was in dead earnest and M, ma
a. ~ n report, which was given to the pup
I. Mr.. Randall said Mr., keim mas pe
'rv ~ snubbed at tho State Department
M making that report. Mr.. Springer q
~ hss that was SO. and Mr.. Fish even went
nc ts far % as to say that Mr.. Keim had no e 60
No. mission as special agent, but Mr. Ne
cart of hig reDOrt DllDIlSI