The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-02-03
WASHINGTON NOTES.
CONSERVATION In Ayery's Circle over
the Mckee Trial.
Babc0ck's Case Set for Monday His
Friends ApprehenSlye.
A Respectable Movement In Favor OF
Civil Service Lciorm.
Committee Room GOSslp-klng and
sChumaker's Cases.

WASHINGTON, February 9Th
conviction of Mckee, at st. Louis
has increased the apprehension {
General Babcock's friends, and the re
fusal of Judge Gresham, at lndianapo
lis, to grant new trials in the case O
James X. Hill and Alfred Nj. McGroil
has caused CONSERVATION in Avery
little circle.ss
General Banks Is quoted rs having
said that "Brlstow, in bringing abou
conviction in the whisky rings at 81
Louis and Indianapolis, Is stabbini
the Republican party"
General Babcock and his Easter
witnesses have been notified by Judg
Krum that their presence Is desired Il
st. Louis Us the case of Babcock Is Sc
for trial on Monday next.
The Senate has passed bill estab
fishing certain postroutes in the Stat,
of Texas.
Mr.. Oglesby presented petition o
citizens of Illinois asking the repeal o
the specie resumption act and the sub
stitution of legal tender notes for ma
tional bank circulation.
Mr.. MOrrell from the c0mmitte on
Appropriation reported, with docu
ments, the House bill making an ap
preparation for the payment OF invalic
and other pensions, which was placed
on the calendar.
Mr.. Goodman from the committee
on public lands reported bill provid-
ing for the sale of the Kansas Indian
lands.
Mr.. Henry Bergh will appear before
the Committee on Agriculture to-day
to advocate the pending bill to require
railroads to give cattle seven hours rest
out of twenty-four in transporting
them long distances. Several Chicago
cattle-dealers will be heard in opposi-
ton.
John G. Thompson, of Ohio, Ser
geant-at-Arms of the House of Repre-
sentatives, has been appointed Vice
Chairman of the National Democratic
Executive Committee, in place Of Rep
resentative Randall, who declined the
office.
The Judiciary Committee of the
House will take up, this week, the Pa
cific Mail evidence of last session, and
consider the question of expelling Con-
gressmen King and Schumacher for per-
jury. AS the latter was not member
of the House at the time, aud the for
mer was only an officer, the question
arising in each case is different one.
The legislative, executive and judi
cial appropriation bill was further con-
sidered this morning by the House APP
preparation committee. The particu-
lar department under consideration
was the Treasury. AS far as the com.
mittee have gone they have applied
the ten per cent reduction of salaries,
and twenty per cent reduction OF force
to all the departments,
1t having been brought to the atten-
ton of the secretary If War that there
are in existence, in different sections
of the country, many records, such rs
battle reports, correspondence, etc.,
relating to the late civil war, he au-
thorizes the statement that If any one
who has original official documents
pertaining to the war, whether on the
Union or Confederate side, will send
them to the Secretary, they will be
copied for use in connection with the
publication of the records of the war,
and returned to the owner, IL accom-
panied with such request. Originals
must be sent, as copies, for obvious
reasons, can not be accepted.
The ignominious failure ofPresident
Grants effort at civil service reform
has not quite convinced everybody
that it is impossible to reform the
means of dispensing governmental pa
tronage. There are unmistakable III
dications OF a respectable movement III
the direction OF the reform which, I'M
der the Republican auspices, came to
such farcical end, taking place in
this Congress. A resolution TO this end
was introduced by Willard, Republic
can member from Michigan, and Will
liams, Democratic member from the
same State. This singular sniety on
the part of the Michigan Representa-
tives is explained by people from that
State by statement that the indepehu-
ents are preparing to organize upon a
platform of civil service reform, sue,
stantially the same as that presented
in this proposed amendment TO the
national constitution. Both Republic
cans aud Democrats are making Dius
for this element, and these PROPOSE
tious are put out as bait to attract II.
The House committee on the DIS
trict of Columbia have called upon the
District Commissioners to answer, In
writing, numerous inquiries concern
Ing their official acts, affecting salaries,
payments for all kinds OF work given
out in the absence of advertising, and
asking whether the improvements OF
streets and sewers have been made or
any money expended in or about the
streets, avenues, parks, canals or side,
walks, or certificates or bonds issued
therefor since June 20, 1874. The Com
missiones are also asked, amongsother
things, to state whether they nave
made an estimate of any portion OF the
property In the District than can oe
tsached by taxation, and u so, state
that estimate and amount of tax that,
.n their opinion, can be realized there
from at the present rate OF two per
cent. on said valuation. The Commls,,
sion will thoroughly investigate ail
official acts of the Commissioner OF the
District In Washington. There 10 III
ready Emusic in the air"