, 1877-11-25
NOTES AND NEWS.


Special DtaDatcA IL The Chic.lg, Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. e., Nov. 24.-Thc Jut3iciar,
Committee held 4 folsr-llour session this after
noon, and passed j resolution cnjoining ths
str1ctcst secrecy upon every member. Tx
members of the Committee, fn fart, arc said te
have pledged each uth.r around the table thu,
they would not make any mention of tue decisions
reached uor the subjects discussed even to
fellow Senators. Tie coarse OF this special in-
junction o1 Eccrcc; arose from the fact that
one Of the Senators stated upon the
opening OF the meeting that everything done iu
the Coa1snittee seemed to find its way into the
newspaper The cases under consideration
,'s were these, those Of , Cen. Harlan, to
be United States Marshal in Georgia, and Ba2-
ter to be United Statcs District Judge in place
OF Emnons> It eannot be stated with definite
ness what the DECISIONS were 1t eau be stated,
however, with considerable assurance that the
report upon FitzslmnUns was adverse. and tllat
the report III ilarlan's case was favorable.
4 NEW DEMOCRATIC rAPER.
-. :Sorc:nl nisoatca 70 I.r tN'ca3" 1ribane;
WAsll1SGToS, ID. e., Nov. 2i.-A Ncw Demo-
cratic daily newspaper is to be Started here Dee.
j, under the management OF Stillson Hutchius,
formerly proprietor OF .Ee st. Louis Ifzex, and
John Cockrclf, lately OF the Cincinnati E,.-
qztircr Joseph Pulitzer, of st. Louis, will also
be connected with the enterprise. 1t is said to
have abundant capital behind IT., which will uu-
tloiillteF he nttlcd, as the stockholders in the
two last Democratic papers here can abundautly
testify Each Of theal died within 4 year from
their 4irst ISSUE
1t is understood that The late residence Of CT
Senator Stewart has been rented furnished mt
81: per aunuM to the Spanish Munster, Its
spacious apartments aud elegant salons have
remained unoccupicd for several years.
THE PATTERSON EEQulsIrIoS CASE,
10 the 'IIestrn As,peiottd Press
NAsHISGToN, y. e., Nov. A.-in last NIGHTS
SESSION o. tue DfstrI.t Court in the case of Sen
~ .tor fattetson, Col. W. A. Cook charged that
tEe relulsltlon WAS apparently purely political
move to substitute Democrat for Senator par
Iefson III the Unltca States Sen.tc ami made y
blfter attack on Gov. Hampton. In closinr he
sata ttat the act u Chief-Justice Cartier in
granting the warrant dill not rise to the ,;;gni1,-
of ] court record, auu should not be aIolsr'1 ~
suca- Col. Cook spoke four hours. Gen. Car
,ef to-uI@ht closed the argument. S,.natnr
lattefson was III the courtroom in the early
paIt of last evening with H. G. Butler. Both
1el1 SOON after Col. Cook began hts speech
TREASURY sTaTEMExT.
nc treasury noT holds s3'tsi ,Y40, $50 In bonds
20 secure nttlonalbans1 circulation United
STATES bombs deposited for circulation for the
ms We ena1he To-day, S7ol $50; United States
bonds held for circulation wishdrawu the same
tune, so36,0oo. NGtiona'-banS notes outsLanu-
!no, currency notes, 33l9 IL, til; gold uoles.
Si,5sSs ~ Receipts of 1atioual-banE notes for
.llc "esk Is compared with the corresponding
~, p11'oo 1as1 year-1s'1, s4,401000; l677, 3332-
CORBIN's COUNCIL
r,as;oss me senate Con'nlttee on Privileges and
ElesitonS' III RESPONSE to its invitation to thu
South Carolina contestants to present are1,-
ments. ~ is to-day notified by Mr. Corb;n Tint e.
Soy. Chamberlain and MIR. Stone, of New York.
WILL appear III support Of his claim. -
THE HEAT1iES CulSEE
Sctc1df nStctrh g Ths tn:cay" Tribune
NEW ioRK, Nov. 2.--rhe Ueralans Washinr-
ton special says that the Chinese question wis
briefly discussed at to.day's Cabintt meeting.
After the rcaain@ Of the dispatch from tic
Chinese companies of California it was agreed
that prompt measures should be takca to pre-
vent yer the aprehcnded outbreaks against the
chinese residents Of California. What tic
measures shall be, however, is matter
to be decided between the Secretary Of State
ana the ,Attorney-Gcneral. Errts is under !
$1,000 to have been requested to make an immc-
olate and full examination Of the treaties ex- |
lsttng between China anu tue United States, aud !
:s:crta.n the exact status Of the Chinese resi-
uGh.s o1 inc United States Hereunder and also
atncoable to Federal or local Governments,