Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-04-04
POLTT ICAL.

A RECENT Washington dispatch says the
! roll of the lower house Of the Fogty-hfth Con
! gress as prepared by the Clerk, shows r mem
| bership of 1873 Republicans and 1873 Democrats,
two cases in Louisiana being doubtful, but
which would probably be decided in favor of the
| Democratic claimants. Eight seats will be con-
tested by Republicans and three by Democrats
THE Pennsylvania Legislature adjourned
| sine die on the 23d.
THE proposition to amend the Constitu
ton so as allow women to vote where taxed has
been defcated-26 to 25-in the Rhode Island
House of Representatives.
! TuRRE was much conversation IN
| Washington o. the 25th about written pledges
said to have been given by President Hayes
closest friends and advisers, during the progress
of the Electoral count, 10 certain Democrats.
| The facts said to be, in substance, that
! Senator Gordon, before tne completion of the
count, went, in company with John
Young Brown, of Kentucky, to Representatives
Foster and Stanley Matthews, of Ohio, and de-
manded written pledge that the Hampton and
Nichols Governments should not be disturbed
whatever might be the result of the count. 1t
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| in writing were given by Matthews and Foster.
! A WASHINGTON Associated Press dis
patch of the 10th says concerning the alleged
assurances Of the President to Southern gentle
men, involving the withdrawal of the troops
from the Capitals of Louisiana and South Caro-
lima that there was authority for saying that the
| President had given no assurance of Immediate
action on that subject.
SECRETARY SHERMAN issued rcgula-
tons, on the 10th, by which the appointment
and employment of persons in the Treasury De
partment are to be governed. Frst-No greater
number of persons will be employed than is war
rsnted by the actual demands of the service
Second-Those employed can expect no better
pay than is allowed in the ordinary walks Of
| life Thrd-Ihe heads of bureaus must keep
vigilant eye upon their subordinates, and re
| port from time to time as to the needs
and efficiency of their various charges. Fourth
| AS regards the matter of extra clerk hire, such
extra force must be measured strictly by the
| necessities of the case, and the tenure of such
appointments must be dcnominnted III the con-
tract.
THE Massachusetts, State Senate has
passed resolution providing for Constitutions
al amendment Ia be submitted 10 the voters of
the State granting 10 women the right 10 vote at
all elections.
Perry II SMITH DEM and Monroe
Heath (Rep. and present incumbont) have been
nominated by their respective parties for Mayor
Of Chicago
lS the contested election case of
! u, 4 Il ~ \
dates for Congress from the Fourth California
District, the Supreme Court of that State, on the
Gth. oyorruted Wiggington's demurrer to
pncheoos application for writ of mandate,
commanding the Secretary of State to issue u
certificate to Pachcco.
MEssRs NrCHoLIs AND PACKARD, the
rival claimants To the Goveruorship of Louis
lana, issued proclamations on the Goth in which
each claimed to be at the head of fully organ
lied State Government Nichols called the
people to pay their taxes, and Packard an
uouuced that the State Treasurer refused to
recognize Nichols.
| Gov HAMPTON, OF South Carolina, ac-
compauied 10y Senator Gordon, of Georgia, and
Atty.-Geu. Conner, of South Carolina, had an
interview with President Hayes on the Goth. The
President had previously had conference with
Gov. Chamberlain. The conversation with Gov.
Hampton related primarily 10 the question rs
b. the probable condition of the State in case the
troops should be withdrawn committee APP
pointed by the Charleston Chamber of Com
merce had an interview with the President in
the evening, and read To him an address setting
forth the condition Of affairs in the state,
and alleging that If Hampton were
recognized confidence would be restored, money
employed and all trades revived, but If not soon
done it would be too late. The interests of the
whites and blacks were said To hc the same.
After some other remarks, the President stated
that ne had invited Alcssys Hampton and Cham
berlair To Washington RS persons most likely 70
Dc able 70 give an Intelligent statement
of affairs and was confident that salts
factory solution would be found. Ii was
said 10 have been positively asecrtalncj, on
inquiry at the Executive Mansion In the
evening, that there WIS uo truth in q report that
the President had directed an order e. be issued
withdrawing troops from Columbia, and il was
further stated. op the same authority that SIS
both the Governors had been heard, no ENceutjy.
action would hc taken until after the raost de,
HagEate consideration.
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.