The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-02-24
WASHINGTON.

The legislative, executive and judicial appropria-
ton bill, passed by the House, reduces salaries
one-tenth.
1T Is ascertaned inquiry of the officials at the
war department, that rumor of defalcation of
$3.50 900 in the accounts of that department is un.
true. The rumor is probably based OH the esti-
mates made for the fiscal year, which inclu les
deficiency of $401 5C6 account of transportation
of the army and its supplies, which was sent to
Congress early in the session.
FRED DOUGLASS has resigned as member of the
police board OF commissioners of Washington.
President Grant requested his resignation in order
that he might comply with the law which requires
the appointment of member of the beard from
Georgetown
THE senate Oregon committee will report Conrad
N. Jourdan, cashier of the Third National Bank of
New York, as in contempt for not responding to a
subpoena.
THE Morrison special committee on Louisiana af
fairs reported to the House the 9th inst that the
Dem ocratic electors in Louisiana received major
ty of the votes Of that state In the course of the
report the committee say:
The Republicans do not appear to have made INV
strenuous efforts to maintain order and secnra =
peaceful election. Democrats, not solely it is he
ieved on the part of all of them because of their
love of order, but for prudential reas ons also
knowing that any violence or disturbance wonld be
seized upon as pretext for reversing the action of
ton of peace and observance of law Upon sucb q
course could they only hope to succeed The inter
ests OF the Republican party lay in the direction of
disturbance and violence, and the past history nj
that organization in Louisiana assures MS OF its
readiness to consult its advantages without scrune
as to the means employed. Conceding for the Re-
claimed for it by admirers of it's nI;paraiy |
ieied inlqufties, it cannot be denied
that in order to give validity and effect to its de-
clslons where 1t was attempted to throw ont and
reject returns from polls, the jurisdictonal fact
required by the statute must afirmatiyelv annaar
and unless that fact does appear its action in the
case was without jurisdiction and on it's face mil
ana void. The Board had no right under the laws
OF Louisiana to throw out or count ont the ,,oils
ana votes They have thrown oat and counted out,
and their action In that behalf is without author;tS
OF law, and null and void. The COMMITTEE oniv
MADE sncn investigation or inquiry into the election
AND canvass OF votes for state Off GERS in IouS;ona
as was incidental to the inquiry as to the uanari
fairness of the election in that state and the result
.nereof. Testimony taken disclosed the fact fiat
oy oo.a tne votes actually cast and votes as for
Saroeo 70 and received by the board of Returning
omcers, Nichols was elected Governor of Ionis
ana oy majority approximating the majorities re-
ceived by Tiden electors, and freed from the en-
oition growing out of the Presidential contest he
would be accepted as the duly elected Coyerno, Of
people. 0'"iin Vi Der
Townsend submitted minority report stating |
that the election was legal and according 10 tbe
constitution of the United States
FOREIGN.
IHx impression is gaining ground that |
Russia VIII take no further interest in Servian az
ants Peace would be virtually insured but for the
nnuence OF the PansIavonic societies. and the con.
i0aoh OF the Cabinet that peace would result IN its
overthrow
iHnTr corpses frightfully mutiIated have so far
reen recovered from the coal mine at Graissessao.
rEaanIE boiler explosion occurred at Barro.
% 'ne steel works in ST. Etenne Several work.
sen we're killed and many badly injured.
he Ssanddyds correspondent at Brindisi re- 1
'orts IN interview with Midhat Pashs in the courss
which the latter expressed the opinion tbs,
here would be no war
IN moving reply to the speech from the throne
4 the Dominion parliament, Guthrie. NJ -,
oufh Wellington, denounced the United States
'sernment for neglecting to appoint a commits.
0ner to consider the fishery clause of the WASH
ston tsesty.