The Jasper weekly courier., 1878-02-15
CURRENT NEWS.
WASHINGTON.

ment Of subscription 10 the 4 per cent. loan,
coin or currency checks drawn on banks on
bankers in New York. Currency checks
will be converted into coin At currency rates,
without expense 10 the owner, and the ex-
cess over the amount due on subscription
will be returned 10 subscribers. Similar
arrangements for collecting drafts will be
made, il found necessary, in other cities
having sub-trcasury offices.
Capt. James b. Eads has been appointed
by the President one Of the Honorary Com
missioners to the Paris Exposition.
Hon. J. W. Foster, Minister 70 Mexico,
has arrived in Washington, where he was
summoned 20 testify before the Congress
siona Committee.
The II Western States, including Missouri,
gave s. votes for the Matthews Silver reso-
luton and against il. The 10 Southern
States gave Is votes for the Silver resolution
and against il. The nine Eastern States
voted 2i for, and 65 against the resolution.
The three Pacific States voted for and
against.
The Secretary OF the Treasury desires that
all drafts sent him in payment OF the per
cent. loan be drawn payable TO his order:
otherwise they can not be received.
The public debt statement for Feb.
makes the following exhibits Total debt,
$2.l93,o2s,0ii total interest, ., ,429 s34: to-
tai coin bonds, Si,.26,a33, 750; legal tenders,
$34a,1s3,921; cash in Treasury, Sl7l, ,l6s.4-9;
decrease OF debt during January, Sl66s, ,O7G.
The Commissioners OF the Freedmen'-
Savings and Trust Company have declared
dividend Of 10 per cent, payments to com
mence March 20.
Representative Phillips's bill TO provide
for the funding Of the savings Of the people
in the popular loan, and 10 make It inter-
convertible, provides for receiving savings
at postal savings banks, from % cents itp-
ward, and when the sum Of $40 has accumu-
lated on any account, postal money order
Is 70 be issued, which may be placed in
800 bond, interest payable quarterly, which
bond i, at option, recoverable into legal
tenders. The bond to be issued In postal
orders in denominations OF $40, so. $50
and 500, by the Treasury OF the United
States.
Justice Bradley, OF the United States SUI
preme Court, decided adversely upon the ap-
plicaiion Of the Louisiana Returning Board.
requesting that their trial be transferred
from the state to the United States Circuit
Court, claiming a. reason for the change
they can not secure their equal civil rights
under the state Circuit.
The bill for the improvement cf the Mis-
sissippi River, prepared in accordance with
the memorial Of the st. Paul Convention and
introduced in the House by Dir. Knapp OF
Illinois, provides for the appropriation of
sol 100 TO secure depth OF five feet from
81. Paul TO the Des Moines Rapids: S3sO.O0O
for improvements thence TO the mouth ~
Illinois River 10000 for securing a depth
OF eight feet thence 10 the mouth OF
the Ohio, and 100000 for 10 feet thence
70 New Orleans. The bin directs
that the most serious obstacles 10
navigation shall receive attention first and
those OF less importance subsequently,. The
system Of improvements proposed il on the
plan Of the United States Engineers, inyoly-
Ing dikes and movable dams. Inasmuch a.
II was found impraciicable to secure the an
poiniment Of a special committee TO take
charge Of the bill, it was placed in the hands
OF the Committee on Commerce, who are
said to be friendly to the measure.
The President has nominated Joseph w.
Huston, United States Attorney for The
Territory OF Idaho; Thos. Adamson. OF
Pennsylvania, Consul General at Rio de
Janeiro; Ernest l.. Oppenheim, Of New
York, United States Consul at Gutenberg:
Edward Wheeler, Collector Internal Reye-
nue.. Arkansas.
The House Committee on Pacific Rail-
roads have agreed to report bill extending
for 10 years the time Of completion OF the
North Pacific Railroad. The bill reduces the
land grant In Washington Territory, taking
away such portion OF land a. was hereto
fore embraced In the appropriation for the
construction Of the road from Pend d,Ori-
ellie 70 Puget Sound.
The vote In the House on the 4th upon the
motion Of Mr. Mcmahon 70 suspend the
rules and adopt resolution instructing the
Committee on Ways and Means TO report n
biii at the earliest practicable moment. i'm
posing graduated tax on incomes, shows
that large majority Of the members are IN
favor Of such measure, although the nece~-
sary two-thirds were wanting-l65 TO ss-to
order 4 suspension OF the rules. Inasmueb
as the Ways and Means Committee stand
six 70 five In favor OF an income tax. II Il not
UNLIKELY that such measure may be mn
Through IN the regular course Of lcpjslatIon
during me present session. The southern
members voted almost unanimously in favor
oi Mr. McMahon's resolution, ana d large
majority 81 the Western members are ALA
on record in the affirmative.
The House Committee on Judiciary ha,a
voted on the proposition for sixteenth ,
to me Constitution a. present.
ca ana advocated by the late Female Suffrage
convention The vote was: Yeas--Lynde. /
re, butIer' Conger and Lapham--5. Nays ,
-hno'', liartrdge, Stcngcr, Mcmahon and
Cuiperscn--5. Harris, of Virginia, who i |