The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-02-08
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Washington telegram 'Ihcre arc fMln0rm
that Secretary shsImAn " not ploasel with tho
scts of Attorney General Desena With respect
~ the Louisiana i.etufllng board, aud thinks
That the administration should not abandon
Wells and Anderson In thuir extremity. II IA
understood that thu position taken by Tho A.
,ofnoy General IL fully lnlorscd by lAe Pred.
dei.t.
III Congressional slIser and 0reenbsck A.
ISOLATION. organized for tho purpose u secnr.
Ing thu remnnetIza.iun III silver and repeal of
the isenumpsiun act. hold another meeting last
week. isesplnt.ons arre adopted ii,rtFucting
the flHauee Committee 10 rollrit subscriptions
u dsfrsy tho expenses of printing AMI
distributing documents. authorizing tim
Executive Committee 10 correspond with
senators aud Invite MI independent ~.
gani1.ilnn II that Lody, with III Ex.
ecu.isa Committee, IN conjunction With that u
tho iini~e Association. Tho Executive Con-
nilteu ~Ar a~o instructed ~ investigate aud
rei,ott concerning tho old law which auihufixHa
thu Secretary ~ The Treasury 10 appear before
the Iionse u Representatives In person and
anH~tr inanifier, eie. This report Ii to be
made with siew ~ determining TIN AdsisA-
bility ~ ealling thn Secretary ~ the Treasury
before tho ilonHa en thu rilser question IN
tho event u tho Executive beins srr.ycd
against the sie~. u tho majority Oh silver ~
sumption,
II II reported With raAlll,enesr. from Wash.
inRtol,. that ainfurnatlpi, III duo form has
baen lodged With the legal authorities VI New
Orleans charging Secretary sherman and soy.
eral olher prominent Republicans who visited
Louisiana 81 wi,nor~ Tho count with attempt.
inE 10 Influence tho Returning lizard and con.
srol ilisir eo,lns. and With participating IN tho
general work ~ preparing aiiidsyits, or In.
dueng others ~ do TO- 10 establish intiniids.
tion. AID With procuring fAlsc evidence. II l.
claimed that Tho understanding In Now Orleans
AmpiE thnsa directing operations agalnrt thu
Returning Hoard II that Secretary nhorman and
oihera tl.ara With hin, Will bc indicted Tor pres.
ent trial.
keeralsry sherman il satisfied that Tim Hii-
VIZ bill will command cInar twc-thirl~ ma
lorty In 10th branches III Congress, snA that
there II no dunLs " IL becoming law. Mr..
sherman il reported 10 have Expressed tho
opinion, that tho Likelihood u Tho psrrage of
thu silver bill nss not understood Il, New York.
H. VA 10. surprised at thu course d thu gold
market. Tho temonelixAilon of silver, hu
cln.tns. would not affect gold " greenbsehs II
once. Al The silver that eonid ba coined sor
several month. wonid he used for li.c payment
VI duties, and the peopia generally wonia
mt naa mush III II for snn,n tinn aftur
the passage u Tho lill A. the supply u silver
Increases. gold will wholly disappear and green.
backs gradually dsrfeciate. The Secretary
thinks tho siIsrr advocates generally will 10
reconciliation u silver. and lhAt iLo ultimate
Eject Viii 10 ~ strengthen the paper inhAtloa-
isls.'
II has been decided BY TIM Cabinet 10 order
thu MlAt II pl,llAsiupLiA 10 resume tho coinage
~ trade dollars.
Francis Murphy. ti.e famous Temperance ~
soease and reformer, has begun fnnr weeks
campaign sgainat IntalnlerAnce At Washington
The Secretary u Tho Treasury, In answer ~
tlo sesoistlnn ~ tha Ilonse. has 1ent con-
mn,.iuAllon " that iosly showing thu amount
u interest paid IN coIn and currency 70 national
bs,ks on bond. held Ly the Treasurer for the
security and Thu redemption VI thu rurrc,,cy
i.ssles II raid banks ffp,n int5 ~ Jan. 1, 1870
A reorganization shows The d1in interest ~ paid
tasi .a7A,37ls currency interest ts.5op. 9n1,
total, s35a. sat- Did.
The ps.sAgs by TIN Iionsn u Mr.. Bakers
Anti-rabaldy fusontiun, /. i. claimed, ends I'll
hope ~hich may hasa existed " Tho slightest
o1sintanA.,ae ~ Tom nevAt's Texas raeiie rro.
jws.
Tho Comptroller II iis Currency reports ihs
amount 1T additional circulation i.us.eti dnrng
The month of January, ti.Oli. 900 total amount
ixsusd riilee thu ps.sAxe u tLe Aet. July IA.
iH7b, tli,ili,D70. Tho total amount u legal.
te"dsr bosaa retired 10 data under thu ut u
Jan II. is7t, II M, ,s2o. .t76 amount rstirsd
TIN present month, 4s3s. .3C2. leaving thu
amount ~ tegsl-talni.f nulrs oalxiAhdlng Fcb
I, 43lD,iiO, t1i. AuoHnl of nationAI-bAnA
nsAs# outstanding fuh. |. tJ2o. nm. .6D0 a.
avlilsr with vi,ia2, iaO national goid bank
notes.
The lluuse Committee IN pmLiis Land. has
agreed ~ tho Lill extending .he tim. for com.