The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-06-08
General News.

favorably the resolution authorizing
a conference between the United
States, Great Britain and China on
the question of Chinese immigration.
The Democratic caucus decided to
postpone the consideration of the
Senate adjournment resolutions un
til June 6th. This practically de-
feats the Senate resolution and
leaves the adjournment an open
question, to be settled by future
events.
The great naval review at Ports
mouth, which will shortly he held.
will have a certain political signiii-
canoe. 1t will be demonstration
OF the most imposing strength of
England Oh the seas, and all the ua-
tons will be challenged to regard
well this manifestation of offensive
and defensive power.
Elan, of Louisiana, from the COM
mittee on Pacific railroads, reported
IA bill repeating section % of the act
Incorporating the Texas Pacific Rail-
road Company, declaring forfeited
the rights, privileges and lands
granted under that section to the
New Orleans, Baton Rouge and
Vicksburg Railroad Company, and
re-enacting that section in favor of
the New Orleans Pacific railroad.
Ordered printed and recommitted.
A party of Southern Senators and
Congressman visited Boston, as
guests of the commercial club, and
were shown the 81 ghts" of the city.
The visiting party consisted of Sen
ators Gordon, of Georgia; Morgan,
OF Alabama, and Jones. of Florida;
Representatives Carlisle, of Ken
tucky: Ellis. of Georgia; Yeates, of
North Carolina; Whitthrone and
Young, of Tennessee; Goode, of
Virginia.. Hooker and Mooney, OF
Mississippi, and Clark. of Missouri.
Two wlfte men are reported in
Sitting Bulls band. One is Major
Pease, dismissed in disgrace from
the Fourth Infantry in 1861, while
stationed in Kansas, since which
time he has been living with the In
dians. He has the full confidence of
the Indians, and is, to all intents
and purposes, an Indiana rene
gade, and an enemy of his race.
The other man is named John
O'Brien, and was taken Prisoner at
the time of the Custer massacre.
He has been adopted into the tribe,
and h Is II squaw wife. but is under
surveillance to prevent escape.
A special from Washington says:
The Potter investigation committee
will hold meeting at which it is
expected that final arrangements
for beginning the inquiry will be
made. Three questions remain to
be decided. l. What the scope of
the investigation shall be. 2. Wheth-
er sub. committees shall be sent
south or not. 3. Whether the ses-
sions of the committee shall be Sc
cret or public. Gen. Butler and
several of the Democrats favor Sc
cret sessions, while the Republicans
favor open sessions. The commit
tee Will decide to sit with open doors
and to permit counsel for inculpated
officials to be present. 1t begins to
look, though it is not settled, as if
the first testimony, would be taken
in the Louisiana case. There is
some talk among Democrats of
adopting the Senate resolution for
the final adjournment of the present
session of Congress Oh the tenth of
June. The majority of Democrats
are anxious to get to their homes and
make preparations for the congress
sional conventions. Some others
prefer that Congress shall adjourn
before the Potter committee has
made much progress, in order that
it may proceed with its work with
less interference.
The question of abOlishing colored
schools in the city of New York and
throwing the doors of all public
schools open to the colored children,
which is now agitating the minds of
those in charge of educational mat
kers. has caused considerable feeling
among the eolored population in
New York, as well as among those
white citizens whose old time preju-
lices are not easily eifaced. The
question was sprung upon the board
at its last meeting, when Commits
s;anar Strand made n sVeepinC pro-
position to do away with the cOlored
schools and mix the children of col
ored with those of white parents in
the educational establishments OF
that city. The proposition which, it
is believed. was the result of consid-
cradle delibertion on the part of sew
eral commissioners, was referred at
once to the committee on colored
schools for investigation and report,
but pending their action the subject
has led to the expression of many