The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-05-03
Latest News.
a WASHINGTON.
The Mississippi River Bill Re-
ported to the House.
Action Of the Senate on the Bankrupt
Bill.
MISCELLANEOUS EVENTS AT THE
WASHINGTON.
MISCELLANEOUS EVENTS AT THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL.

WAsHISGTos, May 1.-The House Com.
mittee on Mississippi Leyec to-day got in
their bill for the Improvement of the Mis-
sissippi river. The bill appropriates So
s1l,j,4 for the work. II was placed on
the calender. Mr. Robertson, chairman of
the Committee, finished his report to accom-
pany the bill for the survey and improve
ment Of the river and il was unanimously
| approved by the Committee. The report is
| long and exhaustive document and goes
fully into details.
LEDUC's NEW SCHEME,
General Leduc, Commissioner of Agri-
culture, has been swelling with his own
importance ever since he became Commits.
Sioner. and has been busy all the while en-.
deayoring TO bring himself before the pub
| lie. His latest scheme has been to induce
the House Committee on Agriculture to
prepare bill making him a member of
the Cabinet, raising his salary from $500
to $4,000. repeating the law requiring him
TO give bonds and making him in all re-
spects equal to any member of the Cabinet.
There is no probability that the bill will
pass.
THE BANKRUPT LAW.
The final reference Of the bankrupt bill
to the Judiciary Committee to-day by the
Senate must not be Interpreted as hostile
action. but is a rccOmmitment Of the bill. in
good faith for the purpose of pcrtecting it.
The understanding is that it i, not TO be re-
ported again tomorrow. The Judiciary
Committee will hold special meeting at
an early hour in the morning for the pur.
pose OF considering it. 1t will probably
contain an amendment poStponing the time
for the repeal of the act, not to take effect
until the lst OF January next. The main
purpose of sending the bill to the committee
was 10 obtain repeating section. so worded
as to preserve all the rights existing under
the present law up to the time of its repeal
and 10 prevent an undue advantage being
taken by persons who have evidently taken
prccipitatc action of late because believing
that the bill was about 10 pass and go into
| immediate effect.
More bankrupt cases have been entered
in the past few days than for months pre-.
vious. in anticipation Of a repeal of the
bankruptcy act.
THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
Robcst G. Winthrop, speaker of The
House Of Representatives when the corner
stone Of the Washington monument was
laid, and who delivered the Grafton on the
occasion, is here urging the passage of the
bill authorizing the Commissioners to
strengthen and complete the structure.
SILVER CERTIFICATES.
Silver coin certificates OF the dcnomina.
ton OF $40 and SEQ have been prepared.
Certificates for larger amounts will be print
cd 10y the middle OF the month
CONSOLIDATION OF OFFICES.
The Secretary Of the Treasury j, opposed
TO the pending measure for the consolida-
ton of the offices OF the Fourth Auditor
and the Fifth Auditor, on the ground that
the union would he detrimental to the in.
tercsts OF the Government.
An INFOEMER SHOT.
;. f. Cummings, who had furnished rev.
cnuc officers with information, was shot
last night by an unknown person, at his
house in Baldwin county. Ga.