Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-25
DEvENs' REPORT.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-Attorney General
Devens has completed his annual report to
the President, which is, however, not very
important document, as it is mainly devoted
to dry details of cases that have come be-
fore him in his Office. He will not speak in
his general report of violations of the laws
in the South and the steps taken to enforce
them, but it is understood that he is engaged
In preparing an important special report
upon the subject, which will be forwarded to
Congress with other executive documents at,
the opening of the session.
PROBABLE APPOINTMENT
From the best information obtained here
it is safe to expect that Judge Litwell,of the
United States district court, will be appoint
ed in December to the circuit court Judge
ship made vacant by the death of Judge
Shipley last summer. Senators Hoar and
Dawes have united in recommending the
appointment.
NEW SMALL BOND.
Secretary Sherman in his coming annual
report will report his recommendation Of
the last year that new bond of small de-
nominations, bearing less than four per cent.
interest, be authorized in order to enable
persons of small means to accumulate suffi-
Gent sums to buy four per cent. bonds. The
secretary has determined to recommend
ten dollar bond bearing 3.65-100 per cent. in
terest. He did not fix upon the rate of in
terest IN his last report. The secretary
recommends that authority be granted to
issue certificates for small deposits converti-
BILE into per cent. bonds now authorized
by law, the proceeds to be used solely for re-
demption of bonds bearing higher rate Of
interest and redeemable at par.
INDIAN TRANSFER.
The joint Congressional commission to in
quire into transferring the Indian bureau to
the war department, will meet at the capitol
Monday. They will hear further testimony
and prepare bill for adoption and get to
work on the reports. The majority of the
commission are in favor of the transfer.
SALES OF FOUR PER CENTS.
President Potter, of the Maverick National
bank, of Boston, had an interview with Sec
rotary Sherman yesterday regarding the sale
of per cent. bonds, for which the Maverick
bank is special agent at Boston.
Secretary Sherman informed Mr.. Potter
that he would be able to report to Congress
the sale of over 800, 100000 of per cents.
during the past year, and he believed that
the sales next year would amount to $780,
100000. The total amount Of per cent.
bonds authorized is 81, 0OO,0Oo0O0. The
amount subscribed for OH the 1st of Deem
Der next will exceed $175, 100000, if the
secretary is not disappointed next year.
Therefore he will be able to report at the
opening of the Forty-sixth Congress sales of
nearly $5OO,O00,000 of per cents.
WAR ARCHIVES.
The secretary of war, in his annual re-
port, will call the attention of Congress to
the desirabilitY of providing for the publica-
ton Of the archives of the war of the rebel
lion, of which some forty volumes have been
edited and prepared for printing at the war
department.
NO EXTRA SESSION.
Chairman Atkins, of the appropriation
committee, thinks there will be no extra ses-
sion. Speaker Randall is of the ssme opin-
ion.
RENO TO BE INVESTIGATED.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-An order will
probably be issued this week for an investi-
CATION at Chicago of the conduct of Major
Reno at the time of the Custer massacre.
SOUTHERN oUTRAGEs.
Western Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-In his forthcom-
ing message the President will make the re-
ported outrages and violations in the South
during the late Congressional elections a
prominent feature of comment. These vio-
lations will be condemned as forcibly depriv-
ing large number of citizens in specified
localities of the rights conferred both by the
national and State authority, thus preventing
results expressive of their will in the admin
istration OF public affairs. Such proceedings
will be further deprecated, because they in
dicate that pacifcatlon of the South is not
yet complete, and because they cost reproach
upon and endanger the integrity of free in
stitutions. The subject will be earnestly pre-
sented to the consideration of Congress for
such action as the circumstances demand,
with view to preventing the recurrence of
such wrongs. and to secure the absolute e1-
ercise of the right of suffrage.