The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-19
Especial to the Democrat.

the Returning board. @
Especial to the Democratl
WASHINGTON. Feb. s.erhe Senate Committee
on Postofces and Post Roads gave q hearing
to Mr.. Waddell. chairman of the House Com
nlttee on PostoiIiees and Post Roads to. day.
Mr.. Waddell read the report which he has pre-
pared to accompany the bill to establish mail
service between this country and Brazil. He
also gave his views on the subject. It is desired
to secure Joint action by the two committees
having the subject In charge.
The Senate committee took no action. but 1t is
certain that both committess will report in favor
of subsidy for the triple line from New York.
Philadelphia. Baltimore and New Orleans to
Brazil described in the New York Nail oorres-
pondence some days ago.
The silver bill was sent to the House immedi-
atey after prayer to -da9 and laid on the Speak
er's table. to be called up for Its passage. Judge
Buckner. of the Banking and Currency Com
mittee. favors calling 1t up to morrow. allowing
a few hours debate under the ten minutes rule.
and calling for u vote on Tuesday night.
He says II he has control of it he will not per
NIT any amendments to be ofre red. that while
the bill is not acceptable to the extreme silver
men he thinks it is better to pass It than to al-
low it to be amended and sent back tAthe Sen
ate to be debated against for week.
Gold has advanced to 1o3Ds to day on account
of the passage OF the silver bill. This is not a
very alarming advance and IL would appear
that Wall street either counts upon its ultimate
defeap or thinks that in the shape 1t passed the
Senate It Is not likely to send the country to
| universal smash. The Indications ut tho Capt.
tol are that the bill will pass the House without
amendment after the short time allowed for
disS,ssion, o
70 The silver men will prefer to take the bill as
| 1t ia rather than run the risk Of long delay by
| amending 1t in the House and sending 1t back
| to the Senate.
Considerabe comment 2 caused here by the
semi official announcement telegraphed from
st Petersburg that the Gar and Prince Gorts-
| chakcff have advised Lord LOTUS. British Am
bassador to Russia. of their purpose to Invite
the United States to q seat in the Forthcoming
congress of powerso 1t is not doubted that this
invitation. If seconded by England and Ger
many. will be accepted. This will be wide de-
parture from cur traditional policy. but the
suggestion meets with favor on all hands.
Secretary Evarts Ays that the propriety of
accepting such an invitation when received
will be tho subjset Of Cabinet discus
sion. and will be treated o with all the
| Importance it deserves. It has always been the
nollcY Al tuH EoFeEHHant ~ Keep oHL 1i
European complications. But some of our
most prominent statesmen are now of the
opinion that in great crisis like that pending
In Europe threatening. as 1t does. the peace ol
the world. and involving the settlement Of aues-
tions which, as precedents. may Mt no distant
Way affect our own position. the country should
depart from its usual custom and accept such
m invitation Il offered
A call upon the French Minister this morn
ing proved the falsity Of the published state
ments that owing to the grave situation o
affairs in EuroS. there is 10 Probability Of 6
postponement of the French Exposition, ant
that the French Minister Is expecting dispatches
from his government to that effect.
| On the contrary. NJ Outrie says that all re-
ports from Paris of the Exposition are most
| favorable. and indicate that there will be moth
ing to prevent the ope,Sng on the first of May
| The only delay connected with the ExpositPr
was that of one month. granted this govern
ment on account OF the late day it decided to bt
represented.
THERE'S n6thing new about Returning Board
matters. BUELL..