San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-07-06

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THE Observation-Disclosures party
of Missouri held a Convention at Sc
dalia on the 10Th and adopted resolu-
tons demanding the unconditional re-
peal of the Resumption act and National
Bank laws; the issue of absolute money
in greenbacks, equal to gold and
silver; redemption as fast as posi-
BILE of all outstanding bonds, the
Government to loan money at
2 per cent. interest to States, coun-
ties and cities, to pay their bonded
indebtedness no exemption from tax
alton of stock, bonds, or credits; plac-
ING an income tax on all prop
erty, rights, credits, annuities. and
gains; opposing all double taxa
ton on debts secured by mortgage;
demanding the cutting down of official
salaries, the enforcement of the eight
hour law, the Improvement of Western
waters, the establishment OF industrial
schools, etc., etc. The Convention
adopted a final resolution, pledging
themselves to have no utilization with
either the Democratic or Republican
party.
THE repeal of the National Bankrupt
law, to take effect September /, puts
the question of bankruptcy back into
the hands of the States, whence it was
taken by Congress. The old State laws
will be revived, or in many cases new
ones are likely to be made to meet the
emergency. Only 20 of the States have
insolvency laws which will become
operative, and there is little uniformity
about their provisions. The % are:
California, Connecticut, Dakota, Della
ware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan,
North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey,
New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, South Carolina, Vermont and
Wisconsin.
Ex-Gov. JOHN G. BROWN, of Ten
nessee, sent to Secretary Sherman
draft for SS27.63 to meet his share of
the expenses of the Louisiana Commits
sion of last year, of which he was a
member, and for which Congress neg
lected to make an appropriation. Mr..
Sherman returned the draft to the send
err, by order of the President, who ex-
presses the belief that Congress will
yet make an appropriation to cover the
expenses of the Commission, as has
uniformly been done under similar ex-
traordinary circumstances,
A BERLIN dispatch of the goth says
of the work of the Peace Congress: The
Powers continue to act in groups, but
not necessarily in hostile sense. Aus
tria and England, from one point OF
view, and Turkey from another, oppose
the Russian claims. Germany, France
and Italy adopt a mediatory attitude.
There can be little doubt of thorough
understanding between England and
Austria or of likelihood of its continu-
ance during the entire deliberations.
The Congress has decided to admit
Greece, with consultation voice on
questions affecting Greek interests.
THE whaling schooner Eothen sailed
from New York, the 10th, for the Arctic
regions, in search of relics Of the Sir
John Franklin Expedition. The search
ing party consists of five persons
Lieut.. Schwatka in command, Col. w.
H. Glider, Frank Mems, Joseph Eb-
erling and Henry Klupsneuck. Esqui-
mau Joe goes along as interpreter. Fiji
teen Esquimaux will be engaged at
Whale Point to accompany the party as
guides. The party will go into winter
quarters at Repulse Bay. Next spring
they will proceed by ice toward the
point where the lost survivors of Sir
Johns party are supposed to have per-
ished, some 400 or 500 miles from the
bay. A year is to be given to the
search, and then the party will return
in time to meet the vessel, which will
meanwhile go on a whaling cruise. In
July or August 1880, it is hoped the ex-
petition will return to New York.
GEN. BUTLER, as an individual men,
Der of the Judiciary Committee, sub
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