The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-06
COMMITTEE WORK.


WASHINGTON, April Sat a meeting of the
House Committee on Commerce to-day,
Messrs. Roberts, Kennan and Hubbell re-
ported adversely on various bills referred TO
that committee, transferring the charge of the
lfe-saving service from the Treasury to the
Navy Department.
The Election Of President by n Direct
Popular Vote.
WASHINGTON, April 5-The House Com
mittee on Revision OF the Laws Relating to
the Electoral Count, at their meeting last
night, by vote Of 6 against s. agreed to the
President and Vice President by the direct
vote Of the people.
Aale If Land Grants.
WASHINGTON, April 5-The House Com
mittee on Pacific Railroads this morning
authorized Mr.. Blair to report his bill to
facilitate the sale and settlement OF land
concessions to railroad corporations
Indian Territory Investigation.
The Senate Committee on Territories, iRves-
tigating affairs In the Indian Territory, met
this morning to pass upon the question OF the
committees jurisdiction to inquire into the
disbursements OF the general funds Of the
five Indian nations in the Indian Territory.
delegation, presented an official tabular state
ment of the condition Of the funds OF the
Cherokee Nation from their treasurer. From
this it appears that there is now on hand In
surplus on hand in the other funds is as fol-
lows: In the orphan fund $6682 10, asylum
fund $40, 76l 20, fund for INDECENT Cherokees
$16,235 AZ, fund for the deaf, dumb and blind
$1697 81, fund for the purpose OF erecting
building for an orphan asylum $2023.
Temporary loans from the school to the
general fund had been effected by authority Of
the Council. These loans were from the sur
plus OF the school fund, but were invariably
refunded in q month or so from the general
F,,vI rhn g,,rl Lnl hoe,
barrassed by these loans, and the money was
used solely to meet the current expenses OF
the counselors of the Indian Territory.
Mr.. John d. Moore, one Of the delegates
from the Greeks, In his argument, stated that
the expenses Of the delegates to Washington
did not exceed $4,000 a year, and If the COM
mittees of Congress, in considering the terri
torial bill, and other measures destructive to
our very existence, would only cease, a settle
ment could be effected which would remove
the necessity of our nation sending any dele
cation here.
The committee went into executive session
upon the question of Jurisdiction, and after
some time spent therein, decided to consider
the protests from the Indian agents to the
inquiry into the disbursement of the general
funds, and vote upon the matter at the meet
ing next Friday.
The house judiciary Committee.
The House Committee on the Judiciary to-
day agreed to report favorably Gen. Buffers
bill Furnishing, by fine of not less than 500
nor exceeding $4,000, and by Imprisonment of
not less than one month nor exceeding two
years, any violation of section 1854 of the Re-
vised Statutes, which provides in the matter
of appointments that preference should be
given to Union soldiers, all things else being
equal :
The committee also decided to report ad-
versely upon the Senate bill removing the
United States District Court from Keokuk,
Iowa, to Burlington in that State.
Engraving and Printing.
The Committee on Banking and Currency
to-day decided to report adversely on Mr..
Potters bill. transferring a portion of the
work OF the Bureau Of Engraving and Print
ing to private bank note companies.
POlk's successOr-Gen. Jas. A. Fields, of
Georgia.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-The Democrats held
q caucus this evening. for the nurnosa of