, 1879-02-14

nlent DepartmclItA watcl upon Senator 0E1ca-
1,y to cnicavur to induce HIN to reconsider
Ills tlcrtsfnn MT 10 take part In lhc re-.
| reptt'n to be given Senntor-o'cct Loxan
but Senator Dxcbsy stated he could
have nothing tn H., With The affar. It is pos
sIbic tlat epnr sscl, misunderstanding may
nrisc between tito 1IlI.,ois delegation n,n the
Standardized there t|it!In thee of Matt Cur
pencr, M solno of t',c Illinois Congrcssmcnltav.
Indicated thclr intpMiuHs nut su participate III
ihc receptions. Tic most elaborate prepar-
attnns. however. hayn been nlaslo fur the aflnlr
sLtnIIrLT AN ERROR.
The report printed t,rTc to+1ny that t1:r Dcm-
oeras lad found Il Witness who would testify III
rcsard 10 tho cipher te1egrnns ttuksing tctwcntl
Iact, Chandler aMh sir. Tyter Is basctcss. There
| Il tin BEAT authority fur the a.scrt!n, that no
tl1sIntrltcs pns:.tl between thokc two uentlrmen
that have not already been prot!ucc.t hy sir.
Iyrcr. The kilograms to which the report thus
eFroncousy refers ttasse1 between well-knuwn
Democratic politicians tn Louisville mil Indian
apolt, MT! related to co'onlxiuy Indiana from
Kentucky.
THE nLoDGrTr COMMITTEE
still maintain tic most profound rc!rct,cc. The
last por.on Of tllc testimony has, been written
ont, a,tl sns handed to thc printer to-day. Tile
most reliable ntinln!to1Is that cau be gathered
| arc that thu. report wilt cxoncrlsc judgu
| DlodEett from nDs tn,pcaclab'e charges. but
will severely ecnsttrc thc conduct Of several Of
tho subordinate officials Ut the Court, at"l cspe-
chilly the administration Of bankruptcy tnatscrs
In nearly all Of fta branches.
/ IuMtAnIcTioN OVER 1tDEwATER.
| Representative O'Ne, Of Philadelphia, has
| presented to Congress n CHIN for cn'arging
and defining the Jurisdiction Of the United
Y,,,a. oyer i,ovfrabir watcr.. 1re nro,oscs ,,,ut
sr''. 80, o t",.. 49,, .;Jsi ....a.,,' ~ ill.,
a. t'ual hafoofs NJ" ''u"' s''ca'"e u NV
onitea states, between 'he to"-"a.e' o'a'Hs
thereof. and from tic sea to Lie heau VI ha7t-
Eaton for ech.Eofng vessels, a'lt', In ntldlt1n,
! ull wairrs Of the United States for the it'll
proyrtncut or maintenance of which Congress
! 80. ,. ..., -. It'll =. nav .I,, ~,,1. ,n
'hay nase 1la"e, os F''ai ~ "s ~, ,,"1. Inn' ap
| Wop!!attol' VI pubic lanusa b""1t y" LEI" a'H'
considered TO TO 'nattonnl wattrf,' And rs
such subject to at,d Jurisdiction VI the limited
States. u,.lsr tie right vi eminent domain, for
MI purpose' "t trotecst''' "sr' maintenance
,omc su,tl,crn 1,cnrr.cnta,,vcs harc ac.
y1,rd ' n new mlan tnr r".yInw tiI.. owners Of tic
',v..anw',, ,,n1s ,,f ~ in ,1ts.i.stnn; Tntjcr Ths
p.an 10 eota'nSa n III ,sr rssttiy lns'a r,Inl
@ ,nrse' ~ ',r.,u ,,.nl,,sr ~ III. m,s'!
H. III xhssin,I l,trcrl .,r ,nv ri ;rs nav,1"tic
,rihntarir whns. i,m,s havr hrcn' ur rnnr
| h"rn,ftnr m. washed awnv hr th,. ,.nrrnn,f
,,rnsa ~ H. wo,rra of sntf str.,,,s. ur smh-
| Mrrgcd by the changing OF ihc currents vi aatu
rivers, a.1al b. authorized tn losa!c ,hr !kc
quantity of iAnd OIL as!y of iAe public lh'Hls of
tfc cuisca States whiyh Inny he Tor sale " open
for presumption, rruyldctl Tint nn tctsun shall
bc authorized u,ldcr this acs to locate mare
than G4U arrcs of land. n'nl provided further
TINT no locatlun Vi lMnd shall be for less than
forty acrcs.
The till entirely ncglects to make any provts
ion as to the ownership Of The overtowe4
lltis IN the csct,s tint they should ,ot renlalh