, 1879-03-30

iug business can be carried on by two firms, and
Spofford ought to be politician enough to
know it,"
NOTES AND NEWS.
HAS THE HOUSE ANY RULEsl
Special Dispatch to The Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 29.-Speaker
Randall will soon be called upon to decide
whether the present House has any rules. It
has been customary in former Congresses to
adopt the rules of the preceding Congress.
This has not yet been done. There are numer-
Gus propositions pending to change the rules.
Meanwhile reactionary party among the
Democrats is insisting that there are no
rules, and that the House is nothing
but mob The importance Of ruling
upon this subject Is very clear. In the exciting,
contest which has just begun, it will be very
important to have rules, otherwise the House
will be in chaos It will be impossible either to
legislatc or to preserve order. Tic Speaker has
the subject under consideration, and Is likely to
decide that tile rules Of the last House govern
until new onas are adopted; that the Const1tn-
ton does not contemplate that Congress is
mob, and without rC:es it Is nothing else.
GREENBACK CowARD1cE.
In the vote to-day upon the appeal from
Springer's ruling that the political amendments
are not in order, the GreenbacEers showed the
cowardice Of their position BY not voting, with
the exception of LaGd and lie la Matyr, who
voted with the Democrats.
EDWARD o'MEAGHER coEDoE,
the liberated Fenian, will probably be appointed
to Treasury position.
SILVER DOLLARS.
OF the m,661,27 standard silver dollars
coined, there are but 6, 405, ,076 in circulation.
TIE uoSEsT-MoNET LEAGUE.
Arrangements have been made here that the
Honest-Money League shall make canvass OF
the States Of Ohio, Wisconsin, and Iowa, and
States where there are any State elections, to
answer the GreenbacEers at every point. The
League viii otherwise be strengthened, and viii
be supplied with means for general dlstr1ou-
ton Of documents.
CLARENCE KING.
The opponents of Clarence King as Director
Of the Geographical Surveys are earnestly en-
deayoring to defeat his confirmation. Among
other things, It IS saio that be Tor nnmoer ol
years, since closing his survey IN fact. has been
on the Department rolls at $500 monthly, the
iutimation being that he has performed no serV-
ice for the Government.
SIGNIFICANT.
The Court OF Appeals OF Virginia has just
rendered decision which, in view Of the pres-
ent relations between the State and Federal
Courts Of that State, is not without significance:
The Court of Appeals has accepted the reversal
OF its Judgment in an important case by the
United States Supreme Court, and has affirmed
the supremacy Of the Federal law. This Is the
most severe blow at the State's-Right doctrine
in any Southern state for many years. 1t
is also q most serious blow to the
cepudators' inasInuch as it IS an announcement
that what new order the Supreme Court may
make in respect to the debt will be enforced BY
the Virginia Court, and the Supreme Court has
many times decided that the State must perform
such contracts as the State Of Virginia made
under the Funding bill. Last spring, in an i'm
portant case, the Court Of Appeals for the State
of Virginia refused to enter upon its records
Judgment OF the Supreme Court Of the United
Saas4 Statss sse ; one Of tho % 5nd;ay aet
upon the ground that the Constitution Of the
United States did not authorize Congress to
provide Tor an appeal from the highest court OF
d State to the Supreme Court OF the United
States. Although the Supreme Court has many
times reversed tho judgment Of the highest
courts Of other States since that time, It has
never reversed the Judgment OF the supreme
Court Of Virginia since the case OF Hunter w.
reversed it in the case Of Ncale vs. scneggs::
asvnE the Court rf'efsSo ot Appea1s e q Virginia
in this case, it sent its mandate here last spring
ordering the Virginia Court to enter it, Ihe
Court Of Appeals OF Virginia has taken nearly
twelve mouths to consider what it would do
with this mandate, and to-day, by the action OF
four Judges against one,-Moncure dissenting,
it decided to enter the order OF reversal.
HOUSE COMMITTEES.
The House Committee On Rules will meet on
Monday to agree upon formal report III
regard to more uniform distribution Of
work among the Committees: The grad
ual encroachment Of the Committee on
APPROXIMATIONS upon the other prominent
Committees attracted universal attention IN the
last Congress, and w2s the cause OF very gen
eral complaints. It IS now proposed TO return
to the practice of having each Of the prominent
Committees inougurate the appropriations for
they havc to do, and after action by these
Committees to send the bills to the Com
mittee oil Appropriations, and this will
restore the leading Committees to their former
positions and Importance. n vie" VI tn1s ac-
ton. the Speaker will, ii Mondays action IN
Committee oa the rules seem to require It, de-
lay announcing the committees until the house
has acted upon the report upon the rules. This
NAV delay him till Thursday or Friday, though
he may be ready on Tuesday.
BONDS CALLED IN.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 29.-Following Is
descriptions OF the bonds called in to-day: Con.
bon bonds dated July I, 1867, $50, No. II, ,0M
to No. 100000, both inclusive; $500, No. 1851
to No 1l2,000, both inclusive; $1,000, No:
1874, COL to No. 203, coo, both inclusive: total
coupon, S7,003,0 600. Registered bonds, redeem
able ut the pleasure OF the United States after
tie 1st day OF July, 1872: 1000. No. H.55l to
No. 16,450, both inclusiTe; total registered,
S., Loo. GOO; aggregate, S10,000,o00.
SILVER DOLLARS.
The Treasury Department reports the number
of standard dollars coined to date, S21 ,6G1 ,2f4
of this number, ST, 605, ,U76 are in circulation,
leaving s15,056, 1875 Oh hand