Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-03-08
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
CURRENT NEWS.
WASHINGTON.

The Greenback Congressmen-elect hav,
issued an address to their constituents, ad.
vising them of the mission Of their party
to overthrow the powerful and intrenche6
banking system, and restore to the Govern.
ment, where the fundamental law places it
the sole power to issue money, regulate it:
value, ann determine its volume" They
further announce their intention to act to.
gether in organizing the next House, and
claim that they hold the balance of power
The President has nominated Hon. L.
S. Metcalfe, Representative in the Forty
fifth Congress from the Third Missouri Dis
trict, to be Appraiser of Merchandise for st.
Louis.
Samuel Hays has been confirmed as Post
master of st. Louis.
The President has nominated James Hills
Collector of Internal Revenue for the Dis
trict of Mississippi.
Prof. Mordecai Yarnall, of the Washing
ton Naval Observatory, died suddenly of
apoplexy on the 9th.
Capt. Blair, U. s. A., who married Mrs.
Granger, widow Of the late Gen. Gordon
Granger, has been convicted of bigamy by a
military Court-martial and sentenced to dis
missal from the service.
In reply to an inquiry from Representa-
tive Wood, Secretary. Sherman states that
on the 18th of February the Treasury con-
tanned, of coin and bullion, $133, 81, ,271; of
silver coin and bullion, $35 ,566, ,43s; making
in all $16s, ,942, 200. After deducting the
amount of current liabilities from the
amount of the entire assets, the
balance available for resumption at the same
date was S136, ,467 ,264; but, says Mr.. Sher-
man, no separate designation of particular
moneys for this purpose has been kept, nor
has it yet been determined whether the re-
sumption fund can be considered as money
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
The public debt statement for March
shows the following: Increase of the debt
for February, $S11,411; cash in Treasury,
$447, ,292, ,49S; gold and silver certificates,
$l9,Os7 $50; United States notes held
for redemption of certificates of de-
posit, SAG, 900; United States notes
held for redemption Of fractional currency.
$s,579, ,740; called bonds not matured, for
which 4-per-cent. bonds have been issued,
$216, ,62s 200; outstanding legal-tender notes,
$346, ,6s1 ,016; outstanding fractional curren-
cy, SIS, 1856, ,412.
The President, on the LIST, sent to the
House a message vetoing the bill for the
restriction of Chinese immigration. The
President takes the ground that, while Con-
gress has an undisputed right to ter
inmate any existing treaty, the
power of making new treaties or modifying
existing treaties is not lodged by the Con-
stitution in Congress, but in the President,
by and with the concurrence of the Senate.
The bill under consideration does not
enjoin upon the President the
entire abrogation of the Burlingame
Treaty, much less of the principal
Treaty of which it is made supplemental,
and the President is therefore of opinion
that Congress in passing this bill has exceed
ed its powers. While admitting that some
of the provisions Of the Burlingame Treaty
may be modified or changed to the benefit
of both countries, the President sees no
urgency that will justify the summary sew
erance Of our treaty relations with China,
which would probably ensue as the result of
the enactment Of the bill.
The House Committee, J. Proctor Knott,
Chairman, appointed to investigate the
charges against Judge Blodgett, Of Chicago,
have made a report exculpating him and
recommending that the House take no
further action in regard to the charges pre-
ferred.