Daily globe., 1879-05-28
GENERAL CAPITAL NEWS.
REFUNp1Na CERTIFICATES.

WASHINGTON, May 27.-The following was is
sued by the treasury department to-day: Af-
ter to-day no more certificates will be sold by
the treasurer of the United States oyer his
counter, nor will any be furnished by him or
the public officers for sale in this city or Bos-
ton, New York, Philadelphia or Baltimore.
The secretary desires the remainder of the Ger
tifcates unsold to be distributed, as far as
practicable, among the postmasters bonded for
their sale at places other than above mentioned.
Subscriptions to the four per cent. refunding
certificates since yesterdays report, $3, 800.
THE VETO.
The Presidents veto message of the legisla.
tive. executive and judicial appropriation bill
will be sent to the House of Representatives to-
morrow.
CONGRESS ADJOURNMENT.
The ways and means committee will report
Fernando Woods resolution fixing the date of
adjournment June 10th.
RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS ON RESERVATIONS.
The House committee has authorized favor
able report to the House to the bill giving to
all religious denominations equal rights and
privileges on the Indian reservations.
SPIRIT LEAKAaEs.
The ways and means committee directs
favorable report upon the bill introduced by
Mr.. Morrison May 1st, authorizing an allow
ance for loss by leakage or casualty of spirits
withdrawn from distilling warehouses for ex-
portation.
DEMOCRATIC CONFERENCE.
At an informal meeting of the Democratic
conference committees held tonight general
interchange of views was had upon the appro-
priation bills and other measures pending be-
fore Congress-. member of the committee
who left previous to adjournment, said there
had been no propositions submitted and that
the purpose of the meeting was to enable mem
bers to freely express themselves on the various
questions at issue. The meeting was slimly
attended, Cox, Carlisle, Hampton, and Jones
of Florida being absent. In reply to inquiry
tonight Cox said he did not anticipate that the
Southern Democrats intended to request North
ern members of the party to map out a plan of
| future procedure, as has been stated. Should
they do so he would not favor any such trans
should share the responsibility of any caucus
action by which the party will be bound. Up
to late hour the conference was still in
progress.
NOMINATION.
The President has nominated ]. ". Cray
croft, W. Va, United States Attorney for
Idaho.
CAPT. EADs' CLAIM.
At the cabinet meeting, tonight, the attor-
dey general gave an opinion in relation to the
Eads' jetties, to the effect that Capt. Eads' is
entitled to the payment of tho half million
| dollars, claimed to be due under his contract,
notwithstanding the slight flliag up of the
river above the jetties and the secretary of
war has ordered payment to be made.
| coLEMAN's CASE.
The same officer also submitted an opinion in
the case of P. N. Coleman, a citizen of Tennes-
see, who was tried for murder by court martial
during the war, and sentenced to be executed.
BE was subsequently taken out of the hands
| of the military and tried by the State courts
| and again sentenced to be executed, but on ap-
peal to the United States supreme court the ac-
| tion of the State courts was set aside. The
attorney general holds that the sentence of the
court martial was not affected by the decision
| of the supreme court and can be carried into
execution, but in view of the circumstances
and times when the crime was committed, and
the lapse of time which has occurred since it.
commission, he recommends that the Prcsi.
dent commute the sentence to imprisonment
for life.
/ NOT DISCUSSED
The action of the President on the Legislative
appropriation bill having been discussed at
the meeting of the cabinet on Friday, the sub.
jeet was not brought up again to-day.
INDIAN SUPPLIES.
Commissioner Hayt, of the Indian bureau
has returned from New York. The annual pur
chases of Indian goods have been completed
and . considerable portion shipped to the
agencies. The prices this year have been re
markably low and the purchases eminentl,
satisfactory to the Department.. The contrac
for transportation has been made at unprece
IDENTIFY low rates and it is believed with respon
sible parties.
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.
: The chief of the bureau Of statistics in tn
tenth monthly statement.for the current tiscs
year of imports and exports, of the Urite
States, says the excess of exports oyer import
of merchandise was, for ten months ende
April 80, 1879, f24l, AS, ,623; for the same tim
. in 1878, $227, ,O42, ,O87; for twelve months ende
3 April 80, 1879, S272, ,2l5 ITO; for the same tim
: in 1878, 1921 $50, ,0l9.