The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-12-25


nent annual objects, except go far as they
provide appropriations fnr the sinking
fund for they payment # interest, pre-.
MUM or principal # the public Debt OF
of bonds i.sued to the Pacific Railroad
Comp amer. be aud The same are hereby re.
peaied, to take effect on sf:er June 80 b,
1885, and it sh Ill be the duty of The he Ids
of each department # the government, i'm
medis,eiy upon the p4ssrge Of this act, to
transmit 70 Congress-, ia the usual way,
estimates of the amounts required
for the expenditure under the apprOpria-
tons effected for the next fiscal year. and
thereafter to include in the annual esti-
M atss submitted to Congress such amounts
ss may be required for subs. tent year.;
provided, however, nothing in this act shall
be construed TO Interfere with any provis-
ion of the law relating to public buildings,
or to prevent the payment of annuities to
the Indians of any moneys received and
held in the nature of trust for specific pur-
rose, or for which the government is to be
reimbursed, or for excess of duties which
have been paid into the treasury.
PAYING OFF TIE CoNGREssMEN.
The Secretary of the Treasury informs
the Sergeant alarms of the House that he
can draw silver certificates instead of silver
for 20 per cent of the salaries of the mem.
bers, if he prefers it.
CONTESTED ELECTIONS.
Hearing began to-day in the contested
case Of Bradley vs.. slemmens, Second
Arkansas District. Judge Martin, Of
Arkansas. counsel for Bradley, will con
clude bis argument tomorrow.
ILLEGAL ELECTIONS
McCsbe. contesiiDg the seat of R.preseu-
tative Orth, Ninth Indiana District, filed
his sworn petition and statement to-day,
accompanying it with afidavits setting
forth fraud and intimidation, bribery and
illegal voting on the part of the Republic
cans. The affidavit of T. E. Ballard, b
lawyer of Lafayette, sets forth that thirty.
five students Of Wabash College voted for
Orth, not having any legal residence in the
precints where their votes were css also that
fourteen minors and twenty .nine persons
imported from other counties of the State
voted for Orth and that all these votes were
canvassed and counted for Orth.
Too other afidavits, one of them by John
G. Dehelbovr, editor of the Lafayette Dis.
p Itch, asserts that . secret society exists
At Lafayette, and having for its object the
procuring and selling of votes to the high
est bidder and that, with two or three ex.
captions, all its members voted for Orth.
HARBoR AND RIVER.
The House Committee on Commerce has
appointed . subcommittee to prepare .
river and harbor bill, based on war depart
ment estimates.
RELATING TO TARIFF.
Senator E ston's bill creating q tariff
commission provides for nine members to
be selected from civil life by the President,
and approved BY the Senate, whose duties
are to investigate all questions relating to
the agricultural, manufacturing and MIN.
ing interests of the United States, 30 far
a. may be necessary to the establishment Of
. judicious tariff, and to report to Con-
gress.
FINANCIAL.
The Treasury Department to-day pur-
chased $4,000 ounces of silver bullion for
the mint at Philadelphia.
Census Matters.
WASHINGTON, December 1S.-The Cepsus
committee of the House has agreed to
recommend the increase of the compensa-
ton of enrmerators in sparsely populated
territories to two dollars per diem. The
several bills before the committee we're dis
cussed to-day, and General Walker wss
heard upon all the points.
10 GO TO WASHINGTON.
The namea::of the citizens of Kansas to
be brought to the bar of the Senate after
the holiday recess for refusing to testify in
the Ingalls, case, are en- T. Smith, Geo. T.
Anthony, J. V. Admire, E. B. Purcell and
Levi Wilson.
DECEPTIVE APPEARANCES.
Many persons are deceived BY the ap-
pearance OF these appropriation bills in the
House before the holidays, into the belief
that there will be An early final adjourn
ment Of Congress. An examination of the
records shows that it is customary to have
these bills come in before the holidays ae
they are the ones upon which there is gen.
orally no discussion. The long sessions of
the past eix Congresses lasted until the |
middle of June ut least, and several until |
July, and there are no indications now |
hat this will be any different from former |
,eesions. In f,ct the experienced ones
upon exciting times after the
holidays and exciting sessions mean long
'essions.
TO FILL VACANCIES. 1
The following gentlemen were selected
o fill vacancies in the Nstionsl Republic
AN Committee to-day: Plat, of New
York; Cooper, of Ohio; New, of Iodians,
md Heath, of Michigan.
PERSONAL.
1t ia very probable that Gen. Phil. Sber.
dan will accompany Gen. Grant on his
visit to Mexico AID Cuba.
EDUCATIONAL FUND.
The House COMMITTEES On Education and
,abor to-day agreed upon the bill intro
nd ordered . favorable report to Be made.
The bill provided that the net proceeds of
ale of public lands shall Be forever couse-
rated and sst apart for the education OF
be people.
RKLIKvIxo PoerNAsTERs.
The bill reported BY Bailey to-day from
enate Committee ON Post Offices and Post
.osds il Q general measure substituted for
be various pending bills, which provided
special relief for the various postm asten
ntitled to . re-adjustmeut and increase of
heir salaries. 1t 10 estim ated that about
600 postmaeteB, Principally in lows, 4
-ansas and other western States, will be (
ntltled to its benefits and that the sgzre- I
ate amount required to pay their elaine
mat b. somethin1 ever $500 600