The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-05-29
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Special 70 the Republican |

WASHINGTON, May 27.-The president
said tonight that he did not intend to send
the veto message to congress tomorrow, as
by so doing it might look as if he did so to
have an effect at the Cincinnati convention.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
'Ihc JOINT caucus committee of Demo-
| Gratis held session until after midnight to-
night discussing the situation. Beyond the
discussion, nothing transpired at the meet
ing. Some of the house silver men thought
the silver bill ought to lie passed by the
senate at this session and some of the scna-
tors were very emphatically opposed to
passing II at all. The Southern men said
they wanted the Northern men to lead
from this on. There were various views as
to the programme regarding the passage of
appropriation bills, but no conclusion was
reached, and another meeting was named for
next week.
ADJOURNMENT.
The ways and means committee to-day
adopted a resolution to be offered to the
house fixing the day for adjournment the
10th of June. In adopting it members of
the committee say they had no idea con-
gress would adjourn that soon, but would
help to hurry up the latter.
coRBIN ENDORSED"
To-day two of ID. 7. Corbins friends an
peared before the senate judiciary COM
mittee to vouch for his character and urge
his confirmation as United States Judge.
These friends were no less than eX.Goy.
Chamberlain and ex-State Treasurer Car
doza, OF fragrant memory.
CAPT. EADs MONEY.
AT the cabinet meeting it was decided
that Capt. Eads, was entitled to the five
hundred thousand dollars payment for
the depth of twenty feet, over which pay
ment the authorities have been hesitatinp
SIX weeks. The cabinet has reached the
conclusion that under the law the depth
and width are secured, the payment is to
be made, and that the only requirement
as to the maintenance of depth and width
Is after thirty feet has been reached, for
which million dollars is to be held as SO.
curty tor term of years, BY the delay
Capt Eads has lost, counting at 10 per cent
interest on his money, $40 each day.
THE FOUR PER CENT. CERTIFICATES
The secretary Of the treasury to-day
stopped the sale Of ten-dollar certificates in
the large cities of the East. Up to this
time thirty-six millions have been sold, and
two-thirds of these east OF the Alleghanies
The secretary says he will try to get the re.
naming tour millions into the hands of
.hc people in the small Western towns I'm. .
ii all are disposed of. Cincinnati, ST. a
.ouis and Chicago are to have but $40. 900 =,
worth day. Up to this evening $4,000 n
100 have been received by the treasury I;
rom agencies for the sale of the certif. r
atcs. :,
GENERAL LEGISLATION. >,
The house commerce committee decided
o-day to take up general legislation at this
ess'on to the extent Of considering the in. el
er-statc commerce bill and the bill chang. pI
1g the steamboat laws. The latter has re- in
eatcdly passed the house in former con. bt
resscs, but has been defeated each time by ar
onkling, when the latter was chairman of in
&c senate commerce committee. If de- ev
ated in this congress it will not be by the Sc
INC cause, as Senator Gordon, now chair. all
an Of that committee, will give it fair TT
ow. co
JUDGE DIIIlON. th
A telegram was received here to-day con. co
ming the statement that Judge Dillon is Tc
resign his Office, and that he has accepted BIZ
Q profcssorship in the Columbia Law col. vi
re. IN
THE PUBLIC PRINTING. a.