The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-18


bunsl and submit to decisions that may be dictated
by the power tina. makes and disnsses the judges.
We would therefore respest tnlly ask that commit
tee. properly chargeable with such duties, be in-
siructel by your honorable body 10 make fuil lnVes-
gation into all the facts and evidence aeduced IN the
recent apprasemens of kid gloves at the port on New
and papers in order that all the facts may be made to
appear, and that fitting change may be mace III
the law for the aseertainment of values, Whereby
repetition of the wrongs done by government ohcers
under the simulated forms of law may be avoided ana
made impossible in the future.
And your petitioners will ever pray, &c on
NEW YORK. Dec. 49, 1878.
A similar petition was presented in the Senate this
afternoon by Senator Herman and referred to the
Committee on Commerce without being read.
A QUIETus PUT UPON SOUTHERN WAR CLAIMS
The recent signal defeat of the bill for the relief OF
William and Mary College. coupled with the
prospective defeat of the pending similar
bill for the relief of the Fairfax Episcopal
Seminary, is regarded as having been quietus to
everything like a claim for damage inflicted by the
war; Both of these had features in the
shape of professional and religious considerations,
calculated to secure them favorable action at the
hands of Congress If there disposition to do
anything at all in the way of helping individuals or
associations injured by the war; Their rejection is,
therefore regarded the death kne OF all the So
called Southern claims. The greater number of
Northern democrats voted against the College bill on
the ground that their people would not have any
money appropriated for such cases as this in
the shape of war claims.
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE sENATE-THE PREsI-
DENT DIscoUNTING THE COMING DEMOCRATIC
MAJORITY.
II is understood that the President does not want
TO convene the Senate in extraordinary session Mt the
close the present Congress- and to that end all the
business requiring the action of the Senate is
being promptly sent to that body. Among the
nominations sent TO the Senate to-day We're several
postmasters whose terms of Office will expire during
the month of March next. In order to secure action
by the present Senate with republican majority. it
is said the President will continue to send in
for confirmation the names Of all federal
officials whose terms of Office will end
prior to the regular meeting OF Congress
next December. This is all the President
do and by now securing the confirmation of appoint
ments of nominees whom he wishes to remain in
Office he will lessen the opposition which such APP
pontments might encounter if they reserved
until the democrats in a majority in the
Senate. This list of nominees will include ap-
pointments in all the departments of the govern
ment requiring the approval of the Senate. or
course the President can renew the commissions of
all federal appontees during the of the Senate
Senate in December would remain, and in the event
that the Senate should fail to take action upon the
nominations then they would merely fall with the
close of the session and the incumbent of the Office
would continue until rejected by the next Senate.
TIE REPORTER OF THE SUPREME CoURT-HIS
DUTIES AS DEFINED BY THE HOUSE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE.
The House Judiciary Committee has agceed to re-
af,,;,, Tho 1nt:o ~
porter of the Supreme Court of the United States.
fixing his compensation at $4,000 and providing for
the publishing and distribution of his reports. 1t
provides, among other matters, that the Supreme
Court shall cause to be reported with as much
brevity practicable. its decisions whether made in
the disposng of motion or otherwise, that deter
mine any heretofore unsettled or new and important.
or modfes any heretofore settled question Of
law, or that gives construction to any
statute of the United States OF any State
or Territory, or of any treaty made by the United
States with any foreign nation or Indian tribe. to-
pether with such other Of its decisions may be
deemed of public interest and importance. 1t then
provides that the public printer shall sell the Supreme
Court reports to such persons may desire to pur
chase the same at price not exceeding ten per cent
in excess of the cost OF printing and binding them.
provided no person shall he permitted to pur-
chase said reports for resale unless he shall give bond
that he will not add to the price for which he may
sell the same an amount exceeding twenty-five per
cent of the cost price.
It is estimated that this bill will bring down the
price of the volumes of these reports from So, the
present price. to about 81.
SMALL BILLS OF THE NATIONAL BANKS.
The National Bank Redemption Bureau in the
Treasury Department is carefully asserting the one
and two dollar bills of the national banks which are
fit for circulation and returning them to the banks
Under the law forbiddng issue of
notes of these denominations the and twos unfit
for reissue are destroyed and legal tender notes Of
those denominations sent in exchange 1t is esti-
mated that it will take fully year to call in the six
or seven millions of the small bills of the national
banks so that their withdrawal from circulation will
not only be gradual. but scarcely felt
THE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
The Senate occupied the entire day in debating the
Patent Law bill, which goes unfinished bust
ness to next Monday, and will in all probability
consume the better portion of next week. But
one appropriation bin has yet become
a law-the Military Academy BILL The Pension
bill as amended by the Senate is before the
House. The Fertilization bill is in conference. and
also the Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation bill.
The Indian appropriation has gone back to the House
and the Naval Appropriation bill is still before the
Senate The Legislative Judicial and Executive the
Army River and Harbor, Post Office and Deficiency
bills have got to be reported to the House.
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.