The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-03-22
NEWS NOTES.
Washingtes Glsaninss.

Congress met in Extra Session on
Tuesday last.
Dr.: Woodwork, Surgeon General Of
tho United States Revenue Marine Ser.
vice, 10 dangerously i'll with pneumonia.
Tho parties who backed tho various
jol'S that failed in the last Congress an.
nounco their intention Of trying it again
10 the extra session. 1t is expected
that two immense lObbies for the Geneva
award, that attracted 90 much attention
during tho latter part Of tho late Con
sTrss, will be on hand during the extra
session. Ono Of these Hobbies was sent
here BY tho insurance companies and the
other by the war premium interest. 1t
nnot ut al probable that either party
will succeed.
The lobby on tho ratent bill is also ex-
pected to return. The patent bill prOpo-
ees TO change the entire patent laws in
favor Of corporations and against inven.
torn. This bill originated in the Senate
and had powerful outside backing. In
the opinion Of experienced members Of
both houses this Jill cannot pass in its
present shape, If at all. 1t is doubtful
whether the sugar Hobbies can reeuper.
sts sumcieutly t. make an effort at the
extra session. The Southern Pacific lob
BY, headed By Messrs. Sheriff., Flag and
Others, ore always On hand, also the Pa
cifc lobby and the Brazilian steamship
lobby. The former il led by ex-GOv.
Brown. Of Tennessee, and Capt. Bofinver,
OF 1t. Louis, and the latter by Tisdsll,
sometimes assisted by John Rosch, vi
course there are lots of subordinate at.
tsched to oil great lObbles, who arc re-
ta'ned on small salaries and great ex-
pectations. Tho lobby agents are all op
posed to the reelection of Randall, on
the ground that he is bitterly opposed to
OIL their schemes. They have not yet
pronounced for Blackburn or any one
b. 1t matters very little whose
Aese ~ espouse, they will have no
lnd"en,c. Blackburn ia ~ much oppos.
% 20 their schemes ~ Randall is. There
il also majority Of both houses Of the |
new Congress sgainst them.
=. TX Senator Patterson, Of South Caro-
!in., denies having informed the New
York Associated Press that be had re-
csived full pardon for his alleged off;enses
In South Carolina.
In the application Of the Governor Of
virginia for . writ Of mandamns 10 conf
psl Judg. Riv-s, If tho United states
Circuit Court for the Western District
OF that State, tn redeliver to tho state
authorities two criminals whom he had
taken out Of their custody for trial in his
own court, 10 involved . question Of the
powers and Jurisdiction Of the Federal
eourte everywhere, and not, as was
stated BY the New York Associated
Preei, !" the Southern States alone. The
Riehn'oud Dispatch. in treating this
question editorially, says: ut concerns
Massachusetts, a. we'll a. Virginia, Michi.
Ioo - we'll % FlOrida. There 10 no
state in the Union whose courts have not
Duotected negroes to punishment under
'sfdicts Of juries upon which there was
% Eesro; States whose judges are not
liable 70 indictment for the same offense
Or which i've judges in Virginia were
0oently indicted in Judge Rivers court.
There ore thousands Of negroes in Mas
eehusetts, New York, Pennsylvania,
Connecticut, and in nearly every State 10
b Union, and . failure to summon them
. jurors 10 the came offense IN these
!eatss that II 10 In Virginia. Judge
0vsee position 10 that because no M.
roee' Nance were included in the jury
- Il nay annoy a. in Virginia, but it
'1ll plague our Northern brethren still
New IOrk.