, 1879-01-21
n tlat the abor ensAed on the clerks In the loan
division Il enormous, and tho force will have to
he Increased.

RE IH%atAEGAs
GEN. Shields, |
who has been elected rs Senator from Missouri
for The balance OF The tern, expiring on tho 4th
Of March. will take Ills seat tn day Or Two.
There Is some talk Of Giving him public reeer'
tton on his arrival here. Friends OF his my
thcy wouin b w,sd tn fave him mnde se'acansA
alarms OF th4 Senate after tbs 4th of March,
rms rEtLBn COMMITTEE
Tho new Democratic members OF she lc!cs
Committee, Senators Mcdonald md Randolph.
l1ase left for South CnrolIna. They took "sth
them tho names Of large number OF witnessc4
that tho Democrats desire to llavu sufnnored.
TIE DEMANDS or THu snEp.DuILDARs.
An attempt will 10 made, In connection with
tho struggle IN Congress- for free ships, to have
the registry laws amended so that
Americans can purchase foreign bottoms and
secure an American register. but that there
shall b. n tariff On such shlps Of 25 or 10 pcr
cent Dy tt.is means It Is expected to sectlrc
the votes uf some who might otherwise oppose
Frec.ship bill. Tho Maine and Pcnusy1vaniA
sh,febuitlcra will accept no compromise. but liz
B!st On tho total exclusion Of foraIgn-buflt shfps
Of all kinds.
The House Naval Committee viii probably To-
morrow takc anal action Oh tho Robcson case,
| anl will dccidu whether tu sign the report
which was drawn BY Chairman WtlEtthorno last
spring or to present modified report. The De-
cl.iost Ia. been postponed to await tho prlnting
| of tho testimony.
TIE GENEVA AWARD BILL.
| Those interested III tho Geneva awnrl hasc
| been ncttve to-lay In trying to asccrtaln tho
chances Of M early report from the Senate
judiciary Committee. They 10 not feel niuea
encouraged by their inquiries. senator THUR
man ,s decidedly in favor Ut the insurance COM
pautcs. senator ConklinE hns been. mud = 10
! not known that hc flas changed, Though there
| nrt rtnioEa Ut sten change. ar. Edmnnds u
repurtcd as aratust tllc Insurance colnpat'foa.
| hut they cnnnUt understand how no ktt'ou on
| tl,e other features OF tho lluuso bill. Escn u
report IL made frt,n, the Committee a lonE de-
batc Is feared, and II aettnn fs Reached silrI!
amendments ikclv to be a1'fed as Will scn!
the bIl back to tho lfausc ton 1atc To admit vi
| any llnai uQrtencnt between Inc two btahehes'
| WILL NOT rAY.
Ex.Congrcassnbn Thomas j. Crcamor, OF New
York. Is here for tho putoosc of Urging solno
ar.uD On the part OF tsn Treasury Department
Or Congress to foree William u. Vanderbilt to
tax.s. Creanlcr says Vanderbilt Il the rtrl'cst
tnnn in The country, ard he aoss not nay s.iy
ta:ca aitlcr to tho State or General uoyert'-
tlcnt. lle ulso savs there can bo III hope of d.
tnu nny,hinu to fUrcc tho payment q tse'tn'
quent taxct III New York, as Vanderbilt owns
all tho machinery of politics. Tho tickets arc
always atranGcu and NIL tho Legislative com
mistscs appointed, n tho Grand Central Depot.
Crcanlcr hopeE tn OhtntD action OF soma aoTt.
nEYxoLps, THE roLYoAMIsr.
In tat irt,t<r7. Assoetatrd Fr,ss,
| WASHINGTON, D. e., Jnr. 90.-t3cofEe
Reynolds, s,'u Utah poiyEan!lst, wnnsc sasr
was recently decided in the United esates ~
pre1nn Co,lit. flied to-day. through lis counsel.
petition for relocating up'n tho ground tilat
hls srntccc in the lower court to Two years I'M
pr;sonmcnt with haul laooF uas lllcxal nnd c,n Y
v,sc,, Statutes. It Is trio that tho statute says
nothing about har1 labor. hut TINT point wad
not raised at all lhls Court, unu Il ~ very tn
prubablo that tho petitioners plea Tor i schcar
ing will be Erantct.
THE rtsltEniE3 QUESTION.
in executive session oi the sonntc this nftcr
noun Edmut1tls delivered an elaborate sttrcl
in advocacy of tho resolution submitted by hin
which provides ior terminating - much 81 sl't
, treatS Of Washington ~ rsatrs to = the iist'sfle'
.. | The resolution was referred to the Foreign Re
lasluls Cntn,nlttec. According. to present ap
pcaraucc, i. will,be adopted by tug ssnate With
promptly thereafter efve tho ruqurcd notice Il
I | the Government of 0rent Britain.
= TIE PULLMAN CARS.
- Representative Turner's bill 10 regulate tn
tltasEcs iur Pullman paaec cnrn and oter slcep
ers pnenntf ny ,hs nsa e. riaatn sass p5t
4 tllnn 81 for tho tse OF tho same by cue perso
!, for twcnty.fhs,r hours Under penalty at 4 IN
not less ttau s;aoO nor moro than a., COO In
. Violating thr proyIaions of this act shall |,
= liable 10 hua Of 2lOO and imprisonment II
t three months 10. eacls otfesssc.
:, CALEB CUSHING.
Z Gen. Dcyens tonight presided q mcct!n
81 etzeus o. Massaeea1eits to manifest ssapGS
;, resolutions wcfe adopted, aru committee ~
! pointed to tnako arrangements for Q r'en'orl'
+ service iu tic hall Ut tho 1iouaco1 Represents
- tlycs, ....-.
Thu President has nominated William {
Thompson, ol Iowa, for CAlef Justice OF the 81
presuc Court OF ItnhU.
THE CENSUS BILL.
The scnata and tlouEo Subcommittee c
N Census, In Joint meeting tu-day, substantial
at agreed upon nl the main features In tho bill t
n- irutlucrtI by lleireacntAtlvc Cox, excepting
h, provision tn regard 10 Tho mauncr of appoutir
i. CENSUS Supervisors.
~ 1HR FOUR TER CENTS.
~ ~ Subscriptions 10 the per ecu. loan to-day a
grc.ntcn 4U,DNl,:Nt
IT wssrEun JUDICIAL DISTRICT or MICHIGAN.
- Representative Stone, Of Michigan, l!as tntr
u, lucrl tic following bill to provide FIR the pa
ii ment Of certain Gxucnses Of tho District Judi
~ of I'm Western judicial p!ssr.e. os Michigan:
Jusilal nstfiet u! Michigan abaIl 6o pal!l Ills
W t,e.AeH In EniHE fruIn tue plaru Ut hotdtuK Z
ct! United Staics Courts III il!u Southern Diyisi
" to tlle naru IT holding eai1 Courts n tho Sors
at rrn Division uf sa!A l).stsics. nntl tu retusnta
~, mud also hts exncnses, nut exceeding y da
ns NIstsinn of said JndriuE District. All such t
te ne,,scs shnI, lie certified by said Dlstrct Jlnlt
arul l,u ta,ii by t'.c Marshal of the District
pnrt uf tht EXPENSES Ut ttlu CHnrt, auu s1lA|!
IL, allowed In this Snrshal's account"
~. w noMEsrEAD-ENrntEs nx soLplans.
t'v soa,u sisno lust yeas tho commissioned of'lc