Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-04-05
CURRENT NEWS.
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON.
The Democratic Caucus Committees O
the Senate and House, at Joint meetins
held on the 25th, reached a final agreemen,
concerning both the general nature and pre-.
else form Of their recommendations for DO.
litical legislation during the present session
OF Congress. The will recommend that the
repeal Of the law authorizing the presencs
Of troops at the polls be effected by incorpo.
rating in the Army Appropriation bill 9
copy OF the clause agreed to by the
House Of Representatives last session
that the Jurors test oath be likewise
simply abolished by the insertion of the
repeating clause in the Legislative, Ex-
ecutive and Judicial Appropriation bill
and that the provisions then incorporated BY
the House in the same bill, amendatory OF
the law in regard to the mode of impanel-
ing jurors, be substantially adopted by the
dominant party this session. In addition to
thetwo last named clauses, there will be rec
commended for incorporation into the Leg
fsiative, Executive and Judicial Appropria-
tion bill, an amended appropriation for ex.
penses Of courts, and a series of clauses, the
effect Of which, if enacted, will be to repeal
existing authority for the appointment
OF Chief Supervisors and Deputy Mar
shals for elections, and to restrict
the functions and power of two Super
visors of different politics, whose appoint
ment In the present manner will continue
to be authorized, to those of witnesses and
challengers only. 1t will also be provided
that these Supervisors must be residents and
duly qualified voters in the precincts where
they are to serve. The Jurisdiction Of Fed
eral Courts to punish such frauds In elec-
dons for Representatives to Congress as may
be reported by Supervisor or other citizen
is not to be interfered with, nor will the ex-
fsting law, known as the Enforcement act,
relative to suffrage and other civil rights, be
In any manner disturbed.
Henry A. johnson of Chicago and Robert
w. Mitchell of Memphis have been nomi-
mated members of the National Board of
Health. sr.
The Secretary of War has ordered the re-
tirement Of the following officers of the Ar
my upon their own application, under the
law authorizing the retirement of officers
who have seen 30 years. continuous service,
or are above 81 years of age: Colonel De
Trobriand, Thirteenth Infantry; Colonel
Floyd Jones, Third Infantry; Colonel 1. N.
Palmer, Second Cavalry; Colonel w. L. Ell
liot, Third Cavalry; Major J. NJ. Robertson,
Third Artillery. A number of officers have
also been retired on account of wounds or
disability.
The Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections decided, by a strict party vote Of
6 to 8, not to admit Mr.. Charles II. Bell to q
seat as Senator from New Hampshire. Bell
was appointed by the Governor of that State
to fill q vacancy.
The President has nominated Andrew d.
White, President of the Cornell University,
for the German Mission, and Cornelius G.
Logan of Illinois, relative of Gen. Logan,
Minister to Central America.
AT q caucus of the Republicans of the
House, held on the 9th, for the purpose of
discussing the situation in regard to the po-
litical clause which the majority has deter
mined to incorporate in the Army and the
Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appro-
priation bills, it was finally agreed that every
endeavor should be made by the minority to
prevent the passage of the bills named
above, unless they shall be relieved
of the provisions in question. The
sense of the caucus was that II the Demo-
Gratis should insist upon carrying out the
plan already adopted by them, the effect
would be the stoppage of the wheels of the
Government, and the msjority would be re-
sponsible for the result. A resolution was
adopted that no pairs shall be made by Re-
publican members until the appropriation
bills are disposed Of. LA1-r-yEI-
The decision of the Senate Committee on
Privileges and Elections, that the vacancy in
the New Hampshire Senatorship can not be
filed by appointment, will leave that State
without full representation in the Sem
ate until june. The majority Of the COM
mittee, rs already intimated, take the
ground that the Governor ola State
can only sppoint to fill an unexpired
term; but Mr.. Wadleigh having served out
his full term Of six years, the Legislature ID
the only authority which has the power to
create new Senator. That In this case it Ii
not q vacancy, but an interregnum in the
Senatorial succession, and the responsibility
rests with the Legislature and not the Sen.
ate. -.,l ~ l..-t,.L 20 ..-E. .......Ft n
ls WEST AND SOUTHWEST.
Mrs. Thomas Small of Harrison Town
ship, Knox County, Ind, blew down tn,
chimney of a lamp to extinguish the flame
The lamp exploded and Mrs. Small was en-
veloped in fire. Her injuries were fatal.
The New Orleans banks generally resumed
payment on the 24th. if'H" ~ - 49,
The wharf-boat of the Nashville, Chat
tauooga and St Louis Railroad, at Hickman
KY, burned on the morning of the 25th
james Mays and West Campbell, watchmen
and two unknown men were burned to death
The clerk and telegraph operator barely es
capped In their night clothes.
Ninety-four Democrats, SO Republican
and Fusionists and Nationals have bee
elected delegates to the Louisiana Constitu
tional Convention.
4 Judge John NJ. Elliott, Of the Kentuck
Court Of Appeals, the highest judicial Office
In the State, was brutally assassinated 4
front of the Capital Hotel in Frankfort, q
midday on the 26th, by Col. Tom Bufort
The latter, armed with double bar
relied shot gun, met the Judge
front of the hotel as he was going /
10 dinner. The parties were on quit
intimate terms, and the Judge greete
Buford in a cordial manner. The latte
scarcely deigning reply, raised his gun an
fired the contents Of one barrel at the Judg
the charge, IL large buckshot, entering h
right side. The wounded man fell to Il
pavement and almost Immediately expire,
Buford was arrested. The only reason n
signed by him for the murder is that Judl
Elliott had delivered q decision again
him in q case involving some So, 90
He further stated that he had at first inten,
ed to kill Chief-Justice Pryer, but refrail
ed from doing so on account Of the latter
wife and children. He expressed no regr
for what he had done, Judge Elliott w