The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-06-13

WASHINGTON.
In the Louisiana contested case. the Sem
ate Committee on Privileges and Elections
hasc issued an order 70 Spoford 70 send for
papers and persons 20 testify Ia his eantest
FOR the seat IN the Senate now occupied oy
kellogg from that State.
Rumor says that when Secretary NcCrsry
leaves the War once Judge Deyens will be
transferred - bis successor, and that Wayne
Ncyeagh Of Pennsylvania viii be appointed
Attorney General.
The President has nominated y. w. Cra-
croft Of West Virginia. United States Attor-
ney for Idaho.
A Washington special Of the Slst says;
~The Joint Democratic Caucus Committee
to-day decided upon . plan for future ac-
tion- II h 70 pass the Army and Legi-iA-
tive Appropriation bills, but with restrict
ing clauses for the frst-named bin that
none Of The money shall be used for keeping
troops 81 the polls, and for the latter
thai none OF IL shall be used
70 pay Deputy Marshals Al
elections. A separate bill repeating the
tesf-o2th and providing for the manner Of
drawing juries in United States courts is al
% to be passed. The two appropriation
bills. II Is now expected, will be vetoed by
the President. who holds that such res'ric-
tons would At least be repeal Of the laws
for one year. The separate bill
on the tesf-oafh question he will
no doubt sign. In the meeting to-
day there was minority who favored the
policy Il refusing any appropriation for the
Army, on the ground that IL entails use
less expenditure, and that constitutionally
Congress can disbani the Army by refusing
appropriations This proposition was.
however, voted down. II may be expected
that the new bills win come into the House
the first Of next week.
The Treasury Department, on the 3ist,
issued the following circular: "rhe last OF the
ten dollar refunding certificates have been
delivered by the Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing 10 the Treasurer, and will be dis
tribufsd Mondsy among Po-tmasters who
have fiad the necessary bonds and be-
come depositxries- This closes all
forms OF subscriptions 10 4 per cent.
bonds, and no one need hereafter apply a
the Treasury Department for them. The
certificates win no doubt be promptly taken
In sums Of 500 from Postmastcrs receiving
them, and when taken no further bonds or
securities will be issued BY the Department
under existing law except those subscribed
for on or prior TO the nth q April last
A recent Washington d spztch says: . The
declared intention Of Gen. Conway 70 re-
move negroes from the Mississippi Valley,
under the advice and promised protection
81 the President, has aroused much indigna-
and Louisiana delegations Several mem
bers, representing these delegations. called
% Mr.. Hayes. and protested against the
use OF his name Mr.. Hayes as
sured them that he had not advised Gen.
Conway to make any such movement.
His only declaration was that the naviga-
ton Of the Mississippi River should be free.
and must remain unmolested. He express
ed the opinion that while any citizen. white
or colored. had perfect right to emigrate
from one section Of the country 70 another,
IL would certainly be very unfortunate for
large masses Of colored people to 90 70 any
one particular section Of the country. He
expressed no opinion Is 20 the policy or
wisdom Of the present Southern exodus.r
Hon. Eben G. Ingersoll, ex-Reprtsenta-
tive In Congress from Illinois, and brother
Of Col. Robert @. Ingersoll, died in Washing
ton on the 31st Of apoplexy. The funeral
services consisted simply OF . brief Grafton
over the remains by Col. Ingersoll, and .
parting visit from friends
The public debt statement for June
shows the following totals: Legal tenders
outstanding. So. 6s1 ,0i6; total coin bonds,
81 eG., TOD, Of which sics, go are call
Cd bonds not mafurrd, for which 4-per-
cents have been issued; total debt, st,slr,-
81. f93, OF which SiD., le2 9e3 Il without in
tere<t. cash in Treasury, So, 5ei ,ss7.
A wsshin ston dispatch Of the "a says:
. The emphatic announcement on the n,or
q the House to-day by the Republicans. that
they had decided that hereafter they would
not permit any kind Of Legislation save the
appropriation bills 70 be considered, has
caused much unessiness among the Demo-
Gratis, - they have several other measures
which they intended 70 bring before the
House. This win compel the Democrats 10
carry out their caucus plans nj once - soon
- these measures have passed. The Rrpub-
licans, whenever new bin Il brought for
ward now, propose 70 decline 10 vote, thus
preventing quorum"
The President, on the ID, sent 70 the Sem
afe for confirmation the nomination Of
George w. McCrary - Judge Of the Eighth
Judicial District, 70 succeed Judge Dillon,
resigned.
WEST AND SOUTHWEST.
The Ohio Republican State Convention
met II Cincinnati on the 18th for the pur-
pose Of nominating candidates for Cover
NOR and other State officers Hon. Richard
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