The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-19
WASHINGTON.
JUDGE spOFFoHD ARGUES HIS CASE
BEFORE THE SENATE ELEC-
TION COMMITTEE.
Probability that the Report Of the Com
naittee VIII be strictly Partisan
The s'ase tn he Meapened.

Ine sAse GN re Me0peme0.
WASHINGTON, April 1s.--Judge Spofford to-
day concluded his opening argument In favor
of reopening his case, and Kelleggs attor-
nsys, Shellaharger and Wilson, will present
the other side at the next meeting OF the
committee There can be no doubt that the
report Of the COMMITTEES will be strictly parti-
san. all the Democrats voting to reopen and
all the Radicals against. There will there
fore be two reports.
During spoirord's speech to-day there was
something of scene In the committee room
Epufford, In the course Of his argument, inti-
mated pretty broadly that Kellogg was not
only elected by an illegal legislature, but
bought his election at that. Kellogg is
making charges against spofford, hoping to
bulldoze certain Democrats into voting to
postpone action. There Is little danger OF
any such effect being produced, and when the
committee reports In favor Of reopening the
case the report will be sustained BY every
Democrat In the Senate. A. 9. B.
MEETING or THE cABfNEr-sHERMAN's FL
EANUIAL PoLluY 1NDoRsHD.
| Az d Cabinet meeting to-day most of the
| time was consumed In talking over the extra
ordinary success which had attended Secre.
| tary Shermail's efforts TO place the 4 per
cent funded loan. The Secretary was earn
| estiy congratulated by all present. and his
| suggestions relative to accepting the subserip-
| tions offered last evening" and which will he
! given to the press this afternoon, were fully
approved.
| ANOTHER CALL FOR BONDS.
| Secretary Sherman has decided to Issue this
evening call for one hundred and sixty mill
Eliun tel-fortiaa
1t was decided at the Cabinet meeting TO-
day to reject the subscription OF forty mil
lions Oh the ten dollar per cent certlh-
Gates This, 1t is understood, will be perfeet-
ly satisfactory to the subscribers.
THE -FOUR PER GENT RETuNDINs UERT1FI-
GATES.
The following has just been issued by the
WAsH1 saToN, April 1s 1879.
The departments circular, No. 90, OF April
16, 1879, Is hereby rescindsd, all the per cent
bonds therein offered for sale having been
sold, the ten dollar reflnding certificates will
hereafter be exchanged for lawful money, In
sums not to exceed 800 at one time, by the
Treasurer and assistant ttpasurers Of the
United States, aud by al public officers,
bonded for that purpose. They will not be
issued hereafter upon tue certificate Of any
national bark depository. The commits
sions OF such exchanges heretofore or here-
after made will be allowed at the rate of one-
$1,000, without regard to the period Id which
such exchanges are made. The departments
circulars Of March Ii and 26, 1872 are modi-
fled accordingly.
JOHN SHERMAN, Secretary.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT
The President sent to the Senate to-day the
following nominations:
F. w. Minor, of Texas, to be United States
Attorney Of the Northern District of Texas.
Win. NJ, Stanley, Of illinois, to be United
States Indian Agent ut Los Pinos Agency, In
2. w. B. stanhope, to be Major OF Infantry;
First Lieut.. Chas g. Morrison. Sixth Gaval-
ry. to b. first lieutenant OF the Ordnance De-
partInant, and First Lieut.. Il. Baker, Thir-
teenth Infantry, 10 be lieutenant OF the Ord
nance Department
ELECTION CONTESTS fN THE HOUSE.
The contestants Id the Minnesota election
case, Donnelly against Washburn, the sitting
menlber, met this morning In the room OF the
House Committee on Elections and decided
to open the case tomorrow afternoon The
Iowa cases having preference will probably
be disposed Of first
THE CATTLE PLAGUE.
The House Committee on Agriculture to-
day decided to report next MOndHy bill to
prevent the spread of the cattle disease. the
main feature of which Is that money appro-
prjated for that purpose shall be dispensed by
the State authorities In which 1t Ia used.
THE SEWARD INVESTIGATION TO BE DIscON-
TINUED.
Tt is unlikely that the House Committee on
Expenditures in the State Department will
investigate the Seward case any further, and
Mr.. Seward expects tn start for California
this evening or very soon. On his return to
China the diplomatic questions relating to
Chinese immigration will receive special at
tention.
THE GALL FOR TEN-ToRTIEs.
The following are the numbers Of the call
issued this evening for 10-40 bonds, interest on
which will cease on the eighteenth OF July
next:
Coupon bonds-s5o. No. 3oo1 to No. 17.3O3
500, M. 5o0l to. No. 56,169; $500. No 30O1 to
No 55 491 $1000 No. 7001 to No. LIS, ABS, all in
elnsEe. Total coupons, SAG, 900.
Registered bonds-$50, No 2O1 to No. 1450
500, No. 1901 to No. lilo; $780, No 1901 to No.
TOO; $1,000, No 3001 to No. $500; $4,000, No.
24,70o, all inclusive. Total registered, $113,-
225. 5.0u0
NO MORE FOUR PER CENTS FOR SALE
Subscriptions to the per cent loan amount
ing to several millions were received here
during the day, but were all rejected, there
being no more bonds for sale
THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
At a caucus of the Republican Congress-
men tonight Mr.. Frye presided. A resolu-
ton was adopted resembling the resolution
heretofore adopted with regard to Republic
cans pairing.
Mr.. Belford, OF Colorado, offered resolu-
tion to rescind the resolution heretofore
bers from introducing bills. He called atten-
tion to the fact that members were absent
last Saturday, that, II all the Republicans
had been present, they could have prevented
the Monday session. as that had been held,
and as the Speaker had ruled that bills might
be introduced through petition, 1t was useless
for the Republicans to further refrain from
offering bills.
Mr.. Frye, as chairman or the executive
committee OF the caucus, stated that the COM
mittee had had this matter Ender considera-
tion. and that it had been about determined
that the Republicans should no longer inter-
po4 objections to the Offering OF bills. AS
that statement was satisfactory Belford's res
,olution was not pressed.
II Is understood that the Republicans will
vote to- morrow to adjourn over till Tuesday.
III the motion is lost, and the session Is held
on Monday, hey will not make any further
factious opposition against the introduction
of hihs, but they will do what they can, In a
| gitinaate way, to prevent any legislation
other taan that OF the appropriation bills I