Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-06-07
CURRENT NEWS.
WASHINGTON.

In the Louisiana contested case, the Sem
ate Committee on Privileges and Elections
have issued an order to Spoford to send for
papers and persons to testify in his contest
for the seat in the Senate now occupied by
Kellog from that State.
Rumor says that when Secretary McCrary
leaves the War Office Judge Devens will be
transferred as his successor, and that Wayne
Mcveagh Of Pennsylvania will be appointed
Attorney General.
The President has nominated j. W. Cra-
croft of West Virginia, United States Attor-
ney for Idaho.
A Washington special of the 31st says:
The joint Democratic Caucus Committee
o-day decided upon q plan for future ac-
ton. 1t is to pass the Army and Legisla-
tive Appropriation bills, but with restrict
ing clauses for the first-named bill that
none Of the money shall be used for keeping
troops at the polls, and for the latter
that none of it shall be used
to pay Deputy Marshals at
elections. A separate bill repeating the
test-oath and providing for the manner of
drawing juries in United States courts is al
so to be passed. The two appropriation
bills, it is now expected, will be vetoed by
i
tions would at least be repeal of the laws
on the test-oath question he will
no doubt sign. In the meeting to-
day there was a minority who ,:.vored the
policy Of refusing any appropriation for the
Army, on the ground that it entails use-
less expenditure, and that constitutionally
Congress can disband the Army by refusing
however, voted down. 1t may be expected
that the new bills will come into the House
the first of next week. ~
The Treasury Department, on the 31st,
issued the following circular: "The lastof the
ten dollar refunding certificates have been
delivered by the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing to the Treasurer, and will be dis
tributed Monday among Postmssters who
have filed the necessary bonds and be-
come depositaries. This closes all
forms of subscriptions to 4 per cent.
bonds, and no one need hereafter apply at
the Treasury Department for them. The
certificates will 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 18th of April last"
recent Washington dispatch says: The
declared intention of Gen. Conway to re-
move negroes from the Mississippi Valley,
under the advice and promised protection
Of the President, has aroused much indigna-
tion among the members of the Mississippi
and Louisiana delegations. Several mem
,bers, representing these delegations, called
on 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 q perfect right to emigrate
from one section Of the country to another,
1t would certainly be very unfortunate for
large masses of colored people to 60 to any
one particular section of the country. He
expressed no opinion as to the policy or
wisdom Of the present Southern exodus"
A very strong recommendation has been
sent from Kansas, signed by all the State
officers, to resident Hayes, asking him 10
nominate Hon. d. j. Brewer to the place
made vacant by the resignation of Judge
Dillon.
Hon. Eben G. Ingersoll, ex-Representa-
tive in Congress from Illinois, and brother
of Col. Robert G.. Ingersoll, died In Washing
ton on the 31st Of apoplexy. The funeral
services consisted simply Of a brief oration
over the remains by Col. Ingersoll, and q
parting visit from friends.
The public debt statement for June /
shows the following totals: Legal tenders
outstanding, $346, ,6Sl ,0l6; total coin bonds,
81 967, ,414 76O, of which Si6s, III ,O6o are call
ed bonds not matured, for which 4-per-
cents have been issued; total debt, 81, 49,
914, ,40S, of which $4O7, ,192.9s3 is without in
terest; cash in Treasury, $3.50, ,59I ,297.