The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-12-18
ASHiSGTON NOTES
THE TEL EGRhPH COMPANY uEARI

THE TELEGRAPH COMPANY HEARD
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 Senate Commit
tee on privileges and elections to day heard
Col. John L. Thompson, OF Chicago, coun-
sci tor Western Union Telegraph Company,
in the argument supporting the request of
the company to be excused from compli-
ance with the sweeping subpC ena duces
tecum served upon the manager Of The
Topeka otlce In the Ingalls, case. The
committee meet again tomorrow.
The contested election csse of McCaba Va.
Ortiz, Ninth Indiana District, upon the
request OF McCabe, has been postponed till
January 'th. Ine committee required
McCabe TO hle his statement and accom-
pthying sE!avits in writing before the
18Th and that Orth be served with a copy
As soon thereafter as possible
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
The House Committee on Nississinpi
Levees to-day agreed to report to the Houfe
resolution authorizing and directing the
committee 10 make a trip down The Ni,sis-
sippi, about the 10 h OF November, 1850.
for the purpose OF gaining more accurate
informston in regard TO the subj cts within
the purvisw OF the committees Jurisdiction.
IN SYMPATHY WITH THE IRISH.
The House Committee on Foreign A fairs
to-day took up the two resolutions referred
TO them expressing sympathy for the Irish
people, and referred then TO sut-commit.
tee for consideration ard report.
REVISION OF SUGAR TARIFF.
The House Committee on WAYS sud
i
29Ih and Slst for hearing upon the ques-
ton OF a revision Of the tariff upon
sugars.
AN OLD MATTER COMES UP
The bill introduced in the Senate to day
by Senator Davis, West Virginia), to
relieve the Treasurer OF the United States
from the amount now charged to him and
deposited with several States refers TO the
amount OF so, l0l ,6ii that now appears
on sill quarterly statements of the Treasurer
az part OF the unavoidable balance" for
which he is nominally responsible, although
the money IL not within his control. The
act OF June, 1886, passed at the instance Of
Henry Clay, provided that all money in
the Treasury on the tirst dsy at January,
1887, except s. 600 cJJ, should be deposited
with the several States in proportion TO
their respective representation in Congress,
on the condition of its repayment
TO the Government whenever --sded and
called for by the Secretary Of the Ire asury
In compliance with this law three INSTALL
ments OF the treasury surplus were depos-
tied with the 20 States then constituting the
Union the largest amounts being deposited
as follows: With New York, 81 0lS 81 ::
Pennsylvania, 50, So .5l5; Virginia, s.
l95, i2S; Ohio, 81 O7 100; North Carolins,
Kentucky and Tennessee, Si433 1j7, each ::
Massachusetts, 81 33S, l73; South Carolina
and Georgia, 81 OIL ,i22, each; MARYLAND
and Maine, $3.50, S3S, each; Indiana, $780,
2o4; and the other state, viz New Hamp-
rhlre, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island,
New jersey, Delaware, Alabama, Louisi-
ana. Mississippi, Missouri, Illinois,
Michigan ard Arkansas, amounts ranging
from S2S6, 15l TO S16i go, each. The
fourth installment Was never distributed,
for the remainder of the surplus of 1887
was found TO be needed for expenditure by
the government and an act OF 1887 re-
pealed the statue OF 1886, but provided that
the fret three installment- should 're-
main on deposit with the States urtil 9TH
erwise directed by Congress" No subse-
guent direction having been made by Con-
gresa, the money still remains with the
States. In view OF the fact that
the States subsequently admitted to
the union have obtained large grants Of
lands, etc, from the federal government,
which the older States did not share in
Senator Davis believes il will have no more
Than equitable and relieve the latter from
this legal obligation to repay this amount
Of the surplus reuenue which their cilizans
originally contributed and his bill there
fore proposes to release them and the
Treaurer alike from any liability to &C.
count for it.
EXPEDITION TO THE ARCTIC REGIONS.
The House this morning on naval al
fairs instructed the chairman TO report
favorably on Representative Conger's bill
to authorize snd equip an expedition TO
the Arctic regions.
JUDICIARY AFFAIRS.
The Committee on judiciary held buoy
session this morning, with a full atten-
dance of members. The resolution Of
Governor Young, Of Ohio, relative to the
pay OF court officers, gave rise to an
animated discussion and the substitute not
materially differing was adopted and or
dered to be reported to the House. 1t
reads az follows:
Resolred, BY the House Of Represents
tives, the Senate concurring, That a joint
committee OF three Senators and five Rep
resentatives be appointed to investigate the
present system Of ssleries, fees and emolu-
men,s allowed to officers Of the several
courts of the United States, to ascertain
whether, any, if any, abuses now EXIT
or have existed or may take place there
under, and to report by q bill or otherwise.
Chased by Pirates.
HALIFAX, Dec. I6.-Capt ain Swimm, Of
the .chooner Iaura Pruce yer,oy,s that