The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-02-12
GENERAL CAPITAL NEWS.

-FOUR PEE CENTS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O.-Subscriptions tn the
per cent. loan since Saturdays report, g.
052750 VIZ
Extinct Justice Case, of the court of claims-
died to-day, aged Ga.
HAYES CONTRIBUTION
at debt raising service at the old Fonndrv
Methodlst church yesterday, President HAYES
contributed $500 of $4,000 secured.
Inc senate committee on approximations In.
oay agreed to add 500, 900 to the amount
granted by the House for railway mail trans
portatlon, the additional amount to be used at
sno o1eeletlon or the postmaster general to Sc
cure special facilities for the postal service the
purpose being to provide for a cont;nn.nca of
"nat Is known as the fast mail service by rail
roads. ~ i@ii-
SEWARD INQUIRY
In the course of the Seward inon;rv
To-Day frazer, a member of q Shanob.;
hrm' testified that he ALWAYS hea,d
seward SeN spoken OF with great regard, and that
com mendable. Counsel for the prosecution -.
peatedly objected to the testimony, and a heat
co discussion occurred between Chairman
springer and the counsel of Seward. the 1atter
averIlng the committee had admitted evidence
WI wnlcn nad originated among the slums and in
the cutters of Shanghai Springer ranl;ed 49,
he could not listen to counsel with nat;encs nv
any SUBJECT until he had retraced openly the
charge ne had made against the committee. An
explanation followed. 1A
POTTER COMMITTEE.
Inc Potter committee will endeavor to con-
clude their labors this week, that the majority
and minority may have time to prepare and
present their reports to the House.
DISTRICT BONDS.
The House committee on the District of COL
emD1a mas rejected the provision for a sinking
to 6. ~ 'o'0 VI
Inc Dill introduced in the House today hv
Representative Foster, to discourage nsnrv and
promote legitimate rates of interest makes Il
unla"1nl Tor banks to allow interest upon de-
poslts OF any character. It further provides a
tax OF . per cent. upon the gross amount of de-
Pos1ts IN each year, such tax to be RENTED on
proper a1hdaVlt being made that no interest
mas been allowed on deposit by the bank.
CONFIRMED
Inc Senate has confirmed the following most
masters: Pennsylvania-Harry Deranse. St
petersburg. lndiana-Robert A. Smith. HONS
6 Gai; margaret Sullivan, Pottsville. Illinois,
OuVer y. Easton, HAVANA; o. D. Sandborn.
Chenoa Michigan-Luther Whitley. Muske-
gon; .: y: Bingham, Lansing; Chas. D. Gran
dali, Big Rapids.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
A joint Democratic caucus of Senators and
representatives was held in the hall of the
House of Representatives tonight The first
subject considered was the proposition to repeal
the clauses IN the revised statutes regarding the
test oath for jurors Senator Thurman offered
an amendment to the original pronosition
providing the mode of drawing Jurors in states
where there is no provision for that purpose.
Mr.. Southard offered another amendment to re-
peal sections of the federal supervising cleo
ton law. Much discussion arose. Senator
Thurman urged his resolution in strong terms.
MI. blackburn maintained that but one of the
repeating measures should be attached to one
appropriation bill: Senator Bayard opposed
placing such repeating clauses to the appropria-
ton bills: He was answered by Senator Thur
man. Finally the above propositions with the
amendments were adopted, and will accord
lngiy De appended to the Legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bills in the House,
The caucus was very well attended