, 1880-01-09
NOTES AND NEWS.

Special Dtsrateh to The Ch5tago Tribunt.
WASHINGTON. D. G., Jim. 8.-Mr. Price, Of tho
House thanking aud Currency Committee. to
whom was tntruatel tho duty OF rrcpa ring re-
port on tho cnso OF tho German Nnt[onRl nnnk
or Chicago, hAs not yet commenced his labor.
The report published In a Chicago newspaper
to tho effect TINT 1t will oxonornto the Receiver
Of tho bunk and Controller Of tho Currency, md
throw tho entire blanc upon Mr.. Qrccucbn,rn,
is, Mr.. Price said Tonight, entirely unauthorized
by him. IIo received Today i've 8worn state
monts mnde by tho officers of tho bank ut tlif-
fcrent times in this ycnr prevl0ls to tho appoint-
ment OF. the llecotsor. Until thrse arriycd,
Mr.. Price did not euro to begin hfs report. lie
BayB that this In the first instance In our history
whore Congress hns tlrdertakon to Investigate a
bunk. md tho preparation Of Il report Of this
kind Is an anomaly. Tie eoxpccts to finish It next
week. and believes 1t will bo yery short and very
Blmple. Ho says theru ia nothing In tho oyidcnco
to implicato tho Controller ct tho Currency. but
iatltnatos that there Is something worry wrong In
the manaReEnent OF tho bank. Chairman buck
ncr has loft THO case entirely to Mr. Price, and,
consequently has done nothing whatever In tho
matter. --.....
TURN ABOUT rs FAIR play.
. There Ia n brisk contest Kolug on in the Semitic
over tho nomination Of u son Of tho Into Senator
Morton to the Collcotorship Of San Frunciscn.
Senator 'Eooth opposes tho confirmation with
much yiRor. lie bascs bis objection n,hinly on
the ground Of want ut sufficient rcatdenco to
3uatlfy such MI Important appointment, There
II strong disposition AmonB tho old friends Of
Senator Morton, without regnrd 10 their rc1u.
lons to purity or 70 tho Administration.
to voto for tho son's confirmation. Nen,,-
time 6onator booth ataa1s OIL hta
rights ns 8enutor, and elai,na that tho courtesy
usually extended to ScnAtors IN the Gnso 0f nm
obnoxious non,lnatIon shall 10 extended to him
self and h!s DomooratIo colleagues, whom he
has Induced to tAku sidos With him. Tho pNr-
tfcular fronds of Senator Morton have also bocn
among those who haye often clnitucd the sAtne
thing from tho Senate which blr. Heath now usks,
and almost always received it, and the present
contest places thout In embarrassing position.
M'PllERs0N's CATTLE n1IL PoaTroNEn.
Mt. b1cPhcraon cndcAvoxcd to bring up his bill
III the 6enatG to rpgliate tho transportation OF
anttnala but Scnasor Davis, OF Illinois, A.il that
the Senate. whtuA h,lu bcun In session but two
hours, was tired, 80 the tired Bcnators wont
into executive session. md when tho doors were
:, opened I'LL adjournment over until Monday was
announced. by that time tho 4anato may re-
cove; cover ftom tho fat!xuc reslltins from no ,ndo-
lsnce ~of tho atst week Ut tho n0W your.
MAlLNoAD SCHEME.
bill was introduced In tho Henate to-tlay
which lu9ks to milking tho Texns PNelhc II little
ss sss shns1 % i Il eaP roa to Sps .oss s = S
gives !and-grant to tho New Orlouns, Hutton
hsJ hhanf = vfs'sSS"fx wh'sS !asSSa KSs;v st tn
others VI thnt tlk. II Ia now proposed 10 turn
over tho grant to tho New Orleans pao!tiu Rail.
Id whieh Is Gsiliing iino from m New orissns
to Shreveport.
ExTln sRaaIoN DISCUSSIONS,
Domoctats ars bcxiunlnF to ,adnit tho poss.
ss sesse H. oan Il asasEa far @
sta,ce, who IL noting Chairman OF tho Appropr-
at2ns bsnx ssfe Ff %bofct III Hsss nf
woull tlts year bu Included In tho Legislative