, 1880-01-07
NOTES AND NEWS.
THE LEGA1-TKapE1 QUESTION.

Special Dtspdfch 10 The ChsedGo 1rtbunes
WAsn1Suro., D. O., Jan. 8.-l2cprcscntntive
Chttnnlc,t. the Roltto extremist Of tho 1}nnk-
ing md Currency Committee, Is much disturbed
Mt wlsnt lie considers tho manifest lni!posltion
of Doh parties In tho lFtn1sc to tako my notion
OIL tho lcg,.t-tcnt!cr question. Mr.. Chttten.lon
thinks thnt the nlN1psly Of tho Committee hns
decided nnt ITO report either tho Fort or tho
Price resolutions. md hnt1 determined to srnnthor
my sf1nilNr resolution that 1Rny bu referred tn
thonl. Chtttcn1en considers that the purpose Of
this IL to prevent my discussions on hnnnc!al
subjects by the House ut the present session.
lie dcnounccs this course M cownrlly and
oyaaive, and declares TINT IL shnll not bo pur-
sued IL he cAn hctp It. Mr.. Chittcnden will
rrobably tnko occasian to tell tho IfouBc 10, md
both pnrttes Will probnbiy ask him whnt he is
going to do about 1t.
TRANSPORTATION or CATTLE.
Senator bIc1'hcrson, whn Is largely Interested
In tho Centrll stock-Ynrd Mt Communipnw, oI,-
rosit to Now York, has been cnttcnvorlng for
several ycars pnst to secure tho -p1ssAgo Of a
hill regulating the transportation Of anlinnls by
rnllrnds. It was phascd by tho Sonnte ut tho
Inst session Of the Forty Congrcas, b,lt for
want OF tltue, It w.ls mot considered by tho
House. AT tho extra session of lust summon,
Senator McPherson called It up aKaIn, declaring
tint 1t hnd simply two-folsl object
frst to prevent cruelty 10 nnttnnls
III transportation; and, second, to secure good
and hcnlthful meat fnotl to tho people. Tho
provisions Of tho bill gnvo rise to n prolonged
discussion, Involving to extent tho eycller
question anil tho question Of palace stook-cnrt,
mud tllon that Htulwart old Democrat of strict
construction school, SnUlsbnry, of DplNwaro, III
torposcd constitutional ol'jcctlona. 1Ioadntttcd
that Congress has tho power ta regulate eonl-
lncrce with foreign ntions and between tho
Statcs, but hnd his doubts whcthor thIs
nppl!oa To railroads which did not cx-
ist when tho Constitution was fr1lmed.
Tho bill WINS accorlinRly postponed
until tho present session, and Will ho taken up
to-mnrrtw. 1t may loud to long debate, cs-
pec!nl1y II Salisbury Insists upon bis conBtt,,-
tionnl objections, md Btnrts tho lawyers In tho
Ec!nte on a c6nRtituti0nu1 discussion. Tho mil
roads do not tnkn as much interest 1s thpy did
whom tho oycuor question wNs moro directly t1l-
vuyod.
APPOINTMENTS.
Tho nnmo of the s,1ccessor Of John 8. Nosoby,
as Consul ut Hong Kong, will probahy bo sent
to tho Senate in IL few tlMys.
FiuchEack scrka to bo appointed Surveyor Of
Customs ut Now Orleans, lii place OF Mnd!san
Wells, whose commission Boon expires, and who
conl,l not lo cnt'tlrnc,' Y + non,tnnte ,..
jill boon caIlel to ,is nitt han,e BY tic death "i
o Of liis children Of .ljphtherIn ind tho aorions
perhaps, find Mron bis return TINT N hs nt,senco
ho haA brcM ns!a United s1tAtea Distrot-Attnr-
roy fOr this District. There h,a tAcn very netivu
coinpptitlon for this plncc, ind tnany men,-
| hers of tho District Ilar hnve sought
It. AtnanY them hnyo bocn pcrTonn!
| friends nr tho President. htr. corkhilI,
| iluw0ver, hus yory strong Endorsement, bunE
rccnn,melnlcd by tho t!stieeH nf tho Uhltc,!
| Btnte4 Supreme Court, ly COnETnaslncn, md
BY n lnrge rortion Of tho bIstriet Hur.. lis MP.
pnIntnlent IL sntd to lo dc0ntly determined, a.ld
F! Ut his confirmation thoru GILL bo ito doubt,
THKASGHf HkCHlrrH.
| Tho following comparative statement of rc-
cepts frtn july to 1}eo III, 1877, 1H7B md 1870,
tas boon prepared ut tho Treasury Department;