Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-06
GENERAL CAPITAL NEWS.
CENSUS SUPERVISORS.

WASHINGTON, May 5.-The President nomi-
mated John w. PEBBLES, of Marion, supervisor
of the census for the Eight district of Illinois,
and Geo. 8. Houghton, of Tabor, for the Third
District of Iowa.
THE INDIAN COMMISSIONERS MUST GO.
The committee of conference on the Indian
appropriation bill reached an agreement this
afternoon. The principal matter in controver-
sy was tie amendments providing for the con-
tinuance of the board of Indian commissions,
for whose expenses the House made no provis-
ions. The Senate confreres agreed to recon-
mend the Senate rescind from its amendment
and that clause be inserted in the bill XDlic-
lilly providing no part of the opposition mSde
by this act shall be used for payment of sala-
ries or expenses of the Indian commissioners
provided for by section 2, 800, revised statutes.
The other points of difference between the two
houses are adjusted by compromising the
amounts in dispute aggregating about $500
for purposes not of general interest.
ABRIDGING SUFFRAGE.
WASHINGTON, May 5.-The report of the
select committee to inquire into alleged frauds
in the late election concludes as follows:
Your committee report that the
right of suffrage to foreign
born citizens of the United States in
dUIluStu Ny tuO COu6tlbublOn duO laws OI
Rhode Island, and respectfully submit that
under the fourteenth amendment and pro-
visions of the act app0rtioning representatives
to States, it would be competent for Congress
at this time to deprive Rhode Island of one of
her representatives in Congress, if satisfied
that the application of the rule laid down in
the constitution would reduce the representa-
tive basis in that State below the ratio looked
to in the apportionment.
The bill reported by Senator Wallace from
the Senate select committee to inquire into the
alleged frauds in late elections, to enforce the
provisions of section 2 of the fourteenth amend
ment to the constition, provides that in the
future in taking the enumeration of the in
habitants of the several States, the superin-
ber of male citizens of the United States 81
years of age and up, whose right to vote at any
election named in the fourteenth amendment
has been denied, or in any way abridged by the
constitution or laws of any State, except as au-
thorized by said amendment.
STATES RIGHTS RECOGNIZED.
All the members were present at the cabinet
meeting to-day. Secretary Evarts read COM
munication from the United States minister to
Mexico, in which the statement was made that
the Mexican officers had pursued two deserters
across the border into Texas, and fred upon
them and accidentally shot female, and that
Tue Objects naQ Deeu arrested IOr violating UOGQ
federal and State laws. The communication
recommended that the officers be released from
any inconvenience or punishment which might
follow, as they were, without doubt, acting
without intent to violate the law. 1t was de-
cided to relieve the officers from any punish
ment on account of violating the federal law,
but the question as to the violation of the
State law was left to the Texas authorities.
LAKES MICHIGAN AND ERIE.
At meeting of the House committee on
railways and canals to-day, Representative
Wise made favorable report upon the bill
providing for appropriation of $4,000 to
defray the expense of surveying a route for a
canal to connect the waters of Lake Erie
and Lake Michigan, utilizing the old Wabash &
Erie canal upon q portion of the route. The
committee agreed TO the report and instructed
Representative West to request the passage of
the bill by the House.
WIDOW OLIVER.
The supreme court of the district denied the
appeal of Mrs. Oliver from the rulings of Chief
Justice Carter's decision in favor of Senator
Cameron. She will appeal to the su-
preme court of the United States.