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prlatlOn committee agreed on the diplomat
bill to-day, and reported 1000 for Consul
General at Bucharest.
At the exodus committee Investigation Ar
drew Carrier, Mayor of Shreveport, testified
He declared that the relations between tn
races with few exceptions are most friendly
and the exodus from that section was no
over one per cent. Voting is unrestricted t.
the blacks, who had all political rights. One
in 1878 the whites tried to get the colore,
men to vote, because the blacks had agreed {,
remain away from the polls and let the sus
picion of intimidation be aroused. He de-
clared the poor school facilities were due tf
the Republican authorities having stolen the
school fund while in power in the State
Things are better now and growing better
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, April S.--The proposed
amendment to the army appropriation bill
concerning the use of troops at the polls for
police purposes, which was ruled to be in
order to-day, is an exact copy of the clause
which was incorporated in the army appro-
priation bill finally passed last year, at The
extra session, which obtained the Presidents
approval. All but nineteen of the Republi-
can members OF the House of Representatives
then voted for it, and although it was subse-
auently opposed by the solid body of Repub-
llcans IN the Senate, President HAYES took
the ground that it amounted to nothing and
therefore signed the bill. 1t does not prohibit
the use OF troops at the polls, but simply pro-
vldes that no portion Of the money appropri-
ated by the bill shall be paid for transporta-
ton, equipment, subsistence or compensation
OF any troops to be employed for such purpo-
ses.
President Hayes has repeatedly declared
inta tr 4 1,n
troops for mere "political purposes but if
he did desire so to do it IS evident this clause
would not stand in his way, because troops
marched to the polls from some neighboring
barracks would not require transportation,
equipments, ETC., for any such purpose. He
will therefore undoubtedly sign the present
bill although this rider will be put upon it, of
which, however, there is some doubt, as the
Republicans intend to vote solidly against it
and considerable number OF Democrats
have privately intimated that they care moth
ing for it.
1t is now understood that Secretary Evarts'
motive for delaying the response to the House
resolution of inquiry concerning the progress
of negotiations with China for the restriction
of Mongolian immigration has been fear
that response showing that practically
nothing has been accomplished would obstruct
or possibly prevent confirmation Of the pro-
posed commission to continue to deal with
the same subject by negotiation instead of
giving Congress a free field to try their virtue
of legislation. ltis unotficially foreshadowed
that the response row daily expected will
assert that the failure to MAKE any progress
beyond mere prelminaries has been owing to
the Congressional requirement for Minister
Wards presence in this country, etc, but that
satisfactory results are confidently expected to
be attained by the new minister and his asso-
clate commissioners.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-The sut of Lieut..
Wetmore against Admiral Porter, to recover
$2,G15, alleged to have been illegally retained
from plaintiffs pay by defendants order and
sent to the divorced wife of the former, was
continued to-day. Several letters were placed
in evidence, among them the following:
''NEW LONDON, July 20, 1870.
DeGr Sir: l enclose your pay accounts, and
shall depend on your honor to send Mrs. w.
500. [ do not know how that affair has pro-
greSsed, but it is ended this month, it is the
last payment l will exact from you. When
arrived in Philadelphia found her i'll ar
rears for late schooling, all of which paid
off, and you can do no less than send her 500.
Let me hear from you about the affair, and
speak of it carefully, that no one will under
TIE ADMIRAL"
Fire Disasters Large Payment.
CHICAGO, April S.-The Inter Ocean s
Dixon, Illinois, special says: The loss of
life in this mornings fire was occasioned by n
terrific explosion which occurred at ? O'Clock,
and threw down the east wall, scattering fire
in every direction and hurlins several iirenlen,
who were upon the roof Of the Booker mill. y.
into the mill race. OF these all but Ezra
Becker and VIM. Schun escaped, as by a
miracle. The others, who were assisting the
liremen, were buried, bruised and terribly
mutilated by the talling walls at the same
tim. The loss will reach fully $}oO,0OO.
The largest cash payment ever made in
Chicago was made by the First National Bank
in redemption of Chicago X Pacific railroad
bond. under decree of the United States
circuit court aid was paid into the sub-treas-
Ury. The amount was 81 100000.
Oregon Democrats.
SAN FRANCISCO, April S.-A dispatch from
Portland says the Oregon Democratic State
Convention to-day nominated hive district
Judges and district attorneys only. The plat
form advocates economy i'll pubic affairs,
uniform taxation, equal protection to capital
and labor, the regulation by Legislative acts
Of the rates of common carriers, the hia'iiteh-
ancc OF the public school, free elections
without interference by the military; con
demnug keeping alive the bitterness OF the
late war, cellsuring President Hayes tor veto
ing the Chinese bill, declaring the late decs-
ions of the United States Supreme Court III
relotion laws as favoring the Republican party,
pledging support to all laws tavorns untram-
ineled sutirance, opposition to protective tar
if and denouncing the thirJ-term movement.
Telegraph Cases.
ST. LOUIS, April 9.-The hearing OF the
telegraph eases was continued to, day: Judge
Beckwlth made an able, learned and exhals-
tive review of the matter from the western
Union and Atlantic X Pacific standpoint, and
=, decislon will be had at an early day. At
the afternoon session the case of the Western
Union Telegraph Company against the Union
Pacific Railroad Company, relative 10 the
occupation of the Omaha bridge by the wires
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