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favorable chancesl OF being promoted 10 Ao
place which be once filled so acceptaoiy'

place which be once filled so acceptaoy.
ACKLES.
It is stated on Democratic authority that ne"
evidence has been discovered against Aca4en IL
| the investigation by the House JUDICIARY eotu
1nittee. Mr.. Acklen, it will be remembered
charged some weeks ago that Mr.. King had hireo
q detective to shadow him. and the man Wal
placed upon the stand. Subsequently, now
ever, Mr.. King secured such evidence as
left no doubt in his mind that dckien
himself had employed the detective and the iat1es
afterwards promised % tako the STANG a. any he de-
tectire disappeared suddenly. ana me iuiclsaso
was that Acklen Was the cause OF bis d1sappcaa .
ME kng t1d AGksn edenc plalpih n ihe detectve,
and charged him with having aeslgneai !. ~ ~
divert the Investigation from US .'aa
cha1nel BY Iasax fafe "a ana without
word
TIE ARMY BILL
with the political rider is being considered By
the President member ct ne tapame' ,e an!: sa,s
thing dehnitly regarding the matter, ne tnlhks i,s
the President will in the end sign the Army Dill.
Its featnzf was tne me- ain ha IN the
opinion of some members of the Cabinet mu-
terially changed the effect Of the clause pro
fasaa hesn g. the the pois us M HaRd.
provides thpt nothing in the clause should ne
construed to prevent the President from send
the e cali % Of The IT Iegislature Or Governor: t IS
thought By some that the insertion OF TINS
single exception excludes all other cases IN
which the troops may be used. and virtually re-
stricts the prerogative Of the Executive The
President, however, is firmly opposed to using
the army as police force under any clrcum-
stances or for any purpose whatever except aa
explicitly authorized By the Constitution
ADJOURNMENT. '
There certainly Is to be determined effort
made by the leaders of both parties to secure
Der Of reasons combine to influence Congress-
men to take this policy. All members Of the
Lower House desire to be at home !, to, to at- IT,
the t other the advantage OF making
campaign speeches to BE- printed In lndae TIE
frank through the mails upon the Presidential
nominees and issues Of the campaign. It is
generally conceded therefore, th9t T.. unless lie Con Con-
or. prior to the Chicago Convention it
vii be kept in session until after the
eIS 5 ne to
the Republicans bT any parliamentary tricks 10
secure free campaign literature which would be
to the I 10 s3ay "a nnd qhq
after June II it can be avoided
SENATE CAUCUS
There was an informal meeting Of Republican
Senators to-day upon the above question, at
the general impression that the Republicans
would cooperate with the Democrats TO ST..
cure a final adjournment by June l.
The appropriation bills, however, are not In q
condition to seem probable there can be q
final adjournment Of both Houses In four
weeks. The great Legislative, Executive, and
Judicial Sundry Civil bill, Post Office and regu-
lar Deficiency bills have not YET been reported
from the House. With the exception of the
Post-O Office bill, these bills in fact are
not even drafted. The River and Harbor
blu is not yet reported: The Pens Pensions aa
ton, and Little Deficiency bills are with the
President The Military Academy biz is IN
Indian bills are pending between the two
Houses, and the Naval bill will reach the Presi-
dent Monday In short. the great bills upon
which there is the most debate always hive yet
to be reported from the House Committee
COINAGE
To the Testern Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 1.-The coinage at
the mints during April was: Double eagles,
sl,as0oO eagles, s. III 100; balf-eagles ss,3l7,
coo; silver dollars, g. 10000; cents, 81 200; total
coinage, s., ,900
MARINE HOSPITAL
The bill introduced in the House some weeks
ago by Representative Casey Young, of Tennes-
see, providing for a marine hospital at Mem
phis, and which came from the Senate with
slight amendment, passed the House again to-
day. 1t tappropriates $4,000 to purchase site
and erect building.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
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