The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-14
WASHINGTON NOTES.
The Senate Caucus Committee Discusses
the Manner of Counting the
Electoral Vote.

WAsINaroN March lathe Democratic oau-
Gus committee, conalstinR of =, nntors Thur,
Morgan. held u long session this aftern oon upon
the snbject OF providing some method Of count
ing ths electoral vo. but no g consnsion mel, was
to he done. but tho action most likely to bo tnken
Ia tho revival OF The Io'mt, rule that formerly
governed TINT subject, The whole matter wna
will como to some conclusion NJ the meeting
ea week Home q the ere are n iayor
vote to remain Just As II In now,
THE PAPER QUESTION.
Hearing on the paper question wna resumed
botors tho House Commt,toe ~ Ways nnd
Means to- day. Hon. Warner Miller conc u led
his argument. urging tho injustice oi remcv
ing the day on wood pnlt na contra v 20 the
spirit Of our own legialnt ion etc. Hon. Erastns
Brooks followed and urged the removal Of the
simuly giving n proper construction to the
existing law IIelnrged that tho rise In the
price of paper was entlrely dieproportionnte
to tho rlse in tho price Of other commodities.
md was duo to u combination OF Western
manufacturers. Hs believed the removnI OF
tho preeont duty on wood pulp would result In
u reduction OF Mt least two cents psr pound on
printing pnpar: thnt nnless some action Of
this chntnetor waa taken by Uougress there
could be no guarantees that paper might not be
fOrcohto 10 tho most extOrionate pricea.
GAIT. EAps IaT1IMus TRANsIr Project.
Capt J. y. Eads appeared before tho Commit
tee on lnterocennio Onnnl this morning aud
continued his argument In aupport of his plan
OF mn lneroceanic ship railroad.
He stated that u canal constructeh Ms pro-
posed by do Lesaeps would cost $3.50 ooo. 900. II
constructed with locks It. could be done much
pond on tho location and the question of hlr-
bora II would probably cost moro to get IL
good hnrbor at dleytoWn than to get ono at
nun mum cor cost would be- abSAt aoouo .ooo Including
harbore and every expenditure.
With money supplied. with no dotentlon on
thutau mt n ilayu n hn In
tion In four years from tho timo construction
commenced. It could be worked certainly for
40 per cent o, rs He to
min utea. and carry II from ono ocean to the
other loaded or unlonded. and place 1t In the
water safely, at u speed OF twelve miles an hour.
and IL ono wheel should broak It could be- Te.
moved without accident to tho ship. Six rails
could be removed and the vCBsel carried on the
remainder with safety.
THE EXODUS INvEsTrdATIoN
Examination OF the negro Henry Adams WINS
continued before tho Exodus COMMITTEES. He
testified that In 1865 &C. In Do Soto Parish. Ln..
he wns twice shot ut by bands Of white. men
the reason given for the assaults being that he
was trying to got tho negroes TO lenve the par
ish: he . was vas employed by Major Merrill n az. as q
ting snfor work Ills people lost all hope in 1877
not because Hayes wins innugurnted. but be.
cause their condition seemed hopeless. He had
urged Hayes to help thom. but without success.
Tho Republican Governor OF Louisiana had
been appealed To for MD. but without Hnocess.
The Witness thought Kellogg little eowardly.
He had b.en In Arknnaas and Texas on the
soclety's business. and found the condition OF
tho negroes In Texas very bad. H. did NOT want
to tell all his business. He expected to get
killed for what he had already said II he went
back.
A NEW ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.
Hon. John B. Hawley. Assistant Secretary OF
the Treasury. has resigned. J. Il. Upton. at
present chief clerk Of the department. will be
promoted to Hll the vacancy. Mr.. Upton On
tered the department as first class clerk In
1868.
THE CULTURE OF TEA,
Tho sub committee Of the House Committee
on Agriculture to-day discussed the general
features Of Representative Aiken Is bill to pro-
mote the culture In this country OF the tea
plant, under direction OF the Commissioner OF
Agriculture. No action was taken.