, 1880-12-09

md on SIX lofty towers located nrolintl tiic
onisilo border 1T tho Capitol grounds.
These innssts Of light will, IL Is nssertctl by
Mr.. Sralltng. "suifusu tho ahtn1osplicro
otui h,aku tho tntcrior and nxtcrtnr u tho
Capitol rs light nj ttay, Of rs tint portl0tl OF
n lalr day wItltl, Immediately prtcc''cs asil'-
rlsp." Drawings uf tllo buildings, towers,
engiMc, md apparatus liaso 6eeM prepared,
wthcareftt estimates of tho cnst, which TITO
,1alnt Committee OH Public Buildings n1,A
Grounds will consider atld report oil.
INDIAN TENnlrOt.Y.
Tho Administrator Ii 1T earnest In Its CT
forts to prevent inrontls ,t1,on tho 1ndtnn
Territory. md strict orders ',ayc been givrn
to tho troops stationed along The hortfcr, the
execution ut which lnny provo troublesome
10 tho enthusiasts WIN arc reported 10 llnvo
crossed tito border or tho night ot tho 9th.
t., GAIT. 11owuArE,
disappointed evidently EccnllsD lie wns mt
promoted to 10 Chief stgnnl Ofl1cer, has
resigned Ills posftEon, to taku effect at MI
Curly ttay. Capt. 1iowgata Ind n uoo.t war
record. but he ranked only ns n Lieutenant,
a1stl there IN too innc, respect for army
ettnuet to promote him 10 n position 10
which the rink Of Drigadicr-Gcneral at-
tncl,ca. 1fuwRato Is n ina1 Of wealth, md
will devote hfnself IN his prlvnto b,stness
IT sEt:Ms THAT TIE KESTrCKf uuWMAN
who wants 10 ba thu representative from the
South In Gartlcldfs CaDtnct ~ not tho low
t,a1l who hns been known here In connection
with the Texas Pacific lobby
THE sHyArE.
The Senato WIS Only MI Iiour I'll session to-
day, md will probably ndjourn from to-lnor-
row unit! Monday.
s1iixrLAsrEHs.
Among the now legislation introduced WINS
bill BY Sennsnr Ingalls, authorizing tic is-
su0 Of s1o,01o,ooo OF fractional currency OF
tho denominations Of 10, -, anl 80 cents. OK
chnngeabu for eUln Or UnttG4l States Trcas-
ury nntes 1T sums OF not less t1nn s3.
THE LAtsnG BATCH OF NOMINATIONS
sent by tho President ito the Scnate to-lay
will be followed during tic ltcxt ninety days
by nominations for about tw0 hultttUd POST
Office appointments thu sninrics Of which
nre over 81, 900 per Aliil.lnl. There will also
bo good many naynl nominations, md thu
SEt1atu will have TO llolA long executive scs-
sotls to clear Its docket before tic 4tl Of
MARCH,.
! THE MARYLAND SENATORS
| arc seeking nh appropriation for tito Mary
| land l. Delaware SLIP Canal, which will bo
scrvlccable III lines Of peace md ssclire a'l
Inside iollta III tttn1 Of Wur. An npilrUprln-
tion for tho proposed Cape Cod Slip
Canal ll,ay bu introduced rs It rider.
I':SsiuN SERVICE.
Senator 1V1thers, Chairman Of tho Pen.
sions Committee, commenting upon tic pros
lwcts Of thu bill wliel, provides for Tic re-
organization Of tho Pension Scrytce, said
tllat, hitherto, tho soldiers organizations
have not been acttvo IN Its support, MD many
Of them have thrown their Influence ngnlnst
tic bill, but now they arc tnklng nh interest
in it mud nre pushing 1t ahead. II sal try"
snld hc, ito bring It forward nt an early tlay
this session, nnl hope 1t ,nny hecunlu {: law
beforp adjournment. It is n very important
measure, and our Committee Inns given II
Ercat teal OF time ntld attention In preparing
Il. Something 0f tic Slnd must bo l,assed.'
SENATOR noorlr+
OF California. to-day, speaking Of tile reports
that a combination Is now bulng formed tt
sens bonanza Floott tn the Scllate from tha
State, snitl: II give thesu stories no cret1cnct
whatever. know there IL no foundation fol
them. Mr.. Tloo.l IL n Democrat,-this yea
Mt all eyents,-and VIC 'tayo u matnrIty..of six
teen Republicans on joint ballot in tic Leg
tslatura,"
4 bill was passed III lilo House in an OK
.traurIlnnry manner ttlls ,l0rang. las
year there was q great 'strnEgl'
TO secure tho appointment of OH
Haskell tn Lieutenantcy In tho regula
nrmy. The President hatt nominated hin
for Tho plncc, but It was discovered TINT h
}1nu been III tho, Rcbol army, anti; Nnsler til
lnw, conld not bo appointed 10 tho place
Tho Republicans vigorously. opposed lit
confirmation, md were successful. Til
morning, in tho llouse, Il bill wns !ntroluce
urslcr the protcnsc Of being merely q bI
relative to political disabilities, and pr0pos
Ing to exempt Haskell from tho opuratioils D
certain sect!ols which wcro named by 1,uss
bur. Tho bill was plsscd wItiou
explanation. Now 1t happens thu
tlla sections named wero III
the usual scctIons relating to civil Alsabtl
, ties, but wero the lnw whicl, forb'sls the NJ
: poLntmcnt Ut ex-ltubels to positions 1T til
regular army. III ono sense, tho pnssaso {
) tho bill was n fraud upon the Iiopubllca
\ not have improved It Ind they known. ri
I Republicans did discover 1t, however,
time 10 mnko n motion to reconsider, ntMl Il
! frnlul will undoubtedly DO exposed when Il
!, motion to reconsider shall bo discussed.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
9b tha Frf.tfr7t Assotfatt! I'rfss.
T. WASHINGTON, j. t.. Dec, "a catlcr1s I
1 Democratic members WIS held II, tho hall (,
the iionso of Representatives imncttlatei
!: after adjournment, for tie purpose Of nas
t Ing SUCCESSOR to Stuwart, lato 1'os!mast
t Of TIM lieuse. o. ". 9. Now'!n. tho prese1
{ Assistant Postmaster. was selected.
v LOUISIANA. ...
Collector Of Internal 1seyenuo g. W. A
+ kilIsou. OF Louisville, KY, has been ortler'
10 proceed 10 Louisiana, for thu purpost,
Investigating tho difficulties alleged to ex'
Mt Lake Providence, atll to report thereon
tho Commissioner ns carly as practicable.
ovEnTAxRD DAN.sKlss.
y Senator Kornan introduced n bill LII t
II senats to-day directing the Commissioner
1t Internal Revenue tn refund NIL taxes c0llc'
f. e.l upon " tho catttul e,nployeA by my pa
II son In tho BUSINESS Of banking" Which coin
r within tho principles Of tho dec1slon by t
70 United States Supreme Court In tic caso
u l,N'iey, Cu,tector, W. C!Ark anti others. 7
Ut bill br0ylles TINT nDt)Cntlf1t1 for such rDfu