, 1880-12-08
NOTES.
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:. EruAta
, spfttai pitndseh to The Chtedao Tribune.
WAs1tI$ofoy, u. e., Dec. 7.-iteprescnta-
tfyes OF tho different sugur interests l,ayo mr.
rived here, and express tho opinion that there
fs moro prospect nf some favorable action Mt
tlls session than thorN 1'as bceIl. Ills ob}ec-
tioi,s 10 considering my tariff question. they
think, nra ,ilcnsnrabty removed since tho
election, atNl they now Intend 10 make an
elrort tn secure tho legislation which
they desire. This Is purtlcnlnr-
" truo OF TINT class 0f thu
sugar men which Is cntlcavorluG to secure
tic abulitlon Of Tho polarlscopo test. Tllcy
point to tlla fact TINT MI open suit III New
York, which wis brought up to test tho
power OF tho Secretary OF tho Treasury to III
slst on tho uso Of the posarlscopo was dis
missed by the Government recently. Thu
t1cat acknowledgment OF tho fact that tho
Treasury does not dare to 50 to Issue on this
question
-. Mt1.sITAIA.
Tho Democrats have agreed to bo consist
cut wi til u.uir notlnn for ulo last two years In
tic proposition not 10 DAY tho salaries of the
Deputy Unitctl States Marsllais. They will
not discuss ti,a question, for tlloy have ex-
hausted nil there Is TO he said OIL tho matter,
but they will. vote ngainst paying them,
which will, they think, settle the question.
They will do this, they say. not to defeat my
gcllornl appropriation, but only to be con-
sistent with uiolf fosn,er action.
ANrt.DE LEssEts.
lilo American fnterDccalile Canal Compar
ny, some Of the principal managers Of Which
reside here, intends In few days to ask
Congress to Eiyu 1t n charter to construct n
canal by tho NtcaraEua route. Tho act of In
corporation has bceM prepared, al,d will Eeclte
tho fact tllat thu Nicaragua Government hns
granted 1t u charter This project Is In d.
rect opposition to THO Do Lessops scheme,
md Its promoters claim they l,aVe all tho
md,sey tl'at Is necessary.
THE HOUSE AUTHORIZATIONS COMMITTEE
begins to show some signs Of 1lfe md, ut tho
meeting to-day. II was Inttnated TINT lie
Pension and Fertilization bills might bo ready
by Thursday Of this week, md tho Military
Academy and Diplomatic bill next week.
| ARclrlNA1.D CAMPBELL, OF WEST VIRGINIA,
who was somewhat conspicuous for Ills l,,-
dependence ut tho Chicago Convention, ap-
renrs to l!nvo abandoned Ills efforts 10 secure
a sent in Gen. Garfeld's Cabinet rs n Repre-
sentative from The Soutll, a1Ml Is now said to
be an asplrant for thu French Mission.
8. II. nowM4AS, or LEX1S0Toy, KY.,
now appears ne, representative OF tho
Southern Republicans in Garfloltl's Cabinet.
Northern Republicans very generally will
ask tho question who lio is. Mr.. Bowman Is
now President Of tho Kentucky University.
ILL., hns been III Washington n gool rnany
,ylnturs in tho Interest Of what were said to
be educational schemes. but what vera SUP
posed to havo relation to tho Texas Pacific
1saltroad. 1Io has lately hcll position us
| Commissioner to assist iii the removal OF the
Ute Indians in Colorado.
THE ELECTORAL VOTES
| of oil tito States, except thoso from Califor-
nil, Oregon, Neyntla, Texas and Georgia,
have been recuiyad by tho Vlce-Prcsllent,
and tho Secretary OF tho Treasury Inns Issued
orders for ths payment Of tho Electors.
! oEoNn1A.
4 Democratic member of tho Senate judi
ciary Committee said very positively to-day
Tint. If any objection should bu raised to tho
counting OF tho Electoral vote OF Georgia,
1t would have to bo thrown out
THE itousf. coMSalrrEK ON coMMEnoE
commenced Its sessions tfits morning, and,
OF course, begun with tho River an llarbor
bill, Whntpyor hnppens Mt tho short session,
il Is tho intention 10 have tho bill passed.
Srhe friends Ut tho Mississippi River Inl-
pr0yement Commission, too, unsucccssfuliy
endcayorcd to have day fixed tor
tho consideration OF their sclcme.
Earnest opposition. was malo to It by
Bayne. OF Pennsylvania, who has been
hostile to 1t from tho stArt. lie claimed It was
not proved Jet tint tic plum was practlcable,
and Tint 1t was certain that the appropriation
asketl was excessive. The Commission asks
for a preliminary appropriation OF large
| 8uN+
| NEW couSrEHrEr.
Treasurer G1llllan received from Tho As
ststaMt Treasurer at Cincinnati cotlEtterief
$50 rote OF tho sortes OF 1876, 1t Is we'll cal
culated To deceive.
SITTING BULL.
Ib th IrfsitrR dssoftate6 Frtsf.
WASHINGTON, ID, u, Dec. 7.-Ad!utant
Guneral Drum today received Il dispatch
from uen. Terry, ut st. Paul, Mnn., statInl
that lle Ind received information frnn u!t
cau,p on I'nptar Creek aud from Fort BuioFti
which Indicated that Sitting Bull wou't
probably soon come In and surrender Al
nuford.
The friends ut Scuator Lamnr apprellen'
that his health will nut permit hts attendance
III tho Senato ugaln.i lie IL said tu be ler.
feeble,
THE coMNrITERs,
Tho Republican. senators ln caucus tht
. morning ARlccll that, with tho uxcupl!ol
of ona 0r two lnllnJsortant changes, tho L.
publican membership Ut tho Committees vii
relnAln rs ut present..
). NOMINATIONS. AEPEnNEp.,
: Tho eenate, In executive session, moro!
reforraI to Tho Committees the uoMluaton
alrcady InAQe. 49,
THE RECORD.
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