American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-06-26
NEWS IN BRIEF.

NEWS IN BRIEF,
Compiled from Various Sources.
DURING the session of Congress Jus
terminated, 1,191 bills and joint resolutions
were introduced in the Senate and 4, 2SS bill
and joint resolutions in the House of Rep
resentatives. The number introduced dur
ing the first Cor extra) session were, respect
lively, 773 and 2,5a6, making grand total o
S.ss4 bills and joint resolutions introduced
thus far during the present Congress. Al
The hour Of adjournment, besides . grca
number Of measures not yet reported from
committees, there remained about 500 bills
and joint resolutions on the Senate calendar
and about 400 bills and joint resolutions
on the House calendar Including some 900
pension and other private bills), which have
been reported with committee recommends
lions for passage.
OK the last day of the session Mr..
Window presented the minority (Republi-
cam report of the Exodus Committee. The
report is signed by Messrs. Window and
Blair. They assert that they found no evil
dence whatever tending to sustain the charge
that the Republican party or any Of its lead
ers have been instrumental, either directly
or indirectly, in encouraging the exodus OF
blacks from the South to the North, and at
tribute the cause Of the exodus to q feeling
of insecurity for life and property on the
part Of the negroes, denial Of their political
rights as citizens, persecution for political
reasons, . system Of cheating by landlords
and storekeepers. etc., etc.
Born houses Of Congress adjourned
sine die at noon on the 18th. All regular
annual appropriation bills were signed by
the President in time to announce their ap-
proval before the hour OF adjournment, and
consequently all became laws. A number
of nominations failed to receive action and
expired at the close Of the session; among
them that of John F. Hartranft As Collector
of customs Of Philadelphia.
THE Indiana Republican State Con-
vention for the nomination of State officers
was held at indianapolis on the 18th. The
following nominations were made: For
Governor, Albert G. Porter, Of Marion
County; Lieutenant Governor, Thomas Han
ma, of Putnam; Judges of the Supreme
Court-Third District, Byron X. Elliott;
Fifth District, William A. Woods; Secretary
of State, G. r. Hawn, of Washington; Au-
dftor, Col. E. H. Wolf, Of Rush; Treasurer,
Col. Roswell s. Hill, of Clay; Attorney Gen
eral, Judge D. p. Baldwin, Of Cass; Re-
porter of Supreme Court, Francis NJ. Dice,
of Fountain; Clerk Of Supreme Court, Dan
lei Boyce, Of Tippecanoe; Superintendent of
Public Instruction, Prof. j. n. Bloss, of
Vanderburg.
The Arkansas State Greenback Con-
vention met at Little Rock on the 10th and
nominated \ State ticket as follows: For
Governor, VIM p. Parks, Of Lafayette; Sec
Rotary Of State, Charles e. Tobey, of Hope;
Treasurer, VIM. A. Watson, of Washington;
Auditor, Chas. E. Cunningham, of Pulaski;
Land Commissioner, Wiltshire Riley, Of
White; Superintendent of Instruction, Peter
Brugman, of Pulaski; Chief-Justice, j.
CaIIdavish, Of Phillips; Chancery Clerk, w.
J. Holloway, OF White.
THE National Prohibition Convention
was held at Cleveland, O., on the 18th. One
hundred and forty-two delegates were pres
ept, representing twelve States, viz: Ar
kansas, Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts,,
Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New
York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
and Wisconsin Rev. DIR. Miner, of Boston,
presided. For President, Neal Dow, of
Maine, was nominated by reclamation; for
Viee-Presidenf, A. H. Thompson, of Wes-
terviIle, Ohio.
THE American schooner Eunice P
Newcomb was fired into by Spanish frigate
two miles OF the Cuban coast. The schooner
hoisted the American flag and hove to, when
an officer boarded her and searched for arms.
The President, on the 18th, sent to
the Senate message vetoing the bill regs-
lating the pay and appointment of Deputy
Marshais. The President says he has no OBJ
jection to the appointment Of Deputy Mar
shals by the United States Courts, and is in
favor of appointing officers to supervise cleo
lions without regard to party, but the pres
ent bill he considers in conflict with recent |
decisions Of the Supreme Court, and "while |
it recognizes the power and duty Of the |
United States to provide officers to guard |
and scrutinize Congressional elections, fails |
to adopt its provisions to existing laws SO |
as to secure efficient supervision and protec- |
tion."
The Colorado State Greenback Con- |
vention met at Denver on the 18th and nomi- |
mated Rev. A. j. Chittenden for Governor;
Albert Campbell, Lieutenant-Governor; G.. |
w. King, Secretary Of State; John H. Pick |
ct, Treasurer; L. T. Hollingsworth, Attor-
y-General. Resolutions were adopted |
indorsing Kearney.
The Supreme Court of Indiana has
decided that the Constitutional amendment |
changing the time of holding the election for
State officers in that State from October to
has not been legally ratified, in
asmuch as it failed to receive majority of
the votes cast at the election at which 1t was
voted upon. The opinion Of the Court was
rendered by Judge Biddle, Judges Hawk
and Worden concurring, Judges Niblack and
Scott dissenting.
FROM statistics furnished by the De-
partment of Agriculture it appears that
there has been an increase of seven per cent
in the acreage of cotton, the greatest in
crease being in the States of Texas and Ten
nessee. The condition of the crop is much
better than last year, and large yield is an
ticipated.
THE Department of Agriculture re-
ports the acreage under winter wheat as
slightly greater than last year. The condi-
lion of the crop is reported as remarkably
good, being rated at "a, which is four per
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois the crop is I'M
yield. Kansas is the only State which has
been affected by drought, and there the yield
will be u per cent. Of the average.
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THE Kentucky Democratic State Con-
vention, held on the 18th, selected Henry
watterson, John Stevenson, Gen. Preston
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