, 1880-05-11
NOTES AND NEWS.


WARn1Naron. n. c., hlay 1o.-scnatur Dawes
In presenting i petition this morning frnnl tho
employers Of 24.t0o lnhorcrs In fnvnr of tho
Eaton TNrtT Commission bill, reminded Senator
nnyHrl, tho ChuGru!un ct tho Committee which
hus It In charge, Of thp grcat difficulty, IL not
utter intmss!blllty, Of Il general revision of tho
turir laws in COt,xrtssionnl Committee Of tho
Whole, whero ull interests strive With
cach other to gaEn some special advantage.
Thuse 6cnators who hIl my experience
III e!Iorts to construct tarN bills would
bear him out In tho Insertion tint no
general revision Of tarir cun come ont 0f any
such proceeding that will DO entitled to tLut
porlnunpncy which comes only frCM feeling III
NIL claskcs Of Industry tl,at Justice bus been
done TO ouch. an interchange uf upSnlons 1n1t-
Gated u general des!rc Nlnoug tho Er1Iators to
hive Il tarIH commission created, although Buno
wuut to havo 1t entiroly composed ut Congress
1ncn rs tho Eaton bill proposes, whIlo
othors prefer tue Gurland bill, which provides
for u commission composed or three SenntOra,
three Representatives md thruo citlzeus, TO bo
appointed by tho Prcsdunt.
r1lu NOltT1lEttN PACIFIC.
Mr. Newberry. Of Mtchlgtu, introduced a bill In
Tho Huuso to-dny to provide for ~, extension ut
tho time for tho completion Of tho Northern
Pacific 1sailwny. Thoru nro but two fc,,turcs Of
Interest Il, the blll.-nainoy: fIrst that I'LL set
tlcra OH agricultural lallds shall hav1 the PRIV
lseye Of purchasing tho sumo to tho extent ot
less than n quartor-Beollon Mt s$9.5U per aoro:
secondly, whenever tho ropd shnll dispose Of
lands, except for tho purposes Of construction
of tho roal, Buch lund shall bo subject to tuxu.
ton. Tho Committee hayo agreed to tako up
this bill for consideration to-murEow, md II was
for this reason 1t wns introduced.
GsoJD0luAL SURVEYS.
Tho passage of the bllt extending tho Govern
mGnt geological surveys Into 8tatos ut tho pub
l.c cxpense provoked sosne hits ut tho abandol,-
lnont by the Democrats OF their old tcnets which
Conktlng designated ns "Tho ahalow Of the old
Democratic sentimcntality Of stnte rights"
This Enstun d1nlel, asserting TINT Stnte- rights
nro living Democratic Issnc.
THE ELEcronAL COMMISSION.
At tho night sGss1ou Of tho ifuus0 this evonIrB
Representative Adlal Z. Stevenson, Ut Illinois,
made Il speech upon tho Electoral system. Iio
favored tho abolition OF tho Electorll College,
took tho Krouud that pct,plo should vote directly
for President and vice- President, aud Tint thoro
is urgent necessity for immaculate Legislation.
IkTEROCEANiC CANAL.
II tho report MS to tho concession said to hnro
hpen granted BY tho NlclrMHInn Govarlllnenr to
Amerlaa,s proyes tr.lg' u the NaoaruguA route will
ton us agatnst tho % Lcssops schomo.
AN INQUIRY.
Representative Frost to.dny introduced res
out;on astuK e tue stntc nspar;tnent ; '9for
Grant recommending hlint III tho nNls,e OF tho
Government, to foretEll PO,yCrn, The resolution
WIS ealgkcsted ny u recent ealtor1al III tho It,
Aou'e "sp'@'"S!a. ..-
ARaf Ptoxo1Ioss'
Mr.. Frost introduced u blu to-day providing
that All Artny ttticora should bopEon0tod aco0rI-
Ing to tho datc OF thoIr commission. This is
really u iaw at prosont, but tho Department has
80 construed It th.lt 1t applies ony to o!lieors
aboyu tho rank Of CaptNsn. All of unt' bolnw
that rink nre promoted as vacatlclea tpe1ir III
their rcgMpnt5.. Under tilia construction, st,ruo
Hccun1- LieutpHAt1ts who WEre ordered 10 toin
Cisstor boforo his Inst Hight, huyo beep promoted
War. -
ADJOURNMENT. =,
Ucnrosoutattvo Frva win rennrt from tho
Ways ind AiGuns Committee to-Iiorrow. rcso. @
l1ti1n Of utiin1iriluemt fur 5iisy II. ;rh)s. h0w
over. dous not iiIako an c,lriy "a inurnmn1,t INV
Thc Jourlnl clcrk Ut tho House has n,adc cnro-
mi invustirntiou nf ucccssnry work rsr,nintMtr
tu ts ucnt,t;ipjishei bF tunurUss lufrn mi jitr,5.
n,nnf II nthafil, md ufS, Sf fhn iIIn, wi3iri, II
hnx tMkei, in rruviuus Cnl,erDssrn r. .in t,,n
sumo wt,ris und to-day reported to Hppalur
lean1atl that y wns etlttsny practtcabo FOR Gun.
Hrtss 70 ilt!sA up thls wtlr9 aad a,l1nel bctnfo
lho Gi1i M th9 current @ .noMth' uf o1ursc % tnis
Appr1prt4ti0n ;bll!s. everything. ciso tnust no
postponed until ne1t scssaH. II the snattor ut
counting votes tor President should oo1lgllulo
any cu,lstleraDa rArt Of Tug t!lao uf tho short
stsslt'n thero VIII tl01t 10 ltttto accomplished
eHsG to aS sssS or H p5 y n
legialAtiDn, upon which so tmArh labor aAs boon
oxpqnded by ColnM!ttGcs, will hute " DO abau-
0onea or l'ilt'atcu illiow III tho he1t Col'sfcsa.
WELl,s-PAR00'B POSf'oYFlCk nOatSES8.
p0st,nhYtOr- General KY hAS concluded, after