Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-24
GENERAL CAPITAL NEWS.
VOORHEES, EXODUS COMMITTEE.

NOUhhEES EAODUo COnMlilEE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-Before the Senate
exodus committee. P. r. McCoski, life long
resident of TeIre Haute, Ind, and Republl-
can, testified to surplus laborers and mechanics
in his section of the State. He swore colored
Mail Agent Walker, in a conversation with him
at Terre Haute, said that at the colored CONVEX
ton held at Nashville last autumn, he (Walker)
had made arrangements to run O,00O colorcd
votes into Indiana to carry the State for the
Republicans.
TIE STAR SERVICE.
The House committee on appropriations held
a meeting for the purpose of considering the
star route service and decided some action
must bs taken Immediately. The sub-com-
mittee, which has been engaged for several
weeks in investigating the star route service,
was instructed to report at once to the full
committee with recommendations az to
whether deficiency appropriations shall be
made and for what amount. The sub-commit-
tee will prepare report, which will be sub
mitted to the full committee tomorrow morn
ing The general impression is that the com
mi.tee will at once perfect deficiency appro'
priation bill making provisions to continue the
star service.
RELIEF FOR IRELAND.
The House committee on foreign affairs in
structed its chairman to-day to report favor
ably to the House resolution making an ap-
preparation for the relief of the suffering peo-
pie of Ireland. The resolution was ammended
by the committee increasing the appropriation
from 100000 the amount originally proposed,
to 100000.
REIMBURSEMENT OF LAND CLAIMS.
The House committee on public lands agreed
to report favorably to the House Representative
Valentines bill for the relief of settlers upon
public lands. 1t provides that when pre-
EN- pion, homestead or timber culture claimant
shall file a written REIMBURSEMENT of his claim
such claim shall be held as open to settlement
and entry without further action on the part
of the commissioner general of the land Office
INTERNAL REVENUE.
The bill introduced in the House by Repre-
sentative Vance, of North Carolina, to amend
the internal revenue laws and to prevent abuses
in the administration of justice in the courts
of the United States, provides that on convic-
ton of any persons for Illicit sales OF splrltu-
Gus liquors. or unlawful manufacture of the
same, the district Judge shall have power to
punish at his discretion by fine or imprison-
ment, or both; that no single violation of law
shall be an iudictible offense, but only when
the accused is guilty of repeated acts of sale
for money or profit. 1t also provides that no
marshal or deputy shall have power to bring
defendants before any other United States
commissioner than in the county where the Of
tense Is commltted; that no
marshal or deputy shall
have power to arrest any party accused of IL.
licit distillation or of unlawful retailing of
spirituous liquors, with warrant, Endorsed by
creditable witness, stating that he knows or
has good reasons to believe that the law has
been violated, aud further, that no attorney
prosecuting for the United States in federal
court can enter en- Indictment and prosecute
the same against any person for violation OF
the internal revenue laws upon mere informa-
ton, but the indictment must first be submit
ted to the grand jury, who shall pass upon the
same.
ASSAY OFFICE.
The House committee on coinage, weights
and measures directed their chairman, Repre-
sentative Stephens, to present to the House q
bill providing for the establishment of an as
say Office in Arizona.
GEN. KEY SUSTAINED.
The supreme court of the district refused to
enjoin the postmaster general from lib old
ing lottery letters. Chief Justice Carter dis
sented. Senator Carpenter took an appeal on
behalf of complainant to the United States su-
preme court.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES AMONG DOMEsTIcATED AM
MAILS.
Representative LIE Fevre's bill for the sup
preston of infectious and contagious diseases
among domesticated animals provides for a
board of commissioners to consist of the COM
missioner of sgriculturei secretary of the