Morning journal and courier., 1881-05-03
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. A DOUBLE DEADLOCK. The Caucus Committee Unable To Report. THE HOPES OF A COMPROMISE. The President Unwilling to Make
 Concessions. Reduction of the National Debt. A Large Decrease Reported
 for April.
 
Reduction of the National Debt.
A Large Decrease Reported
 for April.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
 The Senate Deadlock = No Agreement Reached By the Caucus Committee Conkling Willing to Let RobertsOn's Nomination Stand Till Deeember-Pres- ident Garfield Still Firm-Other Matt ters.
 WASHINGTON, May 2.-When the Senate met to-day the usual routine of debate and dilatory motions was resumed. MT. Farley, of California, called attention to the large
 number of nominations which were awaiting action by the Senate, and moved to go into
 executive session. The people of his State of all parties were appealing to this Senate
 to consider important matters in which they were directly interested. Petitions were daily coming from the public press of Cali fornia asking for the consideration of the
 he had observed that he had been charged
 with retarding the consideration of the Chi
 nese treaty. The record of the Senate con-
 tradicted that statement. For many weeks
 the Democratic Senators had invited the Re-
 publicans to go into executive session Eight
 hundred or one thousand Chinamen were ar
 irving semi-monthly at San Francisco
 ship full of Chinamen, and with smallpox on
 board, was to-day lying at quarantine in the
 harbor at San Francisco, and the people of
 California were protesting against this neg
 lect on the part of the Senate, for which neg
 lect the Republican party was responsible.
 MT. Dawes, of Massachusetts, said that he
 was as anxious to go into executive session as
 any man could be; but the record of the last
 two months would disclose the fact that the
 Senator (Mr. Farley) and those who acted
 with him had been solely responsible for any
 delay in not going into executive session.
 Dilatory motions followed the debate until 3
 o'clock, when the Senate adjourned until to.
 morrow.
 Ex-Representative Kellogg and Attorney
 General MacVeagh to-day were granted leave
 before the Supreme Court to move for
 hearing of the case of Victor 'vs. Arthur con- corning the duty on knit goods, on which decision was recently made and which has caused so much excitement among manufac- turers. In the case of the grandchildren of
 William Sprague, ST., who sued for one- twenty-fourth part of the estate of A. $ w. Sprague, the Supreme Court has decided that the action has been too long delayed and that the suit is void. The United States Supreme Court to-day rendered decision in the case of J. T. Webber vs. State of Virginia, which is of interest to all other States. Webber was sewing machine agent for New Jer- sey firm and selling in Virginia without the usual license imposed on sellers of articles manufactured outside, and was fined $50, the tax being 1925. The court decided that no State had right to impose a tax on outside manufacturers.
 The Republican Senate caucus committee counted their chickens before they were matched when they expected to have report ready to present to-day. All was settled with the exception of the question to what nominations, if any, should be taken up in executive session. It was thought that President Garfield would settle this question and on this thought the members of the committee incautiously stated on Sunday that a report would be made to the caucus to-day. It now appears that to the deadlock in the Senate has been added a deadlock in the caucus The decision to take up the Chinese treaties remains unshaken. Senator Conk- ling has been consulted, and rumor has it that he is willing to let Robertson's and proceed with other nominations. though he is not ready for all. The Presi- dent wants all the nominations disposed of and makes no concessions. Here is hitch between the administration and Conkling's friends. The general opinion is that neither wish to have the issue tried just now in the Senate and it is thought that the committee will make no report but let the caucus as a whole find the way out. No caucus has yet been called, but may meet sometime tO-mor- row. The plan now talked of is that the | session will expire for lack of a quorum. | Another rumor and one that gains consider able credence, is that Senator Miller of Cali l fornia will vote with the Democrats for an | executive session for the consideration of the l Chinese treaties under pressure of the local l interests of the Pacific coast. Thus under | any circumstances an executive session may | be expected soon. l
 The United States Supreme Court to-day | adjourned for the term. The fall term opens 1 the second Monday in October. On account l of the protracted disability of Justice Cliff l ford and the resignation of Justice Swayne l new allotment of justices was to-day made as l follows First circuit, Justice Harlan Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and | Rhode Island; second circuit, Justice Hunt-Vermont, Connecticut and New York, outside of the city; third circuit, Bradley New Jersey, Pennsylvania Delaware fourth | circuit, Waite-Maryland, West Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina fifth | circuit, Woods-Georgia, Florida, Alabama, cult, Bradley-Ohio. Michigan, Kentucky and Tennessee seventh circuit, Harlan Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin :; eighth cir | cult, NIiller-Minnesota, Missouri, Kansas | Arkansas and Nebraska; ninth circuit, Field | Orex xon and Nevada
 Secretary Windom expects to render de- | cision in the woolen which has been ar gued before him on several occasions lately | sometime this week after consultation with | the Attorney General. The hoop iron and l cotton tie case will probably be decided this | week. Great pressure is being brought to | bear upon the Secretary to make an early de- l cision in both cases.
 n unusually 1arDa amount of siv mar | cents have been received at the Treasury de- | partment to be exchanged for stamped three l per cents. I The debt statement issued to-day shows the 1 decrease of the public debt during April to be | s, ,69O 300 25 and gives the following figures: 1 Cash in the Treasury .$233, 731, ,195 so Too cer11neates. ro .so 70 oo Certificates of deposit outstanding s295OOo % l Legal tend outstanding. 346, ,681 ,016 % Fractional currency outstanding Qess
 amount estimated as lost destroy
 ed. f,i1o,o4o 9z
 The payments made from the Treasury by | warrants during the month of April, 1881, were as follows
 0n account of Civil and Miscellaneous. ,969 5z9 3s 1n account of War 4,oSa,Soo ,oo 10 10 0n account of Interior, Indians. 232,7S9 55 On account of Interior, Pensions ?,2O0,244 o9
 Total s14, s,sso s
 This does not include payments made on account of the interest principal of the public debt of the United States.
 Special Bulletin of the Weather.
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