Morning journal and courier., 1882-06-12
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. THE APPROPRIATIONS. Matters For Our LeqisIa- tors Attention. ACTION ON THE CONTESTED CASES Likely to Be Taken Within Two
 Weeks. GUITEAU RESIGNED TO HIS FATE, No Faith In Anything But
 Arthur.
GUITEAU RESIGNED TO HIS FATE,
No Faith In Anything BElt
 Arthur.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

The AppropriatiOnR-Busi for a Few Days at Lenst-The Consideration of tn 6 Contested Cases-Csuiteau Ready for His 1 Fate-CounseI Reeds URttring Efforts for Hfm-Other Matters.
 WASHINGTON, June 11.-It is expected that | the House will give most attention to the ap- propriation bills now until they are well out of the way A number of special orders in- l tervene, and it is not impossible that the Committee on Elections may ask for some of the election cases to be considered within the next two weeks Half dozen or more ap- propriation bills yet remain for action. The one on which the House has been engaged the past two or three days will not be fin. ished before the middle of next week. To- morrow belongs to the District of Columbia committee Tuesday is probably given oyer to miscellaneous business and special orders fixed for that day. It is expected the river and harbor will be called up after the legisla- tive, executive and judicial bill is disposed of
 Senator Mitchell in conversation to day said: ''I admire many of the sterling Scotch characteristics of Don Cameron, and do not desire to be understood as having any per- sonal issue with him. Neither of us could afford that. I entered into this liberal move- ment because thought it right. I seek no leadership, and hope to have none thrust upon me. Cameron should have done five years ago what I am trying to do now. He did not do it, and is now politically dead Instead of be1ng leader he is led, and the half Cameronism talked about does not originate with the name'
 The Committee on Foreign Affairs in both House and Senate have made favorable re- port on the substitute for the bill to adjudi- cate the French spoliation claims and inf1u- ence is being brought to bear which is thought sufficient to secure the adoption of the report at this Congress if not at this ses- sion. The claims are for depredations on American commerce, seizure, condemnation and confiscation by the French government of vessels belonging to citizens of the United States from 1792 to July 31st, 1901. Since immediately after the ratification of the con vention between France and the United States on September 3Oth, 1900, these claims have been constantly urged. Twenty-four reports were made in the Senate of which only one was adverse and nineteen reports have been made to the House of which only two were adverse. Thirty eight of these have been in favor of the claims. The Senate has passed six bills in favor of claims, and the House passed U one of these bills and President Pierce another. All efforts heretofore made have been looking toward the establishment of commission to adjudicate the claims, but substitute bill reported this session relegates the whole subject to the court of claims with power to hear and determine within two years the validity and amount of all claims and report to Congress for final action. Caleb Cushing when in Con- gress asked appropriation of five million dollars to meet the demands, estimating the number of claims at 1000, distributed by States as follows: Maine TO- New Hamp- shire 59, Vermont ?, Massachusetts 289, Rhode Island 26, Connecticut 60, New York 1O2, Pennsylvania 11O, Maryland 127, Vir- ginia 59 and the rest distributed in eleven States Of 1O8 claimants in New York only two were outside the city. Many of the
 largest business firms are now interested and hence the expectation of speedy success.
 Strong efforts are being made to secure the nomination of gentlemen whose views on the tariff are less protective in place of Wheeler and Phelps, and thereby remove from the tariff commission the appearance of partisanship, which an almost solid Demo- cratic vote against confirmation would give it. To this end the nominations already sent in will probably not be acted on.
 The President will not fill the vacancies caused by resignation from the tariff con- mission until the Senate has acted upon the present nominations.
 The Commissioner of Agriculture will shortly issue circular to manufacturers of sorghum, making proposition for 8 chem ical analysis of their products, asking for regular reports of their work and stipulating that all who intend to enter upon this work so inform the department before August 1st. Guiteau was not allowed to see visitors to- day and d1d not wish to see minister. He told the warden that there was no use for Reed to try 8 habeas corpus, that it was Arthur or nobody and God above all. He is getting as much disgusted with Reed as he l was with Scoville, and it is not expected that his hope will hold out much longer.
 Mr. Charles H. Reed, in company with @ ! notary public, visited the jail to secure ! Guitesu's signature to a petition for writ of habeas corpus returnable before justice of 1 the United States Supreme Court. It is be- ! lieved that Justice Miller will be asked to ! pass upon the writ, as he is expected to ar | rive in this city next week, and will be the
 only member of the Supreme Court then in 1 Washington. After an attentive reading of
 the petition Guiteau signed it, remarklng that | 1t would be of no service, as the case was
 closed in his opinion, and he added that his
 only hope lay in the Presidents interposi-
 tion. MT. Reed explained that it was neces- l sary to first exhaust every legal resource.
 These proceedings will probably be begun in
 the early part of next week. Yielding to ] General Crockers solicitations Guiteau has 1 finally consented to see 8 clergyman, and he was attended yesterday by the Rev. pr. l Hicks of the Tabernacle church of this city.
 The interview lasted an hour, and the pris-
 oner was much affected and earnestly joined
 in the prayers offered by the minister in his 1 behalf
 The civil suit instituted last August by the
 United States against Henry W. Howgate, late
 of the United States Signal Service, to recov-
 CT $1O1, ,275 so of government funds alleged
 to have been appropriated to his own use, was
 before Justice McArthur in the Circuit Court
 on demurrer to the pleading which was
 overruled and the counsel given until Mon
 day next to decide whether they would an l swer or confess judgment
 The Ways and Means committee of the
 House will at their next meeting on Tuesday
 consider the subject of fixing a day for ad
 journment It is believed the committee will
 agree to report g joint resolution providing
 for the adjournment of Congress not later ! %lox1 T,,1xr