The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-04-12
WASHINGTON.

SECRETARY OF WAR LINCOLN in his report
to President Arthur on Sergeant Mason's case
takes issue with Judge Advocate General
Swain as to the validity of the finding of the
court-martial. Attorney-Generzl Brewster is
also said to entertain views in opposition to
the stand taken by General Swain. Both At
torney-General Brews er and General Swain
were served with notices, on the 5th, to show
cause before the United States Supreme Court
on the 18th why q writ Of habeas corpus should
not issue in case Of Sergeant Mason. A like
notice has also been served upon Marshal Nc
Dougall, Of the Northern districtof New York,
and John MeEwen, keeper Of the Albany peni-
tentiary.
HENRY NJ. TELLER, United States Senator
from Colorado, was nominated by the Presi-
dent on the 9Th for Secretary of the Interior,
and William z. Chandler, of New Hampshire,
for Secretary of the Navy. Ex-Secretary Hunt
was nominated for the Russian mission, John
Jay Knox, Of Minnesota. for Comptroller Of
Currency, and Worthington Of the Boston
Traveller, for Collector Of the port of Boston.
THE Senate on the 9th appropriated $50, 900
for the Indians who'are suffering from short
rations Of beef.
FIRST ASSISTANT PosTNAsTER-GENRRLL.
HArToN, in answer to an inquiry, has written
/. letter that Federal employees may both take
an active part in politics and hold political
while filing Federal offices.
THE. Presidential count bill, which passed
the Senate without amend ndment on the 9th,
provides that the Presidential electors Of each
State shall meet and give their votes the sec
ond Monday In January next, following their
appointment, at such places as the Legisla-
lures Of the States may direct; that each
State, pursuant to its laws existing at the day
fixed for the appointment of electors, may de-
termine prior to the meeting of electors any
controvsey concerning the appointment Of all
or any of them; that such determination shall
be conclusive evidence Of their lawful title,
and shall govern in the count by Congress !;
that no electoral vote or votes from any State
from which but one return has been received
shall be rejectedexcept by the affirmative votes
of the two Houses; that IL more than one
return Is received from q State, the votes of
those electors appointed by lawful tribunal
of the State shall be counted, and, in the event
OF ques lion as to which Of the two or more
of such State tribunals is the lawful tribunal,
the votes Of the electors appointed by that
tribunal which the two Houses, acting sepa-
shall he counted.
The bill of exceptions taken In the case of
CharlesJ. Guiteau, and signed by Judge Cox,
has been printed, and they make q pamphlet
of thirty-nine pages There are thirty two
exceptions as to matters occurring up to the
time when the case was given to the jury, and
exceptions also to the rulings of the court de-
nying new trial and overruling the motion in
arrest Of Judgment. To the charge of Judge
Cox there are exceptions taken to thirty-six
clauses.
SECRETARY HUNT has authorized Lieutenant
HARDER to draw on London for 20, 900 roubles
to charter q steamer In which to prosecute the
search for the missing men Of the Jeanette.
The House Committee on Education and
Labor directed Representatives Sherwin to draft
bill to be submitted to the committee, re-
commencing that the appropriation often mil
lion dollars be made to be expended through
out the United States for educational purposes
In accordance with the ratio Of illiteracy.
THE EAST.