Morning journal and courier., 1882-04-01
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. THE CHINESE BILL. A Message to Congress
 Next Monday WITH A LEGAL OPINION. A Reconsideration of the
 Bill Recommended.
ASSASSIN GUITEAU IN LUCK.
Fabulous Prices fOT
 His Old Clothes.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

The Chinese Bil1-An Opinion From Att
 torney General Brewster-A Message
 Recommending the Recall of the Bill
 Guitenu's Ola Clothes Bought Up by
 Showmen-Other Matters.
 WASHINGTON, March 31.-It is now known that an extra called session of the Cabinet was held Wednesday night before Secretary Folger left for New York, at which the Chi nese bill was discussed. It was decided to refer the question to the Attorney General for his opinion. That opinion was presented at the Cabinet meeting to-day and discussed to an unusual length. It is definitely known that message will be sent to both houses on Monday, including 8 legal opinion in support of the ground taken, which ground it is ex- pected will be that the policy would be for Congress to jointly ask for the return of the bill without signature and without modified tion. There is a difference of opinion as to the exact decision reached, but the weight is with the idea that the bill will be neither signed or vetoed until it comes again before Congress.
 It may be definitely stated that Secretary Folger's absence has no political significance, He went to New York on private business and only kept his destination secret to avoid annoyance.
 Guteau has sold the suit worn at the time he shot Garfield for $2OO and the suit he wore when Jones shot at him for $10O to a snowman.
 In the Star route cases against Brady and Dorsey, Colonel Ingersoll made motion to quash the indictments this morning in long argument, claiming that the law of 1901, transferring control of the District to Con- gress, did not repeal the Maryland statute Of 1722, requiring direct order of court before a case could go to the grand jury for indict- ment The court said that if the facts were as stated the indictments would be quashed. This afternoon Jeff Chandler for Brady fol lowed Colonel Ingersoll holding that the offence charged was specific and the court had no power to define the crime At 3:10 the court adjourned till tomorrow.
 Congressman Brown, of Georgia, today asked indefinite leave for Ben Hill
 Indian Commissioner Price says the pow VOWS with the Indians is waste of time and money Those selling liquor to the h. dians on their reservations are to be speedily prosecuted.
 It is estimated that the public debt state ment to be issued to morrow will show re- duction in the debt for March of about $16, OOO OOO
 Mir. Dodge, statistician of the Department of Agriculture, and gentleman of long ex- perience in matters concerning the cotton crops; is authority for the statement that, while the present great inundation of the cotton producing country will cause consid- erable damage to this years crop, it does not necessarily follow that there will be no cot ton produced in the flooded section. If the waters recede in any reasonable time, MT. Dodge says, fair crop may be expected, al- though it will of course be late, and less than the average in quantity.