Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-08

Fer scmc years PCS, ,Ec subject of relieving
Congress III Some wey of Bic Iatcr.0as work of ex-
amiin@ into all The details o. private claims has
been agitlEed. bUt no satisfactory plan AS yet
been Fru.eS q. Tie I'LL u1der discussion IN the
Senate has =. Il c;li ct II eA. II Il proposed in
this measure to Teier claims 10 the Court OF Claims
Tor tae purpose ci pftiiAlnary Investigation. TIE
court is Rot t. DC allotted authority to PISS iudg-
nant, bat mus turn the q inns to Co.-rSss, &C
.compinied b - fin ling ca the fact, iCr iinal
alton. Claim arts WHO ar dis-:ppo nte in tae
findings Of the Court OF CiSi.a3 may r. urn with
their ciainl 10 Congress and ask a reh9.riEg b.
fore final jui siIeEt is Rendered. Or friends OF
Claimants at. 1n5 t'ie IL ,.lhrcS OF C09.fesS nay
appeal for Tce ring IL b half Of the sl3p5iat-
cd part = Jsi II tkls wy th9 burden may fail
CacN upon '|';o:eis ut Last. 1t i Il we'll hloTn
fact Chat cong, 3soa.i claimant rarely cyel SUI
rehd 'rs = IN adverse de-i-i1a. Ci:Im, rcjcC;ci
by one Coz " come before the reZt ana keep
coming - yc.,Ts. Ia!ci5 claimants In genera,
Ioe tie Cf'tsttacy that has c:tarictcrizaj then
in the lat tacy will ss.,rce.y abide by an atlrcrs,
nnj!ng Cf the { urt CT ii Inns without making al
atterrt TO Csri-t t n Coa;r,ss.
Comment u-a1 the ,oo5a.y OF the state O. Ter
nessee b- t:.c Il iii entrusted Win tie ch rge OF
tae state f.. = - InI;a tie me ali ov>r the
country. To- ro5b3f. i;rretrIni as i'll e retribu-
ton u.oa III tt fGr it. rr3,s. mt course in de-
Tauda its Has II !; uo;v shown tn It while
The STATE Vas FleaiI2g poverty IS IN tx us, for
refusinS 20 pay the jam ~ int rest d;,e Oh It's
bonds, tI"ra " sUgpps II, IL those in authority
AM 1hSr'i'I'Lsii a bringing about tbs refusal to
DO In u" t. ny III HAT time r.rce than pGpe
money To n tan The 2 y.:laat Tic defau ting
treasurer I'll, jriH@d Win CtHe:S liz protesting
against the 2lTiucrt thus using the sentiment in
fayor OF reputation to :nTt1TT con ,ell hts theft
III the FS1p;' CT Tennessee viii atuty the public
Comment an Y expressions coaCar:lar that states
al
despi III this country, aI,, tat public contempt
1or commonwealth t.let refuses To pay its just
debts fcrbids aay sympathy icr the state.
The PRESENT oGti3o; +, u : favorable to the p.s-
sage o. the pending tl.l IN the nate to regulate
the Presidential successiol. che objection raised
cy Mr. Eihiun.'s, and Other Senator'S to placing
hon-eie;tivc officers in the In. CT succession to
the y tsiieIty, an eli required By the cOnst ,t
con 10 b fi.ei rs 81 ic LON ht, strength e.ied tlc
opposition 10 the bill AMI The probability Is that
VIII = re- cmn';tted with distractions to correct
this fectufe Once rpCOrl.,.tt3d it is doubtful IL
The II can gan ob;'i'i :. IL airing tits session.,
not"ltait hi NJ the PREVAILING sens. Of the in-
port.3n-c OF the measure.
By the report c,S2wigTc II VII be seen that
JUICE Smell holds Mr.. William Dickson, foreman
o. the late star route jury. guilty OF vioat OIL CT the
statute Furnishing iy 1ng CT imprisonment. or
both, "oEery person who ccrrup;ly cadc ;vors t.
innuf nee lntiIn.dle. or nlpa.e any grand or petit
juror OF any court % The United States in tho dis
charge of his duty *. The case Will now 90 to
The grand jury for actioa
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Joa4d Miller. from writing pcctry wheE Inspi-
Iation cCIpeisd UtteTance. seems to have settled
DOWN TO the Lumdrum life of writing manifold
New Icri letters to oUt-of-tcyn newspapers In
This line lie ought to succeed. y lively Inn Gina
zion anu Wide license in the use c: language are
very useful things TO d " York correspondent
They beaI cold facts long way with a rural
reader.
Alter holding or. agaias: 1t manfully for years
III Richard Smith, o! the Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette, has at last given in his adhesion to tse
doctrin3 OF printing paper en- Sundl ny morning
M. Charles \. Dana, OF the New York Sua, viii
wear Grape on his left arm 10. the prescribed term