Terre Haute Weekly Gazette, Volume 8, Number 32, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 1 March 1877 — Page 4

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THURSDAY. MARCH I,

1877.

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ONLY five more days of Grant.

His Fraudulency Returning Board Hayes is the way his name will figure in history.

ONLY six more days of Grant. Never did the country get rid of a President whom it liked less.

THE count ought to be allowed to pro cecd. It is a fraud, tue way the commission has decided, but it cannot be helped

WilLS should be made Minister Plenipotentiary, and Envoy Extraordinary, to the Dry Tortugas. He could moisten that nrfd locality.

J«1»GE Bradley has a hooeful son who an office holder uuder Grant. This son's office present, and prospective, accounts for the milk in the cocoa nut.

KEROSENE has taken a dowpward tarn, having declined fourteen cents per gallon in the eastern markets within the past ten days. This might be mentioned by purchasers to dealers, ho might oth•erwiee not be informed of the fact.

HAYES' CABINET.

Secretary of State, Joseph P. Bradley. Secretary of War, Private Dalhell. Secretary of Navy, J. Madison Wells. Secretary of Interior, Zazh Chandler. Secretary of Treasury, Orvil Grant. Attorney General, "Pappy" Taft.

WHEN J. Madison Wells dies, his spirit should be conjured by Mrs. Annie Stewart. He woi^ld be glad, we should think, to exchange his quarters in the Other world lor a few minutes even in a dark cabinet. The Louisiana "Peer' ought to be able to make sdme interesting revelations of life in the lower regions.

IF the iflectoral Commission could not go behind the Returning Boards, then Congress could not. But Congress did in 1873, when Grant was re-elected. They did it under the 22nd joint rule. Then the 22nd joint rule was unconstitutional. In other words a Republican Congress declared Grtmt elected in violation of the provisions of the constitution.

IF the Electoral Commission could not go behind the action of the Returning Boards, then Congress could not. But the Republican Senate did when it refused to give Pinchback his seat. The Electoral Commission has thus declared authoritatively, what the Democrats have all along been aserting, viz. that the Republican party had no respect for the Constitution when that instrument stood in the way of its schemes for power.

GENL. McArthur Postmaster at Chicago, after he was hopelessly behind in his accounts, and the special agent had made he discovery, telegraphed his resignation to Washington and then went into bankruptcy. Only two points remain to complete his record. He should be made a special elector to cast the one hundred and eighty sixth vote for Hayes, and should receive a letter from Hiram Ulysses expressive of the irreparable loss sustained by the Government, not through his defalcation, but by reason of his reignation.

The Democaacy have lost the Presidency, but that is about all. They have a majority of the House, and their gains bring them within three of the control of the Senate. Within two years we shall control that body. The decision of the Commission settles that point. Then it will not be possible for Hayes to repeat the infamous role of Grant without loseing his official head. But of that we have not much to fear anyway. Mr Hayes would hardly perpetuate Grantism if he could, and he could not if he would. As a matter of fact we were forordained to have I -etter government after Grant, because we could not have as bad.

really a small majority for Hayes on the face of the returns. Hampton ran ahead of his ticket in the State, and the returns, showed on their face, that both he and Hayes had carried the State. As a matter of course, though the Returning Board juggled with the urns, and declared that Haves, Cham­

berlain, and the whole Republican ticket had been elected. But this matter will not come before

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MASSACHUSETTS METHOD.

In our system of Government, the lawmaking power has been vested in two bodies. At least that was the intention of the founders of the Republic, and the several States patterned their institutions after the general Government. But while that was the original intention, circumstances have created a third branch to the legislative machinery, which has generally come to be considered more powerful than both the other bodies com bined. No official recognition of this bodv will be found in the constitution of any State, and yet all through the statutes of all of them will be found laws which originated in the lobby. Without stutatory standing, it continues to exist and flourish like the parasites of the vegetable Tingdom, which often obtain a more vigorous growth than the plant from which they derive their subsistence. There ha6 been studious avoidance of all recognition of this body, notwithstanding its existance ha6 long been as well known as the existence of the Legislature itself, on which it is a remarkably vigorous parasite. Massachusetts however has come to the conclusion that the welfare of the State can be best subserved by recognizing this extra judicial assembly, and, by making a distinction between the elements that compose it, facilitate the transaction of useful .. business and discourage more effectually that which is hurtlnl. The lobby there as elsewhere is made up of two classes.

One consists of "professionals" who work tor any project that pays. Their clients are the philantrophists who long spend the revenues of the State on heir own projects. No project can be too fraudulent for them to champion, and their zeal is commensurate with their fees. Another set consists of persons really working in the interests 01 the State, or the authorized agents of muncipal corporations trying to procure needed amendments to local laws. It is not always easy for the Legislators to distinguish between these classes. To help them the Massachusetts Legislature has adopted a plan at once simple and effective. An instance in point is found in an advertisemont in a Boston paper, as follows: "COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHU SETTS. The Committee on Mercantile Affairs will give a hearing toparties interested in the petition of sundry person incorporated under the name of the 'South Bay Improvement Company,' for the purpose of filling up and improving certain flats in and near the South Bay, extending Sweet street, etc.. at Room No. 5, State House, on Thursday, February 8th, at 11 o'clock a. m.

THEO. W. ELLIS, Clerk of Committee on Mercantile Affairs." By this invitation the speculative part

of the lobby, which is without credentials of an officiat character to show that they are striving for the public good, is shut out. The plan is said to work like a charm in Massachusetts. Might it no work well in Indiana?

SELLING TRAMPS.

A Hartford paper tells how a lady of that city "plays it" on tramps, through the agency of the bogus money known as "advertising greenbacks," and which to the casual observer appear genuine. The lady with studied carelessness Duts a bill of this kind under the mat at the backdoor, and waits the approach of the innocents. Up to the door comes trampy, and his greedy eyes at pnee alight on the money. In a dash it is transferred to his pocket, and without stopping to knock and beg, as he intended to do, he hurries out of sight, radiant with the joy of one who unexpectedly strikes good luck. When at a safe distance he looks at the bill, and as the extent of the terrible deception dawns upon him he clutches his hair, and with a wild, despairing cry of "Sold, by Jeiusalem crawls into a convenient "rat -hole and dies.

PLAYINGTHE "RUBBER."

Virginia (Na.) Chronicle,

A lady who determined to«urprise her husband, a few nights ago bought him a new pair of rubbers and placed them by the bedside, so that when he came in she could enjoy his delight at such a fond exhibition of love and affection. The man stayed out so late that his wife fell asleep, and when he came in his eye fell upon the overshoes. He was just about to stab himself with a cheese-knife, when he reconsidered his intention and determined

SOUTH Carolina will be considered by the Electoral Tribunal to-day. It will not take long to dccide the question presented in that State. Pratically there is no point of dispute. A Democratic Congressional Committee which visited South Carolina, reported that there was considered his intention ana aeterrainea .. to rouse his wife and tell her that he knew

all. Grabbing her by the hair, he yelled out: "This once happy home is desolated by a faithful woman's perfidy," and point to the overshoes. It took nearly two hours to explain, and then he forgave her, with the understanding that she would make him a pair of slippers with his monogram and a green dog on the toe.

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commission. It has

no power to decide between Hampton and Chamberlain. On the questiou before it, between Haes and Tilden, or.ly one decision is possible. The Democratic majority of a Congressional Investigatiog committee had the manhond to make a report against their own party. No Republican minority during this last winter ever reached that point, though abundant opportunity was afforded them in both Florida and Louisiana. Practically. therefore, there is no issu^efore the Commission. It will go through the requisite forms, and then the electoral vote of South Carolina will be cast for Hayes( as it ought to be. With this state the work of the Commission will end.

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THE TERRE HAUTE WEEKLY GAZETTE.

No Bill has yet Been Found Against the Alleged Long

Pointers.

Th8 Boss Witnesses Taken Before the Grand Jury Yesterday.

Three More will be Presented to that Body on Thursday and an Indictment, if Found, will be Presented on Friday.

ALong Talk on the Train with the so-Called "Female Bandit" Jennie Osgood, by Ye

Gay Gazetteer.

Her Views on Matters Things.

and

OUTWARD BOUND.

The GAZETTEER boarded the east bound train yesterday morning at ten o'clock for Greenup. Those leaving who were interested in the Long Point business—and of them alone is the public mind, at present, concerned—were Sheriff Carico, whose assistance in the matter is most highly commended by the Indianapolis officials, accompanied by Miss Jennie Osgood als? a young man holding an animated confab with a red faced and gaudily but not gayly dressed young girl, at whose side sat quite a pretty young female who, by her scrupulous neatness in personal attire and modest demeanor, formed a striking contrast to her companion.

The red faced girl, Miss Osgood afterward informed the GAZETTE embassador was Annie Simms. the Judas Iscariot of the modern betrayal, on whom areatg deal of the fate of the arrested parties is centred. The man with her, Miss O. said, was Scott Wa'ls, Annie's "friend." The other girl is, strange enough, a sister of the Simms girl, named Maggie Williamson.

In addition to the above parties were John Bain and Capt. Murphy. Sheriff Carico, anticipating the very natural desire for an interview which reigns in the breasts of news gatherers, asked the GAZETTEER to take his seat beside Miss Osgood, informing him that she could '"a tale unfold whose lightest word would— beat a ten cent novel all to 1." Be fore doing this, as he afterward said, he told Miss Osgood that he was going to send the GAJJETTEE'R to her and that he wanted her to tell him all about her

BALLOON ASCENSIONS,

hair breadth escapes, adventures etc. Miss Osgood replied that he might "send the young man along" and she would tell him of all the balloon ascensions she ever experienced, at any rate.

As he took his seat by her side, the pale face, keen, gray, and naturally pierceing and artful, but now rather weary and languid eyes, won his sympathy, and he looked on it as little better than basbarous to stretch her in the cruel rack of the conventional interview. He contented himself with a light, chatty conversation, taking the while an inventor of her effects.

Of her features, the most prominent are her beautiful teeth which she continually shows in a pleasant, though somewhat reserved smile. Her complexion is pale, though not sallow her eyes, above described, have that peculiar qual1 ty of taking in the swift, sidelong glances, and apparently "rear sights," characteristic of the optical machinery of Henleigh Grand court. Her hair, a dark brown, was "banged" according to regulation styjT concealing a forehead which bore evidence of being a good one. She was plainly dressed, though with some show of neatness and taste, She uses good Saxon, making few mistakes, and is in appearance and bearing much above her class.

The GAZETTE man had hardly passea through the ordinary conventionalities of polite society, with which she seemed familiar, before he was

BROUGHT SUDDENLY TOTAW by Miss O. asking, with considerable more life than she had put into her previous conversation, if he did no represent the evening paper

A reply was made in the affirmative "There" said she "you are the person who described me as keeping a house of prostitution. You did me an unnarrented injustice. I am living quietly at home attempting to provide tor the wants of an invalid sister." The GAZETTEER stammored some reply and asked the name of the sister and where they lived. "We live on Third street second house north of Burn's feed store. My sisters name is Nellie."

And her l#st name "Osgood," she replied looking queerly out of those strange eyes.

Well I didn't know. You said your real name was not Osgood, and as you made

no

matter of concealment about it, I imagined that maybe vour 6ister had another name."

Oh no, Osgood is iust as good a name as any other." "In shedding your old names as the trees do their leaves, don't you sometimes get them mixed yourself?" "No." (rather positively.)

The conversation had come to that point which Mr. Carico describes as Miss Osgood's ability to go on just as long as she cares to when, as she gets you interested, s'ie put down a peg and stops.

It

was

accordingly directed into another

"chute," and after cruising around awhile the, writer got Miss O.'s opinion of Annie Simms. "That girl," she said, "is notorious. She spends half of her time in the station house. She, not along time since, promised the Mayor never to get drUnk again, and was blind, roaring drunk in two days.

Isn't it simply ridiculous for her to come over here to testify about ME Why, that girl has the effrontery tb say that 1 told her all about this. The idea But she will never get to swear against me." With the last sentence her keen eyes snapped with meaning.

After furtner conversation she inquired: "What are they going to do "Take you before the grand jury." "Who else will they take "All these people. What will 3 ou 'Citify to

Nothing"—(and after a pause) "I KNOW nothing. I can only tpeak ot that which I have seen in the papers.''

This was another one of the "stopping points." Continuing, the GAZETTEER said: "You have had an easy imprisonment, Miss Osgood." "Ye» Mr. Carico has let me go on my own recognizance. He has been very kind, but I know what he means." '•What is that?"

She almost laughed outright—at least smiled much more '"audibly" than usual— as she bent forward and said: "He wanted ins to run away. He was anxious for mc to do it, but I was too smart for ihat."

She seemed very much amused. A few moments aftersvard the train

STOPPED AT THE LONG POINT

tank 'or water. Craning his neck out of the window the GAZETTEER pretended not to know the place and inquired about it.

Miss O. answered that she didn't know. Finally he said: "It's Long Point, I believe."

Is it said she, as artlessly as if the name had never entered her head before. The words were caught up by Mr Carico, who had just returned, who bored her by saying, "pshaw Jennie you know the place mighty well." She smiled and kept silence.

Afterward in conversation she looked at the writer pretty close and asked: "Do you know what will become of all this thinj He did'nt know. "It will all fall through. Remember that." Arrived at Greenup it was no trip at all to drive to Prairie City so much bitter have the roads become. A visit was made to the jail-. The prisoners had been released from the dark uncomfortable inner cell and were enjoying themselves, comparatively, very much, at a social game of cards.

They were all eager for newspapers and laughed and swore a good deal about the

PEN PHOTOGRAPHS

the newspapers have made of them. Young Carr threatened to make it warm for the wicked Mail when gets out,

Bud Shewmaker seemed the least concerned of all He said the Vandalia books would show that he went west on his run on the fatal night and passed Milo Eames' train eflstof St. Louis. He spoke with some regrets of a coon hunt he expected to take the day after his arrest by Carico but looking to the Caul horns said lye had treed a couple of coons anyway. Billy Carr stated that no bribes would induce the Cauthorn boys to bear false witness and intimated that the attempt had been made on them.

The only man who didn't seem as jovial as the rest was St Clair and he cracked a joke every few moments.

He told the boys that they would never get out to pick Nlay apples They all spoke of the early hours they now kept, and one of them said it was the first time, in years that dinner wasn't his first meal in the day.

BEFORE THE GRAND JURY. The witnesses were all taken before the grand jury which meets on the seconH floor of an old building on the northeast corner of the square. The jury consists of twenty three person. The examination was conducted by Silas Littlefield, Esq., of Marshall, and prosecutor Warner of Prairie City. John Bain, Annie Simms, Maggie Williamson, Scott Walls and Jennie Osgood all testified. Osgood is understood to have said nothing, and the others substantially what has been published. Other important witnesses will perhaps pass through here on Thursday morning and as this Grand Jury will not adjourn until Friday night. Captain Murphy has obtained consent to introduce evidence at any time between now and then. A vote on the indictment will in all probability be taken Friday morning and the GAZETTE of that evening will contain it. Till then the mind of the reader may as well be at rest.

TO BE REMOVED.

If indicted the prisoners will be removed to more commodious and safer quarters at Effingham and Marshall.

AN ABORTIVE INTERVIE^. on Annie The GAZETTEER called Simms and Miss Williamson in the parlors of the "City Hotel" and inflicted the interviewing inquisition for some time witn no success. They refused to tell what they had testified to before the grand jury.

HOMEWARD BOUND.

All the witnesses taken over yesterday were returned to their respective homes last night, the Terre Haute parties arriving at 135. «n

THAT STUFFED CAT. Detroit Free Press. The other day when a Detroit boy of 14 bought a stuffed cat at auction tlwe crowd derided him and had a great deal of fun at his expense. They didn't know that the boy had a heap of genius and a mountain of bright ideas, and lie didn't tell them. Yesterday morning the lad opened out in a vacant lot on Cass avenue, having the help of several other geniuses. A clothes-line was stretched from a peg driven at the sidewalk *o a fence fifty or sixty feet away, and not over afoot from the ground. By means of straps around the body and two iron rings, with a stout fish-line to pull ori the cat could be drawn along the rope like a flash and hauled through a hole in the fence. When things were in working order the etuffed feline was placed at the stake, the boys got behind the fence, and the number of dogs which tried to give that cat a cold shaking up was almost beyond count. They strained ever nerve to catch her as she was drawn alang the rope, and as they iollowed her through the fence, believing they had a dead sure thing, two boys on either side of the hole let fall four stout clubs .vith military precision. Each dog seemed to realize the whole joke in a minute, and the way he started for home nearly killed the jokers.

South Carolina.

The High Old Tripartites Sit Down Under the Palnetto Tree,

Mid the Game of Eight Up for the Presidency Goes On.

Hurd Presents the Democratic case Before the Tribunal.

Lawrence Replies for the Republicans.

Washington, I,-eb. 27.—The Electoral Commission met at 10. llurd stated that counsel would appear for objections to certificate No. 1, the Republican certificate, and then submitted reasons whv the commission should reject that certificate, holding that a Republican form of government must exist in a state to give validity to the vote of that state. He insisted that if legal disabilities were imposed, or if intimidation was practised, Republican form of government was not maintained, and he proposed to show by testimony taken by the heuse committee, that both conditions existed. Hurd held tnat as the constitution of South Carolina required the registration of electors, and that requirement was utterly ignored the election was void.

He next went to the objection that the presence of the United States troops in a state overawed the people and prevented a "free expression of the will of the people. He read the proclamation of the President of October 17th 1876, declaring that an insurrection existed in the state and contended that the clause of the constitution authorizing the interference of the federal government con templated an insurrection againvt or resistance to state authority and not a disturbance, between the individuals of the state. The rifle clubs riding up and down, murdering some peaceable citizen as stated in the Presidents proclamation, he argued did not amount to such insurrection against the United States or state authorities as warranted an intervention in the affairs of the state. This presence of troops was not to keep the peace, but to influence the election.

When Mr. Hurd had finished Cochrane stated that Judge Black and Mr. Blair would appear as counsel for objectors to certificate no. one They had

been

uncertain whether they could attend but were now here Cochrane then submitted certain proffers of proof which he proposed to make good admitte by commission as follows: That there has been a failure of registration, as provided by the state constitution and, through such failure, over ^0,000 fraudulent votes tor Hayes had been cast. Second, that in August, 1876, a larpe number of soldiers had been sent into th« state under General Ruger who telegraphed that all was quiet and no more troops were needed, and that if more were needed he would call for them and that notwithstanding this, on next day, Oct 17th the President issued a proclamation and a large number of additional troops were sent into the state. And du ring 76 there was no time when the state authorities could not perserve peace. Third—That troops were sent into the state without the request of the legislau ture which could have readly been convened.

Fourth, "That troops were sent, not to quell insurrection and preserve peace, but to overawe voters and to influence the election, and that they were present at the polls and did intimidate and influence voters."

Fifth, "That the presence of troops emboldened the more desperate of negroes and that in Beaufort and Charleston, they inaugurated a system of riot and violence in which they were protected by state officers that the police of Charleston composed mostly of desparate negroes, employed its time in shooting down inoffensive white citizens that negroes at the polls were armed and prevented colored men, who would have voted the democratic ticket from doing so that the state militia consisting of the worse class of negroes were at the polls and assisted in preventing colored men from voting the Democrat ticket that one of the electors, who was Sheriff of Charleston county, S. C. Bowen, appointed hundreds of deputies, who went about arresting citizens at their pleasure, and unwarrantably interfering with the election, and that U. S. mar-' shals in large numbers were at the polls interfering wfth a free vote by people ol the state.

Mr Lawrence begun the argument for the Hayes objectors showing that want of registration did not effect the election. The constitution of the United States gave pix of the power to the legislature of a state and the constitution of a state could put no restriction upon the constitutional, grant to the legislature.

He went into a brief argument to show that the form of Government in South Carolina was Republican. The third objection that troops had been stationed in the 6tate without authority of law was untrue in fact. It must be presumed that officers of the Government under stood and executed the laws in relation to the presence of United States marshals at the polls.

The constitution gives congress power to enforce its provisions. It evidence was to be admitted there would be abundance of proof to show the presence of these men necessary. It must be presumed, evidence of proof to the contrary, that the officers had done their duty.

The argument in the South Carolina case before the electoral commission closed at 1 :io recess was taken till 1:45, when the session for consultation will be held.

VANDERBILT.

New York, Feb. 27.—The Vanderbilt will was offered for probate to-day when protests were entered by the counsel for Mrs. Mary A. Laban, Ethelinda Vallen, Maria Louise Clark, Catherine La Fitte, and Cornelius J. Vanderbilt Written notices of appearances were filed with surrogate, hearing was set down for two weeks from to-day.

Transient custom at the St Clair hotel is excellent and is constantly increaseing.

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Washington.

A Bill to Fill any Vacancy in tha Office of President

UiiUJ &n$w Election.

Washington, Feb. 26.—A majority of the committee on privileges, powers "and duties ot the House have agreed to report a bill to provide for temporariorily filling any vacancy occurir.gin the office of President, in the event of there being no constitutional declaration of election before the Government of the regular term. The bill provides, if the Senate be in session at the commencement of the new term, the presiding officer shall act as President of the United States until the President shall be elected and qualified, in accordance with the Constitution and existing law, but if the Senate be not then in session the presiding officer last elected by that body shall become President of the United States to serve unt I the vacancy shall be regularly filled, provided that such last presiding officer shall not have ceased to be a member of the Senate on the fourth of. March, and provided also he be possessed of constitutional qualifications as to age and nativity. The bill also, provides that in the possible contingency of there being no such presiding, or ex-presiding officer of the Senate, the Speaker of the House shali act as president. The bill looks to a new presidential election nejet November, and in the event of any temporary occupant being installed, he would be entitled to continue iu I'ffice under the provision aboye referred to until the fourth of March, 1S78.

CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

XLIV. Congress—Second Session.

SENATE. Tuesday, Feb. 27.

The session was resumed promptly at 10 o'clock, and the senators waded into business at once. In accordance with the notice given yesterday, Mr. McDonald called up thp house resolution in respect to the memory of the late Speaker Kerr. Eulogies were delivered by Messrs. McDonald, Wallace, Wright, Bayard, Booth and Morton, after which the resolutions were unanimously agreed to. A large number of bills were acted upon, in which there were none of any special importance, and the senate took recess until to-morrow morning.

Monday, Feb. 26.

The Senate met at 10 o'clock, but nq business was transacted until at 3:30 o'clock, when the senate returned from the joint session of the house. A resolution was then passed to count the vote of W. S. Slater as an elector of Rhode Island. At 5:50 the senate returned to the house and remained until 6:30. After the second return a few motions were offered and acted upon, after which recess was taken until to-morrow morning.

HOUSE—The discussion on the vote of Pennsylvania was takeen up at 10 o'clock, during which Mr Hewitt again spoke of the action of Mr. Hoar in the electoral commission, speaking of him in anything but complimentary terms. During Mr. Hewitt's speech there was considerable excitement, and the house presented somewhat the scene it did ju6t befose the war in 1861. Mr. Hoar replied to Mr. Hewitt's remarks in rather a lame speech, after which the vote of Pennsylvania was decided for Hayes. After the two houses met in joint session, after the senate withdrew, the vote or Rhode Island wrs voted to Hayes and the two houses came togetner again after the second meeting, the house, without transacting any business, recess until to-morrow morning.

LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.

SENATE. TUESDAY, Feb. 27.

The 6tate board of health bill finally reached engrossment to-day. A bill was passed providing that possession of property sold for taxes shall not be given •ntil the deed is made out. The resolution declaring it the sense ot the senate that a new state house should be built was passed—ayes, 23 nays,

22.

Several of

the joint resolu ions in regard to amend* ing the constitution were passed, and nutnercus bills were read a second time.

HOUSE.

The entire forenoon was taken up in listening to the reports of committees. The fee and salary bills were engrossed and

150

copies ordered printed. Numer­

ous road bills were laid on the table, and nearly the entire afternoon was devoted to their discussion. Detailed reports were sub*nitted by the committee on reformatory institutions on the condition of the woman's reformatory and the house of refuge.

SENATE.

Monday, Feb. 26.

The senate met in the forenoon, and read house and senate bills a second time. The resolution- abolishing tlie office oi wamp land commissinner was passed. The contested election case of Firestone and Olds was taken up, and after hearing the reports on both sides, the afternoon session adjourned without taking aetion.

HOUSE.

House and Senate bills were read a second time and appropriately refened. The prison committee which investigated the affaire of the southern prison presented majority and minority reports. The majority report censured the management in some particulars for the condition of the grounds and the debts contracted, and recommended some changes. The minority report dissents from the majority report

A VETERAN GONE.

LOUD CALL FOR BONDS.

Washington, Feb. 28.—The fortieth call for the redemption of the U. S 5-20S of '65. May and November, will issue from the tieasury this afternoon. The call will be for io,ooo/xx 7,000,000 coupon bonds and 3,000,000 registered, and upon which interest will cease on May

28th.

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