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Show (APUIL ( H ATTKIt lie ou tho IndJua Trusler S'ropu iiiou. A iStZ Snrvej Hclifui". JUiuor Topics Washington, 25, The president nan signed the arrears of thj peusiou bill. The joint c-Jugrnsa committee appointed ap-pointed to cunwidt-r the advisability ol tnmriVrriiig the ludirtu bureau Iroui ihb interior to tuu war department, this morning vuicd o.i the tuj-Ti Willi the following result: Agmiibl Hit) transfer cnaUrs i.iuuddrs und Oglcf-hy, and K.presunlalivcs tittwart ai.d Worheeit, Icur; in luvur ot lha transfer Senatur McCreaty, and RpreaenUtives Scales, Hooker and Boone, four. After t lid vote a controversy con-troversy arose as tu which of the two reports should he given precedence iu prctentatioii lo congress. Tho opponents oppon-ents of tho transfer claim that tie ad-vocat. ad-vocat. s failing to ohtaiu a majority must consider their the niiuoriiy re poit, as an amendment uttered to ex idling law tails upon a tie vote. The maittr remaius undecided. The houEO committee ou reform in the civil aorvico haB authorized Reprtsentativo Durham to report for passage his hill fixing tha compensation compensa-tion ot district attorneys in lieu of fets. Subscriptions to the 4 por cent, loan siuce yesterday's report, $14,028,700 I 'J ho demand for ailver dollars to day, amounted to 25,000; for tbo month, $449,000. The committee on ways and means decide that they huvy not time thh session to make an investigation into the kid glove cases. It is alleged that the wife of the late LiuLitonaut Derby, auilior ot "Pbco-uixiana," "Pbco-uixiana," is threatened with insanity from the loss ol her properly through a real estate agent. Chicago, 5. Tribune's Washington: Washing-ton: Thcro ia Ultlo doubt that a ma jority ot tho house naval committee will recommend tho iudictmont of ex-Secretary Robeson. Prcoident Hayes haB lusand Sonator Sona-tor Gordon that ho docs not intend to remove Marshal Fitz .Simmons, of Georgia, or any other official in the south who happens to be a democrat, mid works for the democratic cause. The president siid Filz dinimonB had made a good officer and he wuuid not bo disturbed. It ii uncertain what will be the action ac-tion regarding the Corhiu Butler content con-tent tor tho senatjrm! scat uf South Carolina. Bluioe ban disturbed the republicans by saying ho U opposed to opening the caie, and would cn deavor to beat Corbiu's claim. If true this would destroy the prty harmony. har-mony. Many believo, however, that this is a mere threat. A Now England senator, tc-day, s-iid doubtless an extra session would be necessary on uccounl ot the probable proba-ble protracted debate over the confirmation con-firmation of New York nominations. I Mills (TexnB) tried again to day to j renew the debate on southern war claims, but Speaker Kiudall ruled it j out of order nod an appeal from the ruling was not sustained, although Eueh ropubiicaus us wero present votad with Mills. Membera of the National Academy of Science, are bringing great pressure to boar upon members of the house to induce thorn to support the scheme to consolidate all government surveys and thus placing them under the charge ot the coast survey and then transferring that branch of the service ser-vice from the navy to the interior department. It is plainly evident now that the Bcheme is simply a huge job involving millions of money, and concocted to provide places for several sev-eral membera of the Academy of Science, who have vainly endeavored lor years past to get control of government gov-ernment surveys. The fact that the influence of prominent members of congress has been solicited to secure these persons appointments, if the Bcheme goes thiougb oongress, which it will not, has served to confirm the suspicions of members that the project , is simply one tu oust those who are now in charge of surveys, and make places for some members of the National Academy of Science. The strong protests which have been received re-ceived here from all sections of the west against the proposed scheme leavea no doubt that the western congressmen will quite generally oppose op-pose it in the house. |
