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Show GENERAL. ASIIiXOTOX. j Republican uncus I'roai- j tltul oil' to I'ii 1 1 mle I ph in 1 1 be Committee ou I.lfVltoiif ou Urlvifutf Cuuuou 1'lae I AIhIiuuiu 4 iHiiiia A t'ou-I t-lel Klectlou Tribunial. j W;ii-hint;ton, 23. Kepubhcin scii-utorri scii-utorri are holding a caucus uxi.iy on Soiitheru uMxirs. tsocrttiiry linstowyeptenJiiy slipped aud strut ut-d hiH leg, and is cotilitit-d to liis bed to-duy. The president nnil tomemeuiherof the cabinet hiive gone to Philadelphia where tliev will nllerid a oarlv uiven by the S.uurday club to-ninht. Five of tlio elcvtn memhers of the committee of elections aro uppuat-d to the resolutions of tuo majority to exclude Delegate C'unnon from his seat. A petitioner- beforo thy court of couinus.iioners ol Alabama claims, alleges that tie luirf noutny lime men-timiwi men-timiwi in the petition, nor other time or times actively or otherwise, or in xuiy wy eneu:4ed in 01a king or carrying car-rying on wur ng.iinst the. United Stilus, or in aiding ornbetting in any wuy, shape or mauuer the a-j-cullud Southern confederacy, or any "jerson or persons enyaycl iu the rebellion, or making or carrying on war against tne United rUte.-i afi iraid. Tne court decides this in nut sulHcient. The petitioner ;ites 1 an balance that he was not guilly o( the crime of treason as dehned by the constitution, wherwas tho laws expressly required him to say he had boruo true allegiance alle-giance to the United Statesduring the period of tho late rebellion. Edmunds' bill to e-tablish a court of contested elections provides tor a court of that name to consist of the chief justice and Associate justices of the United States supreme court for tiia limn h.iinir anil in h nmviinl 1111 the second Wednesday uf February, 1877, and ovcry feurlh year there-alter, there-alter, and also in every Fubruary subsequently sub-sequently to any election held to till a vacancy in office either in the ollice ot president or vice president. This court is to hear and adjudge contests concerning the resulu of such elections, elec-tions, and report its ii tidings to both houses of congress. Senator Wright introduced a bill to provide that lor two years from July, 1875, the salaries of all government officers and employes iu all branches ol the service and wherever employed shall be niduced ten per cent, if they exceed $1,000 per annum. The president pre-sident and Umled Stales judges are exempted. Mr. lioutwell'B bill providing for a bar at the two houses ot congress, proposes pro-poses tho appointment at the commencement com-mencement ot each sessiou of congress of a committee to consist of three members oi each branch o( congress, who Bhall have authority to determine what persous may appear an attorneys before the committees, aud to admit, suspend or expel member of said bar to be thus organized. Mo person shall be admitted to this bar unless he is a member ol the bar of a court of final jurisdiction in the state or territory terri-tory where ho resides, aud no other person Bhall appear belore any committee com-mittee except in his owu behalf or as a friend without compensation. The bill anally proposes to make it a misdemeanor puuishahle by imprisonment imprison-ment from thirty days to two years for any per-yjQ to give or receive any valuable consideration to inllucnee his action, except as provided by this bill. . , |