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Show V. AS3IISG TON". Retirement ol rnrrenry I'on-lirniuliou I'on-lirniuliou ol'Uillaiu elsou, .llHrnliul oi' Huh. Washington, 2S. Tne supremo court to morrow take up the Illinois 1 tax injunction cases. The secretary ot the treasury hai directed the retirement of 'j-IO.T-IS in United. States nolos, being fcfj per cent, of the national bank currency issued during this month. This will i leavo the outstanding legal tPnder circulation until further orders 370,-9i3.3U2. 370,-9i3.3U2. Tho bill reiiorted favorably from the senate committee on civil service and retrenchment to day in regard to the president's salary, provides that from and after March -Hh, 1S77, it shall be lixed at $25,000 per annum. The senate confirmed the following nominations: John C Myers, Neb., consul general at Snanghae; J. Do-forest, Do-forest, associate jintice of tho supreme su-preme court at Wbeoiinir; John J. Jenkins, United Stales attorney for Wyoming; William Nel-on, United 'jSta'es marshal for Utah. ""The court of claims to day rendered a decision in regard to the famous Chorpeuning claim. It was contended contend-ed that reforenco of this claim by congress to the postmaster general and hia decision, that between four and live hundred thousand dollars were due to tne claimant constituted an award binding on the government. Tho court now sustains a demurrer to this assertion, and holds that the action above stated was not binding on government. An appeal will be takf-n to the supremo court. Tho motijn tor tho adjournment of tho house at once alter the call of states for bills, to-day, was made by Morrison to prevent a voto on a motion mo-tion which Holmnn intended to offer favoring the repeal ol tho specie resumption re-sumption law of lust year. Tho democratic caucus committee was still in session at midnight on the financial question. The impression is that scceral p'pnrts will bo made by individual members to the democratic demo-cratic general caucus. Later The caucus adjourned still disagreeing. |