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Show WASHINGTON Jlonilaj'a News Frera the Capital. THE DOLLAR AGAIN. Washington, 19. Senator Jonas' absence prevented action on the silver bill by the finance committee to-day. Opponents of the bill think it may be smothered in the committee this ses-si ses-si on. Bayard said democratic senators intend to urge act-on on the Louisiana Louisi-ana cases the present session and oppose adjournment until tbe Kel-logg-Spofiord case is disposed of. Tbe caucus to-day decided to demand such action unitedly. KICKING OUT CRIPPLED SOLDIERS. The new democratic doorkeeper of tbe house has begun refoim by discharging all ex-Union soldiers on bit roll as assistants, except one. Last session's law requiring the retention of disabled soldiers in the employ of the house is thus entirely disregarded by the present house officers. Tbe only one retained has lost both hands, but even he is in danger of dismissal. ADJOURNMENT DEFERRED. The general deficiency appropriation appropria-tion bill will be called up to-morrow, it being entitled to take precedence ol the resumption repeal measure. This postponement of action on tbe repeal question, and tbe necessity of allowing (imo for the senate to act upon the deficiency and exposition bills, will 1 undoubtedly prevent the final adjournment adjourn-ment ot the session before next week. Some of the more ardent anti re- ' sumptionists and enthusiastic silver men will endeavor to obtain a con tinuance of the session throughout next week, with a view to action by the senate upon their favorite measure, meas-ure, but are not at all likely to eflect this purpose. The indications to-day favor the passage of the Paris exposition bill, which was reported from the foreign affairs committee without any material ma-terial amendment. " Sunset Cox" created considerable amusement to-day by bis ridicule ol Hewitt's corn-kitchen proposition, but this had already been eliminated from the bill by the committee, and his elaborated speech against the measure in general was not worthy ol bis reputation, either for wit or erudition, eru-dition, and fell very flat. HOMESTEADING. Obpp's Laud Owner, issued a few days ago, contains a full report ol the recent decision by Secretary Schurz, in the case of Homas vs. the St. Joseph and Denver city railway company, com-pany, which settles certain questions of very general interest, affecting numerous claims of individuals and of corporations that are grantees of publio lands. The main points established es-tablished by it are as lollowe: A valid homestead entry is an appropriation of the land covered by it and remains such until a forfeiture is declared in accordance with tbe law and with the rules and regulations of tbe general land office, and until the reservation is removed. These regulations in regard to the method of declaring a homestead claim abandoned and the entry cancelled, are necessary to an efficient execution ot tbe homestead law. Caaesadjudicateduodera different differ-ent view of the homestead law are not to be reopened. The rule now an nounced is for future guidance. HARD MONEY PAYMENTS. The recapitulation of silver payments pay-ments made in pursuance of the act of April 17, 1876, including payments from April 18, 1876, until and including includ-ing October, 1877, Bhows an aggregate of 5S,156,162 of Bilver issued for fractional currency redeemed and destroyed, and $13,464,569 of silver issued in lieu of or in exchange for currency, making a total of $36, 620,-732. 620,-732. Upon an official estimate of the $8,083,573 fractional currency lost in circulation, there may be still issued, before the limit of the $50,000,000 is reached, $10,269,061 in exchange for fractional and $3,110,206 for currency i obligations. |