The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-12-08
WASHINGTON.

The DUTIES ON IRON AND STEEL.
WASHINGTON, Dec THE Committee OF
MIR. Kelley of the subcommittee, in when u
Is proposed to let the duties on iron stand geu-
orally as they are, but to raise the duties on
steel and nickel. The indications are that tne ne
committee will propose on pig iron $6 OF 81
instead of the present duty of 80. There ~
ready to report next Monday.
FILLING THE SENATE COMMITTEES.
The Senate adjourned to-day soon after one
o'clock, when tho Republican members went
into caucus or private conference for the pur-
pose of making nominations to fill vacancies ~
several of the committees. Mr.. Morrii', OF
Maine, was agreed upon as chairman OF 'ne
Committee on Appropriations, and aiso az
member of the Library Committee, IN pOtn
cases vice Fessenden, deceased. Gen. Schurz
was agreed upon to supply the vacancy IN Tue
Committee on Foreign Relations, vice Fessen,
den, deceased. Mr.. Anthony was nSmi dI q
as chairman of the Committee on Naval AZ
fairs in place of Mr.. Grimes, but Mr.. Antnony
declined, being chairman of the COMMITTEE on
Printing. Mr. Cragn, who was next IN order
of members, was then agreed upon. MI: An,
thOny however remains member of the Naval
Committee. The Senators above named 70 I'LL
the vacancies will be nominated in open Sen
ate for formal appointment. twas agreed to
place Mr.. Pools, of North Carolina, on the
Committee on Appropriations to I'LL the vacan-
cy caused by the resignation of MIR. Grimes;
Mr.. Ferry to be chairman of the Committee 70
audit contingent expenses in the place OF Mr..
Cragin; Mr.. Osborne to fill the vacancy in the
Committee on Naval Affairs, caused by the
promotion of Mr.. Cragin. MIR. Anthony, VINO
has acted as chairman of the Senate Caucus
for the last seven years, to-day proposed 70 re-
sign that position, but his fellow members
would not consent that he should do so.
BILL FOR THE REMOVAL OF POLITICAL DISABIL-
tiles.
The following is copy of the bill introduce
ed by Mr.. Stevenson, of Ohio, in the House Of
Representatives to-day:
Be it enacted &c. Two-thirds of each House
concurring therein, that upon the ratification
of the proposed 18th article of amendment to
the Constitution of the United States by the
Legislatures of three-fourths of the States, all
legal and political disabilities imposed by the
18th article Of amendment Of the Constitution
OF the United States shall by the operation
hereof be removed from all persons subject
thereto, who shall have been at the date of said
vote citizens and actual residents of any State
the Legislature of which shall have voted to
ratify said 18th article of amendment Pro-
vided, however, the provisions hereof shall not
apply to any person who shall have been iE-
dicted for any crime committed in or in aid Of
the late rebellion, nor to any person who dur
ing said rebellion was guilty of cruelty or in
humanity to any prisoner of war held or Offer
ing to surrender as such, nor to any person
who aided, abetted or countenanced the assas-
snation of President Lincoln.
THE COINAGE. -t .t-
The report of the director of the mint gives
the total coinage for the last fiscal year as fol-
lows: Gold $21 1923 1877; silver $84O TAG; nickel,
copper and bronze 81, 279,055.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT..
The Postmaster General sent to the House
Of Representatives to-day the estimates for his
department. for the fiscal year, by which it ap-
pears $25,581 900 will be required, of which
$13,5O7 900 is for the transportation of mails
inland and $4,000 for foreign transportation
The following sums will be required in addi-
ton: For the steamships between Snn Fran
cisco, Japan and China, $500 900; between the
United States and Brazil. $15O,OOO; between
San Francisco and Sandwich Islands, $4,000;
total sum, 1925, 900. -