The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-03-16
w A>H lNSsTON.
THE NEW LOAN.

WASHINGTON, March 15-The subscriptions
70 tne new loan to-day reached $1,000 OOO.-
secretary Boutwell, believes the government
Will De able to place the entire two hundred
miilons OF per cents within twenty weeks
Mr.. Carpenter OF Philadelphia has been re-
quested by the Internal Revenue Commission.
er TO receive from paper manufacturers in all
parts OF the country specimens of their manu.
features, with a view of securing the best pos
sibe kind OF paper which to print the new
adhesive stamps with the understanding that
the paper submitted is to contain fibre as near
as possible to that contained in paper on
which money is printed
THE KU KLrx BILL.
The Republican Senators held another eau
Gus this afternoon to consider the question
whether IL is advisable and when to enact the
Dill Tor the suppression of the Ku Klux out
RACES in The South. 1t is probable that the
majority will to morrow decide that it IS mex
peoienI TO take any action on the subject at
present, and the Senate will concur with the
House resolution for an adjournment next
week. Among the Senators opposed to any
legislation this session on the condition of af-
Ialrs 10 the South are understood to be Messrs.
Irumnull, Hamlin, Morrill,. Buckingham,
OonklIng, Sawyer, Kellogg and Robertson.
Inc caucus adjourned until 10 A. M. to NOR.
row.
The resolution for select committee of thr-
teen, submitted to the House to-day by Mr..
refers, was prepared by Speaker Blaine, who
intended 1t as a substitute Tor legislation dur
ing the present session on the Ku Klnx que,-
ton, all the r, pnblicans not being agreed to
the bill as prepared by the caucus Joint com
mittee. The resolution was adopted BY 126
years to GA NAYS Of the yeas, So were Repub-
licans and 60 Democrats; of the nays, so were
Republicans aud IA Democrats; SO majority
OF each party present voted for the resolution.
1t is said Messrs. Butler, Shellabarger, Ste
venson and Kelley will tomorrow ask to be
excused from serving on the select committee.
The action of the House to. day is considered
by some of the prominent Republicans as con.
elusive against the Ku Kux bill.
PERSONAL.
President Grant and Speaker Blaine attend
ed the levee OF the Columbia Commandery of
knights Templar this evening. Letters were
read from Lord Tepderden and Earl DeGrey
of the High Commission.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
The Indian Commissioners met in Washing
ton to-day and had long consultation with
Secretary Cox, aud Commissioner Parker is
perfecuDg arrangements for the purchase of
annuity goods and subsistence for the Indians
The board formally voted to accept the respon-
slDllty OF auditing the accounts of purchases
as required by the recent act of Congress.
NATIONAL REVENUE POLICE SYSTEM CALLED
FOR.
Commissioner Pleasanton recently received
very large number OF reports from officers in
'uo oou,u, etdIinS tuelr lnaDlllty make a thor
ough collection Of taxes on account of the spirit
OF outlawry which exists outside the large
cities, and especially in the neigbborhood of
of dstlleries where Combinations exist to
prevent the collection of taxes. Owing to these
difficulties proposition is made to establish
national revenue police system, which is to be
applicable to all sections of the country. A
draft OF the bill has already been prepared,
which it is understood meets the appreciation
OF the President, the Attorney General, Com
missioner Pleasanton and other prominent Of
fcials