The Portland daily press., 1871-11-18
W WASHINGTON.
Treasury DecisiOn

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE Secretary of the
Treasury decides that foreign built iron barges
can't be used to transport grain on the Misss-
sippi; and that American fishing vessels sail
ing under a permit, may touch ard trade at
foreign port if not forbidden by treaty stipula-
tons. Without permit, fishermen found
within three leagues of the coast with foreign
goods on board exceeding $500 in value are
subject to seizure aud forfeiture.
Civil Service.
The Civil Service Commission to-day were
engaged in the consideration of the question.
what weight, if any, should be given to the
Seniority of service in promotion.
Adjourned
The American and British Commission hay.
adjourned till the 9th of December One
claim was rejected because of insuficiency of
proof
Cabine, Meeting.
There was Cabinet meeting to-day of three
hours. The President received no visitors.
being occupied in the preparation of his mes
sage. The message will be furnished the press
the same way as heretofore. Manifold comics
will be given to authorized representatives of
newspapers shortly after the private Secretary
snail leave the Executive department with
the official document for the two houses of
Congress.
Expulsfon of Naval Cadets.
Secretary Robeson's order officially is,ued
dismisses six Cadets from the Naval Academy
for haziog. Certain others are deprived of all
privileges for year and another for three
months The Secretary desires it distinctly
understood that the Academy is to be purified
OF this disgraceful practice and the defiant
spirit which now invokes its action by the dis
missal, II necessary, OF every Cadet who re-
fuses the fullest ODE dience
Sub-Ku-Klux Committee.
Representatives Scotied aud Lansing, of the
Sub-Ku-Klux Committee, who visited Florida,
have returned to Washington. They say that
ia jackson County there have been seventy
no Republicans in the county. Althoug af-
fairs are generally bad, there seems little i'm
provement over two years ago.
The Labor farfy.
The Executive Committee of the Labor Con-
vention to be held in Washington is receiving
responses to their circulars. Senator Wilson
says he cannot, with his views of propriety,
join in the movement. Born in extreme pow
erty, and bound as an apprentice at any early
age, he learned by bitter experience the trials
and hardshps the poor are doomed to suffer.
He saw aud felt the degrading influence OF the
system that held work men enforced to it, and
hence, be assisted to make political party to
emancpate the slave and free him from the
iron rule OF master. He did what he could
to bring that party into power. Its work was
not yet secure, and he can do nothing to en-
dagger that work. He is constrained to stand
by that party till its great work is secured and
finished. II, boNever, the workingmen should
deem it to be 10 their interest to hold conven-
ton, he hopes it will result in benefit the Re-
public.
Senator Spencer deeply sympathizes with
the labor organizations, trades unions, broth
erhood of mechanics and laborers in all their
efforts to promote the welfare and happiness of
those whose calling is that of toll
Hon. Samuel f. Cary says that he will
cheeriully unite in any movement wbicb looks
to the overthrow of the many mopopolies that
are now robbing the industrial classes of their
earnings.
Mntiinted Currency.
Gen. Spinner will shortly issue circular an
nouncing the redemption of initiated currency.
1t will provide that after the LIST OF January,