The Portland daily press., 1872-12-11
WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-The Committee on
Appropriations to-day heard the members of
the District Board of Public Works and will
report in favor of reimbursing them to the
amount of 1925, 900, expended in Improvements
in the Immediate vicinity of public buildings.
The New Syndicate.
Tho Committee of Ways and Means had the
subject of the syndicate before them to-day but
are not likely to come to any early conclusion
on the subject.
The point discussed was Secretary Boutwelrs
request to be authorized to allow an increase of
commission for negotiating the new loan.
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs
discussed the portion Of the Presidents message
referred to them, with the view of preparing
bills for action.
The President sent the following nominations
to the Senate to- day: John L. Croxton of Ken
lucky to be Minister resident for Bolivia; A
Tenny to be u S. Attorney for tine Eastern
District of New York.
Something Unusual.
The Secretary OF the treasury to-day re ceiv-
ed from Boston two $1,000 United States coupon
bonds of the loan of March so, 1868, with cou-
pons attached from Jan. l, 1873. The party
sending them does not wish to be known and
requests the Secretary to conceal the bonds and
attached coupons or otherwise so dispose of
them as to result in gift of the value of the
bonds and coupons to the United States.
Exchange of Bonds.
The bill reported in the Senate to-day by Mr.
Sherman, from the Finance Committee, author
izing the exchange of registered bonds for cou-
pom bonds, is as follows:
Be it enacted dc. That the Secretary of the
Treasury be and is hereby authorized to issue
coupon bonds i'll exchange for registered bonds;
provided the expense be paid by the owners
thereof under such regulations as the Secretary
of the Treasury shall prescribe, and providing
that the existing public debt shall not thereby
be increased nor the rate ofinterest advanced
on bonds so exchanged.
Personal.
The President and Mrs. Grant, and Miss
Nellie Grant left Washington on the noon train
for Philadelphia to attend the wedding of Miss
Borie, niece of ex-Secretary Borie. The Presi-
dent returns tomorrow night.
TEse Louisiana Case.
Iu the case OF Kellogg against Warmoth be-
fore the Supreme Court OF the United States,
Monday, the court to-day granted leave to file
the petition, and ordered that the argument on
the motion for a rule to show cause against
Judge Durell be heard on Thursday.
Better Security of PubIic Money.
The Secretary of the Treasury sent a COM
municatioD to the House of Representatives to-
day recommending an amendment to the act to
regulate and secure the safe keeping of public
money entrusted to discussing officers of the
United States, passed in 1866 The Secretary
encloses a draft of the bill, to include every
clerk or agent with every disbursiug officer in
the Provinces, making it a penal offcuce to
convert to his OWL use or to lend, with or with
or without interest, the public moneys, and
son who shall knowingly receive loans of public
moneys from discussing officers, liable to be
tried for cmbezzlement.
In the case of the United States against Hart
WELL she penal or latter clause of the third sec
ton of the act of 1866 has been held by the
Supreme Court of the United States to be lin
tied in its terms to the officers named in the
act and cannot be construed to apply to any
others, hence the recommendation of the Sec
rotary TO include every clerk, agent OF other
persons.
Confirmation.
| The Senate has confirmed G. W. Fairnan
| for postmaster of Philadelphia
A Esumor Denied.
In October a paragraph was published in the
newspapers of this country stating that one of
of the smaller German States, the principality
of Reuss, had pardoned two criminals upon
| the condition of their migration to the United
States. There is the best authority for saying
that the story was purely an invention.
| justice Nelson.
In the Supreme Court of the United States,
! the Chief Justice to-day made the following
announcement: ''Ihe court has received
| through the Chief Justice a letter from Justice
Nelson, announcing his resignation of his office
as one of the Associate Justices I have trans
mitted to him letter expressing their feelings
on the occasion, and have directed that both
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