The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-02-14
WASHINGTON.

THE AMNESTY BILL-MR. SUMMERS ELEVATED
AND CoNSECRATED."
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13-Durng the debate
in the Senate on the question of taking up the
legislative appropriation bill, a proposition was
made by Mr.. Robertson to take up the amnesty
bill which was favored by Mr.. Trumbull
Mr.. Sumner thereupon gave notice that if the
amnesty bill was taken up he would press his
supplementary civil rights bill as an amend
ment. 1t was not taken up. +ss..
---e BRITISH AND AMERICAN COMMISSION
The British and American mixed commission
met to-day. The claim of Thomas Sterling for
the destruction of property in Virginia during
the war was disallowed and the commission adj
journed to March Goth.
THE REVENUE DEFRAUDED.
The revenue detectives in South Carolina re-
port important seizures of tobacco and state
that two thirds of the tobacco sold there is
brought from North Carolina by peddlers and
is unstamped. r
TARIFF AND REVENUE.
1t was agreed in the Ways and Means COM
mittee to-day to withhold the bill repeating the
duty on tea and coffee till tomorrow to enable
Mr.. Dawes to make a statement to the House
with view of postponing definite action ON
tea and coffee until the committee can act on
the general subject of the tariff. The tariff
men, it is said, while in favor of removing the
duty from tea and coffee are not inclined to
make any great reduction on any other articles
The committee, by voting to keep the sixteen
cent rate on certain kinds of tobacco, while re-
ducing that which pays 80 to "a on others will
thus reduce the income to the extent of two or
three million dollars When the committee re-
port their tea and coffee bill discussion for a
day or two on the tariff is expected.
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC INVESTIGATION.
In answer to enquiries from interested parties
Gen. Banks stated that his resolution of inqui-
ry relative to the Northern Pacific Railroad is
designed to elicit information for the benefit of
his constituents who wish to know the value of
the security offered by the road. The parties
connected with the road inform him that they
will cheerfully furnish all the information to
the committee. They have nothing to conceal
and the company are DESTROYS of an impartial
investigation of its affairs.
PRESIDENT GRANT TO COL. FoRNEY
President Grant in letter to Col. Forney
says he regrets his resignation. His appoint
ment gave universal satisfaction when made,
and his services have been universally satisfac-
tory. The President says he appreciates the
reasons assigned for his resignation and hopes
for his continued success as a journalist and
citizen. He will be highly gratifed if he is
successful in procuring, as Forney's successor,
and administration, and one who will admins
ter the Office as well as he has.
.r PROMOTION IN THE NAVY.
The Secretary of the Navy has furnished
Senator Cragin a report of the borad of officers
who examined the grievances of forty-four Of
ficers, recommending sixteen for advancement.
75.s o. THE AMERICAN CASE.
The President sent to the Senate to-day a
copy of the United States statement of the
case before the Geneva tribunal of arbitration.
1t has been published.
J s Ex-coNGREssMAN STOKES CASE. E
The jury to-day in the case of Congressman
Stokes rendered a verdict of p111fv of pacaviuor
$4,000 for engineering the passage of the bill
through Congress to pay for the services OF a
company of scouts in Tennessee, represented as
comprising 102 men where there were not over
&c. This was the second trial, the Indictment
which provides that any Congressman acting as
an agent for the claimants and receiving com
pensation therefor shall be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor punishable by fine or imprison-
ment The sentence was not announced