The Portland daily press., 1872-12-03

ments on the calendar of the Senate, which
he has at heart after the Equal Rights bill.
One OF these amendments establishes the one
term principle, and the other provides for the
abolition of the Electoral College and the
election of the President directly by the peo-
pie.
THE CREDIT MOBILIER CHARGES.
Among the members who are here there
seems to be a general expectation that an in
vestigation will be ordered Immediately into
the transactions of the credit mobilier. Some.
who are above suspicion in the matter, are
strongly opposed to taking up time in this
way; but it is understood that several.
whose names have been used as implicated
in the alleged bribery, will demand that the
charges be examined by a committee with
full powers. Senator Harlan's Chronicle
takes strong ground this morning against the
proposed investigation.
The following are the estimates of the De-
partments for the fiscal year of 1894:
Legislative Establishment, $2,973,274 DO;
Executive Establishment, $17,129, 261 90;
Judicial Establishment, $3,5S7, $50; Foreign
Intercourse, S1,326, 1854; Military Establish
ment, $32, 1914, S54 81; Naval Establishment,
$40, 154, 220 10; Indian Affairs, S., 100, 975-
%; Pensions, $30,500,O00; Public Works,
500, 1851, 345 SO; Postal Service, $7,41O,6O2;
Miscellaneous, S9,596,974 So; permanent
appropriations, $147, 361 ,943 40. Total. $685.
323,256 81 These estimates exceed the ap-
preparations for the present fiscal year in con-
sequence OF an increase Of 10,000,00 in the
amountsfor public works. The probabilities
are against granting this increase and the
aggregate therefore falls below the amount
appropriated for the present fiscal year, which
is 1929, Ala ,423 S.
SOME TOPICS FOR CONSIDERATION.
Outside of general business the only ques-
lions that now appear likely to cause discuss
ion, are measures relating to the Washington
treaty, reciprocal distribution of the Alaba-
ma awards, the French spoation claims,
the postal telegraph, the proposition of the
Secretaries of the Treasury and Navy to re-
habilitate marine commerce, and especially
those that relate to the building of the naval
vessels to be used either as mail steamers or
cruisers. IC is quite probable most of these
will be shelved, much to the disappointment
of a considerable lobby interested in some of
them. Secretary Boutwell, is TO be requested
by resolution to explain by what authority
Of law he has issued any part of the $44, OOO,-
600 currency reserve, provided he does not
give any explanation in his report. These
resolutions will come from New York Demo-
Gratis. IL is understood that Messrs. Blaine
and Garfield will ask for committee oil in
fCSIlSdtlOu Ou IllC NISuiJ O1OUlllCE SIduQep.
THE DIsAFFEcTED REPUBLICANS.
1t is not probable that any Senator who op-
posed the election of Grant and Wilson will be
invited to attend the Republican caucus, or be
nominated as chairman of a committee. 1t
may be also that Mr.. Schurz will be trans
ferred from the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations to some other committee, as there is
some feeling about his attitude on our rela-
tions with France and Germany during the
sale OF arms investigation last winter.
THE CONDITION OF THE ARMY.
The annual reports of the General of the
Army the Quartermaster General the Chief
of Ordnance and the Judge Advocate Gener-
al cover all the points in regard to the Army
which the public will care to know, and con.
tain, besides, a good deal of matter that is of
value only to the officers and the rank-in-fle.
The actual force of enlisted men now in SER
vice is only 1886, with 2,104 commissioned
officers-or 81 ,440 men, all told, which num-
Der is certainly small enough for the perform
ance OF the requisite duty in garrison and on
the frontier. The vast labor of adjusting all
the accounts of the War has finally come to
an end, and the improved financial methods
which have been introduced into the service
are found to be effective. The army is to
have new uniform; the quality of the SOL
ders equipments has been improved: and
there is reason for congratulation in the bet
ter discipline and the higher moral tone of
the whole force.
GROWTH OF THE MOyEY-ORDER SYSTEM
We learn that the money-order business of
the Post Office in New York now amounts to
more than 100000 month, or upward of
81, 900, 900 per year. The total receipts for
the past quarter were nearly 81 900, but
this sum was above the average of three
months returns, partly for the reason that
foreign remittances were unusually heavy.
The rapid growth ofthis branch of the Pos
tai service shows that the system upon which
it is organized is effective and popular. At
the close of the fiscal year 1901, there were
2,452 money-order offices in the United
States, and the amount of business during
that period was so great that the Postmaster
General was enabled to report clear profit of
SOL, 900.
THE LIBERALS.
A correspondent asked Mr.. Fenton of New
York how the political situation struck him,
and he said, with very sad countenance,
that he did not think the positions of the
Liberal Senators had been much imperilled
by their course in the recent campaign.