The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-05-13
[By the Associated Press. ]
WASHINGTON.


Appointments.
| WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE President to-day
| sent to the Senate the nomination of Medical
Examiner j. G. Palmer as Chief of Bureau OF
Medicine and Surgery.
Treasury balances.
The balances in the Treasury to-day were as
folows:-Currency, 81, 362, 100; coin, $1O3, 31s,-
656, including $25, Az, 800 in coin certificates.
| Savage Fight.
A rencontre oecussed shis evening in front of
| the Imperial Hotel between Gen. Jones, of
West Virginia, and Col Calvin Sayre, of Ala
bama. Jones, who was standing on the hotel
steps. was attacked by Sayre with heavy cane.
wrist broken III, ' Srested tRs cane fron sayre
and with his right hand returned the blows.
Col Johnson friend of both, separated the
parties for short time, but no one else assist
ing, he was unable to keep them apart and they
renewed the contest with pocket knives. Jones
! received severe cut across the forehead and
| several oil the face Sayre received severe
| cash across the throat and stabs in the abdo-
men. During the fight they threw each other
to the ground repeatedly. They were finally
separated, both In an exhausted condition.
to chamber in the hotel Sayre was carried
home. Both Immediately received surgical at
tendance. 1t is understood that the fight en-
sued out Of an old grudge.
The Minority Report sn Arms Sales.
Senator Stevenson presented grounds for his
dissent from the report of the majority of the
Senate Arms Investigation Committee. He
says that the testimony showed that the sales
OF arms and ordnance stores In question viOlat-
ed the statute of July 20, 1868. Arms and
stores were sold without proper advertisement
Ordnance stores We're sold which were not in
possession OF the Government at the time of
the passage of said act, and arms were sold
which vera not damaged or otherwise unsuted
for military service. He cited various transac-
tions which he claimed were wholly pnwar-
ranted by the statute OF 1865 Considering the
question whether the arms sold were of such
quantity as to impair the defensive capacity of
the country, the Senator saya prudence and a
wise policy alike dictate that large supply of
breech-loaders is essential. 1t was important
that those kept on hand by Gen. Dyer should
not have been diminished lest the defensive ca
pacity OF the country be reduced and the Gov
eminent forced in case of emergency to private
manufacturers. With regard to the sales of
arms to the Remingtons' agents and the ex-
Company, the Senator finds himself constrained
to the conclusion that had there been no per-
sonal contract or understanding between the
officers of the Ordnance Bureau and Reming-
ton and his agent the least degree of vigilance
would have made the former aware of the char
acter OF the proceedings taking place, especial
ly II it was notorious that large quantities of
arms and munitions were being shipped to
France Mr.. Stevenson concluded by exonor-
ating any sepatqp of other citizen from COM
plicity in any illicit transaction in this connec-
tion
Sweeping Decision.
WASHINGTON, May 12.-The recent decision
OF the United States Supreme Court giving 20
per cent. additional compensation to certain
employees OF the Government affects at least
lSOo cases on the DOCKET Of the Court of Claims.
Consultation,
ID
consultation with the President last night at
the Executive Mansion !
Military Posts.
The Secretary of War has recommended the
appropriation of $120,0 900 f0r the erection of a
five company military post near Beaver City,
Southern Utah, 200 miles from Salt Lake City.
Washington Monument
The House Committee on the District of Co.
lum6ia approve the bill appropriating $500, 900
for the completion of the Washington monu-
ment. Already $2aO, 600 have been expended
upen the work, and $780,, 600 will be needed 10
complete the shaft, while the cost of the whole
work, including shaft and Pantheon or base
is estimated at 81 100000.
Srcculations about the Treaty.
While it is generally believed from newspaper
statements that the treaty of Washington will
fail of execution, gentlemen in official positions
are not willing to make such an admission.
Nothing of the correspondence between the
United States and Great Britain which has
taken place since the respective statements of
the case have been filed with the Geneva tribu-
nal has been given to the public, but enough is
known through other channels to apprehend to
the treaty, OWING to the objections Of the Brit
ish Government to the presentation of claims
tor consequential damages, and in effect asking
their withdrawal as movement preliminary to
an arrangement affecting future belligerency and
neutrality and refusal to accede to its wishes
The reply of Secretary Fish to the last commu-
nication received from London will not reach
its destination for eight or ten days, and as the
two Governments, where there is no need for
haste, do not conduct the diplomacy by means
of the telegram it cannot now be said that the
treaty has failed.
While the Executive Department of the Gov
eminent is committed against withdrawing the
claims for consequential damages, and in effect
deny that England should by Implication die
tate to us modification of the American state
ment of the case, it does not follow that nego-
tiations are at an end In this condition of
misunderstanding between the two nations
and while this Government does not except any
moned consideration for consequential dam
ages, but desires all claims of whatever charac-
ter to be disposed of forever by the tribunal of
arbitrator, it will continue the correspondence
in the hope of removing the difficulty so that if
the treaty shall fail the responsibility will rest
with Great Britain and not with the United
States
Report Of the New Orleans Committee
Collector Casey Requested ~ Resign
The Congressional committee recently ap-
pointed to investigate the affairs at New Or
leans have just handed their printed report to
the President and he has had an opportunity
for the first time to examine it critically. In
consequence of this examination he has re-
quested Mr.. Casey to resign and also his depu-
ty, Mr.. Herring. There is nothing in this re-
port to show that these gentlemen were not
honest and efficient in the discharge of their
| duties as custom house officers, but owing to
the character of certain portions of the testi-
mony it was thought change in these Offices
I might promote the general interests of the SER
| vice