The Portland daily press., 1872-12-07

Currsncy Bill.
Senator Hale's bill requires the Seeretary of
the Treasury to withdraw from circulation all
the notes Of national banks coming into the
custody of the United States, an to Issue in
place therefor, if necessary, an equal amount
of notes of the United States, and whenever
and as often as the notes of any one such ma
tional bank, to the amount of 5000 shall accum-
ulate in the Treasury, and after thirty days
notice to such bank, interest shall cease and be
suspended on $1,000 of U. S. bonds deposited IN
the Treasury to the credit of such bank as Sc
curly for its circulation until such bank shall
redeem said bonds by the payment of 5000 OF
current money into the Treasury.
Louisiana for Grant.
The following despatch was received last
night:
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. s.
70 VIM. E. Chandler, Secretary of the Nation
al Republican Committee:
The Republican electoral college have re-
ceived their certificates of election from the
canvassng board. and to-day cast the vote of
Louisiana for Grant and Wilson.
Signed, s. g. PACKARD.
The Louisiana squabble.
The following kilograms were received here
to-day:
NEW ORLEANS, Dec 6.
To Hon Geo. III. Williams Attorney General
Washiugton:
The United States Court yesterday directed
les Institute, subectto the further orders of
the court, and in the meanwhile to prevent any
unlawful assembly in violation of the restrain
ing order of the court under the guise or pre-
text of authority claimed by virtue of pretend
ed canvass and returns made by a pretended
returning board, in contempt and violation of
the said restraining order In compliance, at
an early hour this morning occupied the build
ing with deputies and military posse furnish
on my request by Gen. Emory, not interfering
with the State officers in their duties.
Signed, S. b. PACKARD, U. S. Marshal.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 9th.
To the Attorney General Washington:
The court rendered a Judgment in the case
to-day, granting an injunction pendentetite as
prayed for, and declares the Lynch returning
board the only legally constituted board to make
the canvass and required the production to said
board of all election returns
Signed, S. B. PACKARD, U. S. Marshal.
New Register.
The Secretary of the Treasury has granted
an American register to the British built schoon-
erJ. R. Lawrence, which was recently wrecked
off Newburyport.
Senate Committees.
The following Committees were elected by
the Senate to-day on Standing Committees:
On Privileges and Elections-Morton, Carpenter,
Logan, Aleorn, Hill, Anthony and Trumbull.
terson, Hamlin, Howe and Schurz.
Finance-Sherman, Morrill, of VT, Scott Ames,
Wright, Ferry of Michigan and Bayard
Appropriations-Coe Sprague, Sawyer, Merrill of
Maine, Window, West and Stevenson.
Commerce-Chandlor, Corbett, Kellogg, Spencer,
buckingham, Conkling and Vickevs.
Observation-Disclosures Sprague Gilbert, john
ston and Fenton.
Agriculture-F relinghuysen, Robertson Leis, Da-
Wis Of West Virginia, Machen West and Blair.
Naval Atfairs-Cragin, Anthony, Nye, Osborn, Al
corn, Morrill, Of Maine, and Stockton.
Judclary-Edmunds, Conklin, Carpenter, Frel-
InQluySep, Pool. WRIGHT and Thurman
Post Offices and Post Roads-Ramsey Pomeroy,
Cole, Hamlin, Ferry of Michigan, Flanagan and Kel-
Public Lands-Pomery, Osborne, Sprague Win
dom, Stewart Casserly and Upton.
Private Land Claims-Thurman, Ferry of Conn,
CALDWELL Bayard and Norwood.
Indian Afairs-Harlan, Corbett, Buckingham,
Freiinghuysen, Caldwell, Stevenson and Rice.
Pensions-Pratt, Browlow Logan Ferry of Conn.,
HILL Salisbury and Hamilton Of Texas.
Revolutionary Claims-Pool, Corbett Hill and Nor
wood.
ana Davis OF West Virginia, and Machen.
District of Columbia-Patterson, Lewis, Spencer
Sawyer Hitchcock, Ferry of MICHIGAN, and Wick
erS.
Patents-Ferry of Conn, Carpenter Window, Ham
ilton of Maryland, and Ransom.
Public Buildings and Grounds-Morrill of Yer
mont, Gilbert, Camerson, Stockton, and Hamilton of
Maryland.
Territories-Nyc, Cragin, Foreman, Hitchcock,
Clayton Cooper and Fenton.
On Pacific Acknowledgement, Ramsey, Scott Kel-
logg, Hitchcock, Ferry of Michigan, Cragin, Cooper
Rice and Casserly.
Mines and Minng-Hamlin, Chandler, Flanagan,
Caldwell. Alcorn, Kelley and Goldthwaite - ~
On Revision of the Laws of the United States
Conkling, Carpenter, Steward, Edwards and Gold
thwaite.
On Education and Labor-Sawyer, Morrill, of IT.,
Flanagan, Patterson and Johnston.
On Investigation and Retrenchmcnt-Bu Buckingham,
Pratt, Howe, Harland, Stewart, Bayard, and Trum-
bull.
To audit and control Contingent Expenses of the
Senate-Carpenter, Morton and Salisbury.
On Printing-Anthony, Howe and Casserly.
On Library-Morrillof Maine, Howe and Sherman.
On removal of Political Disabties-Borem
Ames, Clayton, Lew s, Vickers Ransom and Upton.