The Portland daily press., 1873-02-08
Washington Matters.
THE CALDWELL INyEsTIG ALTON.

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There has been no formal discussion of a
report in the Caldwell committee, but the
members are engaged in an examination oil
the testimony and comparing notes of their
opinions. 1t is regarded as certain tonight
that there will be two reports. Senator Nor
ton presenting that of majority in favor of
unseating Mr. Caldwell, while Mr.. Carpen-
ter will probably submit the views of the mi
nority in opposition to such course. Cald-
wells frieads hope in the case of the minori-
| ty report to carry more than One-thrd of the
| Senate, and so secure his retention. The
committee must wait until Monday to receive
the argument of Caldwell's counsel, and it is
believed that the report will be ready by Tues
| day.
SUSPICIOUS RESOLUTION.
The House committee on foreign affairs
! Thursday morning discussed General Banks
resolution of last Monday requesting the
President to open communica tion with for
eign powers for the purpose of Joint inter-
vention in Cuban affairs, but were unable to
reach any definite conclusion. Decided diff
ferences of opinion were developed among
| the committee, both as to the propriety Of
interfering at all and to the expedency of
complicating or involving the action of the
United States with that ofothergovernments of
1t is doubtful if vote of majority of the
committee could he obtained in favCr of the
resolution, and it is certain that it would fall
far short of unanimty. 1t is stated on good
| authority to-day that the origin of the reso-
luton is in Wall street, and that its real pur-
pose is to advance the price of certain bonds.
Purchases of the securities have recently been
made as low as five cents on dollar 1t is
expected that an attem' t will be made Mon
day to pass the resolution under suspension
OF the rules, but the e is not the least pros
poets of its success. The resolution was Of
fered, lin good faith by General Banks, and the
House will not take it out of the hands of his
committee.
INDIAN OPPOSITION TO THE NORTHERN PA
cIFIc RAILROAD.
Secretary Belknap has sent to the House
Major Barow's report of the operations of
the Northern Pacific Railroad expedition,
which set out from Fort Ellis, M. T., last Ju-
ly to survey a route eastward, but was turned
back by an Indian attack in force at the cross
ing of the Yellowstone. General Sherman,
in his endorsement of his report, saws that
ct demonstrates that in the building of the
Northern Pacific Railroad, west of the Mis-
souri, river, the Indians will oppose every foot
of progress, and if the exploration, survey
and construction of the road are to be pur-
sued with the same energy as during this
year, we will need at least two full regiments
OF cavalry and full as much infantry to guard
anu protect the necessary working parties"
THE Belfast Journal gives the following,
which it is hoped is not frequently repeated in
that city:
| Marshal Csrter having information that a
| vessel had been broken into and a quantity of
| liquor stolen by tapping a cask, followed up
| the trail until he found that it had gone to a
house on the eastern side, in the Robbins settle
| ment. Thither he went with officer McKenney.
| On opening the door, six men, all young but
one, were found in the room crazy drunk and
! fighting among themselves There were black
| eyes and bloody noses in the crowd, chairs, ta-
| Bile, aud kitchen furniture overturned, while
the floor looked like butchers shop. One of
them threw a dish at McKenney, who knocked
him down. Another had a knife, which the
Marshal took away. The house was occupied
by Mrs Patterson, whose brother is now in
State Prison for killing her husband Her son
who was one of the crowd, recently served a
term in prison for burglary. What part the
| woman had taken in the fracas is not known,
| but when found she was on the bed in the only
| other room in the house, dead drunk, with only
the waist of an old dress to cover her, every
particle of clothing having been torn fr'm the
| rest of her person. The whole of this bad lot
was taken to jail, except the woman. She was
| hardly in condition to take a journey, from lack
| of clothes and excess of rum.
A CoRREsPoNDENCE.-T following cores.
pondence which will be of interest to our read.
ers, explains ITSELF
Boston, Jan. %, 1873
Hon. GeoS. Boutwell,, Sec'y Treasury, Wash
| ipgtOn, ID. C.-Under the recent amendment to
shipping act. we have as owners Of bark 'Slva
w. Swasey," shipped IL crew for voyage tc
| Cuba and return. Collector of Customs at New.
| buryport refuses to clear vessel. What shall we
| do?
Signed; BLANCHARD, PoUsLAND & Co
Treasury Department,
Washington, d. c.. Jan. "a, 1873.
Sir The following telegram was sent you
to-day in answer of yours of yesterday: "Col
lector of Customs at Newburyport is instructe
to clear bark "Swasey" for Cuba, and the follow
| ing telegram was transmitted to the Collector
of Customs at Newburyport. "Clear bark
Silvia W. Swasey for Cuba, without compll
ance with shipping Act of June 7th, 1877, which
no no longer applies to vessels trading between
.h she United States and the West Indies. Old
hIaP, Act of Jnly 10th, 1910, is still applca'
thar I'll me Collector has been instructed fur
Sigpeuser' nesser' Very respectfully,
To Mess2rs d.. GEO. s. BOUTWELL,, Sec'y
ton. Mass MsiS' Blanchard, Pousland e Co.. Bos-
NoMINArIoNs.-The follon,i---
nave been made by the Governor: '''' '''''''''
10 soemnze marriages-A,f.o,
yarmouth, member of Board Of a.; -: cotton,
Daniel NJ. Durham, Bangor agriculture;
Justice OF the Peace-H. G. Garco,o
burn Moses Gould, Portland; Martin .ien,aT, AN
Clinton; VIM. NJ. Hall, Oxford; David 'TE%eit Erelt
Norway; w. J. Wheeler, Paris; Thos J. Peal.
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