The Portland daily press., 1873-01-29
Washington Matters.

The bill to establish life-saving stations on
the coast, the passage of which was secured
by Mr.. Lynch under suspension of the
rules Monday, provides for ten stations on
the coasts of Maine and New Hampshire.
one on Cape Ann, ten on Cape Hatteras, N.
G., and Cape Hen.y, Va, and it directs the
Secretary of the Treasury to report to Con-
gress at its next session the points on the sea
and lake coasts of the United States at which
the establishment of such stations would best
subserve the interests of humanity and of
commerce. Mr.. Lynch has also had referred
to the Committee on Appropriations the re-
port OF Capt. Faunce, who recommends that
the stations be established as follows, viz. ::
On the coast of Maine, at Petit Menan Is
land, Cranberry Island, Matinicus Island.
Seal ISLAND, Whitehead, near Portland; and
Wood Island. near Saco. On the coast of
New Hampshire, at Wallace Sand, Rye Beach.
and on the coast of Massachusetts,, at Cane
Ann.
LIGHT HOUSE ESTABLISHMENT,
The House Committee on Appropriations
having completed their consideration of the
appropriation for lighthouses, beacon and foo
signals, have agreed to the following among
other items, viz: For rebuilding the upneT
part OF the lighthouse tower at Nash's Island
Maine, $1,000; for rebuilding the upner mari
OF the lighthouse tower at Seguin Island
Maine, $4,000; for rebuilding the west light
house at Capt. Elizabeth, Maine, $50 900: for
replacing day beacons destroyed by the ice on
the coasts of Maine and Massachusetts. $40
0oO; tor steam fog signal at the Highlands,
Cape Cod, $4,000; for steam fog signal at
Race Point, Cape Cod $4,000; placing a light On
Muscle Bed beacon, Narragansett bay, r. T.
$4,000; for wharf and boat house at Pumham
Rock, Providence river, R. l., $1,000; for fog
signal at New London, $459O; for protecting
the foundation of the light house at Calves
Island. Bro kway's Reach and Devils Wharf
Con ecticut liver. $500; for. commencing a
light house on Southwest ledge, entrance to
New Haven harbor, $4,000.
NEW ENGLAND CONGRESSMAN ON THE
FRANKING PRIVILEGE,
VI the New England delegation Messrs
Ames, Banks, Barnum, Bell, Bufinton. Dawes
Eames, Esty, Fry, Hale, Hawley. Hibbard
Kellogg, Lynch, Pendleton, Peters. Poland
and Starkweather voted for the. Senate hill
and NJ ssrs. Hoar and Smith, of Vermont
against it. The other New England mem,
bers are not recorded. Of the one hundred
and forty-three members who voted for re-
peal, slvty-seven have no, been reelected to
Congress.
VARIOUS MATTERS.
Mr.. Lynch, on Monday, presented the peti-
lion OF Mark Pea e for relief also four peti- |
ions of soldiers and seamen of the war Of !
!S12, for modification of the act of Feb. Is,
1872 ~
Mr.. Frederick F. Low, United States min
ster to China, is about to resign, and Secre-
AIRY Fish has recommended to the President
he promotion of George F. Seward, consul
General at Shanghai, to fill the vacancy.
Senator Frank Blair was in his seat Monday
or the first time this session. He still suff,rs
everely from paralysis. being entirely depriv-
d OF the use of his right arm.
The bill for the relief of Boston has not
luch prospect of receiving favorable action.
FOUND SHoT.-Isaiah Earl Waterman at
ne Newichawannick Cumpany's wooden mill,
outh Berwick, was found dead Sunday morn
70, lying on his face in the weaving room en-
v, shot through the heart. From his position
is supposed he fell while trying to reach the
Ill rope to sound an alarm. His lantern was
, tho window sill near broken name of olars