The Portland daily press., 1873-02-25
Washington Matters.


WHAT poMERoY's FRIENDS EXPECT TO
PROVE.
There was no session of the Pomeroy COM
mittee, Saturday. 1t is reported that the
Kansas Senator will make defence so clear
as to exonerate him. A Mr.. Page of hide
pendence, Yorks town, said by anti-Pomeroy
people to be reliable, is expected to testify
that Pomeroy had subscr bed to establishing
a national bank at Independence. York is
supposed to have received the money exhibit
ed in the joint convention as the attorney of
Mr.. Page, and to this fact Mr.. Pomeroy has a
witness of whose presence Col. York was not
aware. This statement does not come from
Mr.. Pomeroy or his council but is gathered
as the hypothesis given by outside Kansaps
now here. One thing is certain. and that is.
that Mr.. Pomeroy and his counsel seem ouite
confident of vindication.
VARIOUS MATTERS.
The first noticeable result of the abolition
of the franking privilege will be the non an
pearance OF the Agricultural Report. The
congressional Printer having decided that the
report cannot be printed before July 1, the
House decided that it should not be printed.
Vice President Colfax's room at Wormley's
was entered Saturday evening with false
key and bonds and coupons to the amount of
over $4,000 were stolen from his trunk. The
thief was probably an unknown transient
guest wh) left by the train for New YORK.
1t is reported here, on reliable authority,
that Representative Bingham, whose term
expires on the 4th of March, will be appoint
ed United States Minister to China, vice Mr..
Lowe, resigned.
MoDESTY IN POLITICS.
Membe,s-elect to the Forty-third Congress
are beginning to arrive, and combinations are
hAI Tn m do forn fnnfi IN, =, A
caucus of the Southern members elect will
probably be held before Inauguration in Or
der to mutual cooperation in securing their
recognition by the next administration. 1t is
understood that the present demands of the
Southern Republicans who are about to re.
tire from Congress are for one cabinet posi-
ton, that Of Postmaster-General, and the
heads of two bureaus, one in the Interior
Department and the other in the Treasury.
The only candidate thus far named for either
position is Representative Buckley of Ala
bama, who will have the support of his asso-
ciates for the sixth authorship of the Treas.
ury, now held by j. J. Martin, also of Ala
bama.
MEMORIAL CONCERNING THE BANKRUPT
LAW.
A memorial signed by a great number of
New York merchants has been presented to
the President, protesting against the repeal
OF the bankrupt law, giving, as reason for
the protest, that the matter of repeal had not
been properly put before the country through
the public press; that no opportunity had
been offered to opposers to make objections;
that it was not authorized by the provisions
OF the constitution; that the effect of repeal
was unjust to creditors, and in It's general
and lasting influences detrimental to the in
terests of those seeking to obtain credit in
the commercial community
MARINE HOSPITAL SUPERVISING SURGEONS
REPORT.
The report of John M. Woodwork, super
vising SUI geon of the marine hospital service.
shows the total cost of marine hospitals III
the United States last year, to have been
1896, 1858. IL total amount realized from tax
on seamen, 1926, 700.05; number of sick and
disabled seamen treated in the hospitals. 12,-
3O2, The whole amount of hospital money
collected she last year is greater than any
year from 179S down; not more than three
fourths of the lawful tax is collected.