The Portland daily press., 1874-01-20
WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-The following nomi-
nations were sent to the Senate to-day by the
President: Daniel McGregg Of Pennsylvania
to be Consul at Prague; Thomas N Van Blu
rep of New Jersey, TO be Consul at Kanahua-
wa, Japan; Fitz Balson, to be Collector of Gus
toms at Gloucester. Mass.
Treasury Balances.
The following are the Treasury balances to-
day:-Currency, $3,764 ,511; special deposit OF
legal tenders for redemption of certificates of
deposit, $43 115000; coin, $50, 683. 300, Including
coin certificates $45, 661 800; outstanding legal
tenders, $685., 789.837.
The Chief J usticcship.
NEW YORK Jan. 19-Wasbineton specials
to the morning papers have agreed upon Judge
NJ r Waite of Ohio, as the next nominee to
the Chief Justiceship, though the weight of
opinion is that no nomination will be made
until after Tuesdays Cabi"et meeting.
The Financial Discussion Ia the Senate.
Washington dispatches say there is no pros
pect Of final vote IN the Senate on any Of the
financial propositions which occupied its attan
tiOr all last week The discussions from day
to day serve to establish aud defiue the posi-
tions of Senators on financial questions gener-
ally and on the subject of imitation in particu-
lar. and it becomes uaIly more apparent that no
scheme to increase the volume Of currency can
be passed in the Senate. The debate thus far
has been almost barren of results except in
causing delay, and it is very doubtful il any
positive action will result.
Another Character 70 be Ruined-Judxe
Wait. the lvan.
The President mas sent to the Senate the
name of Morrison r Waite of Ohio, to be
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
TIL Chief Justice Nominee.
The nomination of Morrison r. Waite of
Ohio, to be Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court, was surprise to the Senator's and all
Others bout the capital, including the Justices
of the Court. Subsequently the Senate in ex-
ecut've session referred the nomination to the
Committee on Judiciary. who will probably
report favorably upon it. Tho nomination re-
called the fact that he was one OF the counsel
at the Geneva arbitration and some of the
Senators acquainted with him say he is an able
lawyer os 30 years standing and Republican
AT the present time he is President of the Ohio
Constitutional Convention. 1t was discovered
ON looking at the Su RENE Court record that a
year ago tomorrow MIR. Waite was on motion
of Caleb Cushing, admitted to the bar of that
court as attorney. Waite never held Judge.
ship in Ohio. Senators Of both parties speak
well of the nomination, and there seems to be
no doubt of its confirmation.
Gen. Howard,s Case.
The House Military Con- mittee hold a ses.
sion tomorrow at which the sense of the com
mittee will be tested whether in the matter of
the charges against Gen. Howard, the commit
tee shall proceed with the investigation or
whether they will recommend that the subject
be transferred to a military court of enquiry for
trial. The committee are about equally divided
on these propositions.
Pension Bill. 0
In the House to-day, Mr.. Wa-d of N. j., in
troduced bill providing that the heirs Of
any soldier killed or who died while ia the mil
itary service duriug the late war. whose enlist
ment was for less than year or who shall have
since died by reason Of wounds received or dis
ease contracted, shall be ertitled to receive the
same bounties as if said sold Ter enlisted for
three years. This bill includes all who enlisted
for three or nine months at the commencement
of the war, and who never received bounty.
Rsferred to the Military Committee
The Liquor Traffic Cemmittee.
Mr.. LOgan's bill authorizes the President to
appoint five commissioners to collect informa-
ton as TO the effects of the liquor traffic, and
practical workings of the prohihitory laws, etc.
Commissioners are to serv without pay aud be
appointed from civil life, irrespective of polit-
cal consideration; but the bill requires that they
shall be in harmony with the views of those
tax payers Of the country, who in 1873. out of
the total internal revenue of $114,OOO, $50 paid
$9600O,000 for three articles, of spirits tobacco
and fermepted liquors.
Various Matters.
A despatch from Washington says it is said
sem-officially that the President is satisfied
that Judge Durell is innoceL of the charges
made against him. Therefore he will not ac-
cept his resignation, believ ng that if impeach-
ed the Senate will acquit him.
Only two me1 bers Of the House Committee
on Banking and Currency favor Mr. CreswePs
plan for the establishment Of postal savings
banks
DR.. George A. Christian, convisted to-day for
removing dead bodies from the grave yards,
was remandad to await trial.
The trial of Judge j. w. Wright commence
ed to-day. He is charged with forging the
names Of Indians to receipts for back pay and
bounty