The Portland daily press., 1874-12-12
WASHINGTON.
RumOred Quarrel between the President
and the Secretary of the Treasury.

Rumored Quarrel between the President
and the Secretary of the Treasury.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE Post editorially
prints the following:
1t is rumored ia this city that there is trouble
between the President and Secretary OF the
Treasury, which may lead to serious conse-
quences The origin of it is said to be the de-
termination of the President that ex-senator
Cattell shall be appointed special agent of the
Treasury in connection with the negotiation or
a loaD with the syndicate, and the crcumstan-
ces are said to resemble those in connection
with the appointment of the Sub Treasurer
here, which led to the withdrawal of Secretary
Chase ten years ago from President Lincoln's
Cabinet Ex-senator Cattel is friend of the
Secretary of the Navy, to whose desires the
President is said to have acceded to, while
Bristow very naturally desires to administer
the functions of the Treasury department him
self, since there is no obvious reason why it
should be subordinate to the navy. The Secre-
tary of the Interior is reported to be an ally OF
the Secretary in opposition to some of the most
important Recommendations of Bristow's re-
cent report to Congress
The Alabama Commission.
In the Alabama Claims Court case 118 VS..
United States came up for discussion to-day on
demurrer entered by Mr. Creswel, COUNSELLOR
government, demurring to the petition on the
ground that Gordon, at the time of the alleged
loss, although serving on an American vessel
was Brcish subject The argument develop
ed that the questions were the most important
that have yet risen in the court and introduced
important law points connected with citizen
ship, naturalization and expatriation.
An important case was set for hearing on
next Monday, Whiting VS., the United States.
Whiting who was an American sailor on board
the Levi Starbuck. was captured by the Alaba-
ma, and, as alleged, received such hardships on
board that vessel that he lost the entire use of
his hands and feet, and as compensation claims
$4,000.
No dish greement between the President
and Secretary Brisfow.
Ex-senator Cattell was several weeks ago
appointed financial or loan agent at London
and would have proceeded thither before now,
but for severe domestic affection.
Bristow having conflicting views concerning
him, is officially denied at the Treasury depart
ment.
The Pacific Mail Investigation.
The Ways and Means Committee of the
House examined Russell Sage this morning in
regard to an alleged improper use of money BY
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company to pro-
cure subsidy two years ago. Sage's testi-
moDy developed nothing new, being merely to
the effect that the books of the company
showed that checks were draHn in favor OF
Richard b. Irwin, the San Fraucisco agent in
the early part of 1878 for over 100000, but the
company's records do not show how this money
was expended Mr.. Sage states that these
transactions occurred under former manage
ment and that suit had been sought by the
compady to ascertain what became of the
money.
Various Matters.
Representative Parsons CT Ohio will broadly
deny in the House Monday that he had and
connection in the distribution of the Pacific
Mail lobby fund, or take any for his vote or in
fuence.
The King of the Hawaiian Islands will ar
rive in Washington tomorrow. He will be re-
ceived by Secretaries Fish, Belknap and Robe
son and escorted by the marines.
The House Committee on the judiciary to-
day discussed the civil rights bill, but came to
no conclusion regarding It,
Between II and ~ o'clock to-day large
number of persons witnessed the re-lnterment
in Grace churchyard, near Silver Springs, of
the remains Of Confederate soldiers killed in
the attack on Washington near Fort Bunker
a poem aud General Philip Cook, who COM
manded in that engagement delivered an adj
dress.
In response to urgent requests from New
Orleans for the President to place troops in
the state house, he is represented as saying
that he would not act from apprehended dan
ger, but if violence occurred be would take
means to suppress it.
The agents of the Texas Pacific railroad are
scattering printed documents advocating their
cause where they will do the most good"
The officers of the Northern Pacific are also
here, and are active. Mr.. Wilkeson, the secre-
tary of the company, is sanguine of success.
Secretary Bristow talked with various con-
gressmen, this afternoon, on the currency ques-
ton. He urges action, this winter as vital to
the party and country, and said he by no means
abandoned all hopes of legislation preparing
the way for resumption. The people are not SO
sanguine
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