The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-12-21
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The caucus committee ON Southern affairs
will not make any recommendation with REGARD
to Arkansas affairs till the committee appoint
ed bv the House shall have made report to
that body, and therefore the Arkansas question
was not discussed. -
There was an indispostion to take action re-
latlve to the Kellogg government, as 10 tHJ
question of admitting Pinehback III was sa,u
mittee ON Privilege ndiElectlons affecting MN
which should be settled before discussing Tue
propriety of giving vacant seat III tue 0ena'e
belonging to Louisiana.
Most Of the time of the caucus was consu il
ed in the consideration of the finance question.
a renort having been made by the committee OF
eleven on that subject through its chairman,
Senator sherman. The debate took wide
range. but all who spoke expressed the opinio1
that something was necessary 10 De zone, anu
manship for those present to harmonic thelr
views il possible with the committee or eleven
before they brought their report in.
The committee were divided in their views,
seven being in favor of the report and four
against it, but finally, on motion OF one OF tbe
four, the report was made unanimous, and after
a long discussion, adopted by the caucus. Inc
bill agreed upon will be reported at an early
day to the Senate.
According to the best obtainable information
the bill provides for the resumption OF specie
nayment on January l, 1879; for free banking;
for the retirement Of greeLbacks to the amount
Of 80 per cent. of the new bank notes lssued;
IT also reuules the SAC, 0OO,0 900 OF fractlonai
currency to be gradually withdrawn and SILVER
coin in denominations of from five to ten Genus
to be issued in its place Inc secretary vi .Hs
Treasury is authorized to use the surplus com
in the treasury on and after the day hxed TOT !.
resumption to redeem the legal tenders, ana II
necessary to sell bonds for the same purpose II
the amount of specie is not sufficient
Department Matters. t.t
The Secretary of War recommends that Con-
gress appropriate $76758 to pay the Modoc war
Claims of the state Of Oregon and the state OF
California in accordance with the report made
by Gen. Harde, on the basis of government
prices
The Secretary of the Interior has decided
that no lands shall be patented to the Union
Pacific or Central Pacific Railroads under the Z
the surveys of lands heretofore patented to
them. The lands on which these arrearagess
are due were patented under the Department
ruling Of Nov. 8, 1866, which has been abrogat-
ed in consequence of the decision rendered BY
the Supreme Court to the effect that the racine
Railroad must pay the cost OF the survey prior
to the issuance of patents. l.3
Various Matters. tr.t
The President and Mrs. Grant Twill give a
state dinner to King Kalakaua Tuesday even
ing. ii 80 uo
$685., 622; for the month $5,76S,OOO; for the ifs
cal year $50, 056 806.
Jefferson Rives, son Of the late John Z.
Rivss, and one of the proprietors of the Con-
gressional Globe, dropped dead in bis house
Sunday from apoDexy.
The funeral of the late Commodore William
B Cushing took place Sunday afternoon from
the navy yard The remains were escorted by
three companies of the LIST Regiment d. U. n.
G. and battalion of marines 10 the Congress
the vault and will hereafter be removed to An
apolis for burial. Many army and navy Off
GERS were present. 'G it it3 A '"