Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-12-08
W WASHINGTON.
Meeting of Forty-Third Congress-Last
Session.

Washington, December I. At y O'Clock, noon,
the senate was called to order by Vide President
Wilson, and the House by Speaker Blaine. Near
y all the senators and representatives were present
wait upon the President and soon after one o'clock
the annual message of President Grant was re-
ceived and the reading commenced.
The President sent to the senate to-day only one
nomination, namely, that of Marshal Jewell of
Connecticut, TO be Postmaster General.
A bill for the government of the district of
Columbia, reported by the special joint committee
provides for placing the district under board of
regents to be appointed by the President and con-
trmed by the Senate, and who shall themselves
appoint subordinate boards of health, police &c,
the powers of all being infinitely defined by the
bill. The people are to elect three members OF
the board Of education. All expenditures are to
be controlled by Congress.
1t appears from diplomatic conesl ondence that
Mariscal. the Mexican minister, has formally pro-
tested against the invasion by General Macken-
zie of the Mexican soil in pursuit Of the Indians,
saving "ln view Of the good faith and friendly
spirit which actuatcs the government of the Uni
ted States in its relations with Mexico my gov
eminent hopes that an act SINH ar to the one in
question will not be committed hereafter, and that
if any measures be deemed necessary to remedy
evils on the frontier, which it may be necessary
to carry ont on Mexican soil, such measures will
be adopted and carried out by both governments
jointly"
The correspondence contains some particulars
of the atIocious ending of the Mohammedan in
surrection in China nearly a year ago the partic-
ulars of which We're long since published, and
extracts to instructions to minister Brigham, ap-
proving his course in preventing Americans join
ing the Japanese expedition to Formosa.
The receipts of lntercal Revenue, to-day, were
| $646l47.
| The object OF Mr.. Phelps, of New Jersey in
| bringing forward his bin for the repeal of the
press gag law at a time when it could be defeated
by single objection was in order TO have the bill
printed in the record, and thus have the attention
| of the House and of the country called to it.
TIE paper concerning the foreign relations of
the United States, transmitted to Congress this af
| ternoon in the Presidents message, make volume
of 1922 printed octave pages, from which the fol-
lowing items of interest are extracted Secretary
| Fish, writing to Charge ID Affairs Nicholas Fish
at Berlin, in August last says: The value of
American citizenship must not be trihed with.
| This high right must not be invaded by frauds or
by false representations. and when honestly ac-
quired and faithfully maintained, must carry with
it to its possessors, all the privileges and protection
great governments can give its citizens. The le-
cation will in future continue carefully to watch
the rights Of all naturalized citizens of the United
States, who may visit or temporarily tarry in Ger
many, and will assert for them all the privileges
and immunities to which they are entitled, by
treaty or public law. At the same time it will be
| careful not to commit the government OF the
United States in demand for its protection in be-
half of one who may be manifesly presenting q
false or fraudulent claim Of citizenship or who
may have already forfeited his right to citizenship
In accordance with the letter and spirit Of the
| treaty.
Washington, December Z. After the adjourn
ment of the Senate, the republican senators held
a brief caucus and appointed Morrill, Of Maine
Sargent Scott Oglesby and Pease, committee tc
report tomorrow to the adjourned meeting, a re-