The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-12-22

ton authorizing Twins employment was
passed by the Executive Committee and ratified
by the Board of Directors only upon the re-
peated assurance of President Stockwell that 1t
contemplated an expenditure not to exceed
$40 600, and to be only for counsel fees and
other legitimate expenses, such as entertaiL-
ments, &c.
Treasury Balances.
The following are the Treasury balances for
today Currency, S14, 553, 969; special deposls
of egal tenders for redemption of certificates OF
deposit, $40 $40, 600 ;con, $40 624 so, including
coin certificates, So, 279, 800 outstanding ieSal
tenders, $685., 200, 900.
Nominations.
The President has sent the following nomlna-
tons to the Senate: Lewis E. Parsons, DISTRICT
Judge of Alabama, vice Busted, resigned.
PROCLAIM ton by she President.
The following has been promulgated: .
Whereas it is provided in the Constitution of
the United States that the United states snail
protect every State in the Union on application
of the Legislature, or of the Executive when
the Legislature cannot be convened, against do
mestic violence; and
Whereas, it is provided by the laws of the
United States that in all cases of Instruction
in any state, of obstruction of the laws there
Of it shall be lawful for the President thereof,
on application of the Legislature OF such state
or of the Executive when the Legislature can
not be convened, to call forth the militia of any
other state or states, and to employ such part
of the land and naval force as shall be judged
necessary for the purpose OF suppressing such
resurrection or of causing the laws to he duly
executed; and
Whereas, the Legislature of the state of Mis-
sissippi, now in session, has represented to me
in concurrent resolution of that body, that
several of the legally elected officers of Warren
county, in said state are prevented from exc
cutting the duties of their respective offices by
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and records of said county have been taken into
possession of and now held by lawless and I'M
Authorized persons; that many peaceaDle cltl-
zens of said county have been killed and others
been compelled to abandon aud remain away
from tn cir homes and ia miles; that illegal and
riotous seizures and imprisonment have been
made by such lawless persons; and further,
that a large number of armed men from ada
cent states have invaded Mississippi to aid such
lawess persons, aud are still ready to give them
such aid; and
Whereas, it is further represented as afole-
said, by said Legislature that the courts of said
county canaot be held, and that the Governor
of said state has no sufficient force at his COM
mand to enforce the laws thereof in said coun
ty, and suppress said violence without causing
a conflict of forces and eudangering life and
property to an alarming extent; and
Whereas, said Legislature as aforesaid have
made application to me for such part of the
military force of the United States as may be
necessary and adequate to protect said state and
the citizens thereof against the domestic vio-
lence herein before mentioned, and to enforce
the due execution of the laws; and
Whereas, the laws of the United States re-
quire that whenever it may be necessary in the
judgment of the President to use military force
for the purpose aforesaid, he shall forthwith by
proclamation, command such insurgents to dis
perse and retire peaceably to their respective
abodes within limited time; now, therefore,
/. ULYSSES S. Grant, President of the United
States, do hereby command said persons to dis
perse and retire peaceably to their respective
abodes within five days of the date hereof, and
they refrain from forcble resistance to the
laws and submit themselves peaceably to the
lawful authorities of said county and state.
Signed by the President.
Various Matters.
Mr.. Eames' bill proposes to abolish all reve
nue. stamps except on spirits and tobacco, to in.
crease the spirit tariff ten cents gallon and
repeal the act of 1872, reducing tariffs ten pei
cent
Among the large number of nominations
confirmed by the Senate to-day was that of B.
d. Eastman as Postmaster at North Conway
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