The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-01-13
WASHINGTON.
A Wise Suggestion.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE following des
patch was this morning sent to Gov. Davis by
| the President:
E1ecutive Mansion, Jan. ~, 1S74-To Gov
| Davis, Austin, Texas.-YOur dispatches anG
! letters re"iting the actions of the Supreme
Court of Texas, in declaring the late election
unconstitutional and asking the use of troops
| to prevent apprehended violence is received
| The call is not made in accordance with the
constitution of the United States and the acts
of Congress under it, and cannot, therefore, be
| granted The act of the Legislature of Texas
| providing for the recent election having re-
eeived your approval, and both political parties
| having made nominations and having cond uct-
ed political campaign under its provisions,
woIld u not be prudent as well as right to yield
ballots? ' " WIZ
(Signed,) MS Grant
Treasury Balances.
| The following are the Treasury balances to.
day:~Currency, $4,76O, 425; special deposit of
legal tenders for redemption of certificates of
coin certificates $44 032, 400; outstanding legal
tenders, 1881, 496, OO2.
Transportation Bill.
Woodworth's bill establishing Bureau of
Transportation, provides for one Commissioner
and four assistants, who shall have full control
OF all transportation lines of railway through
out the United States. They are to settle all
II
The Bureau is to be attached to the Interior
Department and the Commissioners are to be
appointed by the President, giving heavy bonds
Hurlburt's Hamburg.
Hurlburt's bill for double track freight
railway provides for a corporation "a bank be-
ing left for names Of corporators) to build a
railroad for freight only, with two tracks from
New York bay to Council Bluffs, Iowa, to be
finished in three years, capital to be one mil
lion shares of one hundred dollars each, rails
to be OF steel, not more than two branches in
any one State. Other lines can be leased or
purchased if needed The road is to be pub
lie highway, post-road, and every part of it
shall be in all respects subject to the use of the
United States for all purposes, postal, military,
and Geographic.
The substance of the bill was given yester-
day.
The Chief Justiceship.
A Washington despatch says the opposition
to Gen. Cutting has undoubtedly gained con-
siderable strength since Friday. The strongest
supporters admit this, but attribute it to I'M
papers east and west. The question of CON
hrmaton is involved in much doubt
The nomination of Caleb Gushing continues
to excite comment in Congressional and other
quarters, and the opinion is much divided as to
the confirmation.
1t is said that 81 Senators are sure to vote
against him. ........-s
The Revenue Laws.
1t is stated that the Ways and Means Com
mittee propose to take up and cons der the al
lowing of custom house officials to seize the
books of mercantile houses on suspicion of an
evasion of custom house laws. There is no
doubt that the existing laws will be very much
modified.
Various Matters.
The Court of Inquiry in session at the NAVY
Department to-day examined the officers and
crew of the Virginius. The crew was interro-
gated collectively and fully corroborated the
statements set forth in the official statement of
Capt Woodrow.
Official receptions at the Executive Mansion
will commence on the Doth inst, from to 10
p. m: Receptions will also be held on the Sd
and 18th of February
The internal revenue receipts to-day were
$78l. 1873.
One of the checks for tho refunding of taxes,
wnicn was stolen from the Internal Revenue
office last week has turned up i'm New York
where it was refused payment at the Sub Treas
ury office, but no arrests were made.