The Portland daily press., 1874-12-16
WASHINGTON.
The Pacific Mail Investigation

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-The Ways and
Means Committee assembled this morning ana
held brief secrst session at which it was de
cided to recommend an adjournment OF Con-
gress from Wednesday before Christmas to
Tuesday after New Years.
Sergeant-at-arms Ordway reported hsviDg
executed the order for the arrest OF Irwin IN
New York and the latters presence in this
city; also that Irwin was said BY his attend
ants not to be in a condition to appear before
the committee to-day. The com mittee then
ordered the Sergeant-at-arms to bring Irwin
at once to the committee rooms it physically
able to appear, and the doors were opened
shortly after IL o'clock.
Rufus Hatch obtained permission to correct
a statement iD his testimony of Saturday, that
he never met Irwin except once when in con-
versation with Sage. az
- Nominations. .t
The President has sent the following nomina-
tionS 20 The Senate: .4-t
James w. Marshall, First Assistant Post
master General, to be reappointment; s. B.
Axtell, Governor of Utah; Geo. A. Black, Sec
retary of Utah; Jacob Carmenter, Collector OF
Customs in the District of Champlain, N. Y;
to be consuls, Robert j. Saxen of Vermont, at
ST. Johns, Quebec, Robert Y. Holley at Barba-
does, Aug. Van Cleef at Laguayra
Confrmations.
The Senate to-day confirmed large number
of appointments including those of Marshall
Jewell as Postmaster General, Chas. f. Conant
as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, and
George A. Parker as Postmaster of Lewiston.
The Printing of the Currency and Bonds.
Secretary Bristow was to-day before the
House Committee on Banking and repeated
substantially the views or his late animal re-
port concei ming the printing of the currency,
bonds and other securities of the government.
There was an informal conversation among the
members when ne was requested to present his
views in writing and more in detail
The Civil Rights Bill.
The Sub-Judiciary Committee consisting of
Butler, Poland and White, reported to the full
committee to-day in favor of amending the
civil rights bill SO as to omit tie mixed schools
provision and require merely that equally good
educational facilities shall be provided for both
races. The subcommittee also recommended
that the penalty of $4,000 fine imposed by the
bill for violation of any of its provisions be
omitted, leaving the pecunary punishment of
offenders to consist in their liability to be
diyidual who is denied equelity of accommoda-
tioD, etc There was general discussion of the
subject but no definite action was taken, there
being wide difference of views. &
Reception of King David by the Presi.
dent.
King Kalakaua was formally presented to
the President this afternoon at 2 o'clock. The
members of the cabinet. Col Grant Gen. Bah
cock and Mr.. Dickey, private secretary, were
assembled in full dress for the purpose of re-
ceiving the King. On the approach of his
Maiesty's carriage the President advanced
from the Threshold of the Executive Mansion +,
when the Secretary of State and Col. Grant, the
latter personally representing his father, went
to the carriage and received the King as he
alighted, and accompanying him on either side
crossed the platform to the entrance of the
White House, where the President cord tally
extended his hands and received and welcomed
the King.
The other members of the Cabinet, standing
behind the President up to the time he turned
with the King, then entered the room. The
President and the King shortly seated them
selves on sofa and the other gentlemen moved
at pleasure about the room and entered into
conversation with one another. Gradually ad
vancng to where the President and King were
seated, general conversation ensued. After
about twenty minutes, the King arose and the
President accompanied him to the door. The
Secretary of State and Col. Grant handed him
into his carriage, and the ceremony was ended.
Various Matters.
James Brown, known as "One-armed
Brown" has been appointed agent of the row.
ing bands of Indians in Oregon.
The House Naval Committee heard Admiral
Worden o-day in advocacy Of bill to pay the
crew of the Monitor which sunk the Merrmac.
There has been a general expression of dis
satisfaction among Congressman of all parties,
at the reported abandonment of the safe rob.
berry case, and it is again to be brought before
the grand jury.