The Portland daily press., 1874-05-19

named DlckenSon is Sald 10 be mixed IN the
Sanborn matter. He is to be subpoened by the
Ways and Means Committee. 1t is generally
believed that Prescott will not answer questions
affecting as he thinks, the confiden tial affairs
of his clients.
The Americas Bible Society.
The 53th anniversary of the American Bible
Society was held in the hall of the House of
Representatives last night. Addresses were
made by Rev. Drs. Allen and Mclean, Repre-
sentative Maynard and Professor Steele of
Massachusetts,. The receipts for the year were
1864, ,436 and payments $611 ,75S; number of
volumes issued, 99O,5S2 including S32 07O from
the Bible house and 15S, ,502 abroad.
The New Financial Bill
The House Committee on Banking discussed
currency bill as amended by the Senate and now
on the Speakers table in the House.
A motion that the chairman be instructed to
report to the House copy CT the bill as it came
from the Senate and recommend its passage in
this state was voted down. A proposition that
the chairman be authorized to move a suspeu
sion of the rules in order to take the bill from
the table for action to-day was also negatived.
Finally it was agreed that the chairman shall
to-day move that the bill be taken from the
table and referred to a committee with leave to
report it back for action at any time
1t is not yet determined what the committee
will recommend in regard to any of the new,
features inserted in the bill the Senate.
Treasury Balances.
The following are the Treasury balances to-
day:-Currency, $10, ,651, ,4S2; special deposit of
legal tenders for redemption of certificates of
deposit, $55 800 900; coin, SS7 07S, including
coin certificates $35, sos, 400; outstanding legal
tenders, $685.. 100000.
The Internal Lrevenue receipts to-day were
$685., ,023.
Capt. Rose telegraphs from Little Rock that
everything is very quiet and both parties have
signed an agreement for disbanding their troops
Capt Rose had beeu telegraphed from the
headquarters ST the Department of the Gulf to
recognize Baxter, and to deliver up the State
arms in possession of the Uuited States forces
to him.
Gen Sherman will not leave here to establish
the army headquarters at St. Louis until Octo.
Der.
The Northern Pacific.
The Senate Committee on Railroads to-day
took up MIR Ramsey's bill proposing govern
ment guarantee Of interest on the new bonds
to be issued to the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company, after the outstanding issue has been
returned and the land grant relnquished to
the United States. The Committee decided as
preliminary to taking action on the bill to call
on the President of the railroad company for
detailed information regarding the amount of
bonds heretofore disposed of, and in other par
ticulars as to the present condition of the COM
pany affairs Prominent members of the COM
mittee express the opinion that the bill has no
prospect Of receiving favorable action.
The House Geneva Bill.
The bill reported from the judiciary Co m
mittee by Gen. Butler for the distrbutiin of
the Geneva award, purporting to be an amend
ment of a Senate bill, is practically the orgi-
nal bill introduced by Butler with the amend
ments made in Committee. These amend
meDts are as follows:
In the first section the committee strike out
the provi,o that the amount paid any mutual
insurance company for losses so sustained shall
be apportioned by the company among the
members thereof at the time the losses were
paid by them. Another prOviso to the same
section is an amendment to read that the mu-
tual insurance company which have paid loss
shall be Unidentified for the same such indem
nifty to be divided among its members who
contributed 10 pay such loss at the time; but
no member of any mutual insurance company
shall be indem nified for any war premium paid
in such company.
Section IL is amended to read that in esti
mating the compensat on to claimants interest
shall be allowed at the rate of 5 per cent per
annum upon the amount of actual loss or dam
age, which shall be adjudicated in each case to
have been sustained from the date of an award
from the arbitrators at Geneva.
Section 13 is amenued to read as follows
''That the President may designate counsel
lor at-aw, admitted to practice in the Supreme
U
sellor on behalf of the United States and repre-
sent the interests of the Government in said
suit and in all claims filed for indemnity for
losses as provided by the act, subject to the
supervision and conduct of the Attorney Gen
eral: such counsel shall receive for his services
and expenses such reasonable allowance on
each claim as may be approved by the Court.
to be appointed in each claim adjndicated and
paid from said award iupon the certificate of
the Judge"
Except the above there are few verbal
amendments to Buffers bill.
The Adjournment of Congress-
The Republican Senators at caucus this
afternoon decided the Senate should PASS 4
concurrent resolution providing for an adjourn
ment of Congress June I'D.
Refuses to Disclose.
The subcommittee of the Ways and Means
Committee will, on Wednesday, report to the
! full Committee on the course proper to be taken
toward tie witness Prescott, who has refused
to tell the names of the parties to whom he
gave money on Sanborn's account and the
sums respectively paid to them.
Various Matters.
The House Committee on Appropriations. at
the request of the Western Union Telegraph
| COMPANY. agreed to defer action on the posta
| teleqiap6 bill till the 9th, when the company
| will be heard through attorney Lowery.