The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-01-16
WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 15-The National Cheap
Transportation Convention was addressed by
Col. Frobel of Georgia, the representative of
Governor Smith. He showed the necessity of
some cheaper mode of transportation than the
present for the heavy products of the country
and that water afforded the best means for the
accomplishment. He advocated a national
system. Col. Frobel spoke at length as to the
necessity OF building up our manufacture and
home trade between the States, and reviewed
the present cotton interests showing that it
was rapidly decaying and concluded be review
ing the present financial condition of the coun-
try.
Treasury Balances.
The following are the Treasury balances to-
day:-Currency, $3,477, 16l; special deposit of
legal tenders for redemption of certificates of
deposit, S4l 900; coin, $85, O33, O27, including
coin certificates $40, 419, 800; outstanding legal
tenders, $S1, 599,315.
The Chief Justiceship.
Among the una uthcrized and untruthful re-
ports to-day was chat Judge Curtis of Mass,
had been selected by the President for the Chief
Justiceship The excitement caused by the re-
port at the capitol, was of short duration.
Various names continue to be mentioned in
that connection. From certain indications the
nomination may come from N, Y, in the per-
son of Judge Woodruff; at least. intimations
to this effect are made in congressional quar-
tiers. Several days may elapse before the NOM
ination is sent to the Senate,
National WOmaA's Suffrage Convention.
The National Woman's Suffrage 9Convention
commenced a session here to-day with large
attendance. On the platform was Miss Susan
Stanton, Matilda ,celyn Magee Lille Dever-
auxssBlake Bilva A Lockwood, Sarah j. Spen-
Ger. Clemence S. Tozier, and Prof. Wilcox.
Miss Anthony read the call for the conven
tion, after which she invitedany one to open in
prayer, but no one volunteering, she continued
saying the present object of the Association
was to obtain congressional aid in securing
equal rights. That all they asked was equal
rights with the colored men who were the ouly
class who had been given with such rights by
the special legislation of Congress. Various
letters were read, including those of Gerritt
Smith and r. F. Butler, and expressive of their
sympathy with the cause.
Miss Anthony then stated that the creed of
the suffragst one clause of which was that
woman should get her ballot in the ballot box
whenever she can find judge Of election that
will receive 1T. Another wss that every wom-
an who holds property on which tax was as
sessed, should not pay unless she be permitted
to vote.
ton for signers which they propose to lay be-
fore Congress- 1t sets forth that women have
been denied a hearing as to their political
rights at the bar of the House and Senate, they
being entirely unrepresented therein; that they
have no voice in the choice of members to
the people OF the United States, recognized by
the Declaration of Independence and the Con-
stitution as the only source of power, and one
half of the governed whose consent IS necess a.
~ to all just governments. Women are still
subjected to many wrongs, among which is
taxation without representation. They pray
the honorable bodies to pass a law that shall
exempt women from, taxation for national pur-
poses SO long as they are unrepresented in the
national councils.
Durawt Enuuvass
To-day the Patent Right Convention COM
posed Of patentees, patent agents, inventors
aud others, called by the American delegates
to the Patent Congress of Vienna, assembled
at Legislative Hal. There were present over
zo0 delegates, representing IS States
Inc Committee on Organization reported the
following permanent officers: President, j. NJ.
hatcher of Washington; Vice Presidents, N.
"; Graham Of Chicago, Chief Engiueer W. w.
". wood of the U. S. navy. A. E. Towe Of
| New York, and Miles Prart of St. Louis; Sacre-
Iarles, d. G. Bancroft of Boston, w. C. Nc
ihtyre and Q. F. Stansbury of Washington.
| Various Matters.
| AT late hour tonight an opinion prevails
SSInong large number of Congressman that
senator Conkling may accept the Chief Justice.