The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-01-30
Reducing Expenditures.

The Senate Committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds took up and referred to the chair
man as a subcommittee to examine the subject
a resolution which was offered directing tnem
to inquire into the expediency of suspending
the expenditures of all appropriations for build
ings not Jet commenced and covering them in
to the Treasury.
Negotiation of Loans.
The House Committee on Appropriations re-
sumed their examination into the manner of
paying the expenses for negotiating loans, the
design of the committee being 10 fix such
transactions with exactitude and also to pro-
vide specific appropriations instead of leaving
money to be paid as heretofore under the head
OF permanent appropriations.
Treasury Balances.
Inc following are the Treasury balances to-
aay;GCurrency, $3,29O,614; special deposit of
S !enaers tor redemption of certificates OF
deposit Sa4 $4,000; CON- $S7, 12S, sos, including
coin certificates $45, 500, 100 ontstand inc legal
tenders, 1881 ,74O.337
Financial Propositions.
The Committee on WAYS and Maans bovo
ordered to be printed for their private nse the
various financial propositions before them pre-
lminary to theirfOrmal consideration with tho
view of framing bill on the subject
Revision of Quarantine Service.
The Senate Committee on Commerce have re-
ferred to Mr.. Boutwell, as subcommittee
sundry memorials praying for the revision and
more thorough organization of the quarantine
service.
The Alabama Contested Seat.
The Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections listened to a statement
by Gen. Morgan of Alabama, outlining the ar
gument and evidence he proposes to present on
Dehalf OF Sykes, who contests with Spencer, a
seat in the Senate from Alabama. w. e.
Chandler in the same manner laid out his case
for Spencer The further consideration of the
case was postponed.
Report Of Indian Commissioners.
The Board of Indian Commissioners made
annual report in which it was stated that the
disposition of the wild tribes IS steadily i'm
proving and there is no reason to doubt that
the continuation of just and humane treat
ment would soon bring them under perfect
control and submission to all reasonable re-
qdirements of the government.
Naval Appropriation.
The naval appropriation bill to be reported
to the Senate agrees to the House reduction of
two-fifths of the civil list of appropriations for
various navy yards, cutting down the force of
mariners to 1900 and all other reductions except
appropriations for operative bureaus. The
office of Brigadier General of the mariners
will be abolished when vacancy occurs The
total appropriation will be $2OOO,O 1000 less than
the original estimates.
Attempted Wife Murder.
James Boyle, an ex-policeman, attempted to
murder his wife here to day by shooting her.
She was not dangerously wounded and Boyle
was arrested.
Deceased.
Mrs. General Walbridge, widow of the late
Gen. Hiram Walbridge, died suddenly at her
residence at Mt. Pleasant, iu the suburbs of
this city this morning.
Locks and Keys.
The Postmaster General decided to accept
the locks and keys and proposal of Smith s.
Egge of Bridgeport, Conn, for street letter
boxes and also locks and keys and proposal of
f. W. Mix of Terryville, Conn, for registered
mails.