The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-03-19
WASHINGTON.
Caucus of Republican Senators

WASHINGTON, March 1S.-TSe Republican
Senators held caucus this morning to decide
whether or not the Louisiana question shall be
again brought up for discussion and action dur.
ing the present special session. The particular
question was whether the Senate should con-
slider Mr.. Freiinghuysen's resolution, which
proposes to declare that the Senate approves
the action heretofore taken by the President in
protecting Louisiana from domestic violence,
and that, in the opinion of the Senate he should
| continue to recognize the existing government
| in that state. There was long and animated
discussion as to the propriety necessity or party
policy of re opening this subject at present, but
| no decision was reached and the caucus ad
| journed to meet again after the adjournment oil
the Senate this afternoon.
1.-THE meeting in the afternoon adjourned till
to day, after appointing committee of five to
draft resolution as a substitute for Freling
huysen's resolution, in order to meet the views
of all Republican Senators, and to avoid as fal
as possible the provocation for debate on the
part of the Democrats.
A SwindIer Caught.
A man named George Emerson, alias Col.
w. T. FentOn has been arrested for operations
in the confidence business His detection in
obtaining from the post office and opening the
letters of Capt. F. w. Fenton, United States
officer stationed at the arsenal led to his ar
rest. He has been scattering circulars broad
cast, announcing that bounty bill, in which
all men that served in the army were interest
ed, had become a law during the late Congress,
and if the claimant would forward his record
OF services to the government and small re-
taing fee, they would be secured the amount of
bounty to which they were entitled by the pre-
tended new enactment. Some discharged SOL
ders, knowing that the bill not become law,
brought the transaction to official cOgniZance.
The answer to the circular, with the required
ten cents were just beginning to be secured
when the occupation of the swindler was
brought to an end.
Ratification of the Hawaiian Reciprocity
Treaty.
In the Senate to-day discussion on the Haw-
allan reciprocity was continued four hours.
Senator Sherman and Booth opposed its rati-
fcaton and Senator Boutwell,, Frelinghuysen,
Bygy and Jones supported 1t.
A vote was then taken on the amendments
proposed BY the committee on foreign rea-
latons, adding tobacco, leather and all manu-
facture of leather to the list of articles of Amer
lean production or manufacture to be admitted
to Hawaiian Islands free of duty; also provid-
ing that during the tendency of the treaty the
Hawaiian government shall not cede or lease
any port, bay or naval station to any foreign
government except that of the United States,
or grant any special privileges to any foreign
nation which is not now granted. The ameD0-
ments were agreed to as was also an ameDd-
ment proposed by Ma. Sargent striking out the
the United States, and merely substituting the
word "bananas" The object of this amend
ment was the protection of oranges and other
semi tropical propucts of California The treaty
as thus amended was then ratifed-yeays 81,
nays II. The majority was larger than antici-
pated, number of votes having been gained
during the debate
Nominations.
The President sent the following nomna-
tons to the Senate to-day: David P. Lowe, to
be Chief Justice of the Supreme court of
Utah territory; Isaac G. Parker, United States
District Judge for the Western district of
Arkansas; Jacob A. Patterson, to be United
States Marshal for the district of New Hamp-
shire.
Treasury Balances
The following are the Treasury balances for
to-day:-Currency, $780,, 800. 90 special deposit
of legal tenders for redemption of certificates of
denost S47. 416 900; coin, S77 1895 including
coin certificates, S22, 1873, 600 outstanding legal
tenders, $3.50, 374, $50.
Various Matters.
The mission of the United Steamer Saranle
to Acapulco is merely to ascertain the circum-
stances of the massacre of Americans some
mouths ago, and to protect the interests OF
American citizens in that and other parts on
the western coast. No hostile movements are
contemplated.
The authorities decline TO authorize steam
SHIPS OF foreign lines to transport passengers
from place to place in the United States
In case of Alabama claims claimant who
shipped goods on board the steamer Ariel which
was seized by the Alabama and released on a
bond part of which bond claimant paid, court
decides that he cannot recover.