The Portland daily press., 1875-03-12

Consular and diplomatic. d,SS0,o OoO
Post Office. oooo,oVv
Pensions o0oO V,00o
River and harbor. .....'....... oo 00'oo0
Sundry civil 1e 200 600
Relief bills and private claims. 2121,oOO
rota, $40 7s4 900
Speaker Blaine delivered brief valed.cto1y
which was listened TO with marked attention
and when he had concluded the vast assembly
greeted him with cheers and applause which
lasted many minutes. The Maine delegation
Just prior to adjournment presented Mr.. Blaine
with silver gavel.
Among the bills which did not pass was the
so called force bill and the equalization bounty
BILL The latter passed but as it came before
the President informally he refused to sign it,
He would have vetoed it had it been necessary.
No one could tell how much it would take from
the treasury, but with the Senate amendments
added to "level the measure down." it would
REQUIRE $500 900, 600. 1t is said that the bill
should be entitled the Claim Agents Bounty
bill, as they were most interested in its passage
thousands of claims having leen bought up
for song so that not one soldier in thousand
could get any benefit from the bill if it was
passed. The ''force bill" only got to its second
reading in the Senate. In the House all OF the
Maine delegation except Mr.. Frye was opposed
to it, including Speaker Blaine.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The President called an executive or extraor-
binary session of the Senate which met Friday.
All of the recently elected Senators except
Booth of California, and Sharon of Nevada
were present and took the oath. Among them
was Andy johnson who is said to have looked
happy. He tells newspaper correspondent
that he intends to be dreadful good old man
or words to that effect. 1t will be hard work
or him to be really nice.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The adjournment of Congress has served to
reduce somewhat the importance of news from
Washington though the executive session of
the senate relieves the drouth which usually
succeeds az adjournment. How long this ses-
sion will continue can only be conjectured, but
the actual business to Re transacted needs not
more than two weeks for its completion. This
business embraces principally the consideration
of the Pinchback resolution which is likely to
call out multitude of speeches and thus post
pone its solution, and the proposed reciprocity,
treaty with the Sandwich Islands, which will
also furnish ample opportunity for the new
members to air their notions Of political econ
omy. ...-
Among the appointments this week has been
that Of G. s. Ortiz. to be Minister to Austria
and Horace Maynard, Minister te Turkey.
The Arkansas settlement seems to be ac-
quiesced in on all sides, and that state is now
quiet and not likely to give trouble in the i'm
I;oso f,,4,,r 10
also in fair way for adjustment, the conserva-
tives agreeing to submit to arbitration.
Since the holiday adjournment the Supreme
court has had before it 116 cases. LOG have
been decided and many have been dismissed
uuder rules. The court has adjourned to
the 22d of the month"; during which time they
will bring up the cases now under advsement.
Among the most importan. are the Kentucky
election cases under the 14th amendment and
the Missouri woman's suffrage case, in which
Mr.. Miner seeks to establish her right to vote
at federal elections. 1913
Secretary Bristow has directed the retirement
of 81 1865 900 legal tenders being 80 per cent. of
the national bank circulation issued under the
new currency bill. Assistant Secretary Con-
ant is coming to New York to consult with
members of the syndicate relative to the call of
$50 OOO, 900 of bonds for the sinking fund. Sc
cretary Bristow has not yet decided upon the
list of bonds to be called. but it is expected the
call will embrace the remainder of the $40
bonds of 1867, of which there remains to be
called S,82395O registered and 81 zoe, 900 coupon
yet outstanding
NRw HAMPSHIRE ELECTION.
Election in New Hampshire took place Tues
day and the result is still in doubt, though it
seems probable that there is no election for
governor There were three candidates in the
field-Cheney, (Rep.,) Boberts, Dem.,) and
White, (Prshibition.) The Republicans seem
to have made large gains in some localities
and Cheney has plurality of the votes, but
not enough to elect him. The Prohibition
ticket drew away some votes which would
otherwise have been thrown for Cheney. Re-
turns have been received from 259 towns and
they foo. up 3S,771 for Cheney, 38,688 for Rob-
erts, and 678 for White. This is Republican
gain over the vote of last year Of 2S27.
The complexion of the legislature il also in
doubt, both Republicans and Democrats claim
ing it, with the chances in favor of the Repub-
lioans, which secures the election of Cheney
The Republicans elect one congressman, Blair,
in the third district, and the Democrats the
other two, Bell in the second and Jones in the
first. The former was voted for by many Re-
publIcans and the latter is accused Of using
money literally. Nothing but official returns
can decide the contest.
THE BEEcHER TRIAL.
But little progress has been made the past
week in Mr.. Beecher's trial, owing to the i'll
ness of juror, which compelled an adjourn
ment from Thursday till Monday. Mrs Put
nam, friend Mrs. Tilton, who frequently
temper and fall from orthodoxy. Miss Anna
Augusta Moore has given similar testimony
Several persons have testified in regard to the
Winsted scandal. asserting that the woman
Tilton had there with him must have been at
least % years of age. Altogether the testimony
has not been very vial to the question at issue,
but perhaps It lays the foundation for more
important evidence Among the rumors CIR
culated is one that Tilton sent copy of the
True Story to James Redpath of Boston to Sc
cure its surreptitious publication, and it is said
Redpath will be called by the defence to prove
this fact.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES,
The Grand Trunk Railway buildings at
Point St. Charles, comprising a large frame
structure 1000 by 100 feet, the freight car repair
sheds and brick building adjoining the upper
part of which was occupied as general Offices,
were burned Tuesday. Loss 100000; in
sured for $4,000, mostly in American COM
panies The Albany, N. Y, Museum was
burned Sunday; loss $4,000. A large fire in
Houston Saturday destroyed property to the
value of $4,000 Several houses in Green
Castle, Ind, were burned Monday night; loss
$4,000 An entire block of buildings in Fred
ricksburg, Ohio, was burned Sunday night
oss $50, 0OO The Wach house, near St. Louis
was burned Thursday night; loss $4,000. The
saw and grist mill of j. e. Kelton, at Grafton.
N Ii was burned Wadnesdnu. losu goo non