The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-03-29
WASHINGTON.
Bonds Withdrawn.

| WASHINGTON.
Bonds Withdrawn.
WASHINGTON, March 2S.-The amount of
| United States bonds ON deposit with the United
States Treasurer as security for the circulating
| notes of national banks which have been with
| drawn during the month of March to the 25th
| inst. is 81, 100000.
Cabinet Meeting.
The Cabinet session today was of brief dura-
| ton, as the President was suffering from se'
| we're cold and no business of importance was
| under consideration.
The Army Headquarters.
1t seems settled that change of the army
! headquarters to Washington will soon be made,
| but no order upon the subject has yet been pre-
pared at the War Department.
Nominations Confirmed.
| The Senate today confirmed the nomination
| OF John NJ Coghlan of California Chief JUS.
| tce of the Supreme Court of Utah, and VIM.
| @. Fox of Missouri, United States Consul at
! Brunswick, Germany.
| The Tariff Bill.
The Committee on Ways and Means gave a
bearing for three hours today to the representa-
tives of the iron and steel interests of the cop
per and yellow metal interests and of tie wire
| cable and wood screw interests in connection
| with the proposed notifications of the tariff.
| The iron and steel men protested against any
| disturbance of the tariff on the ground that
| the whole country is in dreadful state of in
| dustrial decentralization, and any disturbance OF
| the tariff, whether an increase or reduction,
would be equally injurious. The copper and
| yellow metal interests were represented by Cra-
| pc of Massachusetts,, Horatio Bigelow of Bos-
| ton and others. The objection to the proposed
| tariff was principally on the ground that it al
lowed the importation of copper ore free of
duty. The interests of the wood screw mann
| facturers were represented by M. j. Woodruff
of New York, and Mr.. Edwin Angel, Presi-
dent of the American Screw Co., of Providence,
r. l., both of whom favored an increase of the
proposed rate of duty on the smaller sizes of
| screws, while G. w. Bruce, a New York i'm
porter Of hardware, presented the opposite view
| of the question and argued against any increase
of the duty On screws.
MIR. Dana Still Under Discussion.
| The Senate was in executive session over
| three hours today on the nomination of Il. ii.
Dana, Jr., to be Minister to England. Mr..
Boutwell, made long speech in that gentle
| mans favor and critcising the action of the
Committee on Foreign Relations, and said that
| they made the adverse report on ex parte testi-
| mOny.
| To this Mr.. Cameron replied that the COM
| mittee had adjourned over for week in order
that Mr.. Dana might be heard in reply to
| charges against him, but instead of accepting
| the courtesy thus extended by the committee,
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addressed it to Senatar Boutwell,. The COM
| mttee first saw the letter in the newspapers.
Mr.. Dana did not think proper to write to the
| committee. After Mr.. Boutwell, had concluded
| his speech, interrupted occasionally by Mr.
| Cameron in viDdication of the action of the
| committee, Mr.. Morton took the floor and gave
| the reasons which influenced his opposition to
the nomination, Directing especially to Mr..
| Dana's letter to Mr. Boutwell,, which was often
| sive and dsrespectful to the entire Senate, and
was indicative of disposition which untitled
| him for high diplomatic position. No action
was taken by the Senate.
Mr.. Dawes has prepared speech in favor of
MI. Dana. and Mr.. Whyte will make one ia
| opposition to the nomination. One OF the Sem
| ators while asserting that he had not made a
canvass of the Senate, says that Mr.. Dana will
be rejected by at least IL majority. In this
event it is whispered in Senatorial circles that
e. w. Stoughton of New York, will be the
| next nominee.
| Impeachment Articles to be Presented ON
| Thursday.
| Full House Committee on Judiciary held a
meeting to-day tG receive the report of the snb-
mttee who had heard the testimony of Mr..
and Mrs. Marsh and others in the Belknap
case. The committee passed upon the articles
| of impeachment and propose to present them
in the House on Thursday with evidence in
their support. 1t is the general view of the
| committee that this is sufficiently strong to
convict him of corruption in Office. The arti-
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| particularly set forth as liz an Indictment the
| acts with which he is charged.
The Spencer Case.
| The Senate Committee on privileges and
| elections continued the Spencer investigation
to-day. Ben Detenas Of Lowndes county test-
ator Spencer to any one but Mr.. Whiting. He
| gave him $15, and he gave IS of it to Merri-
| weather, member from Wilcox county, and
kept 81 himself. Mr.. Merriweather voted for
Mr.. Spencer.
Various Matters.
| sydney Webster gave an explicit denial be-
fore the committee on foreign affairs to charges
| of one Horton against him.
A Heralds correspondent says that sections
1104 and 1108. Revised Statutes, providing that
the enlisted men of certain regiments of the
| regular army shall be colored, will be struck
| out by the Military Committee
Charge of wholesale corruption against the
| management of the New York Custom House
will probably be preferred before one of the
| Congressional con- mittees within few days,
and another lively sensation is said to be in
store for the public.
| A Herald despatch says the decision declar-
| ing the enforcement act unconstitutional i'm
| peris the Republicans in the South.
1t is reported that Ben Butler has demanded
| 100000 from the appropriation committee for
| the Soldiers Home at Hampton Roads, sof
which he was some years ago appointed Pres
dent.
| The Times says PendletOn has either de-
| fence or confession which be has read to N any
members of Congress, and which will probably
| be printed shortly.
The Herald's Washington special says that
| testimony has been taken showing heavy frauds
in the Interior Department, involving ex COM
missioners Smith and Douglass. 1t states that
they purchased certain scrip of the Chippewas,
| paying therefor with lumber and cattle, which
| latter were entered on the books as having been
issued to the Indians.
| The Comptroller of the Currency will not
| issue any more notes of the denomination of SIS
| of the Merchants National Bank of New Bed
ford, Mass, those notes having recently been
| successfully counterfeited. The genuine five
dollar notes in circulation will be redeemed and
| destroyed.
The Treasury Department accepts the decis-
ion of the Attorney General that wool import
ed into the United States could not be subjected
to customs tax of over three cents per pound,
provided at the time of its purchase the price
paid did not exceed IL cents per pound, and
that no additional tax of one cent per pound
| Tor any purpose ought to be levied after its ar
| rival in this country.
The Secretary of the Navy.
NEW YORK, March 28.-The Tribune says
Secretary Robson has not called for any ap.
preparation for deficiency, but it is believed
he has covered a deficiency by making drafts
| on London, payable in the coming fiscal year.
| One of the drafts amounts TO 100000. Con.
gresham Beebe has requested information on
the subject bat has received no reply as yet.
Gov. Kellogg has instructed the District At
torney at Baton Rouge to institute proceedings
before the District Court against all persons
| known To have beep concerned in the recent