The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-03-23
WASHINGTON.
Treasuper New In Resiqn

WASHINGTON, March 22-Treasurer New saws
he has not resigned, although ho desires to do
SO on the first of April. He has not spoken to
the President on the subject.
The Cost of Investigation,
There is already deficiency of 500, 900 in the
contingent fund of the House for expenses of
investigating
A Proposed Substitute for Article 19 of
the Constitution.
The joint resolution introduced by Senator
Edmund5 to day proposes to substitute for arti-
Gle II of the constitution new article of which
the main features are the following: The cleo
tors are to ballot in their respective states for
President and Vice President as at present.
but the list of votes must be sent to the pre-
siding justice Of the United States Supreme
court The Suprema court at time and place
to be fixed by law is to publicly open ali the
certificates and count votes and the persons
having the greatest number of votes for Presi.
dent, considered by the court to have bee law.
fully given and certified, shall be President if
such number be majority of the whole num-
Der OF electors lawfully appointed. If no per-
son has such majority the state of the vote
shall be Immediately certified to the House of
Representatives which from the persons having
the highest number not exceeding three on the
list of those voted for as President shall choose
the President Immediately by yivo yoce vote
the representation from each state to have one
vote if the majority of its delegation agree on
one candidate, but otherwise the vote of such
state shall not be counted. A quorum is to
consist OF member or members from two
thirds OF the states and majority of the states
shall be necessary for choice. The voting
must continue until President is elected In
case the House fails to elect before the 4h of
March next following then the Vice President
shall act as President as in the case of the death
or constitutional disability of the President.
The person having the greatest number of
electoral votes for Vice PRESIDENT ito be counted
and determined as above provided, shall be
Vice President if such number be majority of
the whole number of electors. If no person is
thus elected the Senate is to choose Vice
President by majority of the whole member
ship
Finally, it is divided that no Justice of the
Supreme Court shall be eligible for election as
President or Vice President until the exnira1
ton OF two years after he shall have ceased to
hold office.
Fraud i'm the Patent Office.
New YORK, March 22-Testimonv befora q
committee shows that one Dryenforth. an ex.
amntr in the patent office, received $500 from
one Martin, Vice-PresideIt of New Yorir
gas company, for aiding him in swindling
George Olney out of new patent process of
manufacturing gas Dryentorth will be re-
moved from the patent office.
The Fisheries.
1t is stated that Secretary Fish has d;rccted
attention to provision Of the treaty of Wash
ington as it applies TO the fishery matters mo-
posed to be settled between Canada and the
United States, which appears hitherto to have
been overlooked. Article 9th which relates 10
Alabama claims prescribes certain rules eivino,
effect to certain principles of international law
for the guidance of the arbitrators. By the first
clause
"The high contracting parties agree to oh
serve these rules as betw cen themselves in the
future and to bring them to the KNOWLEDGE of
the maritime powers AID to Invite them TO ac
cede to them"
The latter part of this clause does not seem
TO have been acted upon either by the United
States or Great Britain, and Mr.. Fish has init
mated to Sir Edward Thornton that until The
requirement has been complied with, this sov-
will not appoint its members of the
fisheries commission.
MIR. Dana's Case.
In the brief executive session of the Senate
to-day the nomination OF Mr.. Dana, with tho
adverse report thereon, came up in the regular
order of business, but on motion of Mr. Cam
eron was laid over tor future action. No date |
was assigned for its consideration, but il will |
probably be acted on in few days
Various Matters.
The House Committee on Post Offices and |
Post Roads, investigating the straw bidding |
system, continue their Investigations to-mor- |
row.
The Senate Committee ON Public BUILDINGS |
and Grounds agreed to report bill PROVIDING |
that no monuments be erected to deceased |
members of Congress unless their remains arc
actually inferred in the Congressional Gene.
terry, and also providing that unettered monn
nents at present in the cemetery be suitably
inscribed.