The Portland daily press., 1876-04-19
WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON, Apfll lo.-lQ Ll6 supreme
Court of the District of Columbia, Chief JUS
tice Carter presiding, this morning J. G.
Thompson, Sergeat-at-Arms of the House,
came into court with his prisoner and through
his counsel made return to the writ of hsbeas
corpus in the case of Kilbourne, committed to
Jail the 18th of March, by order of the House,
for contempt. In the return Thompson claim.
ed that he lawfully held the prisoner under or.
der of the House, the said House being in law
full session, and that the writ of habeas corpus
could not legally reach the case. At the con
clusion of the reading of the return, the Judge
ordered the marshal to take charge of the pris-
oner ard retain him 10 custody during the hear
ing of the case. With view to facilitate the
hearing the judge then requested the counsel
on both sides to furnish MIN with a brief of
their line of argument, and postponed further
hearing until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
Kilbeurne remains in the custody of the mar
shall, but has not been returned to Jail.
WinsIow mot to be Surrendered.
The despatch of Secretary Fish to be read to
Lord Derby with reference to Winslow, will
it is expected, reach England tomorrow or
next day.
All information now in the Department of
State tends to show that Winslow will not be
restored to this country by the British govern
ment, but that about the first of May he will
be released,
journal Clerk Smith.
The Committee on Rules to-day agreed upon
the basis of report adverse to the position of
Charles ii. Smith in advertising to collect boun-
ties in the event of the passage of the pending
bounty bill while acting as Journal Clerk Of the
House.
Regulations for Redemption of Fraction.
al Currency in Silver.
After the Cabinet discussion to-day Secretary
BriStow issued circular of instructions con-
corning the issue of silver coin of the United
States in place of fractional currency. The lat
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thereof, assorted by denominations and In
amount not to exceed 800, by like amount of
silver coin of the denominations of 10, 20, %
and so cents in fractional currency redeemed
under these restrictions by any of the assistant
treasurers or designated depositares of the
charged in the treasury general coin account as
transfer of funds The currency redeemed
will be in no case reissued. The government
will not pay express charges. The redemption
points are the Treasury OF the United States
Washington, assistant treasures at Boston,
New York, Philadelphia, st. Louis, Charleston,
New Orleans, Cincinnati, Chicago, San Fran
CISCO and Baltimore, and the United States de.
positorIes at Buffalo and Pittsburg.
The Silver Bill.
The Senate Finance Committee this morning
decided to report and recommend for passage a
bill in regard to silver coinage, embodying the
main features OF two sections proposed by this
committee as amendments to the House silver
currency bill, but which were subsequently
withdrawn. The bill will provide for the coin
age of dollar of 412 and $40 grains of stand
ard silver to be a legal tender for any amount
not exceeding 800 in payment except for Gus
tom duties and interest on the public debt. The
legal tender power of the trade dollar is to be
totally abolished. Other existing silver coins
are to remain legal tender for the amount
now fixed by law. The bill will, however, lin
it the issue of new silver dollars to $50, 600 900,
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the committee TO allow the holder of bullion to
exchangeit for its market value for the legal
tender silver dollars at their face valns will be
omitted from the new bill
Nominations by the President.
The President sent the following nominations
to the Senate today: Frank E. Howe of New
York TO be pension agent at New York city
Franklin Haven, Jr, to be U. s. Assistant
Treasurer at Boston.
Veto Of the Bill Reducing the Presiden.
tiaI salary.
The President returned to the Senate this
afternoon the bill which provides for reducing
the salary of the President to $25, 900 per an
mum from and after the 18th of March next,
with message stating his reasons for not APP
proving it. The veto was not read and cannot
be published till tomorrow.
Various Matters.
A delegation of petroleum dealers urged the
Committee of Commerce to day to favoraby
consider the bill prohibiting unjust discrimina-
tion by common carriers. The committee will
take the whole subject into consideration.
Commissioners of Internal Revenue Pratt con-
ours in the idea of the Senate Appropriation
Committee that the office of Supervisor of In
ternal Revenue can be abolished at saving to
the Treasury.
The Postmast General in a communication
to the House, recommends the Senate bill reg
ulating postage on third class matter