The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-03-17
History Of Seven Days.
The News for the week ending Wednesda =
Might, March is.
THE NEW HAMPSHIRE ELECTION.

THE NEW HAMPSHIRE ELECTION.
The annual state election in New Hampshire
took place last Tuesday. The canvass has been
unusually exciting, and the attention of the
country has been attracted to that state. The
vote was full and the result is a sweeping Re-
publican victory. Gov. Cheney is elected by
over 5000 majority, the Legislature has work
ing Republican majority, ensuring the election
of Republican United States Senator. The
latest returns, embracing 234 cities and towns,
give Cheney (rep.) for Governor, a, 240; Marcy
DENY 37,474; Kendall (pro.) and scattering,
AT. In the towns yet to bear from last year
Cheney (rep.) had 5l4; Roberts (dem.) COZ; and
White (pro)S.
OTHER ELECTIONS,
TIE municipal elections all through this state
have generally resulted in decided and unusua
Republican successes. The same is.true of the
municipal elections in New York and several
of the Western states show decided Republican
tendencies.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
The investigation mania in Washington con-
tinues but no new developments have been
made The impeachment of Belknap stick
because Mr.. Clymer allowed the witness Marsh
to escape and the court cannot indict him be-
cause the House refuses to allow its committee
to be summoned The fact that Mr.. Clymer
allowed Marsh to leave Washington and the
country occasions much unfavorable comment.
1t is asserted that one of the charges against
Beknap was not investigated because Hon.
George FL. Pendleton, the leading Democrat of
Ohio is implicated in taking large part of KY.
railroad claim which has previously been
rejected. The claim was owned by Mrs. Bow
ers, afterwards Mrs Belknap. Pendleton is in
Washington to explain and will do so at an
early day. The Naval Committee has been at
work and find that the steamer Governor which
was lost was paid for by the department, the
amount being $52,000-a part of which S.
Brown, claim agent, got The charge is that
the claim wasn't good. The responsibility was
not charged upon any particular officer. Fur
ther charges are made against Beknap for the
sale of post -tradeshps. The Presidents BROTH
er Orville has been examined. About all that
he said was that he was the agent of Balti-
more firm to let them know when contracts
were in the market He had had something
to do with two post tradeships, but he paid no
money for them and had got little out of them.
He did not get them through the influence of
the President.
The new Secretary of War, Hon. Alphonso
Taft of Ohio, entered upon the discharge of his
duties on Saturday.
The British Government officially denies
that Minister Schenck was recalled at its re-
quest
And now the Government Centennial Com
missoners ask for half a million to make
proper exhibits of the department in that show.
They have had 100000.
The House committee on military affairs has
decided to report and recommend for passage
bill to equa!ize the bounties of all United
States soldiers and sailors who served for any
time in the late civil war. The measure agreed
on by the committee is substantially the same
bill that passed the House and Senate. but
failed on amendments last year, as it provides
for making all bounties equal to So per month
for the whole time of service, taking into &C.
count, however, all local payments Of bounty.
In addition to the charge made against Pen
dleton, Gov Hendricks of Indiana is charged
with some improperly in connection with the
Calling gun contracts and Mr.. Randall for ir-
regular connection with the Philadelphia navy
yard.
The great cry against Gen. Rufus Ingalls is
that he presented Mrs. Grant, with a valuable
watch. 1t proves that the watch cost $3.50 and
never kept good time
Prof. Sillman appeared before the Committee
on Foreign Relations and testified concerning
his report on the Emma mine He was en-
ployed by Gen. Henry FL. Baxter to make an
examination. The statements that he was in
duced by bride to render base and dishonest
report was false. His compensation was not
contingent, but he was left to fix his own com
pensaton according to the value of the service
rendered and the risks encountered. His terms
were accepted without qualification, namely
the payment of $4,000 in advance, and after the
completion of the work he was ITO be paid in
addition not less than $4,000 or more than
$4,000. He received $50, 900, and for the per.
Torrance of other scientific services was also
compensated, his entire receipts amounting to
$25,OOO. The additional services consisting in
examining mines in Utah and California be-
sides the Emma, occupied six or eight months.
He had not named any sum as an equivalent
value of the Emma mine. and he has seen no
reason to depart from the topinion formed on
his first and second visits to the mine. Witness
said that profits to the extent of more than one
million dollars had resulted from the Emma
mine. The neglect of the work of exploration
had rendered it impossible TO obtain further
treasure from the mine without expanding con-
siderable money. From the beginning of the
enterprise he had had no interest whatever in
the stock, his connection with the mine being
merely professional.
CONGRESS.
Thursday, March 9,-The Senate devoted the
greater portion of its time to a resolution of
Mr. IF ha Gin
ance Committee to inquire into the defects of
the present system for collecting the whisky
tax and report on the ACCESSIBILITY of select
corps for the collection of the same. The ex
Confederate general made long speech de-
ploring the shortcomings of the administra-
ton which was replied to by Messrs. Morton
and Sherman. In the House nothing of i'm
portance was DONE
Fridry, March 1Oth-The Senate passed tn e
bill enabling the people of New Mexico to
form a state by vote of IS to Is. The House
required its Ways and Means Committee to
inquire the cause Of the fuctuation in the gold
the United States Treasury. Mr.. Bass of
the Committee on Expenditures of the War
Department set forth the facts relative to the
discharge of the Belknap witness Marsh,
charging the same upon Mr. Clymer. Mr.. G..
wanted to say that he was no more responsible
han others.
Saturday March 11.-Senate not in session. A
bill appropriating 100000 to take care of
Sioux Indians passed the House. In the course
of a debate upon the legislative appropriation
tbill, Mr.. Townsend of Pennsylvania quoted to
Randall who reported bill reducing the pay of
Congressman to $4,000 his speech advocating
the salary grab of a previous Congress which
he advocated and voted for. Randall replied that
he was not unmindful of his past speech and
vote. He now knew that the American peo-
ple.condemned the increase of salary and he
now stood ready to do what the people desired
IN the matter. Several personal and vexing
questions were put to Randall to which he re-
torted petulently, saying to White of Kentucky
IN reply to his question if the country would not
besbetter pleased if Randall should return his
back pay, that it was none of Whites business
and "did not lie in the power Of any miserable
man in the House TO talk about NV (Randall's)
conscience" A bill was reported BY Mr.. Cook
of the Military Committee m ooro,;o a.