The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-01-05
WASHINGTON.
Cabinet Meeting,


WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Tbe Cabiret met To-
day. All the members were present except the
Secretary of War and the Postmaster General.
The latter, however, was represented by ID
Assistant Postmaster General Tyner. The At
torney General will press the suits entered a
payment OF the five per cent of the net earn
lngs OF the several Pacific railroads. The case
against the Central Pacific will, according to
his instructions, be proceeded with at once.
Reveaue Decisions
The Treasury Department has decided that
nnder the law domestic spirits cannot be trans
ferred in bond from bonded warehouse to a
manufacturing warehouse there to be manu-
featured into an article for expectation with
rebate or drawback of the internal revenue
tax.
The Secretary of the Treasury has affirmed
the decision OF the collector of customs at Bos-
ton, assessing duty for Turkish rugs large
enough to cover an ordinary sized room as car
pets, under the provision of the schedule of the
consolidated tariff for carpets woven whole for
rooms at the rate of so per cent ad valorem.
Contributions for the Centennial.
The United States steamer Supply. now at
New York, will be ordered to CIvita Vecchia,
where she will receive on board the monument
to be erected here to the memory of those in
the naval service who fell in defence of the
Union. Also such contributions as American
artists wish to send to the centennial exhibit
ton. She will then proceed to Leghorn to
take on board contributions from artists in that
section. On her way home she will touch at
Tangiers in Morocco. No vessel will be sent to
the north of Europe to receive contributions
The Supply will probably arrive at Civita Vec
CHA in about thirty days and it is expected she
will return to Philadelphia early in April.
The Vice Presidency.
A meeting of the senate committee on privi-
leges and elections was called for this morning
to consider the resolutions submitted by Mr..
Edmunds on the 18th ult, aud referred to that
committee, providing that on the 9TH inst. the
senate should proceed to the election of Pres.
ident pro tempore. No quorum was present,
there being in attendance only four members,
Morton, WadleIgh, Mitchell and Merrmon,
who discussed the subject informally, but could
take 10 action. The chairman has called an
other meeting for to. morrow. The Indications
are that there will be considerable diversity of
opinion on the subject
Various Matters
President and Mrs. Grant gave a state D.
ner to night
The consular and diplomsti bill will be re-
ported in the House Thursday
The meeting of the Cabinet to-day was short
Nothing of general interest was considered
Cuba was not mentioned
A rumor was started to-day that Secretary
Fish intimated his intention to resign on al
legged ground OF difference of opinion between
himself and the President concerning Cuban
affairs. There is no truth whatever in the ru-
NOR. They are in perfect accord, and the Cab
met are unit on the course now pursued on
the subject.
The Deputy COMPREHENSIVE of the Treasury
ls still open to the acceptance of Elk Governor
ferham of Maine. The salary is S2800 per
annum.