The Portland daily press., 1876-07-13
WASHINGTON.
Democrats Getting Tired of the Dead
Lock.

Democrats Getting Tired of the Dead
Lock.
WASHINGTON, July 12.-At an informal eau
Gus of a number of Democratic Congressman
yesterday, held to discuss the deadlock on the
appropriation bills, a resolution was taken to
demand of Mr.. Randall policy calculated to
bring about an agreement between the two
houses, otherwise they, the protesting Demo-
Gratis, would vote against Randall and unite
with the minority in securing an early passage
of the appropriation bills.
MIR. Tyner Confirmed Postmaster General
The Senate in executive session this morning
confirmed the nomination of James N, Tyner
of Indiana as Postmaster General.
Executive Nominations,
The following nominations were sent to the
Senate today: James S. Delano of Illinois,
deputy I'd comptroller of the Treasury; Thomas
B. Shannon collector of customs at San Fran
cisco; Thomas r. Bennett of Idaho to be gov
ernor OF Idaho Territory, and a number of nav
al promotions.
Alabama Claims.
Among the judgments by the Alabama
Claims Commissioners today, was the follow
ing:
$157S so to j. w. Spaulding of Richmond,
Maine.
The Whisky Investigation.
The subcommittee of the committee TO ill.,
quire into the ST. Louis whisky trials today
He was closely questioned as to his converse
ton with the President when he came here in
March last just alter the Babcock trial. Wit
ness said the conversation was very brief and
was confined mostly to the attitude taken by
Henderson and Dyer towards the President
during the Avery trial. Witness told the Pres
ident he thought Dyer was as bad as Hender-
son in his course and remarks towards the Pres
ident. He was asked what Dyer did and he
said Dyer came before the grand jury and was
r1 oINo1t hat
volunteered so much information that he (wit-
messy was compelled to check him and insist he
be sworn he was going to make such state
meDts
The Pacific Railroads.
The bill reported from the Senate Judiciary
Committee today regarding Pacific railroads
provides that their net earnings be ascertained
by deducting only actual operating expenses
from the gross receipts without any allowance
for interest payments. The other main provis-
ions require that companies shall pay annually
into the U. S. Treasury to create sinking
fund such sums respectively as will aggregate
in connection with the 5 per cent. payments,
and the amounts earned for government trans
portation % per cent. of their respective net
receipts as above defined, and if this should
leave them unable to pay their interest on prior
mortgages the Secretary Of the Treasury may
abate the % per cent. requirement sufficiently
to allow paramount claims to be satisfied. The
amount of the annual payments are estimated
by the bill at Isl 5000 600 each for the Union and
Central Pacific companies and $350000 for the
Kansas Pacific.
Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
Among the names more prominently men,
toned in connection with the appointment Of
Internal Revenue Commissioner is that of
Congressman Kelly Of Connecticut
1t is not probable that Commissioner Pratt
will give much attention to the internal revenue
bureau from this date to July 81, when his res
ignation takes effect.
More Removals RumOrcd.
1t is reported tonight that the President will
tomorrow request the removal of four employees
of the Treasury, all of whom were close person.
al friends of Secretary Bristow and who occupy
responsible positions in the department.
The River and Harbor Bill.
NEW YORK, July 12.-Among the alterations
OF the river and harbor bill as agreed upon in
the conference committee last night, are the
following:
For removing distractions in East Ri yer and
He'll Gate $350,000; Connecticut River below
Hartford $50, 900. Penobscot River, Me-, S1O,-
900: Cocheco river. N. H., $4,000; Burlington,
VT, $25, 900; Swanton VT, 5000; for improve
ment of the breakwater at Block Island, r. l..
$4,000; and at Provncetown, Mass, $4,000.