The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-02-10
Washington Matters.

NsS1sseN Sl'o0OS
making the Presidential term six years,
with ineigibility for second term, was
closed on the second
1t was closed by Mr.. Knott, Chairman Of the
Judiciary Committee, who, in the course OF his
remarks, thus pictured the allurements of the
Presidential Office:
a salary of $50. 900. mansion sustained in
stvle of luxury that few persons dreamed of,
furnished. repaired and heated at an annual
expense of 25,000, with the very air brea thed
there perfumCd with rare cXOtics, propagated
in a $4,000 garden house. maintained by an
annual expense of $1,000: private secretary
at $4,000 a year to do the Presidents writing;
two assistant secretaries. at 1900 a year. to do
the work of the private secretary; two clerks
II S2,250 to do the work of the assistant secre-
tarles (lau@hter); Il steward AT $1,000 to sup
ply the Presidents table with the choicest
wines and the richest NiandS that could tempt
or satiate his appetite; with $4,000 year for
books, periodicals, stationery, kilograms and
"a conical pause) other contingencies. What
that meant he did not know, but he thanked
God for the " contingencies" (Laughter.) III
the children of Israel sighed for the heshpots
Of Egypt, what must be the anguish of a sensi-
tive soul when taking last long farewell OF
such salary and uXurie>.
Several unnportant amendments were Of
iered and the vote was taken on the passage of
the bill, which was lost by Ia yeas to l06 nays.
iiiH- M ib-> Al l'fhoIh II oo->N EN- lloN'
st. Louis. Cincinnati, Philadelphia and Chi
cago are all talked Of as places for holding the
National Democratic Convention, and adVo-
Gates of each are pressing their claims on the
members of the National Committee, who will
liz the place and time on the 12d inst. The
DIST Of june and the eth of July are the two
dates most prominently mentioned tor the
holding of the convention.
GRANT AND HRIsTow.
W tSIJ\ETpN u E.L rba runstinu
OF most interest here lust now is the relations
II the Secretary of the Treasury to President
Grant and the other members of the Cabinet.
II has been known for some time that Mr..
Bri>tow has had little sympathy and ~ sup
Fort from other members of the Cabinet III his
efforts to ''let no guilty man escape while the
President has grown daily more diSsal lSticd
with the relentless prosecution of his friends
and the Increasing popularity OF Mr.. BrlsloW
1t is safe statement that the relations be-
tween the White House and the Treasury De-
partment are of such delicate nature that
there may De An open rupture, and BrlStOW
MAY go ont of the Cabinet amy dav. 1t chaleS
Grant terribly to have an officer OF his Cabinet
20 strong with the country that he does not
dare TO remove him. Pcrrepont seems to be
working against BristoW, who is being treated
exactly As if he were using his office to make
himself President. and this is the charge which
Grant friends are beginning to bring against
INN. Some of the Republicans are talking
about a plan for getting rid OF Bristow and
having Roscoe Conkng resi- On his Senatorshp
and 20 into the Cabinet i'll his place. 1t is
thought If Bri>toW were to gel mad and re-
sign that only the appointment Of some man as
strong aS tOnklng could prevent the Admins
tration from going to smash. There are ru-
mor> tonight Of trouble al the Cabinet meeting
to-day between Bristow and Grant, but it i,
impossible TO establish the truth or faIsity of
them.
PlNCHBACkS CASE.
1
when Morton took his seat after his Pinchback
harangue. a reply was expected, but none
came, aud Simon Cameron finally came to the
rescue with a motion 10 90 into executive ses-
son. The Republican Senators Were afraid to
take their chances in the event of a vote being
reached. because Two or three of their colleagues
Were absent and they Were fearful that the loss
Of those votes might defeat I'inchback. Sena-
tor Cameron. of Wisconsin. is quoted us saving
that the only thing that will unite the Republic
cans 50 a. to cause them TO vote SOlidly for
Pnchbacll'> admission is the absolute necessity
which they realize of providing against the pos
SibiIty of their losing control in the Senate,
that contingency being i'll the threatened eXpul-
SION OF Bruce, OF Mississippi; Spencer, OF Ala
bama, and, possibly, West. of Louisiana. and
Dorsey, Of Arkansas. or in the death of some
of the number, in which latter case chances are
that appointments to fill vacancies would tall
upon Democratic Governors.
TIE NEW TARIFF BILL.
Doubts are expressed about the fate of the
new Tariff bill in the Ways and Means Com
mittee. 1t Is Expected that the bill, if reported
back at all, VIII be so different from the origin
Ill as referred to the Committee that it will
hardly be recognizable to the trainers of the
first,
BHISTOW TO RESIGN.
Gentlemen who have observed the signs pre-
diet that Bristow will yacate his place in the
Cabinet at or about the time of the conclusion
of the Babcock trial, no matter what may be
the verdict IN that case.
UNPEODCCTIyE CUSTOMS DISTRICTS
There are seventeen ports of entry in New
England in which the expenses Of collection
last year were greater that the receipts on ac-
count of business done. There are ttty-SiX
such ports in al, as will appear by the answer
to House resolution of inquiry prepared at
the Treasury Department. This table gives
the following names of ports in New England
where there was the following excess Of eNpen-
dItureS last year over receipts: Aroostook,
Me, Sl3SG %; Bangor Me-. S49lS 81; Belfast,
Me, S3.32 % Casino, Me. $50s3 80 French
mans Bay, Me-, $403S 81; kennebunk, Me-.
H!92 81; Machias Me-, S9l6 81; Saco, Me-.
SOL 60; WaIdoboro, Ne, S2l29 80; Wiscassct,
Me-, $500 60; York. Me-, S.!s1 81 BarnstabIe,
Mass, &l)Sl As; Edgartown. Mass. 1922 G6 :;
Marbehead. Mass, S213 % Nantucket. Mass.
Sins; Bristol and Warren, Il. l., S14oi b d;
Newport, Il. L., S29l7 10. At the following
ports there appears 10 have been no import or
export business al all Saco, Ne Edgart0wn
and Nantucket, Mass. Itthese ports are con
>olidated with others, proposed. Bangor.
Belfast, Ca>tinc, Waldoboro and WiscasSet will
be united with Bath; Aroostook. Frenchnan's
Bay and Machias with Passport; kcnncbunk
and Saco with Portland; DIRK with Portsmouth
BarnNtablc with Boston; Marblehead with
Salem; EdgartoWn and Nantucket with New
Bedford; and Bristol, Warren aud Newport
with Fall River.
The crooked Whiskcy victims in Indiana
presented 4 picture OF grief aud despair
when they were taken TO the State priS-
on TO serve ont their two Years sentence
Thursday evening. They had all been
prominent citizens and had occupied posi- =
tlOns honor and trust under the Govern
ment. After the prisoners had aiken
hands with their friends and babe them
goodbye they We're marched out of the Of
ice INTO the prisoners reception-room
where they were relieved of such articles
as they had about them which it was
contrary to the rules for them to keep
They were next taken to the prison bar
Der, where their hair was cut and their
whiskers shaved off They were then Ia
ken to the clothing department and the
striped convicts' suits given them, which
they put ON, and which altered them so
much that they were scarcely recogniza-
BILE. One OF the prisoners. Albert McGriti'
who IS gray-headed old man. GO Years
old, Wept when he entered his cell My
Cod" he exclaimed ''to think that /
would ever come to place like this. 1t
will Kill me; my heart is crushed now.'
He spoke in II voice deep with emotion,
and was greatly agitated. al it were not
for my moor wifi md son | halinva | aoul.I
stand it, but to think of the disgrace
brought upon them is more than | can
bear 1t will Kill my wife" McGriff was