The Portland daily press., 1877-11-20
The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Case.

Ihe Sponcrd-Aell0gg Case.
In meeting of the Senate Committee on
Elections Spofford and Kellogg submitted
their statements, which are substantially the
same as already published, and they were or
dered to be printed
Mr.. Salisbury made motion that the COM
mittee proceed at once to consider the creden-
tials of j. B. Eustis of Louisiana. After some
discussion it was agreed by party vote to lay
the motion on the table until the sub-commit-
tee report as to the probable length of time it
will take to finally dispose of the Spofford-Kel-
logg case. Adjourned until tomorrow
The Colorado Election Case.
At meeting of the House Committee on
Elections today, the indications were that the
members will be divided as follows on the case:
Three in favor of seating Belford three in favor
of seating Patterson, four in favor of reporting
that there was no valid election, the remaining
member not committing himself. The vote as
| to the character of the report will be taken
Wednesday.
Caucus of Democratic Senators.
A caucus of the Democratic Senators was
held this forenoon to further consider tie ad-
visibility of moving for action by the Senate
to discharge the Election Committee from the
Louisiana and South Carolina contested cleo
ton cases, and thus bring; them Immediately
before the Senate for action. The general SEN
tinent seemed in favor of such course, but
the caucus took no action except to instruct
the chairman, Senator Thurman, to confer with
the Democratic members of the committee
and report to future meeting subject to his
call.
Nominations Confirmed.
| The Senate confirmed the following nomina-
tions: Chauncy l. Filey, postmaster at St.
Louis; Benz. A, Boseman, postmaster at
Charleston, S. c.; Alonzo Bell. Assistant Sec
rotary of the Interior.
Annual Report of the Treasurer,
The report of the Treasurer of the United
Sfafn GnF fhn AT,0c ell
hibit regarding receipts and expenditures As
compared with the fiscal year which ended
June 80, 1876. that ending June 30, 1877, shows
decrease in the net revenues amounting to
SlS,4 1S 452 "a. and decrease in the net expen-
dltores amounting to 9,799, 1888 o. The net
revenues for the fiscal year $3.50 600 $50 g.;
net expenditures S23S, 660,00S SO; making an in
crease OF funds amounting to $50, $40, SIT SO
| Ii is observed that while the revenue from Gus
TOMS lands and miscellaneous services has de-
or eased year after year since 1873, the revenue
derived from internal revenue, so called, has in
creased, the receipts from that source in 1874
having been $102, 409, 704 80, and in 1877 $118,
$50, 407.S3. The total amount of unavailable
moneys carried on balances of the accounts ia
treasuret's office was, June 80, 1876, $29,S99,
52O4O; June 30, 1877, $78, 625, 1888 So. A com
parative statement is given, showing in detail
both in coin and in currency the liabilities and
assets OF the treasury on Sept 30, 1876 and 1877.
This aggregate is as follows: Coin, Sept. 30,
/ 07224.
Currency Sept. 3d. 1876, $1OS. 49,, 766. A; Sept
30, 1877, $11O,O96,O39 Of.
Various Matters.
Representative Shelley's resolution calling for
list of the vessels being repaired, was suggest
ed by naval officer at Portsmouth, n. H., who
in letter to Shelley asserted that many OF the
vessels being repaired were hulks in which no
seaman would risk HE life.
Col. IDgersoll asks that his name be not men,
toned in connection with the Berlin mission
as he prefers to stay at home and practice law
Patent Committee heard further arguments
on Senator Wadleigh's bill to revise the patent
laws yesterday.
1t is stated that if the Sena g does not con-
firm Roosevelt as collector of New York the
President will, as soon as the extra session has
adjourned, peremptorly remove Collector Ar
thur, Naval Officer Cornell and Surveyor Sharp.
and place bis new appointees there subject to
the future action of Congress.
The report is that the nomination of Naval
Constructor Easily to be chief of that bureau
OF the navy in place of Hanscom, who was re-
moved fol- cause, will not be confirmed, as such
nomination is entirely antagonistic to the civil
service rules alleged to have been adopted by
the Secretary of the Navy. The officer in line
Of promotion under these rules is constructor
Webb, now in charge of the construction de-
partment of Brooklyn yard, who is the oldest
IN the service and esteemed as most eminent in
this country or Europe.