The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-03-14

themselves as may seem best to them, and all
that President Hayes can or need do is to see
that their governments are Republicans in
FORM and that they obey the laws and keep
the peace.
Among the reports tonight, is one that
Pierrepoint and Gushing have been recalled
from their respective missions in England and
Spain.
himself to the Supreme court for his commits
sion to office and was qualified.
Reported Threats from Kellogg.
Mr.. Kellogg says that if the Senate does not
let him in at once, be will go to New Orleans
ioin the Nichols force and help to send up two
Democratic Senators. He adds that Corbiu
will do thu same iu South Carolina, and they
can thus add three Democratic Senators to q
BODY already nearly tied. Kellogg says he will
have no Pinchback game played on him.
senator Cameron ON the President
A Herald special by the Associated Press
saws that Senator Cameron, in the course Of
long interview last night, denied that he had
ought against President hayes, and said he
should call on him to-day. He wishes the
TO aid him. He differs with Mr.. Hayes as to
his policy, especially on the Point of placing
an ex.confederate in his cabinetbu still thinks
the Presi lent entitled to choose his own course
ami his own advisers. Mr.. Cameron concluded
as follows:
HAYES could not have been nominated at
Cinninnat,, except for me and my sons help,
and just here will tell you political secret.
Before that nomination was made, Mr.. Sh-r
man, then Senator, and MIR. Hale teIeyraphed
to Hale's father-in law for $1,000, in order to
meet some expenses there, and Chandler would
not send the money until SAID it should be
paid, and became responsible for it. Shortly
after this President Hayes was nominated, and
no one rel iced more than did.
Judge Davis ResignatiOn.
Justice Davis, in letter announcing to bis
associates his resignation, says:
From the organization OF the government
the Supreme Court has been composed of able
and upright judges. In my judgment it is now
as worthy OF the confidence of the American
history"
An the members of the court sign a reply
which says: We shall miss in the conference
room your wise judgment and your just appli-
cation OF the facts, and ia the reception room
your uniformly kind and courteous greeting.
We hope your life in future may b. as useful
as it has been in the past.
Important Decision.
The Supreme Court has decided that the
tonnage tax attempted to be collected under
state law by the captain of the port Of New
York from certain steamships of the Imam
Company, is an unconstitutional exactiOn.
Foreign steamships and other vessels visiting
the ports of state for business purposes may
be made liable BY the laws OF such states tor
all reasonable and proper port charges but such
charges must not be repugnant to the feder al
constitution. The court also affirms the de-
cision of the Court of Claims 10 the notorious
case OF Charpenning VS.. the United States
against claimant. The duty involved upon
the Postmaster General under an act of Con-
gress and held to be wholly ministerial and in
no sepse judicial that of any arbitrament. The
adjustment having been made under special
law renders it in no wise different from those
made daily by the accounting officers OF the
government under the general law comforting
their powers and prescribing their duties.
Secretary MorrilEs Appointment
Ex-Secretary Morrill, did not hear of his ap-
pointment as Collector of Customs for Port
land until he received notice of its immediate
confirmation, and he has not decided whether
or not to accept the position. 1t IS understood
that the acceptance of a distinguished position
abroad, as minister to England or some other
great European power, was urged upon him,
but he preferred to remain IN the United
States.
Decision at Law.
In the case of the United States vs.. Morton,
an appeal from the Court of Claims, it is de.
decided that Congress declaring "that eight
aours shall constitute days work for all To-
borers or workmen, &C., employed by or on be-
half of the government of the United States, !"
| is in the nature of direction by the United
States to its agents and is not contract with
laborers to that effect, and does not prevent the
officers of the government from making agree
ments with laborers by which the days labor
may be made more or less than eight hours.
The act does not prescribe the amount of COM
pensation to be paid for the labor of eight
hours or of any other terms.