The Portland daily press., 1877-01-12
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From the Maine State Press of Jan. II, 1871.
History OF Seven Days.
The News for the week ending Wednesday
Might, Jan. 10.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The $4,000 stolen from the Treasury has
been recovered, f. s. Winslow, clerk in the
cash department, proving the thief.
The recalcitrant telegraph witnesses have all
been arraigned for contempt.
The subcommittee on the Texas Pacific Rail-
road have submitted report to the full House
committee recommending the adoption of the
so-called compromise bill, which provides that
the Texas Pacific Co. shall construct line to
point 100 miles west of Ell Paso by the surveyed
route and that the Southern Pacific Co. of
California shall be allowed to build the remain
der of the Trans Continental line to San Diego,
equal assistance and privilege to be granted to
both companies by the government.
The President has sent the following nomir
Secretary of Utah Territory; John d. Hopkins,
Collector of Customs for the district of French
man Bay, Me.
The Comptroller of the Currency has called
upon the national banks for statements Of their
condition at the close of business on the 26th of
December, 1876, the same date as the call of
the bank. superintendent of the state of New
York.
The subcommittee on appropriations pro-
pose further reduction of internal revenue
districts to 105, thus requiring some present
districts to be consolidated.
CONGRESS.
In the Senate Thursday Mr. Conkling present
ed petition of the business men of New York
in favor of the amicable settlement Of the
Presidential contest. In presenting the petit
ton he avowed his sympathy with its object
and said it was the duty of the hour to find the
honest, true result in the constitutional way
and declare it, The petition was referred to
the special committee on the method of count
ing the electoral vote. A memorial from ship
owners protesting against the shipping act was
also presented by Mr.. Conkling and referred to
the Committee on Commerce. A petition in
favor of the passage of the House bill relating
to the distribution of the Geneva award was
referred to the Judiciary committee. Bill to
divide the State of Colorado went to the same
committee. Mr.. Wright addressed the Senate
upon the bill recently introduced by him for
the establishment of court to try contested
President. Mr.. Wright argued that under the
constitution the President of the Senate must
preside over the joint session of the two houses
and must at least in the first instance be an
umpire or arbitrator or determining power, but
that an appeal may be taken and that the two
houses acting separately may by their concur
rent action override him. In reply to Mr..
Wright Mr. Herman commended that the two
Houses alone were authorized to count the vote.
After considerable discussion the bill went to
the committee on counting the electoral vote.
In the House Mr. Willis presented the same
petition presented to the Senate by Mr.. Conk-
ling and it was referred. He also introduced a
bill to repeal all taxes on capital and deposits
of State or national banks. A bill fixing the
compensation of U. S. marshals and defining
their duties was passed. La committee of the
whole bill was reported and passed allowing
pension of IS month to all who served sixty
days in the Mexican war or thirty days in the
Florida or Blackhawk war and to their surviv-
ing widows unmarried.
In the Senate Friday resolution was adopt
ed to compel William NJ. Turner, telegraph
operator at Jacksonville, Oregon, to answer
investigating CrOnin's appointment. The House
passed the deficiency bill.
Saturday the Senate was not in session. In
the House bill authorizing the freedman s
Bank commissioners to buy in the property and
resell it in order to save loss was passed. The
consular bill was considered in committee of
the whole but not completed.
Monday in the Senate memorial from the
merchants of Cincinnati similar to the one
rom the New York merchants was presented
and referred. Mr.. Hamlin presented a peti.
ton of the citizens of Bath Me-, in favor of
the House bill distributing the unexpended
balance of the Geneva award. Mr.. Booth SUBJ
mitted concurrent resolution prescribing
rules for counting the electoral vote. Mr..
Booths plan is in case of disagreement to refer
the point of difference to the Supreme Court
for decision. A number of bills were presented
in the House, notable one for new polar ex-
petition. A motion to suspend the rules and
pass resolution instructing the committee on
education to report bill to enforce the consti
tuition in reference to freedom of the public
schools for blacks as well as whites was re.
ferred by vote of 119 to 78-not two-thirds in
inquiry be made as to whether any electoral
votes were cast for persons ineligible by reason
of political disabilities was adopted. A bill
abolishing the District of Columbia police com.
missioners was passed unanimously.
In the Senate Tuesday thu House bill to
abolish the District police commissioners was
pissed without dissenting vote. Mr. Dawes
presented petition from Massachusetts citi.
zens, complaining of the rate of interest IA pei
cent allowed on the Geneva award, and ask
ing that it be increased to 6 The resolution
advising the arrest of Enes Runyon for contu.
macy was passed without division. A long
debate was had upon Mr.. Walace's resolution
in regard to the method of counting the elect
oral vote, and Senator Sherman defended the
- Louisiana Returning Board. The House
a.epted resolution ordering the arrest OF
"iihrh. Ortor, President of the Union Tele.
graph Compa-g for refusing to bring before
the Louisiana Committee certain kilograms.
Some uufmportaDt bills were passed.
10 the Senate Wed nesday Mr.. Boutwell, pre-
scented she recent, adopted resolutions of the
Boston Board of Trade on silver coin, &c, The
House bill making appropriations to supply
certain deficiencies in the contingent fund of
the House of Representatives was placed on
the calendar. In the House no business of
importance was transacted
POLITICAL.
OF the disputed states louisiana has been of
most interest during the week because of the
revolution attempted by the White League
On Monday Gov. Packard was inaugurated
and the Democratic pretender Nichols went
through the same form. The bogus Democrat
ic Legislature passed resolution declaring the
canvass by the returning board void and or
dering new canvass.
On Tuesday the White League, three thous-
and strong, assembled in armed band in the
city OF New Orleans with the avowed purpose
of sustaining the bogus Nichols Government.
By noon the Democratic mob was in possess
sion of all the State buildings except the
State house, and that was besieged
Some shots were fred at the State house but no
enc was injured Toward evening the
White Leaguers had a review. They were
loudly cheered as they marched through the
streets They were principally armed with
Springfield rifles, with bayonets and cartridge
boxes, though some were armed with carbines,