The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-10-29
WASHINGTON.
Senator Blaine,

Senator Blaine.
WASHINGTON, Oct Ex-senator Blaine was
better today, although ne is still confined to
his room and bed.
The Democrats Want 10 Make the ses-
sion Short.
1t is stated that the Democratic Congress-
men are now DESTROYS of passing the apDropri-
alton bills and adiourning. promptly Several
have had interviews with the President ON the
subject
1t is announced that but ten Democrats
have been appointed to office by the Presi-
dent
Customs Revenues Falling OF.
Secretary Sherman showed the Cabinet yes.
terday, that revenues from customs have fallen
off much, and urged heavy reductions in esti-
mates by other departments.
Patent Oace Report.
Receipts from the Patent Office last year
were S7O9,000; expenditures 1904, 900. Patents
granted 1929, being 1000 less than the year
previous.
Internal Revenue.
Internal revenue receipts last year were
S11S,S 9O,99!-a very small increase ever the
yea previous.
The Attorney General has rendered an
opinion sustaining the decision of Judge Free.
man, the law officer of the Postoffice Depart
ment, in the matter of the claims of the Con-
tinental Bank Note Company of New York,
refusing their application to be paid for the
stock of postage stamps manufactured by
them and on hand at the commencement OF
the present contract term, at the rates they
were entitled to receive under the old contract
The Pacific Roads.
The Senate Judiciary Committee met today
for the first time since this session. The pro-
ce 'dings were secret, but it is known that the
Pacific RAILROAD sinking fund question, as pre-
tod hu M
consideration, Jay Gould, in behalf of the
Union Pacific, appeared before the committee
and submitted some statements in support of
the recommendations of the board of govern
ment directors of that road. The nomination
of Harlan to be Justice of the Supreme Court
was not taken up, nor were any other execu-
tive appointments considered by the com nit
tee today.
The House Committees,
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28-Speaker Randall did
not finally arrange the standing committees of
the House till yesterday and will announce
them tomorrow He has taken unusual eau
ton to keep them secret and says. he has CIV
en- no hint or ntimation whatever concerning
them 1t is generally believed, however, that
Fernando Wood will be chairman of the Com
mittee of Ways aud Means; Gen. Banning
chairman of the Committee on Military At
fairs; Mr. Knott chairman of the Com mittee
on Judiciary; and that either Clymer or At
kins will be chairman of the Committee on
Appropriations. But nothing has transpired
to warrant positive assertion in the premises.
The Expenses of the District of Columbia
The executive committee of the citizens
meeting, held on the goth inst, last night
made arrangements for presenting to Congress
the subjec. of their memorial, namely, that
Congress provide for their permanent appro-
priations for the support of the District gov
eminent, paying half the expense, including
interest and liquidation of $24,000,000 of the
public debt. About $3,0O0,000 are annually
required for this purpose
Estimates of the Postohice Department.
The Third Assistant Postmaster General
HaZen has completed for transmission to Con-
gress estimates OF the appropriations required
for the expenditures of his office during the
next fiscal year. They aggregate 1906, 900 as
against ,150, 900 appropriated for the present
year, decrease of $246,000 or about q per
cent. In the issue of adhesive stamps, II per
cent. in postal cards. This favorable showing
has been rendered possible by advantageous
contracts of the manufacture of postage
stamps and postal cards The principal items
of the estimates are $4,000 for stamps, $170,-
900 for postal cards, $54 700 for stamped enve-
iopes. These estimates together with those for
the other branches of the department already
published make total of SAG, POI, III as the
amount required to defray all the expenses of
the postal service during the next fiscal year.
Ut this the department estimates that it can
provide from its own revenues $29, GA 098
from the following sources: Ordinary revenues
(sales of stamps, etc. $27,798, 098. %; money
order receipts 5000 900; official hostages 81 036
600, leaving deficiency in the revenues of the
Postofice Departments to be provided for out of
the general treasury of $7,393672 Y. In the
event of Congress abolishing official postage
stamps the sum above estimated as one source
of revenue will necessarily have to be omitted
and the deficiency in the appropriation neces-
sarily increased by that amount
The English Mission.
Forney's Sunday Chronicle says that it has
the most reliable authority for saying that
since the regular cabinet meeting Friday, the
President and his premier have been consider
ing the disposal of the English mission very
thoroughly, and because of misunderstanding
it has created in Pennsylvania, Besides their
desire tx. carry out their original intention they
are now strongly disposed to award the prize to
that state. This conclusion has not been
reached at any sacrifice Of their avowed civil
service policy or with view of retracting their
objections to eX Senator Cameron, but simply
to do an act of justice to great state which
the President fully realizes is too important q
factor in shaping public opinion to be treated
lightly. The President discaims any sympa-
thy with either of the factions in that state,
nor is he least disposed to disparage the high
esteem in which ex-senator Cameron is held by
friends, much less to refuse the consideration
due to the position held by j. Donald Cameron
as Senator in Congress, but while he comedies
this he claims the right to select his own ad-
visers in making his appointments. This much
as regards the Presidents feelings towards the
Camerons. As to the English mission, it is
now determined to Pennsylvania, and we
would not be surprised if the nomination was
made in the next 48 hours. Wayne McVeigh
can have the position if he desires, and the
same can be said of Gov. Hartranft. But for
McMichaers age his chances would be very
fair as the President entertans the highest
opinion of his abilities Ex-Gov Curtin is al
so very favorably mentioned. Whoever the