The Portland daily press., 1877-11-22
WASHINGTON.
The INDIAN Commi.sioner.

The INDIAN Commissioner.
WARRINGTON. Nov 21.-Seuate Committee
on Indian Affairs today unanimously agreed to
report fsvorsby upon Hayt, Commissioner of
Indian Affairs.
The Colorado Case.
The House Committee on Elections today de-
feIred takiog fnal vote upon the Colorado
case until Dext session. Discussion in the COM
mittee today indicated no possible agreement Of
a majority of its members.
Gen. sherman ON the Border Raids.
Gen. Sherman was before the HOUSE Com
mittee on Military Affairs this morning with
reference to the Mexican border trouble. He
stated that the present military force on the
border was insufficient to protect the lives and
property of cur citizens, aud recommended its
increase. The committee adjourned till tomtr-
row, when Gen Sherman viii further express
his views.
The Silver Bill as Amended by the Senate
COMMITTEE.
The following is the full text of the silver
bill as amended by the Committee on Finance
and reported to the Senate today:
Be 1T enacted, &c., That there shall be coin
ed at the several mints of tn Ukited States
silver dollars of the wsiab hit of AL grains troy Of
standard silver AS prosidtd 10 the act Of Jauu-
airy IS, 1887, on which shall be the devices and
superscriptlons provided by SAID act, which
coins, together with all silver dollars heretofore
coined by the United STATES of like weight and
fineness, shall be legal tender at their nominal
value for all debts and dues, public and private,
except where otherwise pr Ivded by contract,
and the Secretary OF the Treasury is authorized
and directed out OF any money 10 the treasury
not otherwise appropriated to purchase from
time to time silver bullion at tha market price
thereof cot less than So 100000 nor more than
"a 900 600 per month, and cause the same TO he
coined into such dollars, and any gain arising
from this coinage shall be accounted for aud
paidinto the treasury as provided under existing
laws relative 10 suosi iary coinage, provided
the amount of money at any Que time invested
III such silver bullion exclusive of such result
ing Coin shall not exceed SIS 100000.
Sec 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent
with the provisions of this act are hereby re
pealed.
Rumored IntentiOns of MIR. CenkIing.
The Telegram's W ellington special says
some Baltimore Republicans ara limiting that
Conkling's plan in regard to the New York APP
pointmeDts is TO do his fighting over the shout
ders of Collector Thomas of Baltimore The
case of Collector Thomas will be first consider
ed by the CoDmitree on Commerce at tue next
regular meeting Thursday and. Conklng will
then thrown down the gage of bat lie. So
far as any principle is concerned New York and
BALTIMORE cases are precisely similar, cid Off
Gals having been removed without direct
charges during their term of office Conkliug
claims that all these instances are direct viola
lions Of the tenure of Office act, aud means to
get an expression from the Senate upon this
point.
Report of the Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue hss
submitted his annual report to the Secretary of
the Treasury. The report shows that the total
nomber of distileries opera ted during the fiscal
year were 4510 The receipts from the several
sources relating to distilled spirits were S57
1859 429 r. The net aggregate increase over the
previous year is ST. ,043, 054.59. The total COL
lections from tob 4cco were ST., JOG, SAG 80, an
Increase of ST. 81, 207 Oh. This is the largest
the present internal revenue law has been III
force aud is almost equal to the decrease Of as
-essGents on single article of distilled spirits
seized or frauduIently removed en- which there
wassessed in 1877 $1,707. 299 less than in 1876.
While there bias been decrease 10 collections
ou cigars of S170372.0S, there has been an TO-
crease in colleclio on cigarettes of Sl74 925
rs. Total production of manufactured tobacco
aud cigars for the fiscal year is 127.50l, l49
pounds, showing an increase over the previous
year of 7,704 422 pounds. The statement of the
avt rage capt. l AMI deposits of banks shows
total average capital of S211, 1884 58213; aver
age taxable capital of $l46.060, 583; average de-
posits 1888, 558, 242 A comp .raLive statement
shows falling IF in total amoupts assessed 10
the year 1877 of Sl,702.3 24 from Prev GUS year,
on account of stupen6Ous frauds committed by
disliilers 10 various parts of the country.
The tax Of deposits, capita and circulation OF
banks, &c, in the fiscal year was 1913 437 less
than the previous year, decrease aecouoted
for by the general depression Of business to
many banks aud savings Institutions.
The Pre.ident will veIe the Silver Bill.
IN Y. Evening Post special 1.-The Pres-
dents position on the silver questio IS no
longer regarded doubtful. In conversation
wi h prominent officer within 4S hours, the
President declared hestatlugly that he would
veto any silver bill which does not expressly
except The public debt from its operations,
He will not approve any measure which has
the slightest tendency t. impair the rational
Gre Edit or TO cause holders of the national secG-
rites to think they will be paid ia currency OF
less value than gold On this. p0iot the Pres-
dent is very fra, aud unless the silver bill cow
under consideration by the Svnste Finance
Committee is amended to meet this objection.
it is certain to encounter an executive veto.
The President will sign the modified bill, bus
ia strongly opposed to an Unlimited issue of sill
yer. Ii can be said anthori Latively that the
President and Secretary Sherman are in accord
on this question.
Various Matters.
The House Committee Oh Elections today ap-
pointed suh-con mitiees 10 examine credentials
and r. port to the full committee upon contest
ed election cases in the House.
Ths Senate yesterday removed the injunction
of secrecy so far only as to show when certain
treaties were submitted TO the Senate, which
we're referred to the Committee on Forei "a Re-
lations and reported back to the Senate and the
names OF Senators reporting the same.