The Portland daily press., 1877-02-02
THE PRESS.
From the Maine State Press of Jan. 81, 1877.
History of Seven Days.
The News for the week ending "Wednesday
Might, Jan. 81.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL

THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The House Committee on Appropriations, in
the legislative and executive appropriation bill,
only provides S25, 900 for the salary of the
President. 1t is likely the provision as it
stands now in the appropriation bill will be
agreed to, and the next President will have to
be content with $4,000 per annum
The House foreign committee have concluded
that the reception of the congratulations of
ireland, brought here by Mr.. Powers, is a mat
ter which does not call for any action on the
part of Congress- but that all communications
to this government from aliens must come
through the regularly accredited channels.
This sustains the action of the President and
Secretary of State.
John Mcdonald, of the Missouri whiskey
ring, now in the penitentiary at Jefferson City,
has been pardoned.
A false rumor gained currency at the Capitol
Monday that Representative Alexander q.
Stephens was dead. Though quite i'll he is in
no immediate danger.
The Supreme Court has adjourned to Febru-
airy 18th on account of the impending withdraw
al of five of the nine justices to form the judicial
branch of the electoral commission.
The Senate has confirmed the following
nominations: Ellis Spear, Commissioner of
Patents; John s. Barton, Collector of Customs
at Norfolk and Portsmouth; James Milward of
New York, consul at Client; VIM. 7. Hughes,
Indian agent at Grand River agency, Dakotah /;
Thomas Settle to be Judge of the U. S. Dis
trict Court for the Northern District of Florida;
medical director VIM. Grier to be Chief OF
Bureau of Surgery in the navy department.
President Grant believes that immediate re-
sumption of specie payments is practicable,
the balance of trade being in our favor and
gold in large quantities flowing into the coun-
try. He may send message to Congress on
the subject.
CONGRESS.
The electoral arbitration bill was passed in
the Senate Thursday morning at the conclusion
of an all night session. During the night
Messrs. Blaine and Morton spoke against the
billsand MI. Edmunds concluded the debate in
favor of the bill, The vote was AZ in favor to
II against, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Alcorn, Allison, Barnum, Bayard,
Bogy, Booth, Boutwell,, Burnside, Chaffee, Chris
fancy, Cockrell, Conkling, Cooper. Cragin, Davis,
Dawes, Dennis, Edmunds, Frelinghuysen, Gold
thwaite, Gordon, Howe, johnson, Jones of Florida,
Jones of Nevada, Kelley, Herman, McCreery, Nc
Donald Mcmillan, Maxcy. Merriman, Morrill,, Price.
Randolph, Ransom. Robertson, salisbury, Sharon,
Som %Sers ana "hye
Nays-Messrs. Blaine, Bruce, Cameron of Pa.
Cameron Of Wisconsin, Clayton, Conoyer, Dorsey,
Eaton, Hamilton, Hamlin, ingalls,, Mitchell, Morton
Patterson, Sargent, Sherman, and west-17.
absent or not voting--Messrs. Anthony, Harvey
Hitchcock, Logan Norwood. Oglesby, Paddock, Spen'
Ger, Wadleigh and Wright-10.
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day and the entire day spent in debating it.
The representatives who spoke in its favor were
Messrs. Payne, McCrary, Hunton, Gorde,
Hoar, Hewitt, Caldwell, Stevenson, Caulfield,
and Willard; those against, Messrs Hale OF
Maine, Garfield, Monroe and Smith of Penn
sylvania.
Inrthe Senate Friday, the bill to create a
sinking fund for the payment of the indebted.
ness of fhe Pacific railroad was discussed dur.
ing the morning hour Jones Of Florida called
up the memorial of the Democratic electors
from that State and addressed the Senate at
length on the condition of affairs there, arguing
that peace and prosperity existed there. The
military academy bill was reported and placed
on the calendar, and the fertilization bill was
similarly disposed of. The House continued
the discussion of the electoral bill and passed il
after speeches by Messrs. Hartridge, Bolton,
Lamar, WattersoD, Hill, Davis. Bland, Stuart
Harrison, Foster, Hennerburgh and Townsend
in favor and Mills, Singleton, Lapham, Vance
of Ohio, Townsend of New York, Lynch, Knott,
Carr, Dunnell and Pratt against The vote
was 191 yeas and 80 nays as follows:
Yeas-The Speaker, Messrs. Abbott. adams, Aims
worth, Anderson, Ashe, Atkins, Bagby, Geo. A.
Bagley, John H. Bagley, Banning, Beebe,, Bell
of Ky. Buckner, Burchard Of Wis, Burleigh, CabeI
Caldwell Of Tenn. Campbell Gambler, Caulfeld
Chaplin, Chittenden, Clark Of KY, Clark, Mo-, ely
Douglass, Durand. Eden. Ellis, Faulkner, FELTON,,
Gibson a ossi aee
of Ind, Hamilton of N. j., Hancock, Hardenberg,
Harris Of Mass, Harris Of Ga Harris Of Va, Halr
ward, Henkle Hereford, Hewitt Of n Y, Hewitt OF
Ala, Hili, Hoar, Holman, Hook, Hopkins, Hoskns,
H Rs Kss Lna Isndess
Ind, Landels Of Conn.,. Lane, Leavenworth, Le-
moyne, Levy, Lewis, Luttrell, L Eg, Maekey,
McMahon, Meade, Metcalf Miller, Money, Morgan,
Morrison, Mutchler, Neal, New. Norton, O'Brien,,
Oliver, Payne, Phelps Phillips Of Mo-, Pierce, Piper,
Plat, Potter, Powell, Rea, Reagan John Reilly, j.
B. Reilly Rice, Riddle, Robbins OF N. c., Robbins of
Pa, Roberts, Ross Of N. j., Sampson, Savage, Say
5 Strait
son, Stone swan, Tarbox. Teese, Terry. Thompson,
Thomas, .Throckmorton, Townsend Of Pa, Tucker,
Walker Of Va, Walling. Walsh, Ward, Warren,
Warner, Watterson, Wells of Mo-. Wells Of Miss,
WhitehoSss whitthSrne. Wyks Willard A. 5; vii;
Mich, Willis Wiltshire, Wilson Of W. Va, Wilson OF
Iowa, Wood Of N. Y, Yeats and Young-191:
Ballot, Banks Blackburn, Blair, Bradford, Brown
Kan, Burchard of III, Buttz, Caldwell of Ala,
Cannon Carr. Caswell, Cate, cOnger, Crounse, Dam
Eames, Flye Forney, Fort, Freeman, Frye, Garfield,
Hale. Haralson, Hendee Henderson, Hoge, Hubbell,
Hurd HaIbut lyman Jones Of " Joyce
Magood, Milliken, Mills Monroe, Nash, O'Neill,
Packer. Page. Plaisted, Poppleton, Pratt, Purman,
Slemons, Smalls, Smith of Pa, Smith Of Ga, Stow
ell, Thornburg, Townsend of N Y, Tufts. Van Voor.
bees van Vance, OF obio Wat Waldron Wallace Of
n. Y, Williams of Wis, Williams Of Ala, Wood of
Pa, Woodbury. and Woodworth-s6.
Saturday the Senate passed the military &C.
ademy and fertilization appropriation bill.
The rest of the day was spent in discussing the
bill for creating sinking fund for the liquida-
ton of the Indebtedness of the Pacific railroad.
In the House Mr.. Wood presented memorial
of the New York Chamber of Commerce and
1900 bankers and merchants of New York ask
ing repeal of all special taxes on national
banks. The Indian appropriation bill was
passed. The members of the Louisiana Re-
turning Board were brought before the bar of
the House for contempt and committed. A
bill to pay Mr.. Eads 100000 for the Mississippi
jetties was discussed without action.
In the Senate Monday Mr.. Robertson spoke
at length in favor of the resolution acknowledge
ing Hampton's government in South Carolina
Mr.. Wright of Iowa presented remonstance
of citizens of Iowa against the electoral bill.