Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-10-26

Il ID,
appointed District Attorney Of South Carolins
and said be did not possess any such information
as has been called to his attention by the press
lie seemed TO desire the senate TO rel ct North
rup.
Financial.
Respecting the order intermittine the receiot O
minis of deposits of silver for coinage into trade
dollars, the director of the mint states, among
other reasons the San Francisco mint has on hano
about mion and four hundred thousand dol
lars. In the last month about two hundred thous
and dollars have gone into circulation in the At
isntc and Western States to occupy the place In
tended by law to be filed by fractional silye,
coins and the government has been deprived OF
the seignoriage it would otherwise lave received
The director says if there has been any mistake II
was in not sooner issuing the order.
Government Buildings,
The fire proof commission will report al public
buildings excepting the new state department are
IN part constructed of such materials as would
destructive conhagrstion possible. The com
mission therefore, recommend that q fire proof
building OF ample dimensions be constructed for
the accommodation OF the archives of govern
ment not longer required for constant use.
Alabama Claims.
A bill was introduced in the Senate for the re-
establishment OF the court of commissioners on
the Alabama claims. 1t provides the Judges of
the said court shall be three, and the presiding
JusuSc suhl NC ueslgnat ana the VACANCIES filed
IS provided by the laws of Congress. 1t shall be
the duty Of the court TO enter Judgment in the
claims for amounts allowed therefore in two
classes The first class for claims directly result
ing from damage done on the high seas BY Con-
federate cruisers during the late rebellion and the
second class shall be for claims for the payment of
premiums for war risks whether paid to corpora
tons, agencies or indiv duas after the sailing of
any Confederate cruiser.
The other bull which Herman introduced to pro-
vide for the further distribution of monies recev-
ed under the Geneva award is similar to the hill
for that purpose introduced by him at the last ses
sion. and authorizes all persons and corporations
claiming to be entitled TO any portion of the mon
les now under the control of the United States
which were received from Great Britain in paw
ment OF the GENEVA award 10 sue for the same in
the Y nited States court of claims at any time
within one year from the passage of the act, aud
they shall In such suits recover for all losses
which were the basis Of the Geneva award.
Postal Matters.
Il. Moses, private secretary to Mr.. Ferry, presi-
dent pro tempore of the Senate has been appoint
ed clerk to tue select committee on post offices
Caucus.
The democratic senatorial caucus to day select
ed Messrs. Bsyard, Thurman, and Morgan for
the members Of the committee to consider the
state OF the law respecting the sscertaining and
declaration of the result of elections of President
and Vice President Of the United States.
The republicans have not yet selected their
members.
Secretary Sherman.
So much has been said about the interview Of
members of the House with Secretary Sherman
on Friday last, that he has been asked VIII at was
the nature and purport of the interview. He SAID
that It was purely private call made upon him
BY prominent members of the House; of which
he knew nothing until after the members had
been invited by some of their number to call.
He was very glad to see the gentlemen and hear
their opinions which were frankly given, and dur
ing the whole interview there was not an uukind
expression about the President personally though
many differences Of opinion upon public matters
were good humoredly stated in free and easy talk .
He said that he believed if such conferences were
had between the executive and legislative branch
of the government, II would be found that oil
fears Of dissensioD, strife and controversy would
disappear
The only person to whom he spoke OF the inter-
view in any way WAS the President, who, instead
Of being dissatisfied with it, very freely expressed
lis qualification that such interviews were held,
and 1t is known that the President is easy of &C.
cess and has every day interviews with Senators
and members who approach him.
President Hayes.
At an interview between prominent republican
politicians and the President to-day, the subject
of appointments WAS the minor topic OF attic ntion.
Upon political subjects the President referred to
the explanations made by Secretary Sherman in
his Mansfield speech of the civil service order,
and also the course of the Secretary 10 speaking
in the Ohio campaign and going home TO vote,
he said these acts afforded sufficient guide by
which every republican could consistently con-
strue the order and shape his course.
Decision.
In the case of the United States vs. Harmon,
Cehan 4 Thorn, involving an assessment to the
amount of near seven hundred thousand dollars,
and criminal charges for Illicit liquor operations,
and where the indictments were pending three
years aud not prosecuted to judgment or to the
sale of the distillery. the Sec'y Of the Treasury
has decided as follows; If these suits are idle
prosecutions, useful only to give officers fees. and
not intended seriously to be prosecuted, they
should have been discontinued long ago. We
cannot hold them otherwise than As serious sccus
atoms, founded on sufficient testimony, involving
crimes and violations of law of the gravest char
acter, and steps should be taken at once TO prose-
cute them either to final judgme Mt or to the de-
terminals that the government has no case.
The defendants had proposed to compromise by
the payment of $4,000, and we're represented by
Ex-Gov. Kellogg of La and one of the represen
tatives of that state in Congress.
Concerning this proposition the Secretary says:
That to compound felones and violations Of the
law like these, for $4,000, would be to abandon
the principle upon which all criminal laws rest"
The proposition was preemptorly refused
The Models.
BY care being exercised in saving all the rem
nants of models found in the ashes in the patent
office, after the fire, many of the destroyed mod
els can be Reproduced.
Naval Affairs.
The Secretary Of the Navy to-day finally decid
ed the question with regard to the hours of labor
in the various navy yards throughout the United
States. The schedule provided by the de pa, tine Mt
directs that from March 2lst to Sept. 2lst, labor
shall begin at A. Nj. and continue until z. M i.
From Sept. y to March 20, labor begins at 40
and CONTINUES until 4 80 p. NJ, with an Interrupt
ton Of one hour for dinner. These regulations
are in respect designed to carry with them any
present reduction of pay.
FLORIDA.
Yellow Fever.