Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-10-24
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Nominations.

WASHINGTON, October %. The Senate in ex-
ecutive session to day, confirmed the following
nominations: Richard g. Mccormick Assistant
Secretary of Treasury; Frederick Rafter, Pension
agent, Indianapolis; Abraham ID. Hszen Third
Assistant Postmarter General; Thomas A. Wiley
Collector; John NJ. Langston to be Minister res.
ident and Consul General to Hayti.
Railroad Matters.
Jay Gould, representing the Union Pacific. and
Y. +. Huntington, the Central Pacific, arrived
here this morning. Their object is understood to
be TO induce the Secretary of the Treasury and
Secretary of the Interior to recommend to Com
gress the plan heretofore submitted by the comps-
MES for liquidation Of their interest and indebted
ness to the government
Military Matters.
Among the bills introduced in the Senate TO-DAY
was one by Coke OF Texas, amending the section
OF the revised statutes in regard to militia 1t
makes an annual appropriation of one million dol
lars for providing arms and equipments for the
whole body OF ilitia, either by purchase or man
ufacture.
Custom House Matters.
The New York Custom House appointments
were settled in the Cabinet to-day by final de-
termination to appoint Theodore Roosevelt Collec-
tor, MIR. Merritt Surveyor, and Mr.. Prince, naval
officer.
Indian Matters.
ingalls,, to enable Indians to become citizens pro-
vides that whenever any Indian belonging to apy
organized Tribe or nation having treaty relations
with the United States, shall desire to become
citizen, he may do SO by appearing in any circuit
or district court and proving that he ia sufficiently
intelligent and prudent to control his own affairs
and interests; that he has adopted habits of civil
ized life, and has for at least five years been able
to support himself and family, and by taking the
oath TO support the constitution of the United
states. NO Indian who avais himself of the pro-
vision OF this act, shall on that account forfeit any
interest, he may have in any improve ent or 9th
er property on the reservation of the tribe or ma
ton to which he may have belonged Nor shall
such act IN any manner impair his rights and in.
erest IN iands claims or other property belonging
or wnich may hereafter belong to his tribe or ma
ton.
Financial.
The bill to provide lawful note and coin curren.
cy Tor the United States, introduced in the Senate
to-day by Wallace, provides for the coinage of
four hundred million dollars in value of a coin
metal patented by w. ii. Hubbell of Penn. called
'1alold and consisting OF gold silver and copper
IN proportions OF one pound, "a pounds and "a Of
pound respectively, to be paid for by issues of
per cent. bonds, redee mable in ten and PAYABLE af
ter twenty years, and to be paid out in exchange
Tor bonds bearing higher rate of interest As
the latter are retired the "Galoid" coins are TO be
interchangeable with United States notes. The
"ih siso icduTcs tue SeCTttdfV OF the treasury to
cause to be issued $500 900 900 legal tender notes
in exchange for those now outstanding, and to
keep at least 80 100000 out of the treasury in
circulation.
BOunties.
The bill introduced in the Senate to-day bv In.
gals, to equalze the bounties of soldiers who
served IN the late war for the Union, is an exact
copy OF the bill which passed the House June 30
1876 except that it proposes to strike out of that
To- I,l.,
bounty paid under State laws, so that in comput-
ing and sscertsinIDg the bounty to be paid there
shall be deducted there from all bounties paid nm
der the United States laws only. The bill pro-
vides for the payment to all -commis sioned Of
haers, musicians, artifcers, wagoners and private
soldiers, sailors and marines, including those on
the rolls as slaves and Indians who faithfully
served as such in the military service of the T. S.
the sum of 1888 l-3 per month, for time of such
service. between the 18th of April, 1861, and the
9lh oil May, 1860, with the deduction above noted.
The Indians.
Gen. Hatch, commanding at New Mexico. re-
ports that l9l southern Apaches have surrendered
at Fort Wingate, and fifty six more are expected
in soon.
Senator Morton.
Gen. Tyner received despatch from Indianap.
oils saying that Senator Morton is doing well, and
that DR.. Bliss is well pleased with bis progress.
Court Matters.
The suit brought by Haet Kilbourn of Wash
ington. against Speaker Randall Sergeant-at
Arms Thompson and the democratic members of
the so called real estate pool investigating COM
mittee of the last House, claiming $3.50, 900 dam
ages for false imprisonment having been appealed
to the U. 5. Supreme Court, defendants have re-
tanned Frank IL. Hurd to take charge of their
case, and he will enter motion to have the case
advanced upon the docket for hearing at an ear
ly day, IN view OF its involving questions of so
much importance as to the powers and privileges
Of Congress, and the rights of citizens. An appeal
was taken from the decision of the Circuit Court
Of this district, in which upon demurrer three of
the five judges held that defendants had set up
sufficient answer by alleging that their acts in re-
stralnt OF kilburn's liberty were merely in pursu-
ance Of the orders of the House.