The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-12-14

De devised TO promote commercial intercourse
with Mexico and to establish just and peace
ful condition of affairs on the border. Several
bills were repealed and placed on the calendar.
The consideration of Matthews's resolution
was resumed and it was discussed till adjourn
ment. In the House the deficiency appro-
priation bill was reported back. Several
amendments concurred in and others inspected
and then sent back to the Senate.
STANDING COMMITTEES
The following is a complete list of committees of
the Senate as constituted to-day TOR the second
sion of the 18th Congress:
on Privileges and Elscti0ns-WadIeigh. CHAIR
Ingalls,, Salisbury, Merrimon and Hill
On Foreign Notwithstanding, (chairman) Howe
Gopkling, MATHEWS, KirkwOod, McCreery, Eaton,
on FSaance-Morriil. (chairman) Dawes, Ferry
Jones Of Nevada, Allison, Bayard Herman, Wallace
On Appropriations Window (chairman) Sargent
Allison, Dorsey, Blaine, Davis of W. Va, Withers,
On Commerce. Conklng, (chairman) Spencer, Nc
MILAN, Patterson, Jones Of New, Gordon, Dennis
Ransom and Randolph
On Mansfactures- Rollins, shairman) Burnside,
On Aqricu!t4re-Paddock; 9charmaD Sharon,
Hoar. Davis of W. va and Gordon.
side. WadIeggg. Plum6. Cameron Of Pa, Randolph.
Cockerell, Maxey and Butler.
On Nagat Afairs-.-Sargent, (chairman) Anthony.
Conover, Blaine White, Mcpherson, and Jones Of
Fla.
On Judic;ary-Edmunds, chairman Conkling
Howe, Christancy, Davis of Illinois, Thurman and
On Post Offices and Post Roads-Ferry. CHAIR
MANI Hamlin, Paddock, Conover, Kirkwood, Barn.
side, Salisbury, Maxey and Bailey.
On Public Ldnds-Oglesby, (chairman) Paddock
Booth, Chaffee, Plumb, Mcdonald, Jones OF Fla,
Grover and Garland.
On Private Cldinas--Thurman, (chairman) Bayard,
Edmunds and Christancy.
On indian 4fairs-Aliison, (chairman) oglesby,
Ingalls, Saunders, McCreery, Cooke and Nc
On Pens;ons-Ingalls, (chairman) Bruce, Kirk
wood, Kellogg, Withers, Bailey and Voorhees,.
On Revolutionary Ctaims-Johnston, (charman)
Jones of Fla, Hill, Dawes and Mcmillan.
On Claims-McMillan tchairman) Mitchell, Cam
eron OF Wis, Teller, Hoar. Cockerell, Hereford,
On District. Of Coluns6ia-Dorsey, (chairman)
Spencer, ingalls,, Rollins, Merrimon, Barnum and
On Patents-Booth, (chairman) wadleigh, Hoar,
on Public Buildings and Gronmds-Dawes
chairman Morrill,, Cameron of Pa, Salisbury, and
On Observation-Disclosures (cha-rman) Chafee,
Saunders, Kellogg, Garland, Grover and Hereford.
On Raiiroads-Mitchel, (chairman) Dawes, Dor
sey, Teller Saunders, Window, Matthews, Ransom,
Barnum, Lamar and Armstrong.
Chaffee. Booth, Plumb, Hereford Coke and Hill.
N Revision Of LaWs-Christiancy, (chairman)
Matthews. Davis Of Ill., Wallace and Herman.
Patterson, Morrill,, Bruce, Sharon, Gordon, Maxey,
Bailey Lamar.
SGhalrmanl Oglesby, Patterson, Booth, McCreery,
Whyte and Beck.
TO audit and Control Contingent Expenses Of
Dennis.
On Primting-Anthony, (charman) Sargent and
On Library-Howe, (chairman) Edmunds and
Ransom,
On Rules Blaine, (chairman) Ferry and Merri-
mon.
On Engrossed Bil5s-Bayard, (chairman) withers
and Anthony.
On Enrolled Bilss-conover, (chairman) Paddock
On Leuees Of Mississippi River-Bruce, CHAIR
NAM Blaine, Kellogg, Cockerel and Harris.
0m NJ is Routes t2 the seGoOad
cameron OF Pa, Davis of W. Va, Harris, Lamar,
Beck and Butler.
Servtce-Chafee. (chairman) Window, Hamlin,
Merrmon and Eaton.
To take into consideration the state of the la,o
result Of election of President and Vice President
Of the United States-E dmunds, (chairman) Copk-
ing, Howe, Mcmillan, Teller, Davis of Ill, Bayard,
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
The greater portion of the town of Allegheny
Michigan, was destroyed by fire Friday night
Mr.. Rusk, formerly treasurer of the Allen
town, Pa, school board is defaulter to con-
slueraDlo amount.
Mrs. John Riley, wife of prominent citizen
of Elizabeth, N. j., in fit of anger the other
day poured a pailful of hot water oyer an or
phan girl in her employ, inficting severe
burns.
In New York Wednesday, Catherine Wild
gave her little girl poison, which the child spit
out, thus saving her. Then the mother took
some herself and died, Her husband is car
penter in st. John, N. B. and she is believed
to have been starving.
Rev. S. q. Douglass colored Methodist
clergyman of Lyon has been arrested for gross
immoralities and seduction.
The investigating committee of the Justice
mine of California report startling amount of
rascalty and find the former treasurer short
$133,6OO.
Steamer European for Cape of Good Hope
for Plymouth and Southampton was wrecked
off Ushhant last week. No lives lost.
Thomas Fisher, Molly Mcguire, is to be
hanged February 26, for completely in the
murder of Superintendent Powell in Carbon
county, Pa, in 1871.
AT Bethel Vt, Tuesday, fire destroyed two
blocks occupied as store and dwelling house.
Loss $4,000; insurance $4,000.
Michael Lyndon has been acquitted of the
charge of conspiracy and perjury in connection
with the building of the st. Louis custom
house.
Several large business houses 10 Louisville,
losses were heavy.
FOREIGN NEWS.
The French situation is unchanged. gen.
eral feeling of uneasiness prevails Several at
tempts to form cabinet have failed on account
OF the obstnacy of the President But it is
the firm belief of those who know him best
is that if the Senate refuses dissolution and
urges him to make overtures to the Left he
will comply At the present moment it is GER
tain proposal for dissolution could not obtain
majority in the Senate. The policy Of
the invisible advisers of the marshal now,
therefore. aims at dissolution, accom-
panied kby some violent ilegality, in hope
that when the marshal is once committed to an
illegal course he will psrsevere to the end, even
to the overthrow of the constitution and the
calling of Plebiscite.
The Pope is growing weaker.
The great event of the Turco- Russian war is
the capture of Plevna. Dispatches elsewhere
printed give particulars.
BRIEF MENTION.
The California Assembly has unanimously
adopted resolution asking Congress to levy
per capita tax of $3.50 on every Chinese immi-
grant.--President Sloan of the Delaware
Lackawanna & Western railroad, has notified
his engineers that they must leave the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers or the road be-
fore the first of January.--Ex-Gov. Hen
bricks says he knows of no movement on the
part of Gov. Tilden to assert in the courts his
claim to the Presidency Certain it is that he
himself has no idea of contesting Mr.. Wheel
er's right to the Vice Presidency --The late
Gardner Chilson of Mansfield, Mass, be-
queathed 100000 to the Baptist missionary
and publication societies, $4,000 to the society
for the relief of INDECENT Baptist ministers and
$4,000 to the Mansfield Baptist church,
Scandalous cruelties have led to the forced res
ignation of DIR. Lees, Superintendent of the
Baltimore House of Refuge.-Among the
grand jurors who indicted President Case of
the Security Life Insurance Co. was William
c. Gilman, the scrip forger, now in Sing Sing
prison.--The earnings of the Central Pacific
railroad for eleven months of 1877 were S15,-
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