The Portland daily press., 1877-02-22
History Of Seven Days.
The News for the week ending Wednesday
Night, Feb. III.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
They President will leave the White House
March Sd, and will be the guest of Sec
rotary Fish at Washington until April.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sartoris will be the guests
of Mrs. Louis Dent until May, when
they will sail for Europe Ulysses Grant, Jr.,
will enter the practice of law in New York.
Colonel Grant will return to Gen. Sheridan's
headquarters. Chicago. The Pre- sdent will not
give a farewell dinner to the Cabinet. Before
his departure for Europe he will 60 West.
There is considerable speculation as to
what action, if any, the President is likely
to take Immediately in regard to the recogni-
ton of the state governm ent in Louisiana, but
thus far there is nothing to indicate any further
determination by the administration than was
before known.
Gov Hayes declares that be will not reach
any conclusion concerning bis Cabinet until he
has conferred with leading men of the parry.
The Republican Senators have an under
standing that if the Democrats fillibuster in the
House, the President of the Senate shall
complete the count and declare Hayes elected.
Secretary Morrill, continues to improve. His
appetite is returning and his friends feel conf
dent that it will not he long before he will be
ont
The discovery of the Oregon dispatches
proves beyond a doubt that the attempt to
bride Republican elector in that state was
made by Tilden's nephew, member of his
household, and in all probability with Til den's
approval.
The House committee, majority of the
committee being Democrats, report that S)uth
Carolina went for Hayes and Hampton.i
Rear Admiral Charles Ell. Davis, chief of the
naval observatory, died Sunday at Washington,
of disease of the heart He entered the navy
from Massachusetts in 1929 He was appoint
ed chief three years ago.
Rear Admiral Louis M. Gouldsborough
died Tuesday morning of typhoid pneu-
monia. He entered the navy in 1872
from the District of Columbia. This makes
the sixth death among Rear Admirals
within three weeks
Congressman Ellis, Col. Burk and COUNSEL
lor Cavanac of Louisiana, caledIon the Presi.
dent Tuesday and explained the condition OF
affairs in that state. The President replied he
was satisfied that Gen. Nichols was acting in
good faith in preserving the stdtW quo and he
therefore had no intention of charging his in
struction to Gen. Anger. In the course of con-
versaton the President said Gen. Nichols
should not be held responsible for the freak of
the crazy man who shot Mr.. Packard.
sThe Herald's Washington despatch
says The spirit of the Democratic
caucus showed that there are lawyers
enough ready and able to devise means TO de-
lay the counting of the vote, even under the
Electoral law, and to cause in this way great
and prolonged uneasiness, bat that the few who
wish to do this will have but little support.
and would have none at all if there was a rea-
sonable assurance that the Inauguration of
Hayes would put an end to the carpet bag gov
ernments in Louisiana and South Carolina.
The fear that prevails on this subject that
Hayes may be subject to evil influences gives
the only following they have to the few who
are eager to obstruct the count.
By mutual agreement the Senate Com mittee
on Privileges and Elections and the Committee
on the Powers, Privileges and Duties of the
House in counting the electoral vote have de-
cided not to 90 into an examination of the pa
pers and accounts of the leaders of either pc.
litical party. In consequenceof this agreement
Mr.. Ellis, President of the Sd National Bank
of New York, will not be required to produce
an abstract of the account of Samuel j. TIlden
at that bank for examination by the former
committee while Zach Chandler will be excus-
ed from appearing before the latter committee
with his account hooks, papers, SC. This har-
monious agreement of the two committees was
brought about through the exertions of Senator
Barnum and Mr.. Ellis,
Dom Piatt, editor of the Washington Capt.
tai is to be indicted for using language in his
paper melting the assassination of the Republi-
can candidate for the Presidency. Hepublshes
card in which he says: Nothing was further
from my thoughtin penning the editorial of last
Sunday than the horrible crime of assassina-
ton. Open resistance to a revolutionary
wrong for which there seems no other ress.
lance is one thing, assassination is another.
In the sentence so strongly commented upon
and denounced, it will appear when taken in
connection with what precedes and follows
that my appeal is made to the people and not to
the assassin. The American people are not
assassins, nor will they submit tamely to
wrong"
The Senate Committee on Finance have
agreed to report bill funding the new per
cent bonds. 1t is not'exactly the plan of the
President as recently recommended, but it
is in that direction. 1t was the intention of
Senator Sherman, chairman of the committee,
to present it to the Senate for the purpose of
being printed, but on account of the electoral
law which forbids any legislative business
pending the count of the electoral vote, he was
communicate its contents for the press until it
shall be formally presented to the Senate.
CONGRESS-.
Thursday in the Senate Mr. Cunlzng intro
duced bill to facilitate the settlement and
development of the resources of Alaska and
for the survey of line of railroad. Mr.. Cragn
on behalf of the naval committee reported
adversely on Senate bill to fix and determine
the relative ranks of officers of the several staff
corps of the navy and it was indefinitely post
poned. He also introduced bill for the relief
of certain contractors for the construction of
certain vessels of war and steam machinery.
The bill for the distribution of awards made in
the convention between the United States and
Mexico was called up but 1t was rot pressed
because Mr.. Stevenson said he had been in
formed that there was fraud in the award
Several amendments were made to the District
of Columbia bill after which the Pacific rail-
road bill was taken up and discussed till adj
journment. In the House a bill was passed
removing the political disabilities Of Joseph E.
johnson. Several unimportant bills were re-
ported and the Senate bill to ratify the agree
ment of the government with certain bands of
Sioux and Arapahoes was passed.
Friday the Senate concurred in the House
amendment to the diplomatic and consular ap-
preparation bill and it was passed. Several
amendments to the Pacific railroad bill were
agreed to but the bill was not finally disposed
of. In the House the bill fixing the rates for
freight and passengers across the bridge at
Omaha was considered in committee of the
whole but no action taken. A number of bills
were passed including bill supplementary to
the act entitled, an act to carry into effect the
convention between United States and China
concluded on the 9Th of November 1858. at
Shanghai and giving Court of Claims jurisdic-
ton in certain cases. 1t allows certain Ameri
can insurance companies to 60 before the
Court of Claims to make case against the
Chinese indemnity fund in the State Depart