The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-01-10
WASHINGTON.
Immigrant Tax.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-The House Commit
tee on Commerce reported favorably on the
Immigration bill with an amendment reducing
the amount of head money from So to $1.5O for
each immigrant.
More Consolidation of Revenue Districts
The subcommittee on appropriations pro-
pose further reduction of internal revenue
districts to los, thus requiring some present
districts to be consolidated.
The Oregon Case.
Several witnesses were examined today in the
Oregon electoral case but the testimony elicit
ed nothing important except that severai of the
electors had pistols in their pockets.
Southern Pacific Railroad.
The subcommittee on the Texas Pacific
Railroad submitted a report to the full House
committee recommending the Adoption of the
so-called compromise bill, which provides that
the Iexas Pacific Co. shall construct line to
| poiot 100 miles west of Ell Paso by the survey
| ed route and that the Southern Pacific Co. of
California Shall be allowed to build the remain
der OF the Trans-Contiuental line to San Diego,
| equal assistance and privilege to be granted to
both companies by the government.
Another COntumacious Witness.
H. w. Turner of Jacksonville, Oregon, tele-
| graph operator says, acting under advice of
| counsel of the Western Union Telegraph Co.
he Will continue to decline to answer questions.
Nominations Confirmed.
Senate today confirmed the following nomi-
| nations:
| Naval Commodores, Edward Donaldson, Geo.
d. FEEBLE and Edward Middleton to be Rear
| Admrals: Captains r. w Shufeldt and A. G.
Rhlnd to be Commodores; Commanders w. p
McCann, James II. ellis and VIM. E. Fitz-
| purgh to be Captains; Lieutenant Commanders
james ID. Graham, William r. Bridgmap, Al
| exahder mccormick and II. T. johnson TO be
Commanders.
The Cabinet and the Louisiana Outbreak
1 (tahInat foJ,
three hours. There was much conversation
| ABOUT political affairs generally, but especially
with regard to the condition of those in New
orleans, As various telegra ms had been re-
celved from that city expressive of fears of vio-
iatlon OF public peace owing to the state organ
lzations and consequent excitement of the acts
OF the respective parties the following despatch
was sent to Cen. Anger Immediately after the
adjournment of the Cabinet, by the direction of
the PRESIDENT, and which indicates the purpose
OF the government as expressed by the Presi-
dent in recent interviews:
Executive Mansion, Washington, Jan. O.
10 Gen. q. q. Anger, New Orleans, La A
despatch just received from the U. S. Marshal
at New Orleans indicates that unauthorized
armed bodies OF men are organized and assem-
safety of the city. If this be so notify the lead
of such organization that they must desist on
pain of coming in conflict with the United
States authority sustained by the military
| PoWOA VI UuO SOFoTuu6uJ hHpOru at once Ll6
situation and your action, keeping in mind
the fact that this order has no reference to a
recognition OF either of the claimants for COVER
norship or either legislatures.
(Signed) j. d. CAMERON,
Secretary of War.
Views of the Republican Members of the
Florida Committee.
Representatives Duunell of Minnesota and
WOODBURY. eff Nevada say there is no truth
whatever in the published statement that they
have agreed with the Democratic members OF
the investigating committee in q report that
FLORIDA was carried by the Democratic Presi
| dental electors. They say no member of the
cammittee has yet heard or seen all the testi-
mony, it having been obtained by the sub.
committee and not transcribed from the steno-
graphers notes. but at present advised they
lDunneli and woodbury. believed the state
was fairly carried by Hayes. and Wheeler.
The Attorney Generals Report.
Attorney General Tatt's annual report, sub.
mltted to Congress to day ,ssys OF his recent in
| StructlOns to U. S. marshals to secure voters in
the exercise of their rght
Il am satished'that U. S marshals and at
torneys acting in concert with the supervisors
| OF elecu0ns under these instructions contributed
materially to the preservation of peace and to
securing cltlzeDs freedom in the exercise of the
right of suffrage The interest which toe peo.
pie OF the United States have in the purity OF
the ballot tor federal officers t. be elected nv
the popular vote, and the acts of Congress in
tended to guard the ballots for COMPRESSION
candidates from fraud, justified and required
the instructions as to the demonstrations of DO
nestle violence in South Carolina before the
election -
The Attorney General also remarks that to
allow the Southern states the increased politi
| Cal power implied by extending the rights OF
suffrage to the colored population and then to
allow the exercise of that right to BE- prevent ed
by intimidation or otherwise, is perversIon OF
the Constitution and operates most uniusty
towards the other states The incosyenleL CT
OF having large population of unlntelligent
voters can only be overcome BY educating them
aud no time should oe st in furnishing 10
every American citizen of whatever race OF
color or condition, ample opportunity to ac.
qulre sufficient neutral and physical training
10 vote and figh..