The Portland daily press., 1878-01-21
WASHINGTON.
skiIIfuI Counierfeiting

Skillful C0untexfeiting.
WASHINGTON, JAN 19.-There was received
to-day at the redemption agency from New
York city bank a twenty dollar note, two-thirds
counterfeit and the remainder genuine. The
note was pasted very nicely, and as the right
end of the bill was genuine teller in counting
a package would have passed the note if he
had counted it from the end. The only safe
way to examine bank notes is to count them 80
that the whole note can be seen.
The Northern Pacific Bill,
The House Committee on Pacific Railroads
to-day heard arguments on the Northern Pacific
bill. Arguments were made by COL Grew at
posed extension of the time for the completion
of the main line and branches. Delegate
Jacobs and j. j. McGiver of Washington Ter
ritory, were heard in opposition to the extern
sion, so far as relates to the branch across the
Cade mountains. The Oregon delegation were
all present. Senator Mitchell stated he conld
not agree to the bill as offered by the Northern
Pacific Company, for the following reasons:
First, it did not give proper protection to the
rights of settlers; second, it didn't compel the
commencement of work on the Pacific coast for
the next niue years; and third, because it Who'll
ly ignores the Salt Lake Railroad enterprise.
The chairman of the committee stated that
no bill or amendment has yet been introduced
in the House or was before the House or was
before the committee, making provisions for
local interests, thus indicated, and he requested
Mr.. Mitchell to offer an amendment, to meet
his views. He replied that he expected his col
league, Mr. Williams, to offer such amendment,
but as Williams did not do so, the committee
adjourned until Thursday next. The commit
tee also notified Mr.. Williams that any amend
ments he desired to offer could be most readily
considered and understood by the committee if
introduced In the House and ordered printed.
During the session of the committee, Senator
Mitchell took occasion to refer to newspaper re-
ports att.ibnting to him the authorship of the
| joint resolution concerning the Northern Pacific
land grant. introduced in the House by Mr..
Thompson of Pennsylvania, some time ago, and
| stated that Thompsonshad never spoken to him
on the subject, nor he to Thompson, nor had
he any knowledge that such resolution was con.
| templated. Furthermore. he (MitchelD was
| unqualifedly opposed to it.
A New Subsidy Scheme.
Representative Chalmers of Mississippi, a
1 member Of the Texas Pacific Railroad Com
| mittee, on Monday will introduce bill provid-
| ing for q trunk line to Vicksburg, with connec-
| tions to st. Louis, Memphis and New Orleans.
A new feature of the bill ia that the Memphis
connection be made by the Memphis and Vicks-
burg Railroad down the Mississippi Valley,
| thereby avoiding the objection raised by the
| Iron Mountain Road to a Memphis connection.
| 1t will provide farther that tho government
| shall issue greenbacks receivable for all dues
l except interest on the public debt, and allow
$40, 1000 per mile to the respective roads, to be
built on the bonds of the roads, payable in U.
S. currency in fifty years, bearing per cent.
interest secured by first mortgage on the re-
spective roads, and all their property and earn
ings; and for sinking fund to be invested in
Q. s. bonds, to be held by the Secretary of the
Treasury, to meet the bonds of said roads.
The Compensation of Fourth. Glass Post
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-Third Assistant Post
| master General Hazen has prepared for the
consideration Of Congress bill proposing that
the basis for compensation of fourth. class post
/ masters, or all whose compensation is less than
l 81, 900, shall be ths face value of stamps can
celled in their respective offices, instead of the
1 value of stamps sold by them. 1t also imposes
severe penalties for making false returns and
tratfcking in stamps.
The Matthews Resolution.
The impression prevails that the Senate will
/ vote upon the resolution of Stanley Matthews,
declaring the right of the government to pay
the interest and principal of the bonds in silver,
before adjournment tomorrow, though the
/ session may be continued till after night. The
friends of the measure claim it is to be passed
/ without amendment. The only members now
/ absent are Patterson Sharon, ingalls, and Gar
land. Patterson 10 detained at home by sick-
ness and Sharon has not been in attendance
this session. Ingalls, and Garland may return
/ before the vote is taken. The pending question
is on motion of Mr.. Conkling to make it o
joint resolution instead of a concurrent one, SO
i it must receive the approval of the President to
become law. After that amendment has
been disposed OF, the amendments of Messrs.
Edmunds and Morrill, will be voted upon in the
order named. The Bland silver Ibill will then
/ be taken up.
The Warrington Monument.
i A design for national historical Washing.
ton monument has been circulated among men,
bers OF Congress and others, intended to
supersede that of the present unfinished struc-
ture. The estimate of the entire cost Of an
4 equestrian mODum6nt Ia S3334 600
citizenship of Indians.
Col. VIM. P. Adair and d. 81. Ross of the
Cherokee delegation have submitted to Con-
gress objections of the Cherokee nation to the
Senate bill enabling Indians to become citizens
of the United States. The effect of any such
demoralize, pauperize and destroy sooner OF
later every Indian nationality within the SCOPE
of its operation The bill is in letter and spirit
in conflict with treaty obligations and the acts
of Congress,
Gen. Pope ON the Needs of the Army.
The House Military Committee received O
communication from Gen. Pope, in which re.
spending to circular letter of the committee
he sets forth his view regarding army organi-
cation, &C., with force and clearness. He sug-
gests that the committee for the present limit
itself to determining what regular force be
maintained and whether 1t consist of complete
and compact organization, or be divided up in
1 to skeleton organizations capable of large ex-
pansion of enlisted force without an increase of
officers. Without specifying what he consid-
ers sufficient force. he expresses the opinion
that $4,000 men are too few for the needs of
the country. The question of staff organiza-
4 ton and administration should be investigated
BY board of officers of rank and experience to
be designated by an act OF Congress, and he
submits plan for enactment into law. More
/ such officers, however, are needed here than in
Europe because of the necessity of buying in
distant markets and transporting by rail, by
river and in wagons the supplies needed for
each of our small posts and detachments.
Various Matters.
The House Committee on Naval Affairs ex-
amined Mr.. Easily, chief constructor, Saturday,
with regard to general Indebtedness of his bu-
reau prior to March last. 1t is understood If
| ty OF any officer of the government he should
be notified and have opportunity to confront his
/ accuser.
Subcommittee Of the House ways and means
| heard New York parties against the reduction
of the tobacco tax. No conclusion reached.
The subcommittee of the House foreign af-
fairs committee heard Major Jones of the Texas
state troops, Adjt-Gen. Steele and Mr.. Schue-
buard relative to affairs on the frontier. No
new facts developed.
COunterfeiters of Trade Dollars.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 20-Secret service off,
house No. 1924 Callowhill street, and found o
mill for the manufacture of counterfeit trade
| dollars In full operation, They arrested Cooper
Wilt, notorious couuterfeiter, and a woman
named Sarah Page, and captured $500 worth of
bogus coin, lot of metal and all the imple-
ments for small mint. Witt and Page are
held, the former in $4,000 and the latter in 3d.