The Portland daily press., 1878-05-30

the people but by the House, "know their masters
crib and are very reliable partisans. Even of the
only two have been allowed to remain, and one of
them is slenderly hanging upon the tender mercies
those who are never blind to the color of the sit
ting member. The c0lored population of the conn
try are numerous enough to elect thirty representa-
ves, but is doubtful whether at the next election
they will be peaceably permitted even by the more
conciliated Democrats to elect so many as one.
just now the House has started partisan investi-
CATION about pretended frauds in the count OF cleo
aver to have been counted for Mr. Tilden, and they
refused to investigate the frauds on the other soe
the bottom facts are not wanted by the partisans
OF the man who didn't pay hls income TAX
This desperate measure OF men deieated according
to the verdict of their own tribunal is to ag-
tate the country and start in the race OF anarchy
and political violence the peer OF Mexico, and
when enquire who is responsible for the revolu-
tonary procedure we find that it is the party whose
component parts of chief value were lately in REBEL
on temporarily led by few Northern conspirators,
who hope to profit by the uproar in coming political
campaign. No good citizens will consent that the
industrial prosperity and the good name of our
people shall be wantony sacrificed by an unholy
and unconstitutional attempt to overturn and Til
denze the government. 1t is often true, "Wnom the
Gods would destroy they first make mad" We see
who are mad. Over those SO deemed duty and honor
point the way to victory.
Whatever worthy man receives your nomination
for Governor, let him have an old Fashioned time
honored Green Mountain majority. ! beg pardon
for responding at much LENGTH but in all sincerity
have no time to be more briei.
{signed) JUSTIN S. MORRILL,.
The Pennsylvania Democrats held their State
Convention at Pittsburg last week. Mr.. Dill
was nominated for governor and John Ferliz
for leutenant-governor. The resolutions de-
clare that the Republican party, its measures
and men, are responsible for the financial dis
tress and want now existing; demonstrate
against any further contraction of the cur
hot
lures should be encouraged so that steady en-
ployment may be yielded to labor whilst safety
of investment and moderate returns for its
use belong to capital, they favor high tariff
and think our public debt should be held at
home.
CONGRESS.
In the Senate Wednesday great deal of
routine business was transacted. Mr.. Lamar
spoke on the Texas and Pacific bill; the Dis
trict of Columbia bill was taken up and briefly
discussed In the House, Mr.. Harrison of
Illinois, offered resolutions to extend the inves-
tigation of political fraud to other states and
not to disturb the Presidents title; the Demo-
Gratis flibustered and the resolution was with
drawn; a resolution was subsequently adopted
for the investigation of frauds in Oregon and
sumed in argument over the army bill.
In the Senate, Thursday, the District of
Columbia bill was debated at great length and
variously amended a number of new bills for
the extension Of patents were introduced. In
the House Mr. Robertson, of Louisiana, tried to
make personal explanation with reference to
the statements of Secretary Sherman's letter to
the Potter committee, but was ruled out of Or
der; the army bill was debated again; the
House voted not to reduce the army and
amended the bill accordingly; there are still a
few sections of the bill to be disposed of.
In the Senate Friday Mr.. Edmunds presented
method of counting the Electoral vote; the
District of Columbia bill was debated nearly
all day without final action. The House did
some routine business and then took up the
army bill; various sections of the bill were
stricken out and the bill was modified in many
ways; Mr.. Hewitt did not dare to have the
House hold an evening session for fear the Re-
publicans would get control Of the bill.
In the Senate Saturday the resolution of Mr..
Sargent relative to new treaty on Chinese i'm
migration was passed; the District of Columbia
bill was debated at interminable length, and
variously amended; the section for delegate
in Congress was stricken ont. In the House
the army bill occupied attention almost exclu-
sively; several sections were stricken out, but
the one for consolidation Of regiments and the
retirement of supernumerary officers was re-
tanned; no final action was taken.
In the Senate Monday the bill providing for
the establishment of permanent form of gov.
ernment for the District of Columbia was
passed. A bill was introduced for repeating
the actItaxing the capital and deposits Of State
banks. In the House, in committee of the
whole, the section of the army appropriation
bill transferring the Indian bureau to the War
Department was adopted. The bill was then
reported to the House, and the amendment
limiting the strength of the army at 10000
men was carried by vote of 12O to 1l6. A bill
was intl oduced to create permanent sinking
fund of 800. 100000 to pay the principal and
interest of the public debt. The House voted
to hold no session on Thursday.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Thirteen buildings in st. Augustine Florida,
including some of the finest, were burned Sat.
urday.
Henry Roberts was hanged at Shelby, N. G.,
Friday, for the murder of Gus More
Saturday morning mammoth oat bin at the
Sixth avenue railroad depot, New York, fell
through three floors to the cellar carrying with
it four men. Three of them were taken out
but slightly injured, but the other. Hugh Muir
dock, has not been found
Tobias Kohn's large silk factory in Hartford,
Conn.,, was burned Friday morning. Several
fremen were killed.
Nine buildings in Suncook, n H., were
burned Friday.
FOREIGN NEWS.
Accounts received from every capital in
Europe concur as to the main feature of the
political news, namely, the certainty of an
early meeting of the congress. But considera-
BILE anxiety is still apparent about the military
preparations and the situation before Constan-
tinople. The attitude of Austria especially
creates apprehension at st. Petersburg, and
this will not be allayed by the occupation of
Ada Kaleb, which is Austria's first overt de-
monstration against Russia's settlement of the
Eastern question. Russia had promised that
island to Servia. Servia is certain not to get
it unless the congress awards it to her.
Great secrecy is still maintained at st.
Petersburg about the progress of negotiations.
The unofficial press is beginning to attack the
peaceful utterancss of the Agence Russo and
Journal de ST. Petersburg The Golos calls
upon the government to abandon its reserve
and tell Russia whether the reports about
yielding to England's demands are true or
false A Vienna correspondent of the London
Times suggests that this sort of pressure may
be convenient for Russia just now, in helping
her to resist further English pressure.
The military situation at Constantinople re-
mains ticklish. The Tines correspondent at
Pera apprehends that under the present influ-
ence of Midhat and Prince Labanoff's assur-
ances that the withdrawal of the English fleet
alone is necessary to render everything pleas
ant again, the English popularity, which is
certainly at its flood, is in danger of ebb and
reaction.