The Portland daily press., 1878-04-26
THE PRESS.
From the Maine State Press of April 25l
History OF Seven Days.
The News tsr the week ending Wednes.
day Night, Aprii2t.
NATIONAL CAPITAL.

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Representative Eugene Hale, Chairman Of
the Republican Congressional committee has
named the following as members of the COM
mittee provided for by the Republican caucus
to confer with the Senate committee upon the
course to be pursued by the Republicans in
Congress coming before the present session of
Congress: Messrs. Hiram Price, j. A. Garfield,
o. d. Conger, M. Fl. Dunnell, VIM. P. Frye,
G. l.. Fort. J. M. Thornburg, VIM. Clabin. j.
w. Dwight, Russell Erret and Horace Davis
1t is stated that the R,thschlds in London
desire to take ten millions of the Al per cent.
bonds, and two Treasury agents have left New
York with the amount of the bonds for London
to reopen the American bureau of the Treasury
at the Rothschilds.
1t is stated that three millions of the A per
cents have been sold by the New York syndi-
cate this week.
1t is stated that many importing firms in
New York have been engaged in swindling the
Government by means of false claims for duties
said to be overpaid. The firms Involved are
Samson & Baldwin, who were paid $35,000
Strong & Smith were paid about $4,000; T. B.
Coddington g. Co., $500; Wilson & Brown,
S11 1000. Acker & Harris, 5000; Chamberlain,
Phelps s. Co., $1,000; other cases which
have been made up and forwarded to the de-
partment for payment but which have not
been paid are VIM. E. Dodge & Co.. $17, ,49S;
M. Mitchell, S7,47; Jas. Isler, 1915; A Fried
man, $1,115.
In the Senate Wednesday Mr.. Ferry was
elected president pro tenn. during the visit of
Mr.. Wheeler to New York; a resolution to
adjourn on June 10 was unanimously agreed 10;
Mr.. Sargent made speech on trade relations
with Corea; MIR. Ferry reported the bill in re-
gard to resumption; a resolution offered by
Mr.. Voorhees, to the effect that the Govern
ment should keep faith with its citizens was
passed; the colored recruit bill was defeated.
In the House the bill to discontinue the 20.
cent piece was passed; great many bills with
reference to the Pacific railroads were reported
from the committee, including the funding bill;
the motion to adjourn June 10 was received
from the Senate and greeted with applause;
vote upon it; the Democrats ilibustered for
two hours, and finally prevented immediate
action.
In the Senate Thursday number of bills
were passed, among them being those for pre-
venting the Introduction of contagious diseases
and to allow settlers to fell timber in the Terri
tories; the funding bill of the railroad commit
tee was indefinitely postponed. The House
refused to agree to certain Senate amendments
to the deficiency bill; Mr. Foster and Mr.. Dun
ham had a brief but spirited discussion over
~ ,od To-
table the motion to reconsider its refusal to re-
fer the adjournment resolution; no formal
action was taken; eulogies were pronounced
upon the late Mr.. Leonard.
The Senate was not in session Friday. The
House postponed consideration of the question
of final adjournment until May 15, by vote Of
120 to 1l3; the pension of General Shields was
increased to $1O0 month; the Republicans
fibustered for two hours over the war claim
of the William and Mary College and prevented
decisive action.
The Senate was not in session Saturday. In
the House the postal appropriation bill was
discussed at some length without final action;
Mr.. Tucker, of Virginia, attempted to report a
bill in regard to the tobacco and income tax
ont Of order; objection was made by Mr..
White, of Pennsylvania, and it was referred to
the committee of the whole: Mr.. Glover made
q personal explanation 10 which he denied the
truth of statement in the New York Trib-
une's Washington dispatches about his latest
discovery in investigation. "a
In the Senate Monday Mr.. Voorhees, sub
mitted an amendment to the substitute for the
House bill repeating the resumption act. Mr.
Blaine presented resolutions against q radical
change in the tariff laws. Messrs. Mitchell,
Window and Lamar spoke in favor of the bill
extending the time to complete the Northern
Pacific Railroad. Mr.. Sargent offered an
amendment to the woman suffrage bill, forbid
ding the exclusion of women from practicing
as attorneys in any courts of the United States.
In the House, Mr.. Blair's resolution was re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee. The bill
providing for the issue Of fractional currency
and small treasury notes was defeated-yeas
10, nays 124 The river and harbor appropri.
alton bill was passed, under q suspension of
the rules and without debate, by q vote of 1855
to 66. Mr.. Cox rose to question of privilege
and proposed to read protest against the pas
sage of the bill. On motion of Mr.. Butler,
made while an objection to Q ruling by the
Speaker was pending. the House adjourned by
twenty eight members.
In the Senate Tuesday the bills prohibiting
the coinage of silver twenty.cent pieces and
for extending the time in which to complete
the Northern Pacific Railroad were passed. In
the House the protest against the passage Of
the river and harbor appropriation bill was
after protracted and at times exciting de-
bate, read, but permission to have it entered on
the journal was rejected The Indian appro.
priation bill was reported and referred. The
aggregate amoupt appropriated reaches $4,772,-
575.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Heavy rain and wind storms have done con-
siderable damage in the West the past week.
Twenty seven persons were killed and much
property destroyed by q hurricane at Tahiti
February 9th.
O.'C. Zellers, cashier of the National Ex-
change Bank of Tifin, Ohio, absconded Satur-
day with S45. 900 of the bank money.
The murderer, Sam Stenburg, who confessed
to eleven murders was hung at Toads, N. Y,
last week.
Aoounto otrVuts IaImer Hvlug III 4Eoys
Ohio, fatally stabbed his wife Thursday and
then committed suicide. They quarreled about
property.
Henry M. Walters of Madison, Wisconsin,,
cut his wife's throat in fit of jealousy and
then attempted to kill himself.
Col. w. S. Salisbury. a banker, mayor pro
tenn. and owner of the Enqairer Suu of Colum-
bus, Ca, was fatally shot in the back while en-
tering a train at Scale, Ala. Saturday:night by
DR.. r, U. Palmer. The latter had sued Sails
bury for $25O,O0 damages to his character and
the jury had awarded him one cent. Salisbury
dep Sunday. Palmer has fed.
Chas. s. Whittier, the defaulting treasurer
of Methuep, has been arrested and held for
trial.
FOREIGN NEWS.