The Portland daily press., 1878-02-01
History Of Seven Days.
The News for the week ending Wednes-
day Night, January 80.
NATIONAL CAPITAL,

sett, Tuscarora and Snowdrop, and that they
were made in advance of any appropriation by
Congress, without any reservation or condition
as to the action of Congress, without any report
OF a board of survey, without the opinion OF
the Attorney General, without competition or
advertisement, and on simple proposal of the
contracting company. These contracts were
suspended by Secretary Thompson Immediately
on his coming into Office. The facts in the case
Of the contracts with the Boston Iron Compa-
ny are believed to show forth the most fragrant
violation of law, and if not explained or modi
fed by something the committee have not yet
found 10 the records of the Navy Department.
may prove, it is said, the basis of proceedings
against ex-Secretsry Robson for NAL admins
tration of his Office.
The Cabinet has decided that the coinage
of the trade dollars will be resumed at the
Philadelphia mint.
The House Committee on Banking and Cur
rency have agreed to recommend the passage
Of the bill introduced by Mr.. Cox of New York,
disseminating the coinage of the twenty cent
piece.
The House Naval Committee have decided to
report adversely upon the claims of Secor &
Co., Nathaniel Mckay and Perine, for extra
compensation for building certain rams, &c.
The President has determined hereafter in
making appointments for pension agencies In
cases where old incumbents are not retained to
appoint soldiers who had meritorious records
In the Union army.
CONGRESS.
In the Senate Wednesday. Mr.. Cockrel spoke
In favor of silver, and Mr.. Randolph made
powerful attack upon it; Mr.. Matthews gave
notice of an intention to force vote on Friday.
The House nearly finished the Steamboat
Bill; eulogies were delivered upon the late Sen
ator Bogy.
10 the Senate Thursday numerous petitions
were received upon the tariff silver and alco-
hol traffic questions; Senator Lamar made
very able speech against the Matthews resolu-
tion; Senator Conkling, Thurman and others
took part in the dscussion.--The House
spent the whole day upon the Steamboat Bill
and finished all except the last paragraph.
Friday in the Senate was devoted to debate
on Mr.. Matthews's silver resolution. Proposed
amendments by Messrs. Conking, Edmunds
and Morrill, were defeated, and the original
resolution was adopted by vote af 43 to %,
and the preamble by vote of AZ to 20. The
Bland Silver Bill came up for consideration
and the session closed with Mr.. Morrill, entitled
to the foor.--In the House, the bill revising
the Steamboat laws was passed by vote of 173
to so. In Committee of the whole, the bill ex-
tending the time for the withdrawal of distilled
spirits now in barrel, until July 1, 1873 was de-
bated without action.
= Saturday the Senate was not in session. The
House spent the day in general debate and
transacted no business.
Monday in the Senate large number of Pc
titions on the tariff and on silver were received
Senator Morrill, spoke against the Bland bill;
Mr.. Wallace secured the floor to speak on the
same subject, and yielded to an adjournment.
The House received large number of new
bills: an anti-subsidy resolution was passed by
large vote; the Matthews resolution was
passed by 1877 to 70, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Aiken, Aldrich, Atkins, Baker of
Ind, Banning, Bayne, Bell, Bicknel, Blackburn
Blount, Bonck, Boyd, Bragg, Brentano, Brewer,
chard, Burdick. Butte, Cabell, Cain, Caldwell of
Ky; Caldwell of Tenn, Calkins, Gambler, Cannon,
GG ssne 0s csR Of cd Ky Of Clark Te4w g 6gy
mer, Cobb. Collins, Conger Cox Of O., Cox Of N. u.
Grayens. Crittenden, Culberson, Cutler, Davidson,
Durham, Elam, Ellis, Everett, Evans Of Ind,
Evins OF S. G.. Ewing, FELTON,, Finley, Forney,
s aT e. eaa HsrsoD ha4 fGa
HAZEL. Haskell, Hatcher, Hayes, Hazelton, Hen,
derson, Henkle, Henry, Hewett Of Ala, Herbert,
rey, timer, Jones of Ala. Jones of O., Keller,
KeightIy, Kelley, Kenna, Killinger, Kimmil, Knapp
MMnO Latmhg0R gCn hutyS nLynde Maohey
Mckinley, Mcmahon, Metcaif, Mills, Money. Morgan,
Morrison, MuldSow, Neal, Oliver. Pacheco Page,
Phelps, Phillips, Pollard, Pound, Price
PridemoTe, Randolph, Rea, Reagan, Kelley, Rice of
inson of Ind, Ryan, Sampson, 5app, sayler, Scales
Sexton. shelerbarger, Shelley, slemons. smalls
Smith Of Ga, Sparks, Springer, Steele, Stevens
Thornburgh, Throckmorton, Upton, Townsend Of
O. Townsend R v Of III, TaekeI Turner Tarney,
White OF Penn. White of Ind, Whtthorne, VIII
lams OF Wis :, Williams of Ala. Willis of KY,
Willetts, Wilson, Wren Wright Yeates and Young
Nays-Messrs. Bacon, Bagley, Baker of N. Y.
B BallSa Banks, Bsebee, Bisbss Blair, Briggs
Cole, Covert Grape Davis of Col, Dawson, Dwight,
Eames, Eiekhof. Ellsworth, Evans of Pa, Field,
Freeman, Frye, Garfield, Hale, Hardenbergh. Har-
Z, Hungerford, Jones of n. H., Jorgenson, Joyce,
Ketehum, Landers, Lapham, Leonard, Lindsey,
cross, o'NeilI, Oyerton, Peddie, Potter, Powers,
Pugh, Quinn, Rainey, Reed, Rice of Mass, Robin
inson of Mass schlecher snnickson, Smith of Pa,
Warner, Watson, Williams of Mich, Williams of
N. Y. Williams of Del, Williams, Willis of n. Y.
and W0ol of n. Y.-79.
In the Senate Tuesday the Bland silver bill
occupied the day. Mr.. Dawes spoke against it
and Mr.. Wallace of Pennsylvania in favor
A vote was not reached. In the House many
petitions for and against the silver bill were re.
ceiged. Luttrell of California presented a
petition of 1000 worklngmen of his district
for modification of the treaty with China so
as to restrict immigration of the Chinese.--A
bill granting an American register for foreign
built vessel for the Woodruff expedition around
the world was passed after considerable debate
Its opponents insisting that an American YES
sci should be used for the purpose.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Saturday night the western bound train on
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad was
boarded few miles east of Dodge City by four
men, who attempted to rob the passengers.
Two of the robbers jumped on the engine, COM
Polling the engineer and fireman to do as they
were directed, while the others boarded the
express car. The express messenger, however,
repulsed them and shot one.
Richardson's carpet store and Battles dry
goods store on West street, N. Y, were burned
Tuesday. Loss $125,OO0.
William Miller of Newells, Ohio, seduced
Elizabeth Taylor and then notified the over
seers of the poor to take care of her. She
heard of it, went to his room and cut off his
head with an ak.
Several fires occurred in Oshkosh, Wis,
Tuesday night. Damage $4,000 to $4,000
mostly small stores and private residences.
Our minister at the Sandwich Islands sends
some further particulars of the recent fire at
Honolulu. The losses foot up $25O,OO0. The
wharves and government warehouses were
completely destroyed. The King and his mig
lister wSfxed on the engines. An American
citizen named Hooper loses $4,000.
The Marlboro. Mass, Crispins are threaten
ing the girls employed in the shops unless they
quit work. Tuesday night one of their number
shot newspaper publisher in the leg because
he had in some way opposed their purposes.
TURCo-RUssIAN WAR.
The rapid march of the Russians toward