The Portland daily press., 1878-03-27
WASHINGTON.
The Whiskey Tax.

The Whiskey Tax.
WASHINGTON, March 26-The Senate finance
committee today decided to recommend the
passage of the House joint resolution extend
taxes on distilled spirits. Several members of
the committee reserved the right to oppose the
measure in the Senate
The Ute Reservation.
The House committee on Indian affairs today
agreed to substitute the Senate bill for the bill
recently introduced in the House authorizing
the President to make treaty negotiations with
the Ute Indians of Colorado, with view of
inducing them to surrender the reservations
now occupied by them in Colorado and concen-
trate its several bands on one reservation on
White River.
The Geneva Award.
The committee postponed consideration of
conflicting majority and minority reports of the
subcommittee in regard to the distribution of
the balance of the Geneva award until next
Friday. The indications are that the contest
in committee between the war premium claim
ants on the one hand and the insurance COM
panies on the other, will be very close. Ulti-
mate action of the House on the subject is also
considered very uncertain.
Various.
Representative G. w. Scholfield of Pa, is
nominated by the President to be Register
OF the Treasury in place of Allison deceased
The subcommittee on public expenditures
commenced to investigate into the operation of
the public printing Office. Defrees. superin-
tendent, answered some preliminary questions,
but at his suggestion the taking of further tes-
timony was suspended until the subcommittee
shall have made personal examination of the
office, which it proposes to do.
The Senate committee on railroads to-day
discussed the Northern Pacific railroad bill
without action.
The House committee on patents to-day
adopted the Senate amendments to the first
section Of the bill revising the existing patent
laws. The second section will be considered
Friday.
The House judiciary committee to-day agreed
to report favorably on the Senate bill which
proposes to annul the act of the Wyoming leg
islature creating new judicial district in that
territory and assigning Judge Peck thereto.
The new district contains very few inhabitants
and affords, practically, no business.
The Senate finance committee to-day voted to
report favorably upon the nomination of R. M.
Reynolds OF Alabama, to be Auditor of the
Treasury.
Kimmeps Naval Bill.
The House Committee on Naval Affairs to-
day agreed to report favorably on Mr. Kim
meps bill amendatory Of the Revised Statutes
relating to the navy. 1t proposes that the
number of persons who may at one time be en-
listed into the navy including seamen, ordina-
nary seamen, landsmen, mechanics, fremen
and coal beavers, and including $50 appren-
Soeo GNU coyo, nClCuy hubuOFlZ0Q TO De 0u-
listed annually, shall not exceed $3.50. It fur
ther provides that boys between the ages of IL
and II years may be enlisted to serve in the
navy until q years old. Other persons may be
enlisted to serve not exceeding five years.
The Absurd Newspaper Section Eliminate
ed from 1he Postal Bill.
The House Postoffice Committee today prac.
tically agreed to strike out of Mr.. WaddePs
bill providing for the classification of mail
matter the CLAUS, which prohibits express COM
panies carrying mail matter of the first and
second class.
The Bill TO Repeal the Bankrupt Law.
The bill reported by Mr. Christiancy from
the Senate Judiciary Committee TODAY. ssto
repeal the bankrupt law" is in its full text as
follows: ~
BE 1t enacted, etc., That the bankrupt law approy-
Ell March I'd, 1867 and all acts in amendment of or
thereto, or in explanation thereof be
and the same is hereby repealed, provided however,
sucn repeal shall In no manner invaidate or affect
any case in bankruptcy instituted and pending in
any court prior to the day when this act shall take
eect but as to all such pending cases and ali future
proceedings therein, the acts hereby repealed shall
continue in full force and effect until the same shall
pc fully disposed of in the manner as if said acts
had not been repealed. ''''