The Portland daily press., 1878-05-30
(From the Maine State Press of May So.l
History of Seven Days.
The News for the week ending Tues
day Night, May 3S,
NATIONAL CAPITAL,

NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The National Democratic Committee have
endorsed the Potter resolutions.
A despatch from Brussels states that the
Belgian government is about to forward a COM
plant to the Secretary of State of the United
States, of the fact that owing to an incomplete
publication of dispatches, Belgium's action,
as well as that of Mr.. Delfosse, its minister at
Washington, in regard to the Canadian fishery
commission, has been placed in wrong light.
The American government is asked to make
correction by complete publication of all the
correspondence leading up to, during and after
the sitting of the commission.
1t is stated that the Treasury investigating
committee have discovered proofs of scandal
GUS tampering with the books of the bureau of
engraving and printing, and that false reports
have been made to Congress, of the expenses
of managing the bureau, for the purpose of
keeping the work of printing out of the hands
of the bank note companies A member of
committee said it would be shown that the
rates of the bank note companies for printing
greenbacks and legal tender notes, have for
years been largely below the actual cost of
doing the work in the bureau of engraving,
doctored to convince the public to the contrary.
In an interview with Cincinnati reporter,
Colonel Jewett, who was chairman of the
Louisiana Republican committee, says that the
facts to be brought out will be more in favor of
the Republicans than the Democrats.
The main features Of the bill reported in the
Senate by Mr.. Edmunds on the subject of the
electoral votes for President and Vice Presi-
dent. is q provision that no electoral vote from
any state from which one return has been made
shall be rejected except by affirmative vote of
both houses of Congress and that in case more
than one return is received from any state the
vote only shall be.counted of those electors
whose title as electors the two Houses acting
separately shall concurrently decide is support
ed by the decision of the lawful tribunal of
such state provided for by its legislature.
The reports in the South Carolina contested
election case Richardson vs.. Rainey have been
completed by the House elections committee,
the majority report recommending new elec-
tion. 1t Is signed by all the Democratic MEM
bers. The minority report declaring Rainey, the
sitting member entitled to a seat, is signed by
all the Republican members.
The House committee on indian affairs has
agreed to report favorably the bill to establish
territory of Oklanama
STATE CONVENTIONS.
The Vermont Republican State Convention
was held at Burlington Thursday. Colonel
Red6eld Proctor of Rutland was unanimously
nominated for governor and E. 2. Cotton for
lieutenantgovernor. The resolutions approve
the motives and general course of the admins
tration of President Hayes, condemn the DEM
ocratic conspiracy to reopen the Presidential
dispute, and endorse the ticket nominated. The
following letter from Senator Morrill, was read: /:
WASHINGTON, May 49,
To Hon. Geo. Nichols, Secretary of the Vermont
State Republican Contention, Northtseld, Vt.
Dear sir Through your favor OF the 18th inst,
nave your invitation to be present at the Republican
convention to be held on the 23d OF the present
month, but while hardly insisting upon that you
.signs of the times" Without claiming to be an
interpreter of such signs it is clear enough to say
that the mission of the Republican party is not yet
ended 1t has more work yet to do and it alone can
preserve what it has already done. There be no
dispute should this party lose its control over
statutes would soon be missed, and that the latest
amendments of the constitution would be ex-
pounded as northern heresies 1t is not only obyious
tnat Southern Democrats claim to largely ontnnm-
ber their Northern coaborers but they claim to have
intellectual force and drilled men and some other
visible ADVANTAGES and therefore control their
party much at will At present they seek credit for
great though it is that kind of orbearance
which never fails to treat itself at the next oppor-
tunity. But the power behind Southern members
which pours into the House of Representatives a
Hood of bills claiming from the Treasury sums Of
startling magnitude though the executive branch Of
the government is known to present barriers shows
what might be expected If all branches of the
government were to be in harmony with the Con-
federate tendencies of the House, and it does not
much mend the matter that the claimants appear
wiiiing to accept payment even in "wildcat money
noquestion sare asked.