The Portland daily press., 1878-05-03
THE PRESS.
From the Maine State Press of May 81
History of Seven Days.
The fsews for the week ending Wednes-
day Night, May 4,

The Eews for the week ending wednes-
day Night, May 4,
NATIONAL CAPITAL
The sub committee of the House Committee
on Education and Labor has agreed on
bill imposing a tax of 800 apiece on Chinese
immigrants.
Several state Republican associations, COM
posed principally of clerks In the executive de-
partments, have made applications to heads of
departments for leave to reorganize their re-
spective associations and resume active opera
tons in political affairs
The Ways and Means Committee will report
resolution suspending the operation of the
sinking fund.
Several representatives of the Syndicate ap.
peared before the House committee on banking
and currency Friday, among them Mr.. Bliss of
Morton, Bliss & Co. Mr.. Bliss, in reply to
questions put by Mr.. Ewing, said be was
member of the syndicate that had made the re-
cent arrangement for the purchase of the IL
per cent. bonds, that the Syndicate had pur-
chased ten millions outright and the option to
take more would cease whenever the Syndicate
omitted to take $5,000,000 month. He saw
nothing to prevent the maintenance of specie
payment after the LIST of January next and he
expected great revival Of business resulting
from better basis on which the financial con-
dition of the country would stand and from the
increased confidence of capitalists.
The Syndicate has made formal request for
the five millions of IL per cent. bonds which
they are authorized to receive in May, and the
bonds will be issued as rapidly as practicable.
This will make fifteen millions taken by the
Syndicate.
1t is said by prominent Democrats that a
resolution will soon be introduced into the
House directing the Committee on Judiciary
to investigate the alleged Florida frauds and
authorizing them to send for persons and pa
pers This would include the statements of
McLin and Dennis. The Investigation will be
made with the view of ascertaining all the
facts and not to interfere with the present posi-
ton of President Hayes. ea sgi n
The Secretary of the Treasury has directed
the destruction of 81, 167 1896 legal tender notes.
that being so per cent. of the amount of addi-
tional national bank circulation issued during
the month, and that the same amount be dis
bursed in silver dollars for currency obligations.
l. no COupbrOlor u bu0 Ourfoncy reports tue
amount of additional circulation issued during
April at 81 ,459 500, upon which 80 per cent. of
legal tender notes will be retired by tae Score
tary of the Treasury, leaving the amount Of
legal tenders outstanding at $346 1881 ,012. Total
amount Of additional circulation issued since
the passage of the act of Jan. Ia, 1876. to date,
S44, las. $50, amount of national bank circula-
ton outstanding, to date, 1921 ,946, 059; amount
of legal tender notes on deposit with the Treas.
urer for the purpose of retiring circulation,
$12, 295, 539
Wednesday ia the Senate was spent In dis
posing of bills on the calendar; great many
were passed; among others was one appropri-
ating 100000 to make up deficiency in the
expense of the public printing; number of
bills which have been lingering in committees
were reported and the committees discharged
from their consideration. In the House, Mr.
Cox. of New York, and Mr.. Butler made
speeches upon the Thurman Funding Bill, and
the bill was passed, there being only two votes
In the negatives no action was had on the
Bankrupt Law.
Senate proceedings Thursday were quiet and
of routine character; a large nu mber of bills
House, the bill repeating the Bankrupt Law
taken up and debated for two hours; Mr.. But
Ter, Mr. Hewitt, Mr.. Ewing, Mr. Kelley and
many others made speeches; all propositions to
refer, etc.. were rejected, and the bill was
passed by 206 to 80.
The Senate was not in session Friday. The
House passed the Post Office Appropriation
Bill without special debate on any topic except
that of the pay of letter-carriers Mr.. Phillips
made personal explanation to deny that he
had introduced bill for an appropriation of
s., 600 900, as was charged by mississippi
an-the sum called for was only $4,000.
The Senate was not in session on Saturday.
In the House, the Indian Appropriation Bill
was passed without special debate; the Legis-
lative, Executive and Judicial Bill was taken
up, and Mr.. Atkins, taking it for q text, deliv-
cred q long speech on economy, etc.; among
other things he attacked the Resumption Act
and the banks.
In the Senate Monday, the credentials of Sem
ator Williams of Kentucky, the successor of
Mr.. McCreery, were presented; Mr.. Conkling
presented report on the uses to which the
Post Office building in New York City can be
put; large number of bills were passed, in.
GLIDING one for the support of the public schools
of the District of Columbia; it was announced
that the bill to repeal the Resumption Act
would be called up on Wednesday. In the
House a large number of bills were introduced !:
a bill to appropriate $4,000 for the schools of
the District was passed; bill forbiddng any
further cancellation of legal-tenders was passed
by III to IS.
In the Senate Monday the bankrupt repeal
ma cd hv fho 4
an effort to refer 1t to the judiciary committee
being voted down. 1t was then proposed to re-
fer it to a special committee of three Senators,
but before reaching vote an adjournment was
TAKEN. In the House the Legislative Appro-
priation Bill was discussed, spicy tilt occur
ring between Speaker Randall and the republi-
cans on the question of economy.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
The steamer New Bedford of the New Bed
ford & New York steamship line ran ashore on
Fishers Island, Long Island Sound, Saturday
night Passengers saved.
Five children and an old man died on the
steamship Rotterdam on her recent voyage, of
sea-sicknsss, and five passengers were sick
with small pow on her arrival at New York.
She had no physician on board.
The house of 8. s. Messenger of Worcester,
Mass, was entered by burglars the other night
who took the daughter, young lady. from her
bed and compelled her to show where the valu-
ables were. The other daughter went to her
father with an alarm who got up with a pistol
and attempted to shoot but the burglar held the
girl between himself and the pistol till he
gained the window and he jumped out. He
was afterwards arrested. He was a oolored
man and boarded with Messengers ooachman.
He cut his upper lip off and broke his leg in
jumping.
Burglars entered the residence of Ephraim
Otis in South Scituate, Mass, Tuesday morn
ing, removed the safe from chamber on the
first floor, carried it about half a mile, blew it
open and distracted securities representing
about $50. 900, and $65 in money.
Emma Bethel has been arrested for poison