Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-01-13
The j.2Os Called In.

The Secretary of the Treasury to-day, is
sued another call for the redemption of ten
millions of $40 bonds of 30, and consols of
90. The principal and interest will be paid
on and after the | 18th of April next and inter
est will cease on that day.
The 4 Per Cents.
The subscriptions to the 4 per cent loan to-
day, are 81, 626, $50.
Republican Caucus.
A caucus of republican Senators was held
Saturday, called at the instance of Senator
Edmunds. The Senators generally are very
reticent as to the character of the proceed
ings, but admit that it was with regard to the
successful resumption of specie payments and
the good results attending the same. COM
mittee of seven Senators was appointed to re-
port upon the subject at a future caucus. The
public welfare from a ''specie payment"
standpoint was very generally sustained and
glorifed in by those present. The discussion,
however took somewhat wide range, and
drifted to the subject of the future order of
the business of the Senate. The caucus was
| in session l-2 hours.
Committee Meeting.
The finance committee was in session near
ly all day Saturday, on the tobacco tax ques-
ton.
| Inulan Iuattefss
! On the eth inst. the commissioner of Indian
affairs recommended that an additional reser-
| walton be set apart for the Pima and Miraco-
pan Indians in Arizona. The settlement of
whites on the Upper Girla River, above the
land reserved for these Indians, has reduced
the water supply so that they are no longer
able to irrigate lands. The President there
fore issued an executive order, setting apart
certain lands on Salt River, where some of
the Indians have already been forced to go in
order to obtain livelihood. There are some
| | 900 of these Indians, and the appropriation
for their benefit is but $4,000.
Marine News.
The signal station at Cape Henry reports at
6 p. NJ, Saturday, a vessel evidently on fire,
with three vessels alongside, rendering as
sistance
The Army Bill.
Representatives Hewitt Sarks and Foster.
the subcommittee preparing the army appro-
priatiOn bill for consideration by the House
committee on appropriations, had a long ses-
sion Saturday and have so nearly completed
their work that they expect to report to the
full committee Monday or Tuesday. The
subcommittee contemplate, apparently with
favor, the insertion of sundry legislative pro-
visions for reorganization of the line and
staff. and somewhat upon the provisions of
the Burnside bill. The proposition, it is un-
derstood emanates from several general off,
ces Of the army. The subcommittee have
not, however, AS yet taken definite action on
the subject. and their recommendations in any
case will require the concurrence of a major
ity of the committee.
The legislative appropriation bill will also
be ready for action by the committee early in
the week
Representative Schleicher.
The funeral services of Representative
Schleicher will be conducted in the Hall of
the House of Representatives, Monday after
noon. At a meeting of the Texas delegation
this afternoon, appropriate resolutions of con-
dolence for the family of the deceased were
adopted