The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1879-05-09
WASHINGTON.
A Revenue Controversy over a Collier.
Collection

| NOueCt10n.
WASHINGTON, May 8.-The attention Of tn.
| Treasury Department having been called to !
controversy relating to the Beal-Steere col
lection made for the University OF Michigan
ana TO the statement that such collection
being private property, Was liable to duty
Special Agent Spaulding. OF Detroit, was in
| stTucted to make an investigation OF the
matter. His report has been received at tbs
department It relates the fact under whict
the collection WAS made and concludes: AS q
| matter Of fact Mr.. Beal had no claim upor
the collection, although he associated claim
growing out Of advices made by him to Mr.
Steere, but that he subsequently released such
claim upon condition that the collection bt
known as the Beal-Steere collection and that
proper iire-proof building. be provided for
Ing is advised, will be complied with He also
states, that 50 far as the entry OF the collec.
tiOn at New York Ii concerned. the utmost
good faith was observed by all the parties tt
the transaction.
AMERICAN PORK IN GERMANY
The American consul at Bremen, In a letter
TO the Department Of State on the subject oi
diseased American pork, says that during
1878 more than seventeen million pounds of
pork were imported into Bremen from Ameri-
ca Generally it arrived in excellent condi-
ton and the packages In good order. Amerf-
can exporters have always shown d readiness
TO accept any reasonable suggestions In the
matter, and the importers admit that there Is
nothing to complain OF In the manner Of
packing but there are occasional traces OF
trichina, reports OF which greatly hinder the
sale and use OF pork In Bremen. Some meas
ures OF preventing such cases are vitality i'm
pOrtant.
COMMITTEE WORK
1t is stated that Mr. Buckner chairman OF
the House Banking and Currency COMMITTEES,
proposes to introduce q bill allowing the ma
tlonal banks to keep their reserve In coin Or
coin GrrtificAtea
The Committee on Agriculture have agreed
upon 81 bill to crush out the cattle disease. 1t
appropriates S250,00O It authorizes the ap-
polntment OF not more than three agents In
each State.
Senator Wallace says his committee will
not resume consideration Of alleged election
frauds during the present session. They
may, however, continue Investigation after
argument
PROVIDING FOR MARINE SCHOOL SHIP AT
NEW ORLEANS.
Hon. f.. l.. Gibson has introduced q bill pro-
vidiDg for marine schooiship at New Or
leans. There are now attached to the navy
four or five school ships, where lads are in
structed In practical seamanship, given good
common school education, clothed and paid
ss Wages on BESIDES: thd saboo No Obi, boy can be en-,
recommended by some person known
to the enlistment bureau, or the officer id
charge Of the training ship. He cannot enter
the naval service younger than fifteen nor
lads are aboard Of each Of the school ships Of
the United States navy. The term Of enlist
ment Is for five years. The greatest care
Is taken with their moral training, and they
are thoroughly drilled in seamanship. the
manual OF arms and exercise with great guns.
THE PRESIDENT AND THE NEW ARMY BILL.
The Star has the following editorial on the
subject Of the President and the new army
bill:
The bill relative to the army at the polls,
which is pending In Congress- and which Is
the result of the recent Democratic caucus is
there Is good reas ON for believing, regarded
by the administration as legislation Of re-
enacting character. 1t does not propose to do
anything more than the statutes at present
on the books already provide for.
The posse connttatns clause tn the last army
Dill, and other existing measures, already ac-
compllsh what the bill in question proposes
to make a law. The only difference between
that bill and the legislation already existing
lies In the fact that the former makes more
definite what the latter equally requires. In
this view Of the case it Is hardly probable that
the Republican party, beginning with its
leader, the President, will make any grave
opposition to the caucus bill.
Ihe only point which they seriously consid-
er Is whether, In the posse comitatus clause,
the purposes for which the army can be used
But as O Republican Senate made nothing
that could be called opposition to the clause
and as the President approved that clause as
engrafted ON the army bill, 1t is considered
very likely that, without any serious objec-
tion, the caucus re-enacting measure will be-
come law. The bill was framed to meet the
Presidents objections as expressed In his late
veto message.
1t does not prevent the civil officers Of the
government having armed assistance to se-
cure peace at the polls, and that was the
principal objection that the President adj
vanced. prominent Republican said to-
day that he was In favor of strong govern
ment, and questioned the wisdom Of his
party In abriding the use of the army, as the
posse con,it0tls clause had done, but that as
that had already been consented to he did not
see any great or tenable objection that could
be made to the Democratic caucus bill, which
only re-enacted restrictive legislation which
already existed In equally rs binding a form.
He said further that while the administra-
tion conceded the right Of Congress to legis-
late as to how the army should be used, 1t
was held that 1t was duty to prevent such
legislation going beyond the dictates Of COM
mon sense, and what was necessary to pro-
tect the institutions Of the country. II the
President should approve the caucus bill he
would show that In vetoing the army bill he
was not actuated by captious or partisan mo-
tives, as has been held by some, but by the
requirements Of the constitution.