The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-04-09
WASHINGTON.

The West Point Outrage to be Inyes-
tigated.
WASHINGTON, April 8.-The House military
committee to-day appointed special sub-com-
mittee, consisting of Messrs. Sparks, johnson
and Brown to inquire into the outrage per
pit trated upon Cadet Whitaker at West Point.
The National Soldiers Homes.
The House committee on military affairs
held session to select superintendents of the
national soldiers homes, and agreed to recon-
mend for appointment the following:
General William B. Fowler of Connecticut
to succeed General B. F. Butler
General Charles Roberts Of Maine to succeed
Frederick Smythe.
General M. 7. Mcmahon of New York to
succeed General j. III. Martindale.
Major D. G. Fulton of Wisconsin to sue
coed e. B. Walcott.
General j. M. Palmer of Illinois to succeed
Thomas o. Osborne.
General Joel Parker of New Jersey to sue
coed 81. G. Stebbins.
The President Pardons Judge Wright.
The President to-day. granted pardon to
Judge Wright for assaulting Columbus Delano
upon the payment of fine of $1,000.
Amending the Revenue Laws.
The committee on ways and means have
adopted the Carlisle bill'' amending the in
ternal revenue laws in relation to whiskey
distillerieS and ordered favorable report up-
on it to the House.
Caucus Of Democratic Senators-The
Spofford- Kellogg Case Not to be Med
died with at this Session.
The Democratic Senators held caucus this
morning, called nominally to consider what
an early adjournment, but the question speci-
fcally involved was whether the Spofford-
Kellogg case should be brought before the
Senate for action at an early day or postponed
In favor OF other business. Several Senators,
especially Messrs. Hill of Georgia and Sauls-
bury of Delaware, argued that it be disposed
OF without delay, but a number of others urged
Immediate attention to the appropriation
bills and necessary general legislation and
leave all questions not requiring present atten-
serted that Congress could finish all necessary
business and adjourn by June 10th if a proper
method of work be adopted. The caucus
adjourned without action. The senti-
ment OF the majority present seemed de-
logg case 60 over until next session.
Appropriations for Public Buildings.
bill was passed in the Senate today APP
propriating $3.50, 900 to extend and repair the
public buildings at Cleveland $100, 900 for the
public buildings at Paducah, KY, and $75, 900
for the public buildings at Charlestown, W.
Va.
Report Of the Conference Committee on
the Census Bill.
The committee of conference on the census
bill have arranged that the House shall agree
to the Senate amendment striking out the re-
quirement for the collection of statistics con-
corning naturalization and ownership of the
public debt, and also to the Senate amend
ment which provides certain amendments to
test the accuracy of the work of the enumera-
tors The Senate will agree to recede from its
amendment requiring copies of the returns
for each State to be filed in the Offices Of the
respective Secretaries of State.
The Washburn-Do nnelly Case.
Donnelly has written letter to the COM
mittee on elections asking an investigation in
to the authorship of the anonymous letter in
which Springer was offered 5000 to defeat
Donnnelly. Donnelly thinks Springer shonld
have an opportunity to prove or retract his
charge that the letter was written at the insti-
cation of Donnelly or by his friends.