The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-03-30
WASHINGTON.

Investigation Of the Pacific Mail Contract
NEW YORK, March ga Washington de-
spatch says member of the House committee
states that a resolution will be favorably re-
ported for an investigation of the contract be-
tween the Union and Central Pacific railroads
and the Pacific Mail Company.
The Star Route Deficiency Bill
WASHINGTON, March 29.-The House COM
mittee on appropriations discussed the Star
route deficiency bill and instructed Mr. Black
burn to report it back with inconvenience in
the Senate amendments.
The Immediate Deficiency Bill.
The Senate committee on appropriations to-
day completed the immediate deficiency bill.
MIR. Eaton reported it to the Senate with
amendments agreed upon Saturday and an ad-
ditional amendment appropriating $15, 900 for
the coast survey. This bill contains deficiency
of $607 800 for U. S. Marshals and their depu-
ties, and $4,000 for the government printing
Office.
The Christiancy Scandal
1t is said that the lawyers of ex-senator
Christiancy have letters from Mrs Christian
cy, which will effectually disprove many of
the statements with regard to the relations be-
tween Senator Christiancy and his wife, which
have been made in numberless sensational inter
views with Mrs. Christiancy. This letter prob
ably will not be made public until the trial of
the divorce suit against Mrs. Christiancy,
which it is understood that the late Senator
will soon bring.
The French Claims Treaty Ratified.
The Senate to-day ratified the French claims
treaty without any amendments.
Nominations Confirmed.
The Senate to-day confirmed the nomina-
lions of Bret Harte to be United States consul
at Glasgow, and VIM. T. Rice of Massachu-
sets at Leghorn.
The Acklen Case.
Tbo I'll.
meeting to-day to discuss the Acklen case and
expect to conclude the investigation Wednes-
day.
The Negro Exodus.
The Senate exodus committee held a short
session to-day and examined A. Harris, prac-
ticing lawyer and Democrat from Fort Scott.
He did not think the exodus was political
movement in Kansas as the Republicans did
not need Republican votes in that State He
said citizens condemned the movement as it
resulted in bridging to the State pauperized la
borers, who were not self-supporting and were
not needed. Committee meet again tomorrow
and will push the examination of witnesses
rapidly to the close.
Sudden Illness Of Senator Thurman.
While Senator Thurman was speaking in
the Senate very earnestly in reply to Senator
Blaine he suddenly stopped and began to rub
his temples, then dipping his fingers into the
tumbler of water on his desk he bathed his
U6ulplGSy Ills COuuCcuduCo luuiCdbluS pain.
Senators gathered around him and he took his
seat. A wet towel was applied to his head and
in few moments he was able to walk into the
cloak room. Senator Withers, who is ply
stefan, applied simple remedies to Mr.. Thur
man in the cloak room, and the vertigo soon
disappeared.
The Award Against VENEZUELA.
The President to-day sent to the Senate the
report of the Secretary of State upon the
awards of the Venezuelan commission. The
Secretary says that no obligation of justice to
VENEZUELA requires from this government an
abrogation of the awards land institution
of new mixed commission for re-examining
claims upon which such awards have been
made. If the department should proceed to
make the distribution upon all
awards notwithstanding the grave
denunciation of Venezuela and of
the Congressional committee of 1876 upon a
great number of them, it should be done upon
the conclusion that this government should in
sist upon the payment of all these awards, and
should take coercive measures to compel their
recognition and satisfaction by Venezuela as
fast at least as its financial resources should
permit. The question should be submitted to
Congress for its determination.