Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-05-13
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, May L. The Senate
in executive session resumed consideration
of the nomination of Stanley Matthews, for
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.
Mr.. Sherman advocated his confirmation.
1t is expected that final action will be taken
before adjournment to-day.
Secretary Window returned to the city
this morning.
Mrs. Garfield is more comfortable to-day
As soon as it is deemed possible to move
her, the family will go to the Soldiers Home,
where they will reside during the heated
term.
A deputaton from the National Temper
ance Society called on President Garfield to-
day, and presented an appeal to the President
to so define the order of eX-President Hayes,
forbidding the sale of liquors at army forts
and posts, as to have it include fermented
as well as distilled liquors. The deputatiOn
presented petitions from thirty States and
Territories, representing 900 members of
churches and temperance societies.
The Secretary OF the Treasury announces
that the principal and accrued interest of the
) per cent. coupon bonds. issued under the
acts of July II, 10 and January 80, II, now
outstanding, will be paid at the treasury on
the 18th of August, 81, when the interest on
said bonds will cease. and none of these
DOnuS VIII Dc eACldilStu lOs ItRlS-
tered bonds bearing per cent. interest; pro-
vided, however, that in case any of the hold
ers of said coupon bonds shall request to
have their bonds continued during the pleas
ure of the government, with interest at "a
per cent. per annum, in lieu of payment at
the date above specified. Such request will
be granted, if the bonds are received by the
Secretary of the Treasury for that purpose,
on or before the first day of July, 81. The
Secretary will also receive, under similar
conditions. any of the uncalled per cent.
bonds of acts of July II, 20, and January 20
II, to an amount not exceeding $3.50 900, 900.
The remainder of the loan is reserved with
view of its payment for the surplus re-
serves.
Up to the close of business to-day. there
had been received and counted at the loan di-
vision, Sl43, 0Sl $50 of 6 per cent. bonds, for
continuance at 81 per cent. There are about
ST. 200, 900 more of these bonds, now in the
treasurer's Office which have not been acted
upon, which will swell the aggregate amount
received tor continuance, to over Sl60 000,-
900; leaving but about $50, OO0, 900 yet to be
heard from. No returns are yet received
from the London Agency.
The entire executive sessi IN of the Senate
this afternoon. was devoted to further con-
siderarion OF the nomination of Stanley
Matthews as associate Justice of the Supreme
Court. The principal speekes to-day, were
made by Edmunds, David Davis, Logan and
Mcmillan, in opposition to Sherman, Pendle-
ton. and Beck, in advocacy OF confirmation
The debate was similar to that of yester-
day, the speeches beng to large extent
elaborate.
1t was argued by Edmunds that Matthews
orat ion at the unwilling of Thomas statue,
had 4
ing Capitalization Of power in the federal
government, was, in fact, amena5ie to severe
criticism. as an enunciation of State rights
heresies.
At the end of the discussion, a vote was
taken on the question of confirmation, which
resulted in yeas %. nays 81. SO the nomi-
nation was confirmed, Affirmative and neg
alive totals were equally divided between the
two parties.