The Portland daily press., 1881-12-17
WASHINGTON.
B. H. Brewster Nominated Attorney Gem

B. r. Brewster Nominated Attorney Gen.
eral.
WASHINGTON, Dec 16.-The President sent
the nomination to the Senate to-day of Benia-
min Harris Brewster of Pennsylvania, to be
Attorney General of the United States. Also
Alfred P. Howard to be collector of customs at
Portsmouth, N. H. Mr.. Brewster's nomination
was referred in the Senate.
Relieffor the Supreme Court.
The committee of the American Bar Associ-
alton was in session this afternoon discussing
plans for the establishment of a jurisdiction
that will relieve the Supreme Court OF
part of its business. The Supreme Court
judges and Senate judiciary committee met
e the bar association committee at a reception at
Mr.. r. A. Merrick's last night and though it
was a social occasion the business in hand was
informally discussed The indications at pres
ent are that the committee will recommend
the creation of an intermediary court of APP
pezls which shall take jurisdiction of certain
classes of cases that now go into the Supreme
Court The Supreme Court judges and Sem
ate judiciary committee seem TO favor this
plan but the details have not been arranged.
The Charges Against ex-Secretary Sher-
man.
The subcommittee of the Senate committee
on appropriations to investigate the contingent
fund accounts and methods of the various de
partments met this morning. Col. 4. j. Hin
ton of the Washington Sunday Gazette, was
examined as 10 his knowledge of the truth or
falsity of the charges published in his paper
affecting the integrity of Secretary Sherman
and other Treasury department officials. He
testiged be had no personal knowledge of the
truth of the charges, but from information OBJ
tanned from various sources he believed that
most of them could be suestantiated though he
thought Il not improbable that some OF them
may be disproved. He suggested to the commit
tee tho names of several witnesses whose testi-
mo- y would be useful for the purposes OF the
investigation.
meDt clerk and now a reporter of the Sunday
Gazette, gave testimony to the same purport as
Col. Hinton. Both these witnesses will be re-
called hereafter.
Cabinet Meeting.
The Cabinet meeting this afternoon was at
tended by all the members except Attorney
General MacVeagh Who was represented by
Solicitor-GeDeral Phillips. The session was
short Secretary Blaine took official leave of
his associates. The Peru-Chili imbroglio was
discussed.
Nominations Confirmed.
The Senate III executive session confirmed
the following nominations Of postmasters: S.
W. Kimball, Rockland; j. G. Spaulding,
Richmond; II. A. Willis, Thomaston.
Representative Robinson's Bid for Motto
1iety.
The following is the full text of the resolu-
ton which Representative Robinson of New
YORK has MADE several UNSUCCESSFUL attempLB
to INTRODUCES in the House:
Whereas On the centennial anniversary of the
pulling down OF The ngish flag at yorktown by
Washington a. his compatriots that English flag
rehoisted and saluted without the authority OF
Cohgr or Gus ON, and
Whereas, At the very time when that salute was
fired tn h gsh governm Mt was trampling on the
last ve-tige of free government by suspendlng the
writ OF kab corpus supp essing pubic me. tngs
and crowdng tbeiI jail with honorable gentlemen
unaccused OF crime some of them American citi-
uDfIa Oh aQn ii
tives in Parliament Of their own pc pie; therefore
hesoiUed, That we extend our sympathies tr those
patriots ami members of Pa lament suffering i'm
prior ment under uDheard of desl.otism.
Reso red that this H.,use does not approve OF
the Lutte g ven 10 the flag representing tn IN
heard of uespolsm and that said salut twas unlime-
w. unc4lled Tor, usual and was insulting to the
memory of the brave men who hundred years ago
pulled it down and hoped it never would be raised
again OH American roll insulting to mi lions Of our
fe uw-citizens to whom and whore ancestors 1t was
ANA Is the emblem OF tyranny, and suiting TO 9TH
er friendly powers whose flags were not saluted
though they deserved equal If not superior, recog-
nit on.
rected communicate to this House at The earliest
pos ibie moment wh iher ans person or persons
caimi, be American citizens are now Or r cent
ly lave been SUITE ing impri .onmeut In BIT ish
isils and ii what crimes alleged against them,
what eff rts have been made secure their speedy
trial release with all correspondence relating TO
the same.
Res lied, That the Secretary of State is hereby
also directed 10 communicate TO the House copies
within the present year ative to the extradton
of asIeged criminals in rea ion to the sacred right
of asylum in the e United States.
RssOiued, hat v hi Q We al pre- late the womanly
sympathy Of ictoria in the sorrOws OF our departed
P e-ideDts amiiy and can excuse her for not being
familiar vii written constitution yet her min
listers should have known that the reception OF any
present OF any kind Whatever by any person hold
ing Office under The United States without the con-
sent OF Congress would be vic alton of our con-
stituIivn inv aston oil the privileges OF this
House.
Reception to Speaker Keifer..
A complimentary reception under the
auspices of the Ohio Republican Association
was given Speaker Keller Tonight at the Ma
sonic Temple. Judge Lawrence delivered an
address OF welcome to Speaker Keifer in which
he extended to that gentleman the hearty con-
graiulatiens of ali its members for his eeva-
ton TO the position of Speaker of the House.
Speaker Keller responded briefly, expressing
bis gratitude. Brief congratulstory speeches
were made by Gov. Foster, Senators Sherman,
PeudleLon and Logan, ex-Speaker Randall,
Repreben, atives Hiscock, Robson, Ortiz, Dun.
nell and others.
MIR. Blaine Invited to Deliver the Gar
field Memorial Hospital.
The select committees of the Senate and
House appointed 10 arrange the obsequies OF
the late President, met in joint session this af-
ternoon and decided to invite ex-Secretary
Blaine to deliver the eulogy in the House OF
Representatives.