The Portland daily press., 1882-04-22
WASHINGTON.
The Peruvian Company.

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WASHINGTON, April 21.-The House commit
secretary Blaine Monday next. After Mr..
Blaine's testimony the committee will examine
Robert E., brother of Representative Ran
dali, of Pennsylvania and Mr.. Bliss of the
firm of Morton, Bliss & Co, who have been
subpenaed to appear. 1t is the decided opin-
ion among the committee that after hearing
the gentlemen named the Shipherd inyestiga-
tion case will be speedily terminated.
Commissions Signed by the President.
The President has signed the following COM
missions:
Henry c. Hall, Minister Resident to Central
America.
Ivory Lord, Collector of Customs at Saco,
Maine.
William H. Sargent, Collector of Customs
at Castine, Maine.
Horace N. Trumbull, Collector OF Customs
at Stonington, Conn.
William L. Scruggs, Minister to Bolivia.
G. G. Andrews, Consul General to Rio De
Janeiro.
Relief for the Rodgers.
Secretary Folger to-day telegraphed Lieu
tenant NJ A. Healey, commanding revenue
steamer Corwin at San Francisco as follows:
Proceed with revenue steamer Corwin to
Cape Sirdze, Arctic ocean, and bring away the
crew of steamer Rodgers and convey them to
st. Michaels, Ounolaska or Sitka as may be
most judicious; then continue cruising in exc
cution of department orders" The Corwin
will probably start Monday.
The Silver Question.
The minority Of the committee on banking
ing the coinage of tiie standard silver doiiar at
the present weight. They will take the ground
that the coinage should be continued, notwlth-
standing the threatened loss of gold 10 the
country by export, and will urge that since the
foreign commerce of this country is only per
cent of its total commerce, the remaining 93
per cent inland commerce should not be ham,
pered by the adoption of the single gold stand
ard. The minority of the committee are OF
the opinion that neither of the parties in Con-
gress will approve by their votes of the major
ity report.
A Republican Caucus.
The Republican Senators met in caucus this
morning to rearrange the committees. The
resignation of Mr.. Teller having left the chair
manship of the committee on Pensions vacant
the subject was referred to the committee
which framed the list of committees at the
bill was also the subject of some remarks dut-
ing the meeting, but no action was taken up
on it before the caucus adjourned.
Democratic Finance Committee.
The Board of Control of the Democratic
Congressional Campaign Committee has ap-
pointed the following ''Finance Committee"
Hon. II. G. Davis of West Virginia, Chairman
w. w. COfC0ran OF washington, II. ", Au.
gust Belmont of New York, Augustus Schell
Of New York, G. W. Crice OF Ohio, George 7.
Maryee of California, Hon. j. E. Mcdonald of
Indiana, Hon. M. n. Nolan of New York, IL.
E. Packer of Pennsylvania, VIM. r. Travers
of New York, Gen. W. FL. Franklin OF Con-
necticut, j. L. d. Morrison of Missouri. L: G.
Garretson of New York, Hon. Alex. Mitchell
of Wisconsin and Hon. Lewis Beech OF New
York. A. j. Vanderpool, Abram s. Hewitt OF
New York, J. w. Singleton of Mississippi, J.
S. Barbour of Virginia. Hon. Phil. b.
Thompson of Kentucky was added to the board
of control and selected as its secretary.
Heavy Damages.
Arguments were completed in the Kilbourn
trial and the case given to the jury at o'clock.
At Z they returned with verdict OF $1Co0C0
damages for plaintiff. Notice of motion for
new trial was given.
Miscellaneous.
The statement made yesterday by Mr..
Blaine that he intends to leave shortly for Eu-
rope Is the foundation, probably, for the rumor
that he is to supersede Lowell.
The cabinet today considered new petition
from Fitz John Porter for relief from the sem
tence of the court martial. The petition was
referred to the Secretary of War