The Portland daily press., 1882-02-17
WASHINGTON.
The Question of Tariff Revision.

The Question of Tariff Revision.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-The House commit
tee of ways and means authorized favorable
report to be made to the House to-day upon
Burrows bill fixing the tenure of office of the
internal revenue collectors at four years. A
number of private bills were disposed of and
the committee INDUCED in an informal discus
sion of the tariff and internal revenue matters.
The general opinion was that it will be mex
pedient for the committee to take final action
upon the numerous bills now before them
pending the consideration of general measures
in which all particular subjects must neces-
sarily be merged and that the committee
should endeavor to bring the question of the
tariff commission to an early vote to ascertain
the temper of the House on that subject, be-
lievingathat it will be time for the committee
to consider tariff revision when the House has
refused tariff commission.
District Attorney and Marshal for Maine.
The President sent to the Senate to-day the
following nominations:
Wilbur f. Lunt, Attorney of United States
for the district of Maine.
Geo. D. Bisbee, Marshal of United States
for the district of Maine.
Bowdoin Alumni of Washington.
The Washington Association of Bowdoln
College alumni held their annual reunion and
dinner at the Riggs House this evening. About
30 graduates of the college were present and
among those who responded to toasts were
Senators Frye and Grover, Representatives
Rice and Washburn, Commodore Bridge, (of
Longfellow's class, 1921 Hon. Israel Kimball,
Gen. Sewall, Gen. Alexander, Fifth Auditor
of the Treasury, Gen. John M. Brown of
Maine and others. A telegram was read from
the New York Association holding their din
ner in New York and letters from Gen.
Chamberlain, the venerable Professor Packard
and others.
President Arthur's First State Dinner.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16-President Arthur
gave his first ST. tie dinner tonight, at the exec
utive mansion, to 81 guests, the heads and act
ing heads of various Foreign legations at
Washington. 1t was notable event owing to
the fact that it was the first White House din
ner given by this administration and the first
dinner given to the diplomatic body in fonr
years. The executive mansion was thrown
open and lighted throughout. The east room
where the President received his guests and
the remaining lower rooms of the mansion were
beautifully adorned with wreaths and flowers.
A floral ship sent from Boston to President
Garfield for his Inauguration, freshly rugged
and loaded with floweas, had the place of
honor among the decorations of the dining
table,
Bound Over for Defrauding the Govern
ment.
Judge Smell of the police court delivered
decision in the cases of the United States
against Cabell, Dickson and Minnix this morn
ing. He decides that the transactions as put
in evidence were of such nature as to demon
strate the existence of conspiracy to defraud
the government, and he therefore decides that
defendant be held in $4,000 bonds each for
the grand jury.
Death of Col. A. B. Meachana.
Col A. B. Meacham, prominent in connec-
ton with Indian affairs in Colorado and who
was a member of the Ute commission, died
suddenly in this city tonight of apoplexy. He
was 56 years of age.
Miscellaneous.
The Senate in executive session this after
noon transacted no business except to refer to
the appropriate committees the nominations
sent in by the President yesterday and Tues
day and receive reports from committees on
number of nominations examined by them
since the last executive session.
The President has formally accepted the re.
signation of Ward Hunt as associate justice OF
the United States Supreme Court, and Will
nominate his successor next week.