The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-12-14
WASHINGTON.
The New York Custom HOUSE.

The New York Custom House.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-The majority report
OIL the commission to examine the custom
house Oh New York to determine the amount
OF appropriation for collection of customs
revenue at that port was made to Secretary
Folger the 7th insE The report recommends
the continuance of the collectors salary at
Sl20OO with assistant collector and chief clerk
at $5,OOO each. 1t says the assistant collector
snip at Jersey CITY Is sinecure and ought to
be abolished; that the salaries of deputy collec-
tors should be increased from $4,000 to $4,000
those of chief clerks to $4,000, those of nnditor
and cashier from $1,000 to $1,000 each. An
increase OF 20 inspectors is Recommended for
the surveyors office. Several recommenda-
tions are made as 10 details. The minority re-
port signed by Mr.. Graves objects to several
recommendations, especially the increase of
salaries
The Arlington Estate.
The committee on judiciary considered this
morning the subject of the Arlington property
and the steps to be taken by the government in
view OF the recent decision of the Supreme
Court to protect its interests and secure per-
fect title TO the estate,
The Marshalship Of the District OF Colum-
bia.
The nomination of Clayton McMichael To
De marshal of the District of Columbia was
Chiefly discussed and the chairman was author
lied to report resolution to the Senate In ex-
ecutive session calling upon the President for
statement OF the causes for which Marshal
denry was removed.
Bancroft Davis for the Court of Claims.
The President has sent the nomination to
the Senate of j. Bancroft Davis of New York
to be judge of the court of claims.
Improvement of the Mississippi
The special committee on the improvements
OF the Mississippi river met this morning
zen. wright, chief OF the engineers, was ex-
amlned as to his observation of the work in
progress on the river and stated he believed
that the works intended for contraction of
the river were accomplishing their objects SO
far as progressed as also the works for protec-
ting the banks of the river. When asked as
TO the efficacy and stability of the works he
said he had the fullest faith in them and that
ne had no reason to doubt the correctness Of
the theory upon which the work was begun
Hawaiian sugar Not Subject to Duty.
The Secretary of the Treasury has decided
mat Hawaiian sugar mnst be admitted free of
duty at New York under the treaty and 50 in
structs Collector Robertson.
Post Office Appropriation Bill.
At meeting of ihe House committee on ap-
preparations this morning an amendment to
the post office appropriation bill was consider
ed. Its provisions embraced two propositions,
one to reduce 10 per cent. the compensation al
lowed railroads which carry over 2,OeO pounds
OF mall matter. This was not adopted
The other was that all roads which have been
granted bend subsidies in addition to land
grants be reduced to 90 per cent. below the
amount paid other roads for carrying the mails.
This was adopted and will be offered as an
amendment from the committee by Mr.. Robe
son when the bill is taken up for consideration
The Marion to be Put out of Commission.
Orders are being issued to-day at the navy
department. detaching all officers and men of
the U. 5. ship Marion, which recently arrived
at Portsmouth, N. II. sfrom South America.
She will be put out of commission
Nominations Confirmed.
Senate to-day confirmed George e. Warng,
Jr., of Rhode Island to be member of the
national board of health, and Commodore Earl
English as chief of the bureau of equipment
and recruiting of the navy.
The Speakership.
Blackburn of Kentucky says he is a candi-
date for Speaker, Notwithstanding Carlisle's
candidacy, and that he has a majority of the
Kentucky delegation. He says he is for tar
| i'll for revenue only, and for improvement of
the Mississippi river. Blackburn says he is in
| any event confident of his ability to defeat
| Randall.
The Bankruptcy Bill.
| Senator Hoar is quite confident that the
| judiciary committee will soon report the Lowell
| bankruptcy bill. He hopes to secure its pass
| age through the Senate. Mr. Ingalls, said to-
day that his course upon reporting the measure
| would be this: 'I shall move to substitute
the equity bill for it, and the old contest will
| be renewed. The Senators who were absent
| when the vote was taken upon the substitu
for the Lowell bill perhaps may decide the
| fate of the measure. At all events, am very
confident that the Lowell bankruptcy bill will
| not pass this session." Senator Garland of the
| Senate Judiciary committee remarked to q
| friend to-day that he considered the recon-
| initial OF the bankruptcy bill of the judiciary
| committee for revision as an indefinite post
| ponement of that measure. For one, he
should make no effort at this session in favor
| of further action.
| Slow Progress of the Tariff Revision.
| The progress which the Senate finance COM
m1ttee has made in the matter of the tariff is
| not considerable. 1t amounts to little more
than the first reading of the bill. The COM
m1ttee is waiting for the printing of the testi-
| mony, as to which there is a difference be-
| tween the two houses. The sugarmen have given
notice that they shall file an elaborate brief
| relating to their industry. The report that
! the ways and means committee has adopted
the whole of the first section of the tariff COM
1 missions bill is not accurate. They have
passed over the whole of the first section, but
nave adopted only seventy items in it, and
| have made one important change as to linseed
| OIL increasing the tariff upon that article.
| The finance committee of the Senate con-
tipued to-day the first reading of the tariff
| commissions report and authorized Mr..
| Morrell to ask permission in behalf of the COM
| mttee to sit during the sessions of the Senate,
| which permission was subsequently granted
| by the Senate. A large part of the printed
| evidence taken by the tariff commission was
| received from the government printer to-day.
The Jeanette Inquiry.
| Seaman Noros began his statement Of the
| Jeanette expedition to-day
| Senator Brown Desires the Abolition of
Internal Revenue Taxes.
Senator Brown of Georgia desires the entire
| abolition of the internal revenues law. OF the
| 1471 arrests for violation of these laws from
| June 80, 1881, to November l, 1882, 1915 were
in Georgia, and 1869 in the Second District,
| where Senator Brown lives. The same re-
| lative statistics are true as to the seizure of
! Illicit stills OF the four officers of the in
| ternal revenue service killed in enforcing the
laws in the same period, two lived in the
| Second District of Georgia, in which Mr..
Brown lives.
Compulsory Consular Fees for Vessels.
| The Pres dent to-day transmitted to the
House communication giving certain infor-
nation called for by the House. 1t shows the
com Iulsory consular fees for vessels of 500 tons
| burden are as followe:-United States, $5;
| Great Britain. free; France, $l0.46; Italy. $50;
| Denmark, SIS; Norway, 81 so; Germany, So;
| Brazil, free; Spain, 500; Holland, $50.
Ex-Gov. Smythe, of New Hampshire, has
| gone to Europe.
The junior class of the Ohio Wesleyan Uni
| versity will be expelled for adopting resolutions
of sympathy with the Adelbert students
Mr.. Garrett was yesterday elected president
| OF the Baltimore q Ohio Railroad for the
| tweHty-dIth consecutive time.
| In the Allen manslaugh Inter case at Newport,
K. l., yesterday, the jury disagreed
Daniel Radcliffe, we'll known member of
the Baltimore bar, died yesterday.
The Governor Of Delaware has respited Har-
rigan, the Hackensack murderer, till Dec IA,
1888.