The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-03-22
WASHINGTON.
The Jeannete search Expedition.

LILO J0duISI0 OSaTCa G4p6OlClOn.
WASHINGTON, March 21.-Secretary Hunt
received a cable message from Lieutenant Giles
HARDER of the Jeanette search party at Mesh
ucudiusk as follows:
Dispatch to take charge of Lena received.
l meet Danenhower here. Will report after
further conversation. His five men are essen
tial to conduct search in the Lena. No other
seamen can be obtained. They are in splendid
condition and very anxious to return with me.
Am earnestly requested to take them. An
swer here direct"
Secretary Hunt telegra pied to Lieut.. HArber
in reply, that Danenhowers men could accom-
spany him if they were able and willing to CO.
Cabinet Meeting.
All members of the Cabinet were present at
the meeting today except the Postmaster Gen.
eral. The court martial case of Cadet Whit
taker was taken up and disposed of by disap-
proving sentence of dismissal from the service
imposed by the court, on the ground that
the technical evidence taken at the trial was
improperly introduced, thus sustaining the
opinion of the Judge Advocate general.
New Railroad Facilities.
Mr.. Frye introduced bill in the Senate to-
day to incorporate the National Railway Com
pany and authorizing said company to locate
and build a road from Washington to New
York city. The bill reserves to the govern
ment the right to precedence in the Transports
ton of troops, munitions of war and military
supplies, without extra cost, and also provides
for transportation of mails on through fast
trains between New York and Washington
within six and one-half hours per trip. The bill
also provides the rate for passenger fare be-
tween New York and Washington shall not
exceed S.. Hugh McCulloch, John B. Cor
ham, VIM. A. Wallace, Joseph A. Jamison, III.
81. M. Hutchinson, John A. j. Creswell, Geo.
x. Chase, Noah L. Jeffreys, A. E. Davis and
other associates are named by the bill as in
corators.
Constitutional Amendments.
Senator Pendeton to-day introduced joint
resolution proposing the following as an
amendment to the constitution:
Section THAT postmasters, marshals district
attorneys of the United states clerks of courts Tin
ferior to Supreme Court and all such other civil
officers of the United States exercising executive or
ministerial power within the several States and
Territories shall be elected by the people of the
several DISTRICTS and the electors in each district
shall have the qualifications of electors of the most
numerous branch of the Legislature of the State
Territory in which such district is established.
Section 2-Congrsss shall have the power to pro-
vide for the establishment of districts in the several
States Territories in which such elections may be
held, for the suspension removal of such officers
for filling temporarily all vacancies which may hap
pen, for filling offices until an election can be held
and to enforce this article by appropriate legisla
lation
Section 3-The time, place, and manner of hold
scribed in each State by the legislature thereof,
but Congress may at any time alter such regula-
tons.
Republican Caucus
A caucus of Republican Senator'S and Repre-
sentatives was held in the hall of the House of
Representatives tonight for the purpose of Sc
Letting a Republican Congressional campaign
committee. Representative Robson was
chairman. Members were chosen from 20
States, including the following from New
England: Representative Page of Connecti-
cut, Senator Hale of Maine, Representative
Russell of Massachusetts,, Representative
Briggs Of New Hampshire Senator Aldrich of
Rhode Island. Colorado, Louisiana, Nebraska
and Vermont have not yet selected delegates.
States having no Republican member gin Con-
gress, or Republican contestat, will not be rep
resented on the committee 1t was decided
the members of the committee should meet at
the Ebbett House Monday night Eext for the
purpose Of organizing. No other business was
transacted by the caucus.
The Imprisoned Americans.
In response to a resolution adopted by the
Senate on the 9th inst, the President has
transmitted to the Senate report from the
Secretary of State on the imprisonment by the
British government of David insolvency, a
citizen Of the United States, and lately a resi-
stated Insolvency. was arrested in Ireland,
June I'd, 1881, on suspicion of melting persons
to assemble unlawfully and commit riot and
assault. Also that in no case could informa-
ton be given beyond the statements of the
warrant of arrest Secretary Frelinghuysen
upon receipt of this information directed Min
lister Lowell March 4th, 1882, to urge the
British authorities, eand exercise the discre-
tionary powers conferred by existing coercive
statutes and ordered prompt trial in all cases
of imprisoned Americans. In response Minis
ter Lowell informs Secretary Frelinghuysen
under date of March 7th that the British au-
thorities have assured him the matter will
have immediate attention.
The Internal Revenue Agitation.
The House committee on ways and merns to-
day adopted the following:
the Internal revenue be instructed to report bill
abolishing all internal revenue taxes except
the tax distilled liquors, malt liquors,
manufactured tobacco, taxes on bank circu-
them the discretion of reduction of the tax on ci
aars and special taxes on dealers, manufacturers,
Miscellaneous.
Petitions asking the President to pardon Ser
geant Mason are pouring in from all quarters,
and his destitute wife and child are receiving
substantial marks of sympathy.
Senator Hills surgeon thinks that the last
operation removed the cancer from his tongue.
He will go to Philadelphia IN day or two to
consult the surgeon there who performed the
operation as to whether he can speak in the
Senate at present.
The House of Representatives today refused
to receive a resolution deploring the severe
sentence of Sergeant Mason and requesting
the President to grant him an unconditional
pardon and restore him to the army.
The Star tonight says: 1t is stated by persons
thought to be well informed, that Senator Tel
Ter of Colorado, will be nominated for Secre-
taiy of the Interior.
Effects of the Sprague Estate Litigation.
DnoxrrDuycu March 81 -Ortnn r. Colemau