The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-01-17
WASHINGTON.
Jury Bribers Indicted.

The grand jury to-day returned an indict.
ment against Arthur Paine and Thomas A.
Foote (colored) for corruptly endeavoring to
influence juror in the first Star route trial.
The Star Route Case.
Anthony Joseph in the Star route cases to-
day testified that after he left the stand here in
the last trials, Mr.. Dorsey paid his account
making full settlement with him.
Mr.. Ingersoll-"I am glad Of that"
Mr.. Merrick-"So am L"
AT this point Mr.. Chandler made an attack
upon the Indictment
The Mexican Commissioners.
Members Of the Mexican commercial treaty
commission called at the Executive Mansion
this morning and paid respects to the President.
They were accompanied by the Secretary OF
State who presented Mr.. Canedos the Mexican
commissioner, to the President.
The Hawaiian Treaty.
The House committee on foreign affairs this
morning after reading communication from
the Secretary of the Treasury explain at ory oi
the workings OF the Hawaiian treaty authorized
Representative Kasson to report to the House
a resolution favoring the retention of the
treaty, but in modified form. Representatives
Blonnt andsBelmont will dissent from the re-
port OF the majority.
For the Relief of Pulaskis Reirs.
The claim for $150,O0O for the relief of the
heirs Of General Count Casimer Pulaski, who
war for American independence, and who
sacrificed his life at the siege before Savau-
nah, Ga, Oct. 9, 1889, was argued by special
counsel before lhe House committee on war
claims to-day. The claim was referred TO a
subcommittee composed of Messrs. Smith,
Hall and Wise of Virginia.
Mississippi River improvements.
Captain John Cawdon author Of Lake Borgue
outlet system, wasa before the special com
mittee on the improvement of the Mississippi
river this morning, and gave an explanation
of his plans for lowering the lower Mississippi
river by means of his outlet. He is an expert.
enced steamboat man, and said his statements
were based upon actual experience, while those
of the river commission were mostly based upon
theories, and theories which his experience had
taught him were impracticable. He believed
the plans of the commission would be practica.
BILE on a river having solid bottom, but in the
Mississippi, which has q shifting bottom, they
are without any virtue whatever. He will con-
tinue his evidence from day to day until it is
completed.
Sunset Cox Candidate for the Speaker
ship.
Sunset Cox denies the report that he is at
tempting TO make Congressman-elect Dorshei.
mer candidate for Speaker, and announces
his own candidacy in these words: ssThe only
motive / can divine in publishing such lreports
as have gone out from here is the hope of some
one to cause a rupture in the New York dele.
cation and divide it on the Speakership of the
next House. Let me assure you that the at
tempt will be futile one, and so far as Mr.
Dorsheimer's position is concerned, have ev.
cry reason to believe that he will not only vote
for me but lend whatever aid he can in my
canvas, which, however, has hardly yet begun
In my opinion New York will name the next
Speaker, and il ] receive the solid support OF
the New York delegation [ shall enter the race
with strong hope OF winning, as 1 have re-
ceived voluntary support from those of the
California delegation, and have had letters
from Ohio and Michigan urging me to become
a candidate. have not yet made an active
canvass of the New York delegation, but il
when do find the sentiment strongly in favor
of Gen. Slocum, I should most heartily sup
port him, but you may state that am!a candi-
date for Speaker for myself entirely, and these
dispatches that are sent out from here suggest
i've OF a possible division in the New York del
egation tend in no wise to scare me out of the
field" Mr.. Cox does not think Mr.. Randall
has any strength in the New York delegation
and will not even concede to him the one vote
that some of Randall's friends have claimed
for him.
Duties on sugar from ST. Croix.
Judge Wallace in the U. S. Circuit court to-
day decided that sugar and molasses imported
from st. Croix are liable to duties exaeted by
Collector Robertson, they not coming under
the provisions of the Hawaiian treaty as claim
ed by importers.
The Iron and Steel Men In Fear.
Harry Welver, Jr., of Harrisburg, member
OF the tariff commission, arrived this morning
He will explain to the Senate Finance Com.
mittee the action of the tariff commission on
the metal schedule, which gives the iron and
steel men great concern.
Miscellaneous.
Oliver OF the Tariff Commission and More,
head of Pittsburg, both authorities on the
question of iron and steel, have arrived here tc
give information to tre finance committee
Morehead says that the iron industry cannot
stand the reduction OF 20 per cent. on bar iron
which is proposed.
The responsibility for the gas investigation
will fall upon Mr. Mureh of Maine. Represen-
tative klOtz told the committee this morning
that he had no original information upon the
subject, but that Mureh is responsible for all
the charges against Chief Clerk Bailey
The House is disposed to investigate the
escape of Howgate, the ex-Signal Officer, and
this morning adopted q resolution calling on
the Secretary of War for information regard
ing it.
Those familiar with the subject say that
the notifications of the Hawaiian treaty pro-
posed by the House foreign affairs committee
are Of no Importance.
Secretary and Mrs. Chandler gave their first
cabinet dinner last evening.
Notwithstanding the alarm about the Balti-
more small pox epidemic but one case has as
yet appeared here.
The special license commissioner has pre-
cured a warrant against John +. Olmstead, re-
Gently Withdrawn as a district commissioner,
on account of transacting real estate business
without license.
Senator Hoar gave notice this morning that
he would call up the LEVEL bankruptcy bill at
the earliest possible moment, Mes5rS. Platt
and Harrison notified the Senate that they
should oppose the bankruptcy bill by the bill
to regulate patent suits