The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-03
WASHINGTON.
A Claim Allowed.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The judiciary COM
mittee of the House have agreed to report
favorably bill for the relief of Samuel r.
Evans, who by the unofficial request of Presi-
dent Garfield, attended to the duties of the
Office of United States marshal in Tennessee
for time after the expiration of his term and
while so doing expended about $1,000 which
the accounting officers of the treasury could
find no authority to pay.
The Whiskey Tax.
The last effort of the whiskey people to pro
cure an extension of the time for The collec-
ton of revenue taxes due Feb. 9th, has failed.
Secretary Folger decides that he has no au-
thority to make an extension of the time ask
ed Tor, and has instructed Commissioner Raum
to issue the following order to the internal re-
venue collectors:
Where taxes are due and unpaid upon
next, the proceeding TO collect will be by as
sessment, and you will report such cases on
your next list.
Cabinet Meeting
The session Of the Cabinet to-day was de-
voted to considering the Mex can treaty. All
the members were present.
The Legislative Bill.
The legislative. executive and judicial ap
preparation bill as reported to the house to-day
recommends an appropriation aggregatIng
$40, 1893 600, an increase of $40 600 over last
year and $1,033, GOO less than the estimates.
The committee have inserted a clause making
clerical day in the departments s hours in
stead of 8 as at present.
The Star Route Trial.
In the Star route trial to-day three witnesses
testified to the manner of carrying on the
Dalles-Canon city routs and the court adj
journed till Monday
Middies in Danger of Discharge.
The New England cadets who are insubord-
,afa. at a liar. D..~ro n ~f
Rhode Island and 7. S. OLeary Of Massachu-
sets. Secretary Chandler said this morning
that the superintendent would be sustained If
the larger part Of the subordinate class should
be discharged, and that there we're young men
enough in the country eager to receive the ad-
vantage of an education at national expense
who would obey the laws.
Opposition to the Lowell Bill.
There is very strong opposition manifesting
itself among the Western senators against the
Lowell bankruptcy bill II find - said lead
ing Western senator to-day, "that my people
do not like the Lowell bill, because they feel
that it unnecessarily arbitrary in its assump-
tion of federal power, TO the be.itlement Of
our State courts. There is heed of general
bankrupt law, he added, "but cannot con-
vice myself that the Lowell bill Is the best
that Can be framed. The creditor class do not
like it, and the debtor class is not wild in its
expression of admiration"
Plans for the Passage of the Tariff Bill.
The circular sent out yesterday to Republi-
cans of the House, notifying them that it is
necessary that 147 Republicans shall be in
their seats Oh the 5 b inst, is thought 10 have
some possible relation TO the tariff question. A
plan has been formed by Republicans 10 en-
deavor to pass the SeDate's tariff bill through
the House under suspension of the rules when
that shall be reached, and it is barely possible
that it is the purpose of the Senate Repnbii-
CABS TO force the till through the Senate De-.
fore Monday morning. At all events, on the
third Monday III February when the ways and
meais Committee will b. called for mntious TO
suspend the ru,es, the effort undoubtedly will
be maize TO pass tho Senate's tariff bill.
In Favor of Continted coinage.
1t is expected that at the meeting of the
Honse coinage committee tomorrow res lu-
tions will be adopted embracing the following
points: FIRST, that it is the duty of the Treas
ury Department to pay out the surplus availa-
bic silver in the discharge OF the national debt.
Second, that the committeetis unaltera ly op.
posed to the discontiDuaDce of the coinage of
The silver dollar. Third that If any vaults 10
be erected for the stora ge of the silver dollars.
these vaults should be erected III the Mississlp-
pi valley.
Miscellaneous.
Mr.. Calkins introduced in the House to-day
till to provide for the payment of expenses
incurred bv contestants and contestees in con-
tested election cases of the 47th Congress. The
bill specifies the respective amounts 10 be al
lowed each claimant and aggregates S93,525
Commodore VIM. N. J.ffers has been order
ed TO prt ceed to Washington and report at the
Navy Department.
Commodore J. G.. Walker, chief of The
bureau of navigation. has gore to Boston
The bill introduced in the Senate(by request)
this forenoon by Mr.. Pendleton takes away
from the Secretary of the Treasury, the comp
troller of the currency and the treasurer OF the
powers of the national bank law and makes the
performance of their duty in certain contigen-
cies growing -ort of the noI-compliaI ce OF
national banks with the requirements of the
statute mandatory. The bill is particularly in
tended to compel closing of nation4 banks and
winding Up of their affairs in cases where the
reserve is permitted to fall and remain below
the amount required by law.