The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-07
WASHINGTON.
The Mutinous Cadets.

The Mutinous Cadets.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Secretary Chandler
in a communication to the House committee
on naval affairs this forenoon, in answer
to an inquiry, say that nothing at
the Naval Academy demands the attertion of
Congress and that ontsde interference would
rather iDjure than aid discipline there.
Labor and Capital.
Subcommittee of Senate committee on edu-
cation and labor consisting of Senators Blair
and George, began this morning an investiga-
tion which the Senate has ordered into the re-
lations between labor and capiIal. Robert
Layton, Grand Secretary of the knights of La.
Dor, was examined.
The Star Route Trial.
In the Star Route trial today Mr. Bergner
was recalled and gave evidence corroborative of
the preceding witness. After the reading of
papers connected with the route from Silver
ton, Col, to Parrott City, court adjourned.
The Whisky Tax.
TIE commissioner OF internal revenue, in re-
sponse TO many letters and kilograms from dis
tlllerS, has prepared reply, in Which he SAWS:
sThe assessment will be for the tax found due
upon tht re-gauge authorized by law, or, if not
regauged, theh upon the original gauge; no ex-
tension has or Can be granted" The Commis-
sioner will collect the bond spirit tax which is
due by regular assessment. The latter process
gives The distillers months additional time
An Investigation of Pension Claim Agents
The Senate pa sed resolution to inquire
whether claim agents are now engaged in i'm
proper practices i'll connection with pension
claims There is reason TO believe that PEN
sion agents have been very active in promoting
legislation tending increase pension apprC-
priations, and that they have organized sys-
tenn by which smachine made petitions from
soldiers have been sent to Congress.
Marriage OF Attorney General Brewster's
Daughter.
Miss vary Walker Brewster. daughter of
the Attorney General, was married tonight to
Robert J. w. Kaaps of Philadelphia. The in
vited guests included President Arthur and
many others of high position in official and So
cial life. The Presidents carriage while he
and his daughter were on the way to the
church, was run into by carriage in the rear
and the pole of the latter broke through o
panel, but did not strike either of the occu-
pants. On his return from church the wheels
of the Presidents carriage became locked with
those of several others, and finding that his
already damaged vehicle could not be extrieat-
ed without long delay, he abandoned it and
walked home with bis daughter through the
rain. The occurrence created some excite
ment and gave rise to number Of alarming
rumors as to bis safety
Republican Senators and the ariff
Late this afternoon a caucus of Republican
Sen ators was held for the purpose OF consult
ing to the course to be pursued by Republicans
relative to the pending tariff bill The sub
ject of tariff legislation was fully discussed in
the light of recent intimation from the
House that no tariff bill can pass that body at
this session.
Dartmouth Alumni of Washington.
The eigth anniversary dinner of the Dart.
mouth College Alumni Association was held
at Williard's Hotel in this city this evening.
Among those present were Gen. John Eaton,
commissioner of educatinn Assistant Secreta-
ry of the Treasury French; Congressman
Dingley of Maine aud others. Speeches were
made by General Eaton, Colonel Kent, As
sistant Secretary French, Prof. r I. Ely oi
the Johns Hopkins University Baltimore,
Stilson Hutchings of the Washington Post
Congressman Dingley, and W, E. Barrett OF
the Boston Advertiser. Letters were read
from President Bartlett and Congressman A.
A. Ranney