The Portland daily press., 1883-01-09
WASHINGTON.
Counterfeiters Arrested.

Counterfeiters Arrested.
WASHINGTON. Jan 8-The secret service di-
vision Philadelphia announces the arrest of
Wm. Saunders and Patrick Mex .un, and also
the capture of counterfeit coin and c6 mplt te
outfit for manufacturing the same. Another
agent reporfs the arrest at Oh ey, ILL.,, yester-
day OF Dr. Isaac A. Doran ior forging Govern
m6nt drafts.
Chinese in Transit.
The Attorney Generals opinion favoring the
transit of Chinese laborers across the United
States, as rendered last week TO the State De-
by him last July to the Treasury Department.
The latter department has not been officially
notified OF the lat, decision and is acting un-
der that Of last July.
Dickson Held to Answer.
Judge Snell to-day rendered adecision in the
Dickson He held Dickson to answer be-
fore The grand jury for embracery in the vio-
lation Of section 5404 revised statutes in regard
to jurors. The section IS as follows:
s'Ihat every yerscn who corruptly endeavors to
influence, inimdate OF impeae any grand o. petit
Juror of any of the United st tes in the
charge of bis duty or VIII cOrrupty Influence, Oh
srtuct oc imp des or endeayors to !. influence, 90
struct or impede the due adm i-traton OF justice
therein shall be punis he'd bs tine OF not than
$1,000 o. by i'm ris sninent OF more than year
or by both such line and Imprisonment"
The decision was very voluminous. The
Court dweit upon the importance of the case
at length. After reviewing the evidence, 1T
charges that the testimony of the jurors
showed that when Dickson read the paper to
the jury he was aware that the department of
justice had not been party to the approach.
He was therefore guilty OF a corrupt action
within the meaning of the statute. He could
not say thai money had passed but thai he had
an unlawful motive. The bond was fixed at
S2,5Q0 Securities were furnished.
CuppY, counsel Tor Dickson, asked that the
remslDg charge OF conspiracy against Dickson
be disposed of.
Wells said he would either call the case for
trial tomorrow or dismiss it.
Charges of Fraud.
Charges of irregularities and evil practices
on the part of the officers in charge of the con-
struction OF the new governments building at
| Boston have been filedwith the Secretary of the
Treasury aud he has direcied special agent
kim0ali to examine the books, papers aud as
sets OF the officers in question and ascertain
whethefIthere were any Irregularities on fraud
ulant traL sactions of any kind i'll the expendi-
lures relating to the construction of the bald
ing.
Re gulation of Telegraph and Gable Com
panieS.
The Sub Committee of the House Judiciary
Committee in charge of the bill 'for regulation
of telegraph and cable companies" heard Mr..
Peck, secret ary of the Mutna. Union in ex.
PLANTATION o!lthe hardship to which his company
Will be subjected by reason of the refusal ov
ehO v ooeSAh Sniou Coiupduy 10 receive de-
spstches on the same condition as they receive
them from private citizens. Peck cited an
instance occurring at a Chicago office of the
company by which dispatches left for points
not reached by the Mutual Union had to be
returned TO the sender aud by him carried tc
the Western Union office. The Committee
| decided to give the Western Union and 9th.
or telegraph companies, opportunity TO be
| heard at an early day.
The Star Route Case.
Juror Gill being sick, star route case adiour.
ned until tomorrow. A request by foreman
| Crane to be furnished with pies of the evi.
dence or to be allowed to take notes as the jury
| could not remember so much, was refused by
Judge Wylie
The Tariff Bill Nearly Completed.
| The Ways and Means Committee to-day
! completed work upon the tariff bill with ~ {
| exception of some further revision, which will
| be done after reprinting of schedules in a cor
| rected form. the committee hopes to be res DIV
| TO report the bill before the end of the v eek
Bills Introduced in the House.
Mr.. Morse offered resolution in the House
| to day, authorizing the pay ment to claimants
| of interest received by the United States on
account of wooden goods duty fnud. Repre-.
| sentt tive Robinson OF New York, introduced a
| bill to-day providing that postage on all frs.
| class mail matter shall be one cent per hall
| ounce Instead OF three tnat s. .coud-class matte
| shall DO carried for one quarter cent per ounce
| and all other postal matter, including pubic
| documents be carried for one cent per ounce
1t further provides for the abolition of the
frankiDg privilege, ond that all documents
| published by authority of Congress of whatev
| or character shall be considered secon,i-cias,
| matter