The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-04-22
WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON, April ,21.-Nothing more is
known at Key West OF the charges against
Collector Wicker, except that they have been
referred to the committee on commerce. 1t is
believed that, if the committee investigates, it
will find that Wicker is not the guilty man he
is charged with being. The statement Asss-
tant Secretary of the Treasurer French is re-
ported in the papers of the 4th inst, as having
made at a cabinet meeting, that the collector
OF customs at Key West had been notified of
intended ilibustering movements, may be true;
but no despatch reached him until the evening
OF the 4th, six days after the special agents at
Savannah and Jacksonville aud the cutters at
remote points had been notified, and three
days after the departure of Aguero. The coas
survey steamer A. ID. Bache arrived at Key
West today. The watch around the island
will be maintained.
The Copiah and DanvilIe Investigation
AT meeting of the Senate committee on
privileges of elections today, the question of
admitting evidence to impeach the character
of William K. SHINES was discussed and the
action of the majority of the sub committee in
refusing to go into an investigation of individ-
usls was sustained. 1t was also decided not
to call any more witnesses. 1t was decided to
lay the evidence in both the Copiah and Dan
Vile cases before the Senate. The reports of
the subcommittee age not yet prepared.
Important Suits.
A decision was rendered in the Supreme
Court of the United States today in the i'm
portant railway case OF the Union Pacific
Railroad Company against the State of Kansas
and the Kansas Pacific Railroad Co., against
the same. These were suits brought by the
State of Kansas against the Union Pacific and
Kansas Pacific Railroad companies to defeat
consolidation OF those corporations which was
effected by an agreement, entered into on the
oath day OF January. The question presented
here relates to the right of removal from State
to federal court which is claimed by the rail-
road companies and denied by the State. The
order to remand to the State court is in each
case reversed and the United States Circuit
Court is directed to entertain the cases as
properly removed from the State court and
proceed Herewith accordingly.
Work of the Committees.
At meeting of the House Committee on
Appropriations today Representative Ran
dali was instructed to report back the naval
appropriation Ebill with a recommendation
that ths House non-concur with the Senate
amendments. The amendments increased the
appropriation more this 6,0O0,0 600. The esti-
mates are as follows: for purchase of subma-
rine movable torpedoes, $4,000; for purchase
| of and adopted pattern of submarine mines
| for harbor defence, $500, 600; for continuation
| of torpedo experiments, $4,000.
Representative Townshend was also instruc-
| ted to report back the post Office arpropria-
| ton bill with the recommendation that the
| House non-concur in the Senate amendment.
These amendments increased the appropria-
| tion about $4,000, 900.
OF Interest 20 Newspaper Publishers.
Representative Henley introduced bill in
| the Heuse today which provides that all news
papers hereafter published in the several State
| and territories in any language whatsoever
| shall be carried free of postage through the
| mails within the limits Of the United States
| and territories
No Longer a Terror.
| Special to the Boston Journal)
congressman Murch of Maine has again
assumed the rolls of an investigator, and it is
| said intends to ask for an investigation of AS
| sistant Secretary French Mr. Murch, as an
investigator, has no terror to Government Of
| ficials.