The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-04-26
WASHINGTON.
Discussion of the Tariff Question,

WASHINGTON, April 25.-The leaders in the
bate of the tariff question Tuesday May 9Th. They
are of opinion that Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday of next week and Tuesday of the week
following will be devoted to consideration of the
measure. Representative Kasson will make the
closing speech on the Republican side. He expects
to make motion to strike out the enacting clause
of the BILL
Invalid Pensions.
Representative Merrill was instructed by the
House committee on invalid pensions to- day to
favorably report his bill providing for inc rease of
pensions to soldiers and sailors who, while in the
service, lost one hand and one foot or who were
creaseis from $50 to $48 per month.
District of Columbia Matters.
call has been issued for special m Getting of
the Republican central committee of the district
tomorrow night. 1t is understood that the object
of the meeting is to consider charges of bribery
which will be made in connection with the recent
election of delegates to the National convention.
The Evening Star tonight says: at is asserted
that delegates to the number of % have subscribed
their names to sworn afdavits specifying that their
votes were purchased in the interest of CoDger and
Carson"
The Treasury Department.
1t is expected that the President will in few
days nominate successor to Knox as comptroller
of the currency and fill the vacancy in the office of
solicitor of the treasury which has existed since
the death of Judge Raynor. The general impress
sion at the Treasury Department is that Mr.. Can
non of Minnesota Will be named for the first Office
and Observation-Disclosures Robinson be made solicitor
Improvements ON the Mississippi River.
Major Harrod, of the Mississippi river commits
sion, was before the House committee on levees
and Improvements of the Mississippi river today at
its meeting. AS a rough estimate, he said that
$l6,000,0O0 would construct a complete line of
leyees IA feet above the highest water from Cairo
to New Orleans.
Facts and RumOrss
Representative Reagan of Texas, chairman of the
House committee on Commerce. is seriously ill and
apprehensions that he will not recover are enter
tanned.
The House committee on military affairs will ask
for appointment of special committee to investi-
gate the management OF the soldiers home at Day
ton, Ohio, whose manager, Gen. Patrick is charged
with abuses of inmates.
The House committee on post offices to-day
directed the subcommittee to prepare bill provf-
ding for a contract system of postal telegraph
j. A. Walsh has been subpenaed to appear before
the Springers committee next Wednesday.
The House committee on appropriations to-day
agreed to fayorably report the bill providing for
l0aning 100000 by the government to the
worlds industrial and cotton centennial exposition
to be held at New Orleans. The amount of the APP
preparation by the government shall be returned
into the treasury of the United States before any
dividend shall be paid.
The President to-day received a petition from
the knights OF Labor opposing the appointment Of
any person designated by the national banking in
terests and incidentally urging the appointment of
ex-Treasurer Gilhllan.