The Portland daily press., 1884-04-05
WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON April 1.-The revenue reformers
In the House are daily growing more hopeful that
the Morrison bill will be considered, their conf
dence being based upon the assertion that as
surance have been received from a sufficient num-
Der OF those VINO voted against tne Dill IN caucus to
ensure a hearing in the House. Fifty-seven Demo-
Gratis voted against the bill in caucus, and thirty
seven Democrats votes united with the solid Re-
publican opposition to the BILL will defeat it. The
champions of the measure say that careful count
of noses shows that only thirty Democratic votes
will be cast against the consideration of the bill.
The bankruptcy Bill.
Mr. Collins expected to ask the House on Monday
next to suspend the rules and set day for the
sideration of the bankruptcy bill. But owing to
the fact that the committee are not unanimous in
supper! of the bill a motion Of that kind would
he has no hope securing hearing for the bill
during this month.
The Pacific Bank.
The report on the Pacific Bank will excuIpate
Comptroller Knox centure the Bank Examiner
ground that while Needham made most commend
able report at first he afterward reported
as to influence stockholders to pay an assessments
to save the bank. 1t is proposed to increase the
number of bank examiners TO make directors liable
for double the amount of stock and to compel
presidents of national banks to own certain
amount of the stock.
Work of Committee.
Members of the ways and means committee sa
that effort will be made next week to begin con
sideration of the tariff bill.
The House committee on post Offices and post
roads to-day by vote of to adopted the follow
ing: "Resolved that it is sense of this committee
that it is nexpedient for the government either to
construct postal telegraph purchase any existing
line of telegraph" Messrs. Bingham of Pennsyl-
Vania and Peele of Indiana voted In the negative.
Bill authorizing the Postmaster General to CON
tract with the postal telegraph company other
companies will be considered Wednesday night
The House committee on Indian affairs today
agreed upon bill providing for appeal from the
Indian tribunals to federal courts in citizenship
claims among five civilized Indian tribes.
Representative Maybury was instructed by the
House committee on judiciary to-day to prepare an
adverse report on the joint resolution proposing
constitutional amendment to confer the right of
suffrage on women.
A1POstnl Telegraph.
The Senate committee on pest-ofices this after
noon agreed by vote of to to report fayorably
the bill to provide for the establishment of postal
telegraph system. Senators Hill, Wilson, SAWYER.
and jackson voted in the affirmative and Senators
Salisbury, Maxey and Groome in the negative,
Senators Palmer and Malone, the remaining men,
beers of the committee were absent The bill agreed
upon provides for the establishment of postal
telegraph system under the supervision of the
Postmaster General, who is to be authorized to
enter into contracts for term of five wears with
telegraph companies already organized or which
may hereafter be organized for the performance OF
service for the government, and to advertise for
proposals from companies now or hereafter to be
organized for the sale of lines to the government
1t provides that the event of the failure of the
POSTMASTER General to enter into any such con-
tracts or to purchase existing lines of telegraph the
government shall construct its own system of lines
and operate the same. Seven members Of the
committee who were present at the meeting voted
u. animousy in favor of the establishment of a
postal telegraph system by contract with COM
panes already or hereafter to be organized but on
the question of the building of government lines of
telegraph they were divided as stated.
French spOliatiOn Claims.
A favorable report was ordered on representative
Vances bill providing for ascertainment of the
claims of American citizens for spoliations commit
ted by the French prior to July 81, 1901. The bill
claims within two years after passage of the act
Facts and Rum0rs.
Senator Mahone's condition last night was report
ed greatly improved.