The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-18
WASHINGTON.
The Porter BiIl ia the EEeuse.

WARRINGTON, NJ .rch 17-Gen Slocum will
have charge of the Ftz John Porter bill in the
House. The only difficulty expected is that
some of its opponents will make the same OBJ
lection to it that was made in the Senate,
namely, that the preamble is not pertinent to
the bill, having been prepared for the House
pill and not Tor the Senate bill. But General
Slocum thinks that he will have strong two
thirds vote to take the bill from the Speakers
table and pass it. The course will probably be
adopted.
Representative Keifer 10 be Censared.
The House committee ON accounts is ready
10 report the results of its investig cation, or
dered by the House at The opening of the ses-
sion into the conduct of Mr.. Keifer in dsmis-
sing Stenographer Tyson to make place for
Nephew Gaines. The report agreed to by the
maj rity of the committee eensures Keif er
severely, but it has not been presented to the
House because OF the opposition OF Keifer's
personal friend on The committee, Mr.. Brewer
OF New Jersey. Mr.. Brewer threatened to
make minority report if the committee did
not modify its report The committee anxious
that but one report should be made, has finally
agreedsto modify the language of its condemna-
tion OF Keifor some what. The report will
probably be made next week.
Damages by Collisions.
Senator Garland reported favorably to the
Senate to-day the bill to permit owners OF YES
sels OF the American merchant marine or Car
goes carried by such vessels to sue the United
States in district courts for any damage, loss
OF Injury to such vessels or cargoes caused by
collisions with UDit4d States vessels arising
from negligence, want Of skill or msmanage-
nent OF the persons Ia charge OF the latter.
Deficicncy ApPrsrrias5aa- Z! ss!lss--@-a
The H0nse commiafee On appropriations to.
| day completed consideration of the deficiency
appropriation bill. One oiiits clanses prohioiis
| tue head OF any department or any officer OF
| the ulted States from accepting volunteer
| service not authorized by law. The bill apprO-
| PIRATES $l,679000. Among more important
| Items, S753,OUO for fees for examining surgeons
OF the pension bureau, S40,0 ,0O0 for travelling
| expenses of examiners OF the same bureau,
| S2oO,O0O for the bureau of construction and re-
pair IN the navy department, $l05, 600 tor fuel,
| lights and water Tor pubnc buildings, $100, ,00O
| Tor furniture for public buildings, $56 600 for
| census, $5O,OOO for Transmission of subsidiary
silver c9iu, aud $35, 600 for paying the rem ain-
| der OF the salary OF deceased congressman of
the 4Sth Congress to their widows. The rep
| resentatives who have died are Haskell, Mack
| ey, Cults, Herndon and Poole.
| Lewis Pine, arrested at St. Albans, VT on sus-
piclon OF being connected with the murder of
thomas Goddard at sutton, P. O., has been re-
Leased, the Canadian authorities having failed to
take action in he case and friends OF Pine testi-
Tying to his good character.
81. Patricks Day 20 orally observed through
out The country yesterday by professions, and The
celebration OF hig mass III Datholic churcher.
Ihe funeral of the late Miss Eme Weathersby
actress, who died saturday last took place III New
YORK city yesterday from the Little church around
ne corner wdore sersices ductea by Rev.
Dr. houghton Many actors and actresses attended
the funeral.
Mrs Cunso, an italian living at 90 Prince street
Boston, On Friday last gave birth to male inian
weighing 2o12 pounds. Ihe extraordinary size OF
the child ami smaliness of the mother, she no.
weighing more than l. 10 pounds, attracted the
attention Of physicians.