The Portland daily press., 1884-01-19

Friends of the postal telegraph look to the
action OF the Senate Committee on Post Offices
with much interest. Senate bill will undoubt-
edly os iascrably reported. The position OF
the Democrats on the committee is doubtful,
The friends OF the bill fear that all OF the Dem.
ocrsts on the committee will oppose any bill.
Mr.. Salisbury 10 not in favor of any measure
which VIII tend 10 extend the power of the
General Government. The other Democratic
members have not asyet committed themselves
bat from what is known OF their general views
1t is not exptcted that many of them will favor
auy DILL One significant feature of the situa-
tion is that the friends OF the postal telegraph
are not weddei to any part cuar measure.
Iney are united en- the general question that
electricity should be made available for the use
OF the people. Senators thus far take more ac-
i've int r-st in the subject than Representa-
tises. The friends OF tue measure, even IL il
snail not be possible to pass bill at this ses-
zion or in this Congress, hope to begin a dis
cussion which will result in so commendiny
the postal telegraph to the people that the next
congress cannot refuse to establish some sva-
tom OF postal telegrapby.
The Myra Clara Gaine. Case.
The House Com mittee on private land claims
To-Day unanimously agreed to rtpNt iavorabIy
bill for the relief of Myra Cl,ra Gaines. II
provides for the issue of patents TO Mrs. Gaines
ior 9o,4 acres OF l"nd ON account of grants
made by Spain to John Lynn aud Thomas
Urqu6art, from whom the claimant received a
title TO SUCH lands.
The Chalm lmers-Manniux Case,
In the House, committee on elections todav
the chairman was instructed to reporb to the
House ON Monday the result of the considers A.
tlon OF the pi1ma facle evidence in the Chal-
ers-Manning case. The report is that peith-
e, e., Is ehttled 70 the seat on prima facie right
The case will be considered on its merits next
week. N>'
The Department Justice.
The Evening Star publishes an interview
win Attorney General Brewster, la which the
latter IL repoftAd rs saying ut Is rather upipst
to- intimate that frauds and Irregularities
which Springer's committee have been invest
tigatiDg are in the Department OF Justice. On
the contrary. these irregularities In the account
of United States Marshals ere unearthed by
the Department of Justice. Ii there ia. or n a.
been any wrone-dGiug Ia this department..
am entirely ignorant OF it.
The Oregon Central land Grant.
At meeting OF the House committee on
public lands today, ex-senator Mitchell cor :
tinued MS argument against the forfeiture OF
the oregon central land grant. Mr.. Tweed,
son-ln-aw OF WIN. M. Evsrts, appeared in be-
half OF the California & Oregon Company. q.
r. Huntington followed Mr.. Tweed for the
same company.
The Mexican Treaty Rejected.
The Senate rejected the Mexican tresty-S7
yeas, 81 nays-not necessary two-thirds
Nominations Cos afrmcd.
Among the combinations made by the Sem
ats today were the following: Isaac M. Hoard
man, to be collector OF Gust ,ms for the distric,
OF Belfss', Me-; Chief Engineer Chas. ri.
Loring, 70 be chief of the Bureau of Steam
Engineering: Commodore Robert w, S,nfeIdt
Alex Z. Rhind, and Thomas Pattison- to be-
Rear Admirals. ~ "
The Hog Question,
The House COMMITTEES on commerce discuss
ed for two hours today the proposed measures
Of retaliation against the prohfbi,ion of r,a,'
ic hog products by France and Germany
Toe sub-comt-'ties appointed to consider tie
tue e17ct, reported favoraby on the JOINT rssolu-
tiou anthor,zng the President, in bis discrs-
ported oy experts as injurious, when for.ien
countries prohibited the Importation Of Ameri-