Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-03-02
FROM WASHINGTON.


more than $1,000, 900 in the public dept dur
ing February has been made.
Vice President-elect Hendricks called at
the White House today in company with
Henry P. Pierce Of Indianapolis and the in
augural reception committee and paid his re-
spects TO the president.
Secretary McCulloch said today. in speak
ing of the silver question, that while he re-
GREETED the action of the House of Repressn-
tatives, he thought that there was no dan
ger of the country being brought to a silver
standard at an early day.
The possibility of an extra session is again
subjuct of comment among Congressman.
The Senate committee on appropriations
has before it as much work for the next
three and half days, including Sunday. as
it would undertake to perform in as many
weeks if the session were a long one. Mem
bers of the committee express hopes that
they will be able to present the remaining
bills to the Senate in time for action, but to
do so will require them to work night and
day.
The grand jury today returned an indict-
ment for embezzlement against d. W. Mid
dleton and S. E. Middleton & Co.. bankers.
number OF indictments we're found against
Daniel Carrigan. late chief clerk of the bu-
reau of medicine and surgery of the navy
department, for making false vouchers.
WASHINGTON, March |.
The important interests of the remainder
of the session centre in the Senate committee
on appropriations and in the conference com
mittees. The former has today finished con-
siderable of the sundry civil bill and it will
be reported to the Senate at . o'clock to-
morrow morning.
The deficiency bill will be taken up bv the
sub-committees tomorrow morning, and it is
expec ted it will be reported to the Senate
Tuesday.
The fortifcation bill which will be the only
remaining regular annual appropriation bill
untouched BY the Senate, contains very few
items and will be quickly disposed of Tues
day Digit or Wednesday morning.
The bills in conference are: The pension,
army, postotfice, Indian and legislative bills.
The first two contains no conspicous features
of difference and the conclusion respecting
them will be easily reached.
The conferees upon the postofiice bill are
holding their first meeting this evening and
expect TO agree before adjournment.
upon everything except the so-called sub
sidy clause on which a second conference
will doubtless be required.
The legislative bill has been agreed to by
the conterees with the exception of the pro-
vision for clerks to senators and it is expect
ed the House will recede from its position in
this as it did last year.
The Indian bill presents some difficulties.
the solution of which cannot at this time be
foreseen. The amendments relating to the
amounts of various appropriations have all
been agreed to, but the proposed new legisla-
tion incorporated into the measure by the
House is still at issue, and neither party
m opIf fasfs Of vaf 70 do
The House conferees urge amendments of
the proposed legislation. while the Senate
stands upon its rule, which forbids new leg
islation on appropriation bills and declares,
moreover, that the House appropriations in
volved are violations of sacred treaties with
the Indians.
The naval bill has not yet gone to the
conference The Senate amendments were
dis cussed by the House committee on appro-
priations today and the latter, with excep-
tions. failed to concur with the Senate. The
differences. however, will be easily harmon
ize, except the provisions for the completion
of the monitors, and that for the amendment
of the new cruisers and gunboats, very little
more business except the consideration of
the appropriation bills Is to be expected from
the present Congress, though the friends of
several important measures will indeavor to
sttult dCtiOu upol titui. ~ tHls sldSe b1
the session it practically requires unanimous
consent for the passage of an important
measure, since a very small minority NAV,
by resorting to parliamentary methods of
delay, exhaust the remaining time. Among
the measures likely to be pressed upon the
attention of.the House are the Grant retire
ment BILL and the bankruptcy, educational,
Mexican pention, and national library bills.
The committee on elections has sgnified its
intention of pressing the election contests.
but there is determined opposition by the
minority and filibustering will be resorted to
if necessary to defeat their consideration.
In the Senate such time as is not occupied
in the consideration of the approprition bills
on the calendar, preference being given gen
orally to pension bills.
The bill to forfeit certain lands granted to
the State of Iowa to aid in the construction
Of railroads has already been under discus
sion, and will be urged to action if oppor-
tunity offers. The $4,000, 900 substituted
for the usual river and harbor bill is in the
hands of the Senate committee on commerce
and its fate cannot be foretold