The Portland daily press., 1885-01-28
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The usual formula for the ending Of the daily
record of the Senate when that body adiourns
in executive session, is as follows: f'After
blank hours and blank minutes spent in execu-
tive session the doors were reopened and at
blank O'clock the Senate adjourned" Tonight
Senator Edmunds dictated to one of the clerks
different formula, which ends somewhat as
follows: "And pending consideration Of exec
utive business, the Senate adjourned" From
this the Inference has been drawn that the
Senate would reassemble at - o'clock tomor-
row, III executive session, and that the Nicara-
guam treaty would be pushed to point of ac-
tion before adjournment. It is understood that
the supporters of the treaty tried to secure
vote upon it today, and that the motion to ad-
iourn tonight was carried by bare majority at
twenty minutes before 6, which is laJer hour
than that body has sat before during the ses-
sion.
The Civil service Rules Amended.
The President has amended the rules for the
regulation and improvement of the executive
civil service SO as to provide that classification
for the customs service shall include clerks and
persons employed by either collectors, naval
officer, surveyor or appraiser, when the num-
ber aggregates nifty or more. The same pro-
vision is made applicable also, to all post offices
where over fifty persons are employed
Jurisdiction of the Supreme Ceurf.
Senator MCMILLAN today favorably reported
| from the committee on the Judiciary bill to re-
| store the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of
| bu0 ~ uit0u Otaboo OfeE WElbB Oh 0aD8dS CORPUS
so as to allow appeals to be taken TO that court
| in all cases which may be appealed to the Cir
/ cuit Courts. The effect of this will be to allow
| appeals to be taken to the Supreme Court in a
| habeas corpus case in which the prisoner is al
| legged to be restrained of his liberty in viola
| tion of the Constitution or any lower treaty of
| the United States. Under the present practice
| single federal judge of the lowest judicial
| rank may overturn the final Judgment of the
| highest courts of states.
| War Claims.
The House committee on war claims today
| instructed Representive Geddes to report fav-
orably bill to authorize the accounting officer
OF the treasury to settle and adjust claims OF
| any state for expenses incurred in aiding in
the suppression OF the late civil war.
Improvement of Galveston Harbor.
The committee on rivers and harbors today
reconsidered its recommendations agreed upon
! yesterday for the proposed improvement of
Galveston harbor. The appropriation for be-
ginning the work was increased from $500,0OO
| to $4,000 and the salary of Captain Eads
| was reduced to $4,000 annually and to $4,000 for
| each foot of water obtained. The CITY author
tiles OF Galveston have telegraphed that this
city would give $4,000 for each foot obtained
in addition to the compensation propose By the
committee and with this understanding Capt
Eads Will agree to undertake the work. The
that Capt. Eads shall have the same control
| over the improvement of the harbor that the
commission has over the improvement of the
Mississippi river.
Facts and Runners.
The Senate in executive session today con.
flrmed the nomination of John r. Hartranft
to be collector of customs at Philadelphia.
Secretary McCullocb today addressed a COM
munioation to the Speaker of the House rec.
ommending an appropriation of $500, 600 for
the construction of an additional vault for the
storage of silver and for expenses attending
the transfer of silver from the sub treasurers
which are now or which may become over.
crowded with that coin.
The board of supervising inspectors of steam
vessels today adopted rule requiring all
barges in tow OF steamers to carry proper sig.
nal-lights.
The President today appointed j. G. Denis
to be special commissioner of the part of the
United States at the New Orleans exposition.
There is an increasing sentiment throughout
Kansas in favor of the Oklahoma settlers. Boil
houses of the legislature have adopted strong rsss
lutons requesting senators and representatives IL
Congress to favor the opening Of the tsrritsry t,
settlement.