The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-07-22
The House Votes to Adjourn on the
2Sth Inst.
Senator Pugh Defends the Action of
the Committee in the Payne Case.
Senator Frye to Speak in Favor of
Investigation.
Mr.. w. n. Clifford and the Solicitor
CeneraIship.
Especial to the Press1

| opposition to the resolution came mainl,
from the advocates of the river and harbol
bill, who feared an early adjournment would
diminish the prospects of an agreement OF
that bill The heavy vote for the adjourn
ment resolution indicated the belief thai
nothing wonld be accomplished by prolonged
conferences on any important matters on
which the two houses disagreed. AS before
stated it is not thought that the Senate will
accept a resolution fixing an earlier date
than Aug. I'd.
In the debate on the Payne election case,
in the Senate, Mr.. Pugh of Alabama advo-
Gated the position taken by himself, Sauls-
| bury, Vance and Eustis, to the effect that
| there was no expression of a belief or suspi-
cion on the part of any member of the COM
mittee that Mr.. Payne was connected in the
| remotest degree by act or knowledge with
any wrong, criminal or immoral, in his cleo
tion, and that no further investigation of the
charges should be made. Mr.. Hoar, in reply,
said that the testimony presented in the case
asking for the investigation was such as
would be received by any court of law.
Mr. Logan, in explaining the position of
| himself, Mr.. Teller and others, claimed there
was nothing in the evidence to show that
votes were bought in the legislature, and
| that if money was used it was to influence
caucus action, and with that the Senate had
| nothing to do. The State of Ohio, he main
| tanned, should take cogniZance of that, and
| punish the guilty ones under her statutes.
| Senator Frye will speak tomorrow in favor
| of investigation.
afn1 f,,yI hon. fo.1 - \
reports that w. III. Clifford of Portland is
making any substantial headway towards Sc
curing the Solicitor Generalship, as the
President left the city today, for an absence
of several days. No appointments will of
| course be made in the meantime
Apaches Before Secretary Lamar.
WASHINGTON, July 21.-Some thirteen In
dians from the San Carlos reservation in
Arizona, representing that part of the CHR
acahua Apache tribe of Indians, which have
not been engaged in the recent raids. on
Monday had an interview with the Secretary
of the Interior. One old chief, who was
rather gaily dressed and made a better ap-
pearance than his companions, who were
clad in rather nondeScript garments, half
American and half Indian, was the spokes-
man for the rest. He spoke in the Apache
dialect, which was interpreted into Mexican
by a half-breed Indian, and then done into
English by an American who came ON with
the Indians. The old chief and the Secreta-
~, through this double medium, had quite
lengthy conference, during which it was de-
veloped that the Indians wanted to remain
where they were, as they said that they were
getting along very we'll
The Secretary reminded them that it was
due to the outrages perpetrated by members
of the tribe that the people of Arizona de-
manded their removal to some place where
stricter supervision over their movements
could be exercised The government was
determined to put a stop to their raids and
depredations, and they must see that the
bad Indians are restrained if they wish to
prosper ASA tribe. He told them he would
consider what had been said, and would at
future meeting tell them what would be
done. He also said that he would introduce
them to their Great Father. The Indians
then filed past the Secretary and shook
hands. The half-breed who Interpreted in
to Spanish wore a Soiled calico shirt and
pair of blue overalls, and as he had only one
eye his appearance was not prepossessing.
The Morrison Surplus Resolution.
In the Senate finance committee yesterday
it was found that five members favored and
five members opposed the Morrison surplus
resolution. Senator Allison held neutral
ground. Asno conclusion seemed likely to
be reached, Senator Sherman proposed
substitute providing that surplus of $780,,
100000 instead of 800, 100000 should be re-
bdlueQ, duu Llldb Wu6u0f6I tllG piu0 GA
ceeds this amount bonds shall be called at
the rate of $10,000,0oO per month. No vote
was taken on this substitute.
Reciprocity with Mexico.
The House committee on ways and means
agreed to report Mr.. Hewitt's resolution
calling upon the President for additional
information in regard to the Mexican reel
procity treaty, the object being to bring out
reports favorable to the treaty recently
4 rIn1~r
sentative in Mexico, to be used next session
in an attempt to secure the legislation neces-
sary to carry the treaty into effect.
Cuttings Release Demanded by Bay
ard.
Inquiry at the Department of State con-
firms the press despatch that Secretary Bay
ard has demanded the release of A. G. Cut
ling, the American editor, confined In Mex
lean prison.
Short of Campaign Funds.
The Washington Republican of recent
date says:
The Democratic campaign committee of
which Senator Kenna is chairman, is not SO
cheerful as it might be; nor is it as .Jubilant
as it would be were it not for the civil service
law:which applies to thelreceiying and giving
of political contributions. In truth, the
campaign committee is very bad off for funds
cant for work, who was strongly endorsed
by the leading Democrats of the House 1--WE
have not dollar to spare with which to pay
for employment of CLERKS, and at present
things look mighty blue"
Continuing, the prominent member: OF the
committee said: "Pm sorry | can give you
no encouragement for our finances are so
low that it would be suicidal for us to en-
ploy you You know the civil service law is
very strict, and it makes it misdemeanor to
give to or receive moneys from any govern
ment officials to be used for political purpOs-
es. A large number of clerks have without
our solicitation, already come forward and
offered their little mite, but we were COM
ceive help is this: The heads of the depart
ments have detailed clerks to come to head
| quarters to work for the committee after
| office hours, and by that means we save the
| expense of employing labor. If it were not
| for that don't know what we should do.
We are going to have hot fight this 1aII, ana
| l tell you candidly it won't be any walk
| over"
Appointed Surveyor of Boston.
The President today nominated jeremiah
| w. Coveney of Boston Ito be Surveyor of
| Customs for Boston. Col jeremiah w.
| Coveney is a real estate agent and auctioneer
of Cambridge. He was born in that city in
| 1910 and received a common school educa-
tion, He served in the Twenty eighth Mas
| sachusetts Regiment during the war, rising
| from the rack of Second Lieutenant to that
| of Lieutenant Colonel, and receiving his dis
| charge in 1864 ON account of wounds. He
| Cambridge City Council and was in the Mas
| C1nhnSpftG from n 1875 and