The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
Who viii Fill the Vacant Chairman
ship of the Senate Committee
Presenting Petitions for Passage OF
the Pilotage Bill.
The Proposition to Double the Rate
onFourth Class Mall Matter.
Messrs. RouteIle and Brady Ready
for Commodore Truxton IS Letter.
Senator MiiIer's Funeral to occur To-
day In the SenateEChamber.
Especial to the Press.l

Especial to the PreSS.j
WASHINGTON March 12-The last honors
to the dead Senator from California will be
rendered in the Senate chamber tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock. After brief public
service the remains will be escorted by the
Senators In body to the Baltimore and ONO
depot, and will be taken to their last resting
place, across the continent by a special train.
A committee of five Senators and an equal
number of Representatives will accompany
the family of the deceased to San Francisco
Senator Miller's former seat has been
draped with black all the week, and a
heavy arch of black has been placed over
the main door to the chamber. These SYM
bols of mourning have formed striking
contrast to the otherwise rather festive APP
pearanee caused by the immense crowds
who have fiocked to the galleries every day
to listen to the debates on the issue between
the President and the Senate
WASHINGTON, March 12.-Great difficulty
is found filling the committee of the Senate
to accompany Senator Miller's remains to
California, Senator Jones of Nevada being
the only one as yet to consent to go. Sena'
tor Hale desired to go very much and at first
intended to, but has decided that his duties
will not permit so long an absence Senator
FRYE has also declined to go for the same
reason.
Against Increased Postage.
Henry C. Bowen, editor of the New York
Independent, argued before the Senate COM
mittee on post offices and post roads this
week, in opposition to the bill of Senator
Wilson of Iowa proposing to double the
rate on fourth class postal matter. He
showed that while the direct revenue OF
fourth class matter may not appear to be
adequate to defray even the expenses OF
transporting it, yet the correspondence
growing out of it if computed would be
found to be sufficient not only to make the
business profitable, but it is constantly on
the increase He presented statements from
one of the largest dry goods houses in New
York to the effect that 1t was usual for them
| to receive and answer three or four letters
on every order they received, that nearly
three. fourths Of their remittances in pay.
meHt for the goods they send as fourth-class
mail matter comes in money orders OF in
registered letters from which the govern
ment gets from ten cents upwards in fees,
and that an equal amount of their fourth
class packages are sent as registered matter,
thus paying the ten cents fee in addition tc
the regular postage. Thus large revenue
| accrues to the government, which would be
in large measure lost if the bill should be
come law. Fortunately there is not the
slightest chance of this occurring as The
7 House committee have decided against il
already, and it is more than probable thai
the Senate committee will do the same.
The Vacant Craftsmanship.
The Senate caucus this morning referred
the vacant craftsmanship of the foreign rela
tions committee to the caucus committee. Ii
is generally believed that it will be offered
to Mr. Sherman, but there is considerable
doubt of his acceptance. Should he decline
it will be offered to Senator Frye. and proba.
bly, he will accept it.
The PiIotage Bill.
Mr.. Dingley has presented the petitions Of
B. C. Adams and fifty-fye others, shipown
ers and masters of Camden; also of Elipha
| let Thorp and eighty others, of Bristol; ane
Mr.. Milliken the petition of j. Manchester
Haynes and thirty-six others, of Augusta
for the passage of the pilotage bill.
The Norfolk Navy Yard.
When the reply of Commodore Truxton t.
| Mr.. Beutelle's resolutions comes up for de
bate in the House, the latter gentleman will
be found ready to prove the truth of his al
| legation to the full. Both he and Mr. Brad,
of Virginia are loaded to the muzzle witt
facts in support of their charges, and thu
fiimsiness of the so-called reply will b.
pretty clearly shown up. Indeed the chic
! charges, those of the removal of Inscription
| from the dry dock and the discharge 0,
| Union soldiers for political reasons are ad
mitted in the reply to be true, and the gen
| tlemen are in possession of abundant proc
| that the charge made against the loyalty ant
the character of Superintendent Lyons arr
false.
Personal.
Mr. and Mrs. 7. Lambert and Mr.. ant
Mrs. j. Fl. Manley of Augusta arrived herr
this afternoon. The latter gentleman vii
remain about two weeks. He is simply on
pleasure visit to secure needed rest.
Hon. Orville ID. Baker of Augusta, Rev
F. w. Baldwin of Chelsea, Mass, formerl.
of Lewiston, and j. W. Taber of Portland
were in the city this week.
New Postmasters for Maine.
The following have been appointed post
masters in Maine:
At Friendship-Mrs. Mary d. Morton,
| At West AppletOn-S. o. Bartlett.