The Portland daily press., 1893-03-15
Secretary Carlisle's Retieenes Con.
eerning the Gold Reserve.
REORGANIZATION OF SENATE COM.
MITTEEs BY THE DEM0CRA-
TIC MAJORITY.

Quarantine Regulations.
WASHINGTON, March 14.-Secretary
Carlisle, by direction Of the President,
has instructed the officials of the Treas
ury Department not to make public in
formation regarding the state of the gold
reserve and the plans for keeping it in
tact. Mr.. Carlisle declares that he does
not intend to disclose his policy to any
body, but that, when the time comes,
he will act as he thinks the public inter-
est demands. The gold reserve yester-
day stood at $1O2, ,621, ,779, and does not
yet include the $1,000 which will be
transferred by the national banks Of
Denver.
Reorganization Of Senate Committees.
The Democratic caucus today finished
the reorganization of the committees of
the Senate. Chairmanships were given
Senators Peffer and Kyle, Populists. Mr..
Stewart was permitted to retain the
craftsmanship of the committee on mines
and mining. The Republicans were Civ
en- IL committees, just as they gave the
DGIlUCIdlSs L Ill6 OluCldi IloURltCA OuD Dy
Mr.. German shows chairmen:
Agriculture-George.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Contingent expenses-White of Louisiana.
Census-Turpfe.
Civil Service-Call.
Claims-PaScO
Coast defence-Gordon.
COmmerco-RanSOm.
District of Columbia
Ed ducation and labor--Kyle.
3a Enrn1lnd hii1S-(4fferey
Examiner of several branches of civil service
PETER.
Finance Voorhees,.
Fisheries-Coke,
Foreign relations Morgan.
1mmiaT3 T3tion-Hill.
Indian &tfairs-Jones. Ark.
Interstate commerce-Butler.
Irrigation and reclamation of arid lands
Judiciary-Pugh.
Iibrary-MillS.
Manufactufss-Gibson
Military atfa.rs-Walthall.
Naval affairs4McP
Smith.
!. Post offices and post roadSr-COlquitt.
Printing-Gornan.
Privileges and elect.ols lance. .
Public buildings and gfounds--Vest.
Public lands-Berry.
RailroadS-Camden.
Relations with Canada Murphy.
Revision OF the lawS-Daniel.
Rules-Blackburn.
Observation-Disclosures
transportation routes to the seabord-Irby.
Pacific railroads-Brice.
Indian depredations-Lind
SELECT coMMIrTEEs
To establish university of United States
Hnnton.
uadro-eentennial--vi
To Investigate geological suryey-Martin.
Forest reservations Nebraska.
To investigate trespassers upon Indian lands
Roach.
The LISTS complete with the exception
of the assignment of the Senator from
Wyoming, that place being left vacant
until the member is sworn in.
Mr.. Morgan sent copy of the list to
the Republican committee.
Commissioner of Pensions.
Western Congressman who approached
the President to urge the claims of
western candidate for the office of COM
missioner of pensions are authority for
the statement that Mr.. Cleveland in
formed them that he had about de-
termined to appoint an eastern man to
this position, and that the office would
have gone to Gen. Slocum of New York
if his advancing years had permitted him
to undertake its onerous duties.
Customs Receipts Increasing.
Customs receipts are increasing, and
during the month of March it is anti
cipated that they will foot up $1S, S,OOO,-
600. For the first ten days of this month
the. receipts at the port Of New Y ork for
customs have aggregated $4,2O6 900, as
against So. 905, 900 for the corresponding
period of last year.
The Pension List.
March 14.-Pensions have been grant
ed to the following Maine people:
ORIGINAL.
Patrick O'Brien, Mellen G. Berry.
ORIGINAL WIDOWS, ETC.
Sarah Dyer. Clara j. Downs.
Maine Inventions.
Patents have been granted to John P.
Smith, Portland, cash indicator; John Fl.
Tapley, Richmond, car coupling.
Quarantine Regulations.
Secretary Carlisle yesterday amended
the quarantine regulations promulgated,
so as to provide for the inspection Of
passengers taken aboard ship at inter-
mediate ports by United States consul
officer at the port or, in his absence. by
the local health officers.
BATH NEWS.
inquiry Made as to Dan McKeever