Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-01-31

Mr.. Peters bill in relation to rights O Z
part owners of vessels provides that any Der.
son or body corporate having more than half
ownership in any vessel shall have the same
power to remove q captain who Is part owner
"a they would have were such captain not
owner.
| Mr.. Peters bill to extend the boundaries
OF the customs district Of Bangor, Maine,
| which was introduced in the House Monday
morning, proposes to embrace the following
towns and townships in Aroostook, viz: No.
| One in Range Four; No One in Range Five:
Macwoahac Plantation; Reed and Parker
Plantation, and the towns Of Bancroft and
Weston. Also the following in Washington
county, viz: Danforth, Topsville, Godyville
md marlborough, and the following town.
hips, viz: No. seven in Range Two; Nos.
eight, nine, ten and eleven in Range Three;
Nos; eight and nine in Range Four. Also
Robbins plantation and Township letter I,
which lies adjacent to marlborough and
Robbins Plantation.
Chief Justice Chase delivered an important
opinion in the Supreme Court Monday, de.
claring that pardon restores to rebel his
rights and property, and that consequently
ne can sue in the court of claims under the
Captured and Abandoned Property act. Mr..
Justice Miller read q dissenting opinion. in
which Mr.. Justice Bradley joined. This
opinion sets aside what is known as the Drake
amendment, which legally debars rebels from
appearing in the court of claims.
In the United States Senate Monday the
amnesty bill was put over for another day.
The apportionment bill was passed substan.
TALLY as it came from the House. In the
House, a bill to recognize the belligerancy
between Spain and Cuba was offered and re-.
ferred. The diplomatic appropriation bill
was reported and made the special order for
Thursday. The final-adjournment resolu-
ton was discussed at length, and finally
referred to the committee on ways and
means.
The bill for the protection of the fishermen
and for other purposes, introduced in the
House by General Banks and referred to the
committee of foreign relations, indicates .
new development in the situation. Efforts
have previously been made to unite in one
bill the legislation executing the treaty Of
Washington and that for the relief of the
fishermen, but this bill untes the relief for
the fishermen and Mr.. Lynch's old bill for
the refundng Of duties on material entering
| into American ships, re.introduced at the
beginning of this session. The obvious re-
suit is that the legislation for carrying into
effect the treaty Of Washington will be per.
mitted to come before the House without
complication and in its pure and simple form,
losing no strength by being attached to the
bill for the reli' Of the fishermen. This
measure, introduced by General Banks, 10
apparently q surprise to the friends of the
fishermen in Congress. and 10 supposed by
them to come from the State department,
where the desire is daily growing stronger
that the legislation for the fulflment of the
treaty shall be completed as thoroughly and
as early as possible. 1t is evidently intend
ed as a solution of the deadlock which now
practically obstructs the House committee
on foreign relations, since it is not likely that
they can report upon any measure which
would both satisfy the treaty and the fisher.
men. 1t does not seem probable either that
this new attempt to solve the difficulty will
meet with any better success.-Boston Ad.
vertiser.