The Portland daily press., 1873-02-26

The New Haven ''bolting" Republicans are
was not taken from the Elm City. The
trouble with the Young Democracy of that
city seems to be that their candidate acas taken
fiom New Hlven.
Guerrilla Mosby, it is reported from Wash
ington, was tendc ed day or two since, by
Attorney General Williams, the position of
United States District Attorney for one of the
territories. Mosby was overwhelmed; he
begged to be excused; if he accepted the place
his motives would be misconstrued: besides,
the salary is inadequate.
Unless Boss Tweed appears and claims his
seat in the New York Senate within fifteen
days, it will be declared vacant, provided the
bill before the Legislature passes. OF
There is likely to be righting of the fla
grant wrongs of the Democrats upon the col
orcI voters of Lexington, Ky. A day or two
since Mars, one of the judges Of electiol in
the recent farce of an election which was
enacted at Lexington, was held by Commits
sioner Meriwether, at Louisville, to answer in
$500 bonds before the United States Court.
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The Fishery Bill.
The following is the bill passed by the House
OF Representatives to carry into effect the pro-
visions of the treaty between the United States
and Great Britain relative to fisheries:
"a bill to carry into effect the provisions of
the treaty between the United States and Great
Britain, signed in the city of Washington on
the Sth day of May, 1871, relating to fisheries,
etc., INA
That whenever the President of the United
States shall receive satisfactory evidence that
the Imperial Parliam ent of Great Britain, the
Parliament of Canada and the Legislature of
Prince Edwards Island have passed laws, on
their part, to give full effect to the provisions
Of the treaty between the United States and
Great Britain, signed at the City of Washing
ton on the Sth day of May, 1871. as contained
in articles Is to %, inclusive, and article 80 of
said treaty, he is hereby authorized to issue his
proclamation declaring that he has such evil
dence, and thereupon, from the date of such
Is inclusive, and article 80 of said treaty shall
remain in force according to the terms and
conditions of article SO of said treaty, all fish
oil and fish of all kinds, except fish of the in
land lakes and of the rivers falling into them,
and except fish preserved in oil, being the
produce of the fisheries of the dominion of
Canada or Prince Edwards Island, shall be
admitted into the United States free of duty.
Section 2. That whenever the Colony of
| Newfoundland shall give its consent to the APP
plication of the stipuatiors and provisions OF
said articles Is to % of said treaty, inclusive
| to that Colony, and the Legislature thereof
and the Imperial Parliament shall pass the
necessary laws for that purpose, the above emu
merated articles, being the produce of the fish
cries of Newfoundland, shall be admitted into
the United States free of duty, from and aftel
the date of the proclamation by the President
of the United States declaring that he has sat
isfactory evidence that said Colony of New
foundland has consented, in due and prope1
manner 10 have the provisions OF the SAT-
treaty extended to it, and to allow the Unltet
States the full benefit of all the stipulation
therein contained, and shall be SO ADMITTED
free of duty so long as the said articles Is to 70
inclusive. and article 30 of said treaty shall re
| main in force, according to the terms and con
| ditions of article 80 of said treaty.
| Section 3. That from the date OF the Pres
| ident's proclamation, authorized by the frs
| section of this act, and so long as the artlcle
Is and 25 inclusive and article 30 OF said treat.
shall remain in force according to the term
and conditions of articles 80 of said treaty, al
gooas, wares and merchandise arriving at TN
polOs OF New York, Boston and Portland ant
any other ports in the United States whcl
iaIlv des;nor may from time to time be spec
States ana a by the President of the Unitet
nossess;ons G;esIHned for her Britannia Majesty
at the Custom Hn,,na America, may be entere'
witbont The ,aa ioose and convened in transi
Mi.nouI me payment of duties tbroI az 10,
rtoiy OF the United States nn tdhrough the tel
regulations and conditions for the sntn iules
, from time to time shall prescriba cue .. Jreasur
like rules, regulations and cop5it,; ana unde
wares and merchandise may be CONVEY goods
transit without the payment of duties e4 g.,
such possessions, through the territory Of III II
United States for exports from said ports
the United States.
: Section A. That from the date of the Pre-
ident's proclamation, authorized by the fiji