Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-05-15
The Democracy Diylded-The Re-
publicans United-The Menha-
den Fisheries.
(From Special To Boston journal.
WASnISGToN, MAY -, 1879.
TuE DEMOCRATS DIVIDED.

The Joint democratic caucus committee. or
committee of Safety, as it il called. are not
united as to what is best to be done alb ,ut
the army appropriation bnl and its vetoed
rider. Some advocate the passage of weak
bill, dcprcCatlng the presence of troops at the
polls, that the President will sign. Others
favor passing the army appropriation bill.
with such restrictions upon the expenditure
of the appropriation for transportation. &c.
as to effect the object OF the democrats but
they hardly expect the approval! of any such
restriction of the Presidents powers rs Com
mander-in-Chief; Others favor the passage of
a Joint resolution, extending the appropria-
tions of the present fiscal year for six
months. These discordant views rather dis
urb the harmony of the democrats, and
when they meet in grand caucus there will
be music in the air.
The REPuBLICANs UNITED.
The republicans meanwhile are united and
stand by the President, who is now in com
pete accord with the party that elected him.
The MENmADEN Fisheries.
The attention of Congress is to be called to
the stringent law Of the Maine Legislature
against the Menhaden fisheries in which so
many New England capitalists are interested
The subject came up before the Committee
on Commerce to-day in the consideration of
a bill introduced by Representative Cox of
New York, to protect the salt water fish
Thi, bill is similar in many respects to that
passed by the Maine Legislature and extends
over the entire territory between Cape Hen
lopcn and Cape Cod. There appeared before
the Committee on Commerce to-day Mr.. J.
NJ. :. Williams of Boston, representing the
Z .l...,,
man and Tallman of Rhode Island, rep
representing the fishing interest
The committee gave these representatives
a patient hearing, and appointed sub-com-
mittee. consisting of Representative Bcal of
/ Virginia, Acklen of Louisiana and Wait of
Connecticut to consider and report upon the
/ subject. In the course of the argument it
was shown that some thirty thousand tons of
the menhaden scraps are used annually in the
guano phosphate business, and that quite a
large fleet Of steamers are occupied in the
fisheries. The law of the Maine Legislature
torbiis under the seyerest penalties these yes
sells to catch fish within two miles of the
shore. The claim is made that the State of
Maine has no jurisdiction beyond low water
mark. nay igable waters beyond that point be-
ing exclusively under control of the National
Government within the marine league 1t
now seems probable that favorable report
i'll the interests of the fisheries may be made,
and that the bill now pending before the com
mlttee will he so modified as to protect the
interests of the fishermen on the coast of
Maine as well as between Cape lIenlopen and
Cape Cod.
The ONO CAMrAIsS,
Scrgeant-at-Arms Thompson claims to have
! positive proof that Secretary Sherman il to
be the nominee of the Ohio Republicans for
! Governor at their coming convention. An
address is being prepared calling upon Senator
/ Thurman TO reconsider his refusal to accept
a nomination, and he will be forced to become
a candidate. The contest between Sherman
and Thurman will be q hot one
In February, Bishop Andrews, of the Meth
odist Episcopal church, appointed Rev. W
NJ. Todd to the Brincklcy circuit, in Arkan.
sas, 10 preach to colored people. The white
men Of the district told him to leave but in.
stead of leaving he invited the presiding ell.
der of the district TO the place They held
services there which so enraged the white
rutiians of the place that they shot Mr.. Todd
and ll-treated bis companion The wounded
man died of his injuries few days ago, aud
the eoored church Of the place is now with
] out preacher,