Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-12-15
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drancC to lhC uCNelupMCHi nt this inter, =,
or the enterprise and energy II American
mechanic. and capitalists would have kept
this country al least abreast Of our rivals h
the friendly contest tor ocran supremacy,
The substitution u iron Tor wood AMI steam
for sal hA, ~ruush, grca, revolution. IN
the carving trade OF the world But these
change. sog.d not have boon adverse 10
Auierla Il ~ had gwen ~ nlr navigation
interests portion .; tho aIi ia protection
Which ha. been wisely icstosc ed upon GUY
manufacture. | commend the Whole sub.
Jcct 20 tho wisdom Il Congress. With THE
suggestion that NJ question % greater mag
m'9tc or farthcr-rcaea.ng importance can
engage their attention.
NI>,tiIA>lur> ruri,,.
IL l>7i 'hr Supreme Court ot the United!
States declared Lgcnr-' .'a'.aua. the statute,
of certain State, which imposed upon ship
owner, u. caus.cuev. q TAX 81 : ~ flr each
passrnsyr arriving from foreign country.
or 90 is,a th,rcu; repaired a bond to is.I-ui.
Uis the STATE and ip,A. ag,nar.t.r, against
expense tor the future relief az support Of
such passenger. Siuer THIS decision the III
pcnsc attending the care and slprr .ian "
.mW. grants tA, iA..cL uu tie states q, whose
I.ly;, ,tl, L-,, landed. 4, a large MAJOR
u Of .s.a immigrants. Immediate. apaa
their ARRIVAL. proceed 10 the .ul4ul STATE.
and lf!r;Yr.,, g. sc,A permanent homes. i
D.. mau.h.'s uu4.; % IMPOSE upon the
State vhu.c .Auf,. The, first reach ,Hr bur.
den Shlch II uua bears. For tAi. reason.
aud because II ia. national importance VI
the subject. recommend legislation regard
Immigrant, At the ports II ,!,,4rAai.an.
rrsr,t % ..Atr that the people uf A.4sAa
have reason 90 complain that thr, arc 4.
sri .urrusld,! MI. al, form II ..utcrs.i.rlt
s., which liz, or p4u,,cr;, can be-. protected
NAuc tar extent pf 1t. population Iu., ta,
iI.tli, the application II tie cu,tl, na-h.n-
cf, ~ ,crrltorla! administration. th,rr /, inn
mediate ugoc.s.i, iur continuing such A
form uf government As viii uy4nlot,. th. ed
uyatiun Of the ptlu., and secure The M
miui,;ratlun of justice.
The Senate At It, last session pas>..,l A BIN
providing for the construction Of a bu,ldif.,
for the Library of Congress. but II failed IL
become a lAv. The provision ~ .urh BRO
lection for the great collection 81 book, and
f.r the Copyright Department, connected
With !, has Become Z ,uhicc, u national inn.
portanlr and should receI e pgomp, .tt,nt,.,.,
The report 81 the Comn.,,Ion,r, of tbs
Distract Of Columhm. herewith Transmitted
- Ill inform YOU fall, Of the condition of the
AFFAIR." Of the Distract. The, uryt. the vital
Importance OF legislation for the reclamation
aud Improvement Of the nar.he. ana for
the establishment Of the hlrhor line. along
;l- Potomac River front It Is REPRESENTED
that IN tne,r present condition these nar.he.
seriously Affect the health uf the resident,
Of adjacent parts Of the riiy and tb,t ,b.,
great, mar the general ASPECT II thu. mar.
Ia which stand, the Washington monument,
lhe improvement would add Ia that BARK
and the park south Of III, Executive Man
SION q large area of valuable land and would
transform what Is nov believed 10 h, dan
gcrou, nuisance into an attractive Landscape
extending To the river front The, recon-
mend the removal Of the steam rain a, lines
frum the surface of the street, Of The. c,ry
and the location Of the n,c,s,ar, der,t. IN
such places a. ma, b. convenient f,r TIL pub-
he accommodation. and they caI att,n,io-
to the deficiency of the water SUNNY which
seriously affects the material pr1,n+rity q,
the CITY and the health and cnmfar, az Il.
inhabitants. | commend these .nbi.cts n
YOUR favorable consideration.
The Importance oftImely legislation with re-.
spect TO the ascer,ainment and declaration al
the votes for Presidential .lrc,ors u,s >barr.
IL called 10 the attention of the n.oIIe ,,,I,r.
than four wears ago. Ii il tn bf bnneb ia,
some weli-defned measure may h. devised
before another national elec,,op ub;cb ,r;I'
! render unnecessary resort IN am s,,,.,Ii.
| ent Of TEMPORARY character for the d,.,ar
mina,ion of the Questions unon conte.ted
returns.
Questions which concern the very e,is,.
ence OF the Government and tho Iiber,;es i,
the people were suggested by the proIonyad
| Illness of the late President. and his cons,
ouent incapacity To p.rform The functions -,
| his office. Ii is provided by the second All
Gle OF the Constitution. in The fifth oIau.a i.
its first section. that in the case Of the re-.
| moval of the President from Office ar al
his death. resignation. or inability 10 di,.
| charge the powers and duties Of said otf;ce
the same shall devolye upon the Vice Pres.
ident. What is the intent Of the Cons,iu-
ton in its specification of inability to dis.
charge the powers and duties of said Office
as one Of the contingencies which calls The
Vice President to the exercise of Presiden.
tial functions? Is the inability limited in
its nature to long continued intellectual in.
capacity, or has it broader import? VIVA,
must be its extent and duration? How
must its existence be established Has the
President whose inability is the subject of IN