The Portland daily press., 1882-05-12
WASHINGTON.
Tbe National Brewers Convention,

The National Brewers Convention,
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE national brew
ers' convention passed resolutions to-day urg-
ing Congress to encourage the production of
the lighter drinks by releasing manufacturers
from illiberal restrictions and pledge the MEM
bers of associations to act together in elections
to defeat the candidates of any party that PAN
ders to fanaticism by supporting prohibitory
laws. The committee on legislation recon-
mended the following sums to aid their inter-
ests: $1,000 to oppose, pending legislation IN
Michigan, $4,000 in Indiana, $4,000 in Iowa and
$500 in Kansas. Recess.
The brewers convention this afternoon
adopted resolutions regulating the sacking OF
hops packing of malt and tare on hops and
elected the following officers: President, II.
B. Scharmannn, Brooklyn, n. Y; vice presi-
dent, Henry Clausen, Jr., New York; treas
nrer, William A. Miles, New York; secretary,
Richard Katzenmayer, New York. A board
of ten trustees and vigilance committee OF
twenty members were also elected. The con-
vention then adjourned to meet in Detroit tlls
third Wednesday of May, 1883.
The River and Harbor Bill.
The river and harbor bill will be reported to
the House tomorrow. The aggregate amount
appropriated will be about $16, 100000.
New Treaty With Mexico.
Negotiations are in progress between this
government and that of Mexico by which de-
tachments of the army of either country may
cross the boundary line in pursuit of hostile
Indians
a New Sugar Bill.
The representatives of the louisiana sugar
interest and of the refners who are not in the
| Havemeyer combination have agreed upon a
| new sugar bill, which was introduced by Mr..
| Gibson of Louisiana yesterday. 1t provides
| that the Secretary of the Treasury shall select
| proper Dutch standards of sugar, and cause
| the saccharine strength to be ascertained, and
| when ascertained to declare it, and that when
| this strength is ascertained the duty shall be
| collected according to the color. 1t is not
| known whether those who have been such
| strenuous supporters, of the existing Dutch
standard will approve of this change in the ex-
| isting law.
| Contested Election Cases to be Taken Up.
AT conference held last night between rep
/ resentatives of the Southern Republicans and
| the Republican caucus committee, which has
! charge of the order of business in the House,
| an understanding was reached, in accordance
| with which at least four contested Southern
| election cases will be taken up in the House
| and disposed of before the great appropriation
| bills are passed. The object OF this is to pre-
vent the adjournment of Congress without TAX
| ing action upon these contested cases. Inc
Southern Republicans maintain that they
wonld be placed in false position, and thai
they could not satisfactorily or with any reas
| enable prospects of success enter upon the Con
| gressional canvass if the Republican majority
| in the House had not admitted TO their seats
those contesting Republicans who, they claim,
are properly entitled to them. The caucus
committee has decided to finish the Geneva
| award bill and also to dispose of the bill fol
the extension of bank charters imm ediately
afterward. 1t is probable that then the Re
publicans will insist upon the bringing up Of
The Southern election cases.
Miscellaneous.
The House committee on elections to-da,
agreed nine against 2 to report in favor of seat
ing Mr.. VIM. M. Lowe, the contestant in th
case of Lowe VS.. Wheeler, from the Sth Con
gressional district of Alabama.