Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-08-05


touching the existing relations between
capital and labor.
The Senate passed the "Deuster
bill to regulate carriage of passengers
by sea and the House bill to regulate
immigration.
The Sundry Civil Appropriation
bill reported to the Senate adds to the
House bill 81, 7SS, 900, making the total
S25, 1874, 900.
In the Senate debate on the Naval
Appropriation bill the amount for COM
plotting the monitors was cut down from
81, 900, 900 to $500, 900, and the clause
abolishing the rank of commodore was
stricken out.
The President has approved the &C
appropriating $500 for Mrs. Lucretia
Garfield, less any amount paid James
A. Garfield, ion account of his salary as
President of the United States.
The House passed the bill, as
amended by the Senate. increasing the
pension of the widow of General Custer
from $50 to $50 per month.
The House Committee on Commerce
reported the bill which was placed on
the calendar to regulate the exporta-
ton of articles made in imitation of
butter and cheese. The bill provides
that any article or substance exported
to any foreign country not the actual
product of the dairy and not made
exclusively of milk or cream, but
into which the oil or fat of animals not
produced from milk enters as a COM
ponent part, or into which any melted
butter or oil thereof has been introduced
to take the place of cream, shall be DIS
tinctly and durably stamped, branded
or marked in plain Roman letters not
less than half an inch square. A heavy
penalty follows all violations of the
order.
For river and harbor improvements
the bill passed by both Houses appro-
pirates SIS, 743, $50.
internal revenue collections for the
year amount TO SAG, $40, 273.71.
"A large number of post offices have
been made money order stations.
The Senate has sealed the fate of
the Revenue bill, and a Washington
dispatch says it VIII not be taken up
again this session.
The Attorney General having de-
cided that the law does not forbid any
servant of the government to pay money
to the Congressional Committee for po-
litical purposes, the President in Cabinet
meeting declared for his part that these
payments must be entirely voluntary.
The following language used by him is:
authoritatively made public" That no
person in any one of the executive de-
partments declining to contribute shall,
on that account. be subjected to dis
charge or criticism, and no attempt to
iniure him on this ground will be coun-
tenanced or tolerated"
FOREIGN ITEMS.
Arab has instructed the Bedouins
on the Suez Canal to obey NJ. de Les
seps.
The Khedive has authorized the
Canal as they think necessary for the
expulsion of the rebels.
In the French Chamber of Deputies
NJ. de Freycinct proposed the vote of
credit for Egyptian expenses, declaring
that it was a question of confidence in
the Cabinet. The Chamber at once re-
ieeted the credit by a vote of $50 to 76.
All the Ministers thereupon rendered
their designations.
1t is said that the Turkish expedi-
ton to Egypt will consist of II, 900 men.
Arab Pasha is said to have pro-
posed terms of peace, offering to retire
from Egypt to an Arabian or Syrian
monastery.
Turkey has consented to send troops
to Egypt Immediately, but desires that
the English troops be withdrawn.
Half the cotton crop and the greater
psrt of the wheat crop in Egypt will be
lost.
An attempt was made Thursday to
assassinate the Recorder of Dublin in
open court.
Public opinion in Great Britain is
inclined to disbelieve the confession
made by O'Brien, the man arrested in
Venezuela on suspicion of being one of
the assassins of Lord Frederick Caven-
dish.
The Arrears bill has passed its Sec
ond reading in the English House OF
Lords.
Admiral Seymour has written let
ter to the Khedive stating that England
has no intention to annex Egypt.
"A tremendous conhagration has oc-
Cured in the native quarter of Alexan-
dria.
The English House of Commons
has passed the vote of credit for Egyp-
tian expenses by vote of 275 to 10.
Arab Pasha has telegraphed to the
Sultan deprecating dispatch of Turk
ish troops to Egypt and declaring tidel-
lty to the Khalifate.
The Londen Times declares that if
necessary England will act alone in
Egypt and establish government under
exclusively English protection.
The Egyptian troops attempted to
surprise the English near Ramleh on
Tuesday night, but were easily repulsed.
Twelve rifiemen have been selected
as members and alternates of the British
team to come to America to compete in
the rifle match.
-O'Mahony, an Irish suspect, has
been offered release on condition that
he would go to America.
The British Foreign Office confirms
the report exclusively of the capture OF
one of the Phoenix Park murderers in
Venezuela.