Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-04-29

WASHINGTON LETTER.

and a supervision In bankruptcy the for /
mer 10 receive an annual compensation % .
5000 each. and the latter 5000 The BIN /
excerpts wearing apparel. etc, In favor Of
ne bsbkrupi Tuesday many unlmrofiani I
measures were agrced % iuciuting prop. /
osltlon b Admit the Commissioner Of Az
rlculiurc o. the foor Of the Senate. ADD al
~ bills Of private nature. wednesday
The Piuro- pneumonia blil which has been a
special order upon the senate calendar
since March iosh, was called uP rhis =
,he same BIN which passed The House some
two months ago. II pro,iics means hr
the suppression ant ex,irpaiion o.
plcufo pncumouia and other diseases
among domestic animals. The shipping
BIN has been speclal order since April D,
and will probably be considered soon oai
not until amer The House bin on the same
Sab which vii be passed this week. i
disposed OF Ahcr these special orders
are disposed OF, I an tod the Utah hiii
will be called up
The House has passed an important ull
which pro, ides for The establishing 90 q
burcau Of labor statistics. with oommis-
slouer a, a salary OF a. Zoo rhis j.
doubtless a step In the right direction.
toward hsrmouifing labor and capital
Monday was suspension day Ia Che Housf,
when committees are recognized fof thc
suspension of The rules AMI ihc passage ~
bills. The Commlltoo on Civil Service
Reform which was called frsi, askcd the
House o. repeal The scctloa of the Revised
statutes. restricting abe terms oi certain
officers % foar YEAR,. ca the gfo1ai that
every four years The President aud hc
senate were APT 70 come Ia conflict over
I appointments. The House refused D. 30
7 hastily repeal an act % siNiy wears ekis-
ieucc NJ Diuglsy. from The Committee
on shIpp.ur. askrd thc Honse O. agrcc Cd a
b'n creating Bcrcan Of Navigation 10 ihc
Treasury Department. a. IN annual a.
I p,n.e % only stooo The b.l Wa passed
| ~ a heavy msiofiy The fcnsion Com.
mites also succeeded in passing h.l
whereby pensions may be given more ho-
eraliy In cases OF disease knowu o. hc COO.
tfaciei In che service Tuesday dofen
more tarif speeches we're delivered coo
The same DAY ne Pcrslou Appropriation
b.u Wa passed .n ihe lioasc. AZ amend.
mcut Wa sgIssd n providing thst no
| r-rsi'. s-rri shall f-msni sry o. uu'i
me a'lovanc, ofthe claim aui .n the a..
scncc Of special coniract ao fcr shaii OK.
coci Ten dollars. This prorlsIon ID com-
meudabic. I'm view OF he many disg,puia-
bic pension frms la Washington and else
whtrc. Who's sslniIug has sd recently
been broughi o light "Wednesday. uc
iloase Appropriation Committee reported
back thc naval ani rosiAl Appropriations
a. received from TIE senate. refusing %
agree o. the Increased appropriation made
by he latter hoiy. ii vii be remembered
that me senate Increased thc Naval Ar.
/ prorriaiiou h.i nearly six million. aui thr
Postal Appropriated hIn about three mil.
lions A Lively discussion eusurt in hc
House aver i1c Naval hiu. in which SIR.
Reed ant others iook piri Iroaa.e is
looked f1r tefor, satisfactory Agreement
L. reached TIE d.scassion on th's 600
continued Thursihy Friday Wis private
i h.iI day. devoted mostly to the passagU 81
pension blns Mr. piuglcy's shipping b.l
which from iae opening % Congrvss uutl
March heaiei she calendar. anf Which
since March is; has remained q special of.
Der % ooutiuue iron lay b day j. fualy
destined % become iaw. saturday.
April ssh Wa ST apart for the cons irr.
A,lon of blis. uoi.to bo lisiarlci ~ ap-
preparation a1i revenue bills rhs h.1
which removes ccriaIu burdens from thc
American shipping Msrlne. passed the
uousc ansr a little explanation hy Mr
Dingisy. A. Ibis Sane biii Introduced by
senator FRYE Is special order To- hc
Ssnats. % will probably soon 30 o. the
President Or hl. signature
I.ess time than was Al frst Supposed. o.
devoted b me discussion of the tar.f
Morrison. WHO sees that nothing can oe
galnel politically by spinning oui his ialt.
has Turned completely Aroani. ani ask-i
the House o hold evening" sessions flf
tArlf speeches n l. fair 90 presume thu
be- has cone o. the conclusion thai bis pst
oil viii not bear discussion, AMI that
the sooner li i disposed of The better.
Already about forty speeches have been
delivered. mostly for the bin Mckinlcy of
Ohio. In a mastery snlrt pointed oct ihe
laconsistencle. OF the bin 10 Is sail ihc
speaker. Carlisle, is - make q speech 'n
support o. the bIll which. n true. shows
10 wha, straits the Demscratic fcformsrs
are reduced % Is PROBABLE ihs discus
sloa viii close next week. when amend.
mcnis will BE- In order.
The news that the Arthur men 10 New
York had sold themselves out % Eimuuts
wa received with establishment In wasa-
iugt0n Political observers cAnuo, fail %
see the significance of thi. move. Thus
Il seems that an New Englani save Maine
AMI Connecticut which II Tor hAWlty a,
vel as New York d fos the Vernon.
Statesman Arthur Is most assursdiy
weakening. while Blaine seems 90 hold bis
own. SECRETARY Linooln's name stl'l ap-
pears a. Vice President on almost every
ticket This unity cannot bui mean some.
thing
NOTES
senator Fge expects 10 take short va
cation soon. and Try his luck among the
lakes. Ills camp will soon b. pat Ia or.
der for bis reception The senator will |
stump Maine 10 September, and will pro
badly accept some ofhis pressing Invita-
,io1s 10 speak In various states during The
Presidential campaign. lie has been 10
vlied 10 speak 10 Iowa, Pennsylvania ani /
elsewhere.
The Danville and Coplah investigating
committees will soon make their reports.
Il l. conceded BY al candid observers that
The evidence In both cases Is damag-
ing 70 The Democrats In Virginia aud