The Portland daily press., 1884-02-27
WASHINGTON.


\>peoial 10 tho Press.1
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-Chairman Hatch
sass hs is confident that the peuro-pneumonta
bill will pass, the votes today showing that the
opposition 10 not enough to defeat it.
Pasenrs TO Maine rnvenfors
Patents were issued to-day to Maine invent
ors as follows:
Granville H. Cloyes, Portland, fire ladder. :.
Thomas 81. Crsbtree, East Surrey. check
rein.
Lf0e Iaseresss and the Tariff.
Mr.. DlDaley presented a remonstraDce from
the lime maoufacturers of Knox county
against a reduction of the tariff on lime before
the ways and means committee, accompanied
by protest from the Maine delegation in
Congress He made an argument showing
that the value of manufactured lime in the
country is nearly 5000 600 yearly, $1,50O,o0O
bsing paid out in wages yearly. P.
cTo the Associated Press.l
.WAsHIs0ToN. Feb. 26 Mr.. Dingley of
Maiue today Drsse n ed TO The ways aud meal ms
committee remonstrance of the lime manu-
facturers OF kuox county, Me-, against the
PROVISION Of the Morrison bill putting lime on
the free list TIE remonstrauce was accom-
panied by protest Of the Ma ne delegation in
Congress against such action. Mr.. Ding ey
said that the census showed the value OF lime
manufactured IN this country il 1880 was "a.
63S SS2, and that ia manufacturing 81 237 ,207
was paid out In wages for labor
The Pestat Telegraph-Dr. Noryru G. een
Before the Senate sub Committee.
DR. Norvin Green y examination before the
sub-committee Of the Senate committee on
post offices aud post roads was continued to-
day. His cou0sel obi cted to furnishing cop
ies OF the contracts between tie Western uu<
r,Q1 mil md
tions Mr.. Green declined TO furnish informa-
tion regarding the r-ceipts from the Gold and
Stock Telegraph Company and cable compan-
,es and other sources OF revenue aud also cop
les OF the cable contracts. He said there was
nothing that he was not willing that the COM
mitteo should know, but he declined to an-
swer on general priuci pies.
DIR. Green said that he had published an or
der that all newspapers would be entitled to
special rates and treated alike. There had
o5en provisions In the press association N
'racts that they should use the Western Union
lines whenever those lines were in conoiton,
but this had not prevented the Herald OF Tri-
oune or Times from takiag mes ages from
otn-r lines. There was a feature iu the con-
tract that they should not be entitled to re-
duced rates, that is rates for special service,
1siess they did pstroDize the Western Union
exclusively, or substantially so; but that had
oo5n abolished BY general order and all
"e~spapets were now entitled TO the same
DR.. Green denied the truth of the report
that propositions were being entertained Of
the amai9sms ston oil tie Western Uuion aud
Baltimore aud OHIO telesr .ph companies.
Increase of Pensions.
The Houe committee on invalid pensions
today agreed TO report favorably Representa-
i've Maison's bill increasing the pension of
soldiers and sailors from So o $l2 per mouth.
mcPherson's Cnrrescy Bill.
At . meeting OF the committee On banking
and currency this morning., Mr. Buckner's
substitute providing for the issuance of Treas
ar, notes tc take the place of bank notes for all
bills concsrbing bank circulation, &c., that
had been considered by the Commit ee, was
then authorized the chairman to report to the
House the Mcpherson oil as it passed the
Senate. The bin is AS follows:
1. Upon the dspos of an United States bond
bearing interest n the m4uDer required by law
any ns ionai banking association shail be elti led
T., receive circulating no O. not exceeding in the
whole ~ oa tn lar va Ne If the bo.as posted.
pr vided that at NO time sh III the total amount If
such notes s.,ed to any su association exceed
the am punt at sueh time actua pai of its Cap
al s'ock. amt that all laws and parts Of laws
conssttnt ith the provisions of this act, be and
The same AZ. hereby repea ed.
q. That he aes ciatiohs organized for the pur-
pose 0i issuing hoIes payable IN gold, under The
DIVISIONS OF section SO of the revised 81 4tutes
o the tied Stat s, upon the deposit of any
lniisd Sta .. bonds b airing te esq vi the
ir asurer the UDited Sta es, shall be entitled 10
rec i've circulating notes to the amount and in he
M amer prescribed In this act for other national
banhine associate :.
3. Tn At al and parts of laws of the United
states inco rstent with he provisions If this act
be, aud the same are, hereby Repealed.
d irector of the Mint.
The Senate today nf med The nomination
OF Hor.sio q. Burchard of Illinois to be oirec.
miscellaneous.
Il has been dec ed that Chief Engineer
G-orge Neville will accompany the Greedy
relief ex pediton as engineer of the advance
ship Tbeis which will be commanded by
Captain Scbley.