The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-06-19
Current Events.

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The oleOrDargarine bill, which reSsed
the house by such decided majority two
weeks since, seems to have met with de.
feat in the senate, although no positive act
ion has been taken upon it 10y the senators,
When the bill was referred to the commit
tee on agriculture, instead of TO the com
mittee on finance, its friends considered
that poin. had been gained; but the OPP
position developed against 1t on the floor
under the lead of Senator Edmunds and
Beck will be sufficient to make it's passage
impossible The objection to it ~ that it
is unconss, tutional in its provisions and Il
species Of class Legislation that 10 unwise
and unsafe Senator Beck has announced
that when the measure Is under discussion
he shall review the whole tariff question,
The statistical buresv of the treasury de
partmentahas prepared tsbles In regard to
the value of recent imports and exports, by
which it IS shown that there was an in
crease of $50 1892, 5lI in the value of i'm
ports during the nine m@aths ending March
81, 1886, as compared with the value of i'm
ports during the corresponding ,period of
the proceeding year; also that the imports
have dec. eased in value In the following
particulars: Coffee, $2,s72,3l9; seeds, moi
medicinal, 81 ,4jS,00G manufacturers of
silk, Sl,2?G, 705; leaving the tOta, increase
of imports, 1913, 1891 The value of do
nestle exports during the nine months end
ed March 81, 1886, shows a falling off of
74,GG2, 1875, as compared with the value of
exports during the corresponding period of
last year. There was an increase Of 49, ZOO, :.
600 In the value of corn exports and an in
crease Of about S4,000I@Q0 In the value of
leaf tobacco exports. There vase decrease
of aboutfj ,0OO,O 900 bushels in the exports of
of wheat decrease of over g rs = 900 gal
Ions In the exports Of bourbon whisky, and
an increase of about la900,O00 pounds in
the export Of lard.
In reporting back to the house the sub
stitute f3- the Blair pension bill che com.
mittee on invalid pensions say ctiat after
consulting the commissioner of pensions
and the best ohtainaSie sources Of informa.
tion 1t appears that the number o. soldiers
disabled and dependent upon their labor
for support, who would become beneiiciar.
les under the act, is t310a, involving an an.
nual expenditure at the rate of ,Sta4 each,
or $6,7G7, 10, The report states that this
number may be reduced by at least 900,
rs it is estimated thM about that number
are already receiving pensions, but the
committees convinced thai 1t has present
ed the maximum figures of the expense in
volved la the passage OK the kill 4 section
has been added to the original bill restrict,
ing TO - the fees of agents and attorneys
prosecuting claims arising nader 1t.
Prof. Morton, president of the Stevens
institution Of Technology appeared before
the senate committee ON agriculture on
Tuesday In opposition to the house bill tax
ing oleomsrga'ine. lie said that after Il
thorough examination of the .aew industry
In all It's branches, he had reached the con.
clusion that OleOnargarine WA of necessity
pure and wholesome product. Prof.
Chandler, of Golpmb ia college, New York,
and president of the New York board of
health, regarded the discovery of this aew
process AS one Of i,he greatest discovery of
the century, and denounced the attempt to
destror it,
After July | next the mails from The
l ulted States fot Cuba and for Porto Rico
VIII be forwarded 10y rail over the shortest
route To Iamoa, Fla. and thence dispatch
ed bya steamer. This will make great say
lngof time in the disTstch of mails b. Cuba
amounting, In some instances to two or three
days. III the present administration of the
postoIIice department can now only succeed
IN perlectlng arrangements for the eX
change OF small parcels Of merchandise by
mall between this country, Mexico, Canada
the west Indies, South america, Australia,
japan, and tue Hawaiian islands similar 10
our domestic exchange of merchandise hy
man, II VIII have accomplished work
which will rebound greatly to the benefit
OF TINS country. IL is understood that nego-
flations looking 20 that end are now in prog.
Tess.
The vote refusing to take upon the Nor |
rison tariil measure, on Thursday, was dis |
tributed as follows. The majority against
1t IL, the total vote being 1i0 20 157. OIL
the Affirmative voters 1876 were democrats |
asd republicans, three from Minnesota
and one from New York. The negative
was cast by l22 republicans and 81 demo
Gratis. The democrats were from New
York 10 Pennsylvania 8, Ohio 8, Louisiana
:. New Jersey 3, Illinois 2, Ward and Law
Ter OF Chicago. California, ALBANIA, and
Maryland l each. New England with &c
voters gave 3 Tor and 30 against, 3 being
paired. The states of New York, New
jersey, Pennsylvania aud Delaware having
% votes gave II for and 81 against taking
the measure up, being paired. The
southern states including Maryland aud
West virginia with 100 votes gave SO for
and 10 against, with paired. The west
ern and northern states having 100 votes