Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-06
THE ARMY BILL.
New York Declared to Be ALIVE With SO.
cialiAts.

New 1OrA DeCiareu TO DC AAso WIN So
cialists.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 5-Mr.
Plumb recently received g letter from IAN
old citizen" of New York censuring Mr..
Plumb for his opposition 10 the army bill.
The cid citizen informed NJ. Plumb that
there were 10000 Socialists in New York
aud that the present army would not afford
them mincemest.
Mr.. Plumb had no doub. this old citizen
was man of considerable wealth, and
that az be acquired wealth he neglected by
degrees his duty ss c citizen until now he
felt it beneath him to perform those duties
while be called en- the general Goysrnm' nt
to do for him what he had neglected 10 do
Tor himself This letter. Mr.. Plumb
thought, fairly represented the idea CO
which the proposed increase oi the army
was favored BY some. a. hoped the bill
of the Senator from Illiqois (Mr. LogsD)
for the equalization of Junties would pass
before the salaries and emoluments Of the
regular army were piled m so high that
there should be found no more money IN
ths Treasury. Mr.. Plumb thought the
Senate could postpone billt TO increase the
euolument Of the army uutiI volunteer
army or Wniea l.r. logan thought 90 nuc.,
had Justice done to it. Tke Selzt2s from
Illinois, Mr.. Plumb said, would not need
to make insulting references to his Me-.
Plumb's) calling in order TO secu!e his sup
port Of such Q bill as that. he referred
again to the expense of the proposed in
crease and cited figures to show the increase
would be $6,000,O00.
Mr.. Frye inteIposed with some remarks
on his resolution sbout fisheries. He re-
gsrded it ss very important that the mat
ter should be discussed and said 1t in.
yslyed q matter that looked to wsr. he
read resolutions of fishing association
at Portland, Me, praying that the Amer
can government send armed vessls to the
fishing grounds to protect our fishing yes
sells, inasmuch as the Canadian govern
ment had forbidden American fishing ves-
sells to enter Canadian ports Tor any Pur-
poses except OF shelter. The Minister
of Marine of Canada, Mr.. Frye
said, had received proclamation
that no American vessel should be permit
ted to enter Canadian ports for the purpose
of buying, barreling, or shipping crews or
landing tish for transportation across Cana.
dian territory to places in the united
States, and be understood that the Cana
dian Government had fitted out their
cruisers to prevent American fishing yes
sells from entering Canadian waters.
Mr.. Frye was only waiting for single
American vessel 10 be seized, then he pro-
posed TO introduce bill Of less than ten
lines closing the ports of the United States
seainst British colonial fshing, treighting
or passenger vessels along the line OF the
great Iskes and the Atlantic coast and We
would then see how iong Canada would
carry on this operation that she had roW
entered on.
Manning sIRph Better.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-Dr. Hamilton
said today that there issusrked improve
ment in Secretary Asnnings condition
and that he is better to dsy than he has
been since his attack. He added, however,
that his recovery viii be slow and tedious
and ii may be some time before he car
safely be pronounced entirely out oi
danger.
Decided in Favor Of Weaver.
i WAsHNGroS, April 5.--By strict party
4 vote the House Committee on Elections to
| da1 decided "a reo,rt IN favor ot Weaver