The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-06-05
Daniel Manning Sends His ResIgna-
ton to the President.
Mr.. Cleveland Hints that His Party
Has Not Supported Him.
Samuel j. Randall Makes a Thrust
at the Civil Service Commission.
An Argument for the Payment of the
Southern War Debt.
Mr., BouteIIe Proposes a Solution OF
the Fishery Question.
Canada Allows American Merchant
Vessels to Purchase Fish.
The North Atlantic Squadron Ordered
to the Fishing Grounds.
Portland to be Visited by the Fleet on
Its Way East.
The Hearing on the MackereI Bill
DnStnarod
The North Atlantic Squadron Ordered
to the Fishing Grounds.
Portland to be Visited by the Fleet on
It's Way East.
The Hearing on the MackereI Bill
Postponed.

The Hearing on the MackereI Bill
Postponed.
Especial to the PREss.1
WASHINGTON June 4.-Senator Palmer,
Chairman of the Senate committee on fisher
les, being unavoidably absent from the city
today, the hearing on the mackerel bill was
postponed, as the committee was unable to
get a quorum. The hearing will probably
not be held until Tuesday next as it is as yet
impossible to tell what action the committee
will take. Two of the committee are thought
to be favorable to it, and two opposed, with
the other three undecided Its supporters
however, have strong hopes that the commit
tee will authorize favorable report upon it.
Mr.. BouteIle on the Fisheries,
Mr.. Boutelle of Maine has prepared a bill
which he is awaiting an opportunity to in
troduce, 1t largely increases the duty on
fish. His object is to more effectRally meet
the questions that have arisen involving fish
ing interests.
The bill repeals the paragraph of thetariff
law providing for the free Importation of
fresh fish for immediate consumption fish
sounds, hake sounds, fish skins and shrimps
or other shell fish mentioned under Shedule
G. relating to provisions. 1t increases the
duty on mackerel from one to two cents per
pound; on herring picked or salt, from one
half to one cent per pound on salmon, pick
led and other fish picked in barrels and salt
ed, and cod sounds, from one to two cents
per pound; on foreign caught fish imported
otherwise than in barrels or half barrels,
whether fresh, smoked, dried, Salted or
picked, specially enumerated, or provided
for, from fifty cents to one dollar per hun
dred pounds; ON anchovieS and SardineS in
boxes increased from ten, five and two and
one-half cent per box to fifteen, seven and
one-half and four cents per box; when I'M
ported in any other form than in tin boxes,
increased from forty to fifty per cent ad val
orem The paragraph providing for the duty
on tin cans containing free fish is stricken
out The duty on fish preserved in oil other
than anchoyies and sardines is increased
from thirty TO fifty per cent ad valorem, and
on salmon and all other fish prepared or pre-
served, from twenty-five to thirty per cent
ad valorem.
The act is to take effect thirty days after
its approval, and Mr.. Boutelle says in refer
ence to this BILL that the so called retaliatory
provision recently added by Congress to the
shipping bill, however proper and justifable,
will not be regarded with much concern by
the Canadians as they do not care much for
the privilege of purchasing bait or supplies
in our ports. He proposes, therefore, to deal
with the fishing question practically by ter
minating the free importation of fish, and in
creasing the import duties on all fish; thus
compelling the Canadians to pay more for
the privilege of selling their fish in the Uni
ted States
The Government Stirring.
Secretary Bayard read this afternoon from
Consul General Phelan at Halifax this tele-
gram:
American merchant vessels can purchase
fresh fish of all kinds"
The Secretary of the Navy says that the
vessels of the North Atlantic squadron have
been under orders for several davs te r'.rae---
for sea. They will go easterly as usual, and
report for further orders at Portland, Maine,
They will visit the fishing grounds under in
structons from the department, and 1t is
hoped. will help to allay rather than increase
the existing antagonisms.
Daniel Manning Resigns.
The following correspondence is made
public this evening:
WASHINGTON, May 20.
My Dear Sir:
[ have decided to place in your hands my
resignation of the Office which you did me
the honor to ask me to accept fifteen months
ago. MY reasons for this decision are both
covery of my health has permitted me to re-
fleet upon the demands of the public ser
vice to which | had given, perhaps, too
freely all my strength, and upon the condl-
tions of resuming my labors at your side,
have not for moment questioned what
must be my present duty. The full recovery
of my health is pronounced to be an affair
of weeks; and a longer period OF rest, es-
pecially during the heated months, is pre-
scribed, or at least advised as a prudent
Inra Tor
advice would not be practicable were l
to resume general direction of the Treasury
Department even if abating something of
the energy which it seemed needtul to eX-
pend in the first year OF my work. super
vision at distance would be more Of him
drance than help to the Acting Secretary.
But it is not befitting that department
of the government so difficult and so import
ant should be administered by a convales-
cent, studious Of parrying its daily. exac-
tions, nor that the watchful control OF its
enormous influence, or the direction of its
fiscal policies. even under your wise lead,
should be attempted by any one concerned
about outstanding his strength.
The reforms in our fiscal pollcy which you
have maintained, and which have been
framed by and commended to the wisdom of
the legislative branch, are reforms necessary
to our safety, binding in honor, obligatory In
the traditions of the Democracy, set down
with promises in our statute book. Our
DTtStllb ldIlu laws ulS liCOolCSo OPplCooipli
instead of an easy burden. Our currency is
a chaos, into which we pour from forced
purchases of one of the precious metals, a
mechanical increment under the coinage law
so ill-judged and untimely that 1t hInders
the opening of our mints to the natural and
unlimited coinage of both metals, and the
free expansion of our gold and silver com
along with the growing needs of mighty
people.
All our needful customs revenue might be
collected by strictly revenue duties upon
few score of articles, instead OF by eXtraVa-
CANT or prohibtory duties upon more than
four thousand articles. The mere machinery
Of the administration, by its own mass and
complexity, breaks down and crushes out
the enterprise it assumes to protect, Better
currency than elsewhere exists might be had
by few lines of repeating and empowering
legislation, followed by two or three years OF
capable administration OF the treasury, and
Joined with the present sagacious
conduct of our foreign policy by the State
department under operation Of. currency
laws and tariff laws now in force which you
and the 49th Congress were elected by the
people to repeal and reform. The burdened
Industries of our country are p.unglng heay-
lily along miry road towards foreseen dan
ger We talk OF arbltratlng our respectlvee e
share of the disaster, instead of knocking Off
0urself imposed fetterS and releasing gener-
al prosperity. This is not in my Judgment a
time when the President can delay to pro-
vide or afford to dispense with an actual, as
well as titular head of the Treasury depart
ment. The fiscal policy of the Federal Gov
ernment in respect to a debt so large, taxa
tion so pervasive and currency, which is uni
versal, cannot fail of being chief factor in
National and individual well-being.
Your own duty, to which you have address
ed yourself with such clear and unfiinchlng
purpose, the duty of Congress in the premls--
es, and the laws which may yet be enacted
for the guidance of the Treasury department
will require that you be assisted In
their administration by an officer capable
of full efficiency and unwearied circumspec-
ton. Permit me, therefore, without hesita-
ton, to accept my temporary disability as
summons to stand aside and make way for
one capable of fulfilling every requirement
of the public service
Very respectfully yours,
DANIEL MANNING.
To the President.
This is Mr.. Cleveland's reply:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
Washington, June 1, 1886
Dear Mr.. Mdnnjng:
L have received your letter in which you1
resignation is rendered as Secretary OF the
Treasury. The sentiments therein contain
ed are entirely in keeping with the devotion
to public duty and LOYALTY to the interest OF