The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-07-27
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Senate Making Great Headway
with the Business Before 1t.
President Cleveland Inlay Delay the
Adjournment of Congress.
The Senate Committee on Appropri-
ations Make Report.
(Special to the Press. J

Especial to the PREss)
WASHINGTON, July 26.-The Senate made
good headway Monday with the business be-
fore it. The deficiency bill was passed, and
several hours spent in executive session,
clearing up the calender of pending nomina-
tions. But one appropriation bill remains to
be acted upon in the Senate. The fortifca-
tion bill and that will take but a short time
Tuesday, unless the conference gets into a
serious wrangle over the Senate amendments
to the appropriation bill, they will be all
sent to the hands of the President by Thurs
day or Friday. The only difference between
the two branches on the legislative bill is
the item for clerks for senators. The House
voted today to non-concur in that amend
ment, but they will eventually yield as the
Senate is obstinate and is in position that
the House has no right to dictate as to its
employees. Upon the other bills agreement
can be speedily reached.
Some fears are entertained that adjourn
ment:may be delayed several weeks by the
action Of the President. He has given no.
tice that he will not go to the Capitol to
sign bills on the last day of the session, but
will examine them at the White House. This
would prevent the passage of the usual reso-
luton fixing the day of adjournment until
after he had returned the bills, and might,
should he examine them with the same scru-
tiny that he has private pension bills, delay
the departure of Congress week. The ex-
pressien is general that should he veto one
of the large appropriation bills it would be
promptly passed over his veto, for there is
no doubt that majority of both branches
are disgusted with the careless manner in
which he has asserted the presidential pre-
negatives. and will give him to understand
that Congress knows something about legis-
lation as well as the executive head OF the
nation. The House is playing waiting
game now, and will accomplish nothing more
this session than possibly the passage OF the
Northern Pacific land grant forfeiture bill
and the adoption Of conference reports. The
Senate finance committee refuse to give.an
indication of its action on the Morrison sur
plus question. 1t will hold meeting Tues
day to finally demand the matter, and will las
before indicated, probably report an amend
ment that the surplus shall be kept at not
less than one hundred and thirty, or thirty
five millions.
Nominations by the President.
The President sent the following nomina-
tions to the Senate today:
Charles M. Thomas of Kentucky, to be AS
sociate Justice of the Supreme Court of Da-
kota.
Nathan D. Bates of Connecticut, to be
Marshal for the District of Connecticut.
Ezra Baird, to be Marshal for Idaho.
Dupont Guerry, to be Attorney for the
Southern District of Georgia.
Postal Changes.
WASHINGTON, July 26-W. F. Fuller has
been appointed postmaster at Livermore
Falls, vice w. S. Treat, resigned:
At North Appleton, j. F. Meseryey has
been appointed postmaster vice Andrew
Wentworth, who was removed.
G. M. Oliver has been appointed poStmaS-
ter at Scarborough vice A. M. Sylvester, re-
moved.
c. A. Churchill has been appointed post
Samson, resigned.
VIII 1t be a Maine Man?
The President will probably nominate a
Solicitor-General this week. The President
has been making some inquiries about Will
ment counsel in the fisheries cases, but
Maine men say that he would not be likely
to accept the Solicitor -Generalship: Ran,
dolph Tucker does not want the place ana
has no idea of getting it. His ambition is to
be Supreme Court justice, and some of his
friends think the President will appoint him
to the first vacancy.
The Persian Mission.
The President will probably appoint Ed
ward Spencer Pratt of Alabama to the Per
sian Mission. In conversation with Mr..
Pratt, the President denied the current re-
port that the place would be left vacant on
account of lack of occupation for the minis
ter. The appropriation for the mission was
made in the sundry civil bill, he said, and an
appointment would be made. To other per.
sons the President has said that he desires
to give the place to scholar interested in
oriental matters, who will remain at his post
He does not want to appoint another minis.
ter like Winston, who will use the position
to serve certain personal ends and theI
throw it up. Pratt's friends say that he il
just the man for the place.
Secretary Hunters Funeral.
The funeral of the late William 81. Hunter
Second Assistant Secretary OF State, t0oE
place yesterday, and was attended by Secre
tary Bayard, ex-Secretary Evarts, First As
sistant Secretary Porter, and representa-
tiyes from all the foreign legations, severa
senators and all the chiefs of the various Du
reaus in the State Department.
Internal Revenue Collections.
The report of Internal Revenue Collecto
Miller for the past year shows that the tota
collections in the New England States were
Connecticut, $461, ,971 Massachusetts, 81, ,292,
CTS. Maine, $57,S00 New Hampshire, $37S,
1877: Rhode Island, $132,0S1; Vermont, S42,
The oIeomargarine Bill.
The President has referred the oleomarga
rine bill to the Attorney General for an opln
ion as to its constitutionality.
The River and Harbor Bill.
The conferees on the river and harbor bill
have failed to reach an agreement, and VII
SO report to their respective houses.
Report of the Committee on Appro
priations.
The Senate committee on appropriation
this morning finished its work upon the tol
| tifications appropriation BILL. and the meas
ure was reported by the chairman to tn
Senate. 1t contains number OF lmportan
! amendments. A provision approprlatln
| S50.OOO to continue the sea wall around GOV
| ernor's Island has been added.
| Section 2, which apprOprlateS $50O,O0O 10
| the armament of the sea-coast fortlhcatl ons
| is struck out and another substituted ,apprt
priating 100000, to be expended at Frank
| ford Arsenal, Philadelphia, for the purchase
| manufacture and erection of the necessar
| tools and machinery for the finishing and as
| sembling of heavy ordinance, and and
| to be available till expended.
| A section of the bill appropriates $6O,Ot
| to enable the Secretary of War to contrat
| with the South Boston Iron Works for tn
| construction of ten 12-inch muzzle-loadin
| cast iron mortars, each of $1,000 pound
| weight at sum not exceeding $4,000 eacl
| or six with steel bands, not to exceed $11 ,0(
each, in the discretion of the Secretary
| War.
Still another new section has been adde
to the bill, embodying with notifications tt
provisions of Senator Hawley's two propeo
ed amendments reported from the committt
on coast defences, and applying 1T respec
lively to the army and navy. This new Sc
ton provides ''that the Secretary of Wa
and Secretary of the Navy be authorize
Jointly to make contracts with responslb
Steel manufacturers, after suitable advertis
ments, for supply of rough-bored, rougl
twined and tempered steel, in forms suitab
for heavy ordnance adapted to modern wa
fare for army and;navy purposes, in qua
tity to exceed 10000 gross tons, in quail
and dimensions conforming to the specific