The Portland daily press., 1886-05-19
FROM WASHINGTON,
River and Aarbor Improvements.

FROM WASHINGTON.
River and Harbor Improvements.
WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator Hoar and
Representative Stone of Massachusetts were
before the Senate committee on commerce
today to advise the establishment OF harbor
of refuge at Sandy Bay, Mass, midway be-
mated cost is $5, 100000. The committee also
discussed the first three items of the river
and harbor bill, and agreed to report them
as they came from the House. They appro-
priated $4,000 for the harbor at Rockland,
and $12, 800 for breakwater at the mouth OF
the Saco river Me-; also $4,000 for the har-
bor at Portland, Me. The committee then
took a recess until o'clock.
The commerce committee reassembled at
o'clock and heard Senator Blair on the river
and harbor necessities of New Hampshire.
The committee decided to add to the bill
provision for the establishment of safe
harbor at Sandy Bay Mass, but did not de-
termine definitely the amount to be appro-
priated for the first years work.
The Telephone Investigation.
Gen. Bradley T. johnson was recalled in
the telephone investigation. He said that
German was not member OF the Baltimore
Telephone Company. Van III. Manning of
Mississippi, former Congressman, was a
director as was also Casey Young. Mr..
Ranney returned to the committee this
inoIIlnS. SSseLdi VI bno S0lblCihoc ~ nnvoO
testimony van Bentnuysen nad onerea 10
impeach were present to hear the mysterious
charges Whlch ne nad 70 liahe. MI. JUN Jl!ii
son contributed TO tne niSUory OF PaLent HI
cation the statement tnat IL had Deen lne
practice in Virginia for fifty years to yacate
a9a and that Is Is Shown in Jefferson's notes on
Virginia. Gen. Johnston acknowledges that
on July 81, one OF the important daIes IN
this inquiry, he had a conference with Veon
Ericsson and others aS to the bringing OF
government suit, and as TO the advlsaDlilty
OF charging that corruption was useq IN 0D-
tanning. the patent. He THINKS tna5 lne
place OF bringing the SUIT was qlscussed anu
the judges were. considered. Judge Baxter
was one OF the judges talked aDout; Jonn-
son himself recommended Judge Bond, as
ne was opposed to patents and Judge IN og.
Louis and one IN Clnclnnatl were discussed.
The principal question was as TO jurisdiction.
Tro,,hIe An,ono tho pereione Corn
iioaD'o s>''os S
""s.eSS.
L4ere are neaons ian gne betTesn tbs
pensions committees of the House and
Senate may be seriously interrupted. 1t has
been standing rule with both committees
to report favorably to their respective houses
bills which have previously been 1avoraply
reported by the committee of the other
branch of Congress and passed by that
branch. Recently the House commlttee
thought some OF the bills passed by tne
Senate were not such as to justify favorable
action, and accordingly reported tnem Az
time iGdeefs has reported % adversely on number Of
pension bills which came from the House,
and considerable irritation between the TWO
committees mas thus peen engineered.
Exectrfive Nominations
70 Inls daIe tne Iresluent nas III az sthe tl
about 2lo0 nomlnations Ior clyll olilces .o tnS
senate; " tnese, dioG nave peen eoam1sn aoa lag
and only 10 relecteu ds ataig ho7t rtf tima mn
De qiSPoseo ol llra II M snuaG slei
reiections e % will he increased sS . The Pennsyiya
MIA nominations, it had been anticipated,
would meet with much objection, but OF the
entire $50 sent in all have been confirmed with
but two or three exceptions, and these are
still pending and will go through. Nearly all
OF these nominations were made at the III
stance of Mr.. Randall and Senator Don Cam
eron has taken as much interest in having
them confirmed as II they were MS own per-
fN-.'-,-.
e''o' so'''o'
There is misapprehension as to the
amount of the French spoliation claims. The
total number of petitions filed is 8S5, with an
aggregate amount claimed OF ", ,922,o5o; ihls
is an average of $5654 on each petltlon.
There are 215 additional petitions, the
amount claimed by which is not known, III
i1e9 f1 netifons o filed fled AnriI 81 1856 would be
$6,122,89S These figures will, undoubtedly,
be much reduced in the trial OF the cases.
a..aa~,;no %ta e+a+,,+ae
~e'u"s '"o
senata h;l Dolp IL amend Secton 595s Of the
Revised Statutes by adding to it clause
| prohibiting all persons from interfering IN
any way with the business of common car
| riers whose lines extend from one State into
another, and providing as penalty Tor Vlo-
| ing one year or a fine of not more than $500,
| or both.
Amending the shipping Laws.
Senator Evarts. from the committee on
| iudiciary. reported fayorably his bill provid-
ing that the services asked Ior IN gne Iading
maritime service. for which lien in his
| favor shall attach upon the vessel whether
| foreign or domestic. and NAV be enforced in
| 1ike manner as other maritime liens in any
| district conrt having jurisdiction.
| Secretary Manning improving faSt.
Sooretarv Mannino is ranidly improvinQ
| He taLes daiIv rides, II IS now Thought
,robah1e that he will abandon his trim to
| REortross Monroe and will remain here until
would return at once to the treasury II. Il ms rs
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