The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-08-26
Mr.. Milliken's Record.

In compilation of the record of the Maine
delegation in the last Congress the Washington
correspondent of the Boston Journal SAYS of
the member from the third district: Mr.. Mill
ken was member of the Committee or Public
Buildings and Grounds and on Expenditures in
the Department of Justice. He offered an
amendment to the rules at the beginning of the
session making it the duty of the -Appropria-
tons Committee and of all committees having
appropriations in charge to report. on or be-
fore the first day of July. during long sessions
and on or before the first day of March during
the short sessions of Congress. and he support
ed this amendment. If this change in the rules
had been adopted it would have prevented
these committees from holding back the Appro-
priation bills to block legislation and to pro-
long the session. as they did this year. MIR.
Mlikcu introduced bills to appropriate SD
000 TO extend the Belfast Custom House: to ap-
propriate $4,000 TO build a lighthouse on Crab
trees Ledge, i'll trenchman's Bay; to make Mi.
Desert Ferry port of entry: to appropriate
$4,000 to compensate Bangs. Bushnell & Co. for
property taken during the war; to pay railroads
for hauling cars less than forty feet long-alI
of which passed. He also introduced various
other bills, among them the following: To
donate cannon for soldiers monument: for
surveys of Bar IIarbor. lie opposed by his
speeches and votes the River and IIarbor bill,
especially the appropriations for the Lower
Mississippi. taking the ground that they We're
not appropriations to improve tie navigation
of the river. but to protect private property by
building levees. and We're unwarranted by the
Constitution and contrary to sound public
policy. lie earnestly urged the passage of the
Oleomargarnc bill. voting for The highest tax
imposed by the original bill. lie took the
ground that the bill ought to be passed. first to
raise revenue, second, to protect people from
an imposition and an mwhoesome article Of
food and lastly. TO secure the prosperity Of the
farming interests. lie introduced resolutions
calling for statement Of the accounts of the
Treasury with private citizens, 50 that the
Inter may get their dues from the Government
without being mulcted by attorneys, and also
resolution to adopt the HAYES nitro-glyccrine
shell; also bill to pay bounties to soldiers dis
abled in line of duty, under the same rules and
for the same amounts Il soldiers wounded in
battle; also 4 large number of petitions from
Maine Knights OF Labor for >hipma>tcr> to be
licensed a> pilots Mr.. MilIikcn spoke in favor
of making a close time for mackcrcl; upon the
Legislative and Executive bill: on salaries for
Territorial officers: on the Issue of United
states notes: on the bill granting charter for
4 cable railway i'll Washington. and he earnest
ly urged the repeal Of the law limiting pension
arrearage> He advocated the Senate amend
ment to the Post Office Appropriation bill
which provided for the payment of American
ships for carrying our foreign mails, and he
opposed the Morrison Tariff bill, He spoke i'll
favor of the bill for scientific temperance cduc;t-
tion in schools within the jurisdiction of the
Jnited States. He has favored protective
tariff; advocated bills in the interest of Labor.
Of temperance and of liberal pensions 10 Union
soldiers and their dependent widows.