The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-08-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
Congress Finally AdJourns at Four
O'Clock Thursday Afternoon.
a Review of the Work iof the 4eth
Congress.
s. C. Andrews Of Portland Appointed
Special Pension Examiner.
RepubIican Members of the House
make Speaker Carlisle a Present.
Postal Information.

WASHINGTON, Aug 5.-The following pos
tal information is furnished by the Post
master General:
Post Offices Established-East Bethel, Ok
ford county, on route 452, Hanover, three
miles north; E. Bean, postmaster. 49,,
worth to Cherryfeld, Maine, from July 26,
increase in distance 100 rods, caused by es-
tablishment and supply of post office at
West Hancock on this route.
j. J. Curran was appointed postmaster at
Benedicta today, vice John Curran resigned.
Indignant centiIes.
A despatch from Salt Lake City says that
President Cleveland has been petltloned to
reinstate Mr.. Dement,, Surveyor General OF
Utah, by citizens of the territory, represent
ing $15,0Co,OOO. The Gentiles are indignant
because he has stricken out the appropria-
tion to reimburse District Attorney Dickson
for the money advanced to carry on the busl-
ness in his office. Through such an advance
District Attorney Dickson was able to col
lect unforfeited bonds and pay into the
treasury $25,0Co.
The President Approves.
President Cleveland has approved the river
and harbor BILL
Gift to Speaker Carlisle.
The Republican members of the House
have presented Speaker Carlisle with silver
service, costing $500, in recognition OF his
uniform impartiality and courtesy.
Extradition Treaty with Japan.
An extradition treaty has been concluded
with japan, which includes the following Of
fences for which eXtraditi0n may be asked:
Murder counterfeiting, forgery, embezzle-
ment larceny, burglary, entering puDnc
buildings with intent to commit felony, per-
jury, rape arson, piracy, manslaughtcr on
board ship, malicious destruction of or at
tempts to destroy railways, vessels. build
ings, when the act endangers human LIE,
and fraud by bank trustee or director OF
bank or trust company.
A Portland Man Receives an APP
pointment.I
Henry E. Perkins of Vermont and S. G.
Andrews of Maine have been appointed spe-
cial examiners in the pension office.
The Appropriation Bill Not Passed.
The fortifcation appropriation bill, after
passing both houses of Congress, failed In
conference. The Senate conferees were
made by the bill to $5,0C0,CoO, but this propo-
sition was not acceptable to the House con-
ferees
The closing scenes of Congress were une-
ventful. Profiting by past experience, the
Speaker notified the keeper OF the House
restaurant that intoxicating liquors. must
not be sold, and thirsty members and visit
ors were forced to satisfy themselves with
lemonade and other light drinks.
The only approach to unpleasantneSs IN
the Senate was when Mr.. Riddleberger OBJ
jected to the usual resolution OF THANKS 10
the presiding officer, but Mr. Hawley, VINO
cIared the resolution unanimously adopted,
notwithstanding Mr.. Riddleberger's point
that quorum was not voting.
Review of the 4oth Session of Con-
gress.
The first session of the 49th Congress just
ended, began Monday, Dec. Z, 1855, and has
or 241 days, exclusive of Sundays: The SEN
ate was in session 164 days, and the House
1S5. There were introduced in the two
houses 13,202 measures, 1904 being House
bills and 214 House joint resolutions; 1881
bills and S3 joint resolutions OF the Senate.
They covered all sorts of subjects. Com
parativelv few were of what may be termed
national Importance. A very small percent
age of the whole number introduced became
laws. A comparatively small NUMBER sue
ceeded in getting through the committees TO
which they were referred and reaching the
calendars of the respective houses. 1,O95 Of
these were received by the President, and OF
that number 814 were approved, 15I became
laws without the Presidents signature, ll5
were vetoed and failed for want of sigma
ture at the time of adjournment, ten days
not having expired since they reached the
President. Of the new laws, 746 were House
measures and 241 Senate measures. Ire
laws that became such by limitation were,
with two exceptions, private pension and re-
lief bills. OF the II house bills disapproved
by the President, IA were private pension
bills, and were for the erection OF public
buildings. The number OF measures vetoed
during the session was four more than have
been vetoed from the foundation of the gov
ernment to the beginning of the session just
closed, Only one bill, that granting a pen
sion to Joseph Romiser, was passed by the
two houses over the veto.
Confirmation.
Naval Cadet Isaac K. Seymour of Maine,
has been confirmed as ensign.