The Portland daily press., 1886-05-11
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Seizure of the Fishing Schooner
Discussed.
Messrs. Frye and DingIey Introduce
Bills Regarding 1t;
Democratic Hostility to Important
Appropriation Bills.
The Morrison Tariff Bill Not to be
Taken Up This Session.
How Cold Tea" is Dispensed at the
Nations Capital.
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officials is not to be passed over in silence
by the friends of the American fisherman in
Congress. Bills were introduced today in
the Senate and House by Senator Frye and
Congressman Dingley, authorizing the Presi-
dent to issue proclamation limiting the
privileges of foreign vessels to the same
rights that are enjoyed by our vessels in
their ports. Though general in their scope,
they are intended to apply to this particular
case and are intended to give authority for
the seizure of Canadian vessels found exer-
cising in our ports the rights that are denied
our vessels in Canadian ports, and the for
feiture of the vessel and cargo to the United
States. 1t is the fulflment of a promise
made by Mr. Frye during the recent debate,
ITO introduce bill closing our ports to
Canadian vessels as soon as one of our YES
sells was seized" Resolutions ON this sub
ject were also introduced by Mr.. Dawes of
Massachusetts-on calling on the State De-
partment for information, and the other
authorizing the Senate foreign relations
committee to investigate the seizure.
Want the Anti-Butterine Bill Passed.
Senator Frye today presented petitions of
citizens of North Yarmouth and Cumber-
land, Me-, praying for the passage Of the
anti-butterine bill.
Democratic Hostility to important
Measures.
The two appropriation bills which were
posted last week, one in the Senate and one
in the House, will not be allowed to become
laws, without bitter, and it is feared pro-
longed struggle. The Democratic majority
in the House, in its unrelenting hostility to
everything looking to the upbuilding of
American commerce and the protection of
American industries, will do their utmost to
defeat the Senate amendment to the post
office bill, which appropriates 100000 for
carrying American mails in American
steamships, and the Republicans in the
House will labor equally hard to sustain it.
The Senate will undoubtedly insist upon the
amendment as long as there is the slightest
hope of success 1t is feared, however, that
the enemies of the measure will prove too
strong, and will compel the defeat of the
amendment or at least large reduction in
the total amount appropriated. A year ago
when the 100000 amendment was added by
the Senate it was near the end of a short
session, and in case the amendment had not
been agreed to an extra session would have
been necessary, and it is claimed that de-
sire to prevent this Influenced some in
voting for the amendment. No such thing
can be claimed this year, as Congress has
ten months longer before its time expires by
limitation. and theycan If nooossarsy-si all
IoI1 he fo1l 1,o fri
of the measure acknowledge that the
chances for success are rather poor, they do
not by any means give up all hope of it. A
similar contest may be looked for over the
river and harbor bill. AS passed by the
House it appropriates ia round numbers
$15, ,000, ,0o0, fully two-thirds of which goes to
the South. 1t makes no appropriation for
the Improvement of the Potomac river front
at Washington. Thousands of dollars are
devoted to the improvement of little streams
which, as one member of the House said, had
better be maeadamized and made county
roads. There is no doubt bat that it will be
considerably altered by the Senate, an appro-
priation for the Potomac added, and the
grand total greatly reduced. Should the
Senate not do this, it would not surprise a
great many if the President should exercise
his veto power upon it. 1t should be said to
the credit of the Maine delegation that all
four of them voted against the bill on its
final passage
Prospects of the Tariff Bill.
There is quite strong possibility that the
ninety odd members of the House who have
expressed their desire for an opportunity to
give ntterance to their views upon that much
vexed and often discussed subject, the tariff,
will have to wait until next winter before
that opportunity is granted. 1t is reported
that the enemies of the Morrison bill intend
to make their fight in advance against taking
up the bill for discussion. This would be
the shortest way to dispose of the bill, and
in case it should be successful would un-
doubtedly shorten the session materially.
Eight Hundred Bar Rooms.
There are in the city of Washington 800
licensed bar rooms, of every description.
from the ''gilded palace" to the lowest kind
of a dram shop. The license is 800 per
year for retail dealers, and $25 for wholesale
dealers A little of the legislation proposed
by Senator Colquitt would not be out of
place.
Charges Against House Employees.
The House committee on civil service re-
form in report made to the House today in
the matter Of charges made against Warder
and Stealey, House employees in connection
with the Jeffersonville leVee appropriation,
find that L. T. Warder, an employe of the
House, did receive the sum of $1,258 from
certain persons interested in the success of
the Jeffersonville levee appropriation pend
ing in the Forty-eighth Congress upon pre-
tense of influencing Congress in connection
Herewith, and they recommend that l.. T..
Warder be dismissed from the service of the
House. AS to the case of 0. O. Stealey, the
committee found he was not connected with
the handling of the money paid in. A reso-
luton dismissing Warder from the service
of the House'is attached to the report.
Minor Matters.
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