The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1886-05-05
AT WASHINGTON.

IN the Emitted States Senate, Friday. Mr.
Hale finished his speech for the mail pay
amendment of the puSt-ollice bill. Mr.
FRYE believes the amendment Will be
adopted by the senate. and that II stands
a chance of success in the House. The
Southern democrats are not quite pleased
with the Y ila> policy
Congress man James of New York, has
introduced hill 10 provide a prison and
rcformatorX for persons convicted oil Nlo-
lations of the laws of the United States.
Mr. James plan embraces the construct
ion Of Il government prison. with all
necessary offices. workshops and other
appurtcuanees and II refurmatory, the
total cost OF the two not to exceed 1000,
900.
Mcssrs. Randall and Morrison have
added columns of figures. They find That
the way things are going on more money
will be voted away by this Congress than
i for many years. So they propose to Kill
+ the education bill the EadS ship railway
aud any large drain on account OF pen
sions. They beg Of their democratic
i brethren to uphold the reform and re-
! trcnchment cry
\ new Fad, bill will be fayorably re
j ported 1T Incorporates Eads aud others
/ into the \ atlantic and Pacific Ship Railway
/ Company With power Ia i>sue capital
stock aud bonds not to exceed in the
aggregate : loo 0OO,ouu. The nitcd states
i bind them>elyc, to pay To said company
+ for a period Of five years after the snip
railway shall have been completed AMI
tested. any sums of money required to
make two-third> Of the net revenues oil
sand company amount To tie sum oil -.
/ 5O0o0, provided that the total liability
+ of the government shall III no CASE exceed
the sum Of - .j0o,oo0.
The senate is determined that the mon
ry shall be appropriated for carrying the
mails in American steamships to foreign
countries and appropriated in Snch IA way
that Mr. Villas cannot quibhle at lis pay
mcnt. If the SiO0, 900 i voted under the
plans now proposed. considerable aid Will
be given to steamship lines already cNtab-
/ lishrd and about SloD00O left to assist a
new line promised then to be started be
tween New York and Bucnos AyreS.
The struggle over this question promises
to be one of the most interesting of the
/ session.
The senate was not in session, Satur-
day. In the House, Mr. Tulbcc of Ken
lucky. dem made an attack ON the man
!
enforced by the administration, \ bill
amendatory to the Chinese act, to indrm-
Nifty certain Chinese residents and to build
dry docks in certain navy yards. were in
| troduced.
The democrats are more disturbed than
they care to acknowledge over the reports
of the speeches of Jefferson Davis at Mont
goinery Some of the more eXcitable re-
/ nublirauS wanted tn offer sonnet hing i'm the
| House about it, but were dis,uadcd Mr..
Reed, OF Maine thought it unwisc II Is
noticeable how little politics have appeared
in the House debates this winter, as no
sustained party contest has sprung up,
save the cmcutc started by Mr. Henderson
of Iowa over the pension bill. The re
pubicans believe that they will have plcn-
tyof campaign material this fall in the
mistakes of thcil opponents on business
and industrial questions
The following is the present position of
the rcgu ar appropriation bills:
Five, viz: General deficiency, lcgisla-
tive, sun Try civil, naval and fertilization
bills have not been reported from the
House committees in which they originate.
Three, to wit: Military academy, CON
snlar and diplomatic and army approprla-
ton bills are on the House calendar.
The river and harbor appropriation bill
| is unfinished business in the committee of
the whole.
Three viz Pension. District ofColum.
bia and agricultural bills have passed the
| House and are before the Senate commit
tee on appropriations.
The post office bill is before the Senate
and the Indian bill has been passed by
| both houses