The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-08-02
Protecting the MackereI.

The move for the better protection OF mack
erel now promises to meet with success. The
Senate committee on fisheries has agreed to
the bill, which provides for close mackerel
fishing season, with an amendment which al
lows fuller latitude to the taking of mackerel
by hook and line. This bill is designed to
prevent the taking of mackerel by selnes and
purse nets between the first days of March
and June of the five years succeeding its en-
actment. 1t is urged with practical unanimity
by the vessel owners and fishermen engaged
in this industry and is opposed only by COM
mission dealers in fresh flSh.
The Public Debt.
1t is estimated at the treasury department
that the public debt statement to. be issued
Monday will show a decrease for July of
about $S,600,000.
Vetoed the Pension.
The President today returned to the House,
without his approval, a bill granting a.pen-
sion to Jennette Dowd. He is of the opinion
that the death of the claimants husband was
noteaused by a wound received while serving
in the army, as is set up in the petition. He
says:'I am sure that in no case. except in an
application for pension, would an attempt
be made in circumstances here developed to
attribute death from apoplexy to wound In
the knee nineteen years before
Centennial Committe.
The select committee in the proposed cele-
bratiOn of the Tooth anniversary OF the cOnStl-
tuition lin 1880 and the 4O0th anniversary Of
the discovery of America Gn 1892 consists OF
Messrs. Sherman, Hoar, Sewell, Hawley,
VOORHEES,, German and Eustis.
Business in Congress.
WASHINGTON, Aug. THE conferees upon
the sundry civil appropriation bill met in the
room of the Senate committee on appr0prla-
tion at 10 o'clock this morning, and remained
together until o'clock this evening, when
they adjourned to reassemble at . o'clock To-
morrow morning. This meeting of today was
unexpectedly harmonious. The impression
prevails tonight that brief session tomor-
row morning will result either in an agree
ment upon all points of difference or a con-
clusion to report back disagreement upon
the few reserved points for further lnstruc-
tions, with the probabilities in favor of an
entire agreement. The most troublesome OF
the remaining points of difference is found
in the provisions for coast survey. The con-
cessions made by the Irrespective sides today
upon the deficiency bill will meet at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning with prospect that the
work will be completed during the day. Inc
measure has a great many amendments winch
fact entails considerable labor upon the con-
ferees, but it Involves no Important queStlon
of principle and it is therefore not likely to
create dead lock- The conferees upon the
river and harbor and fertilization bills will
also probably hold meetings tomorrow, but
the outlook for an agreement upon either is
not promising Whatever the result may be,
however, it is believed a quorum cannot be
held together after the sundry civil and def
cheney bills are disposed Of The surplus reso-
luton, the Northern Pacific forfeiture bill,
the bill to repeal the preemptlon and culture
laws, interstate commerce bill, and the naval
establishment bill are the most important
measures of general legislation now in con-
ference and the impression prevails that all
but the last named will fail to become a law
at this session. 1t is the general belief to-
night that the session will end not later than
next Thursday, land possibly Wednesday. The
first business in each House will be to listen
to and dispose of the conference reports
whenever they are ready. The Senate Will
probably devote one day to executive busi-
ness and the remaining time, ii there shall be
any, to vetoed pension bills and the miscelan-
eous calendar. 1t is possible that the House
may tomorrow reach and act upon the SEN
ate amendments the Mexican pension bill
and Brooklyn public building bill, under sus-
pension of the rules If the oleomargarine
bill is signed tomorrow it is doubtful if a quo
rum of the House will remain after the form
al announcement is made.
Mrs. Cleveland Unites with the Pres
byterian Church.
Mrs. Frank Folsom Cleveland was united
by letter with the First Presbyterian Church
this morning, of which DR.. Sunderland is
pastor President Cleveland did not accom-
pany his wife to the sacred edifice.