The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-05-22

of 90 to Il, and the original bill passed by
a vote of "a yeas to IA nays This bill
will add 100000 10 the amount neces
sary to be expended for pensions If 1t be
comes law.
The senate now has under consideration
a national bankruptcy bill, prepared by
Judge Lowell of Mass. and the disposal
of the Alabama award fund, which for
years has been a constant source of legis
lation.
A bill has passed the senate providing for
the electing of second Vice President,
whose duty 1t shall be to act In case OF the
disability of both the President and the
first Vice President. The position pro
vided by 1t is purely an honorary one, and
the only object in creating II Is to make
the presidential succession more certain
and fixed.
The ocean mail subsidy of 100000 was
defeated by % majority. This result was
q great surprise to the leaders on both sides
of the question. The subsidy men had
conceded that they would be beaten by 20
majority upon the motion TO concur In the
subsidy amendment but expected to secure
a majority after the question came back
from the conference committee. That hope
Is now dashed by the overwhelming MAORI
ty against them yesterday and the refusal
of twenty eight republicans to vote for the
subsidy. Hewitt, of New York, declared
that he was opposed TO subsidies, yet un.
derto0k to break the ranks of the anti sub
sidy men, and led In movement TO secure
$46O,0O0 for ocean mail service, which was
substantially the same as the subsidy for
which he voted year ago, and which the
postmaster general refused 70 expend. The
Hewitt straddle met with little tavor among
democrats, and having been vigorously at
tackled by Blount of Georgia and Randall
II was buried under majority of tifty.two.
The house committee on the judiciary
has decided to report adversely on the va
rious amendments to the constitution, pro-
posing that senators, postmaster and judges
shall be elected by the people
The committee on commerce instructed
Chairman Reagan on Thursday to report
the eRacting clause Of the Cullom inter.
state commerce bill, with the provisions of
the Reagan bill, rs an amendment in place
of the provisions of the CulloM bill
The house committee on naval affairs
has completed the naval appropriation bill,
and il was reported to the house yesterday.
The bill appropriates about Sll 100000,
while the estimates submitted by the navy
department contemplated an expenditure
of $50 ,S36,851. The appropriation for the
current fiscal year is Sl5,026, 105. The strik-
ing discrepancy apparent between the ap-
propriatios for the next year and the esti,
mates of the department is explained by
the fact that all Of the items included in
the estimates fH new construction, asgre.
eating $l4,SlG,36S, are omitted from the
appropriation bill, as they form the sub
stance of the special bill for the new naval
establishment already reported by the com
mittee.
The Republican State Central Commit.
tee met yesterday at Chicago with very
large attendance of prominent party men
from various parts of the state. Gov.
Ogles1y was present and made Charac-
teristic address, as did also his brother in.
law, Mr. David Littler, of Springfield, who
has never yet forgiven Oglesby for his de-
sertion Of him at Peoria two years ago.
Mr.. Littler went out of the way 10 express
his opinion In very uncomplimentary
manner OF the Governor. The convention
will be held at Springfield on September
1st, and the basis of representation will be
AS formerly-viz: one delegate for each
400 votes and fraction thereof of POO or
more cast for Blaine In 1884. This ratio
win make the total number of delegates
SAG.
Mr.. John Morley, chief secretary for Ire.
land, moved the second reading of the
arms act In the commons GA Thursday
night, and explained that the act was in
tended TO restrict the possessing, carrying,
and importing of arms In proclaimed
district without license. Although cases
of outrage had greatly diminished Ia mum
Der since 1881, II was necessary to prolong
the act of that year, he said, In view of the
present excited state OF party feeling In
the north of Ireland. No act could prevent
the commission Of deliberately planned
murder. The true use Of the act was 10
prevent the growth Of the practice of car
rying arms on the occasions of market
PROFESSIONS, and other gatherings. Speeches
were also made by Mr.. ParnSfl and Mr.