Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-09-09
SENATOR YRyE.


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Sensior FRYE t this session. as 10 those
when preceded II. ha, been one Of the lead
ess OF me oehs's- lie vas appointed ehalf-
man OF me committee on hale.' ana
member OF Inc 'onim,t'ees ca commerce
roteiRn feia'iohs ana fI'heses and Eiec-
tiohs. poh inc oeath OF Senator Miller oil
osiiiofhia, VINO vas IhaHman oil the Com.
n''''ee o, roleish ne!A'iohs' '"t' RYE eou'a
"e u"uo'oeN'. oee" sPpoin'eu Nhaifhah
OF lns' Important committee had ne 50 de-
s'lea' among 'ne more important biil' and
JOINT resolutions ~hieh he introduced we're
| tne io'ioSlhs on the Alabama o!aims
1outS' ip' commission on Inc aIcohoiie
iiquor uahie relative TO the departments Of
the army 10 erect public building at
hou'oh relative 10 Inc Navy department
bureaus 10 aiio~ notaries public TO admin
| ister osihs feia'i'e 10 pilots and piIoiage :
relative 10 sea letters and vessel Passports
10 pay treasury employees Tor extra work
Tor The reIiei OF merchant marine engaged
| IN foreign usoe TO amend The shipping
laws 10 inquire INTO the usher, treaty,
which vas adopted; 10 declare against the
| appointment OF commission on fisheries
| Tor the protection oi young girls; TO pro-
mote the political progress and commercial
prosperity OF American nations; to reor-
- ,ha coa.-'la. ''V' ," ~ .i''-
safety Of passenger steamers TO limit the
! commercial privileges OF foreign vessels,
which was designed as retaliatory meas
ure against Canada in the matter Of the fish
| cries.
| Mr.. Frye made large number Of reports
on important measures, among them the fel-
! lowing: On the fisheries resolutions on
various propositions relating 10 the rules !;
! on the Arthur Kill bridge; on the Lake
Champiain bridge on vessel licenses on
! American merchant marine; on steam ves-
! sci inspection. His principal speeches we're
on the follo~ing subjects: On the joint
rules; on the fisheries commission on the
merchant marine ; on the extension Of Amer
lean commerce on the South American re-
publcs; on foreign mail transportation on
the Staten Island bridge; on the Louisville
and Portland canal; on the River and Har
Dor bill Oh the Sundry Civil bill; on the
deficiency appropriation and on the resolu-
ton to lnvestigst. the election of Senator
Henry b. Payne. The latter was, perhaps,
Mr.. Fryes most important speech of the
session. II was, IN fact, one which attract
ed as much attention as any speech thus far
delivered IN the Forty-nlnth Congress.
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| NJ. Heed Was appointed member Of the
Committee on Ways and Means, on Rules
ana on ordnance and Gunnery- He re-
ceived the complimentary nomination of his
party FOR Speaker, by virtue of which Sc
lectisn. As well as from his commanding
ability. be vas recognized as the leader Of
the minority. Among the more important
measures which Mr.. Reed presented to the
House are the following To amend the law
relative to the japanese indemnity fund to
change the law relative to sugar duties to
amend the Constitution Of the United States
in favor Of woman suffrage; to provide for
new method Of auditing public accounts
and to fix close mackerel- fishing season, a
bill which became a law.
Mr.. Reed makes few set speeches, but
he is always looked to as the emergency
man in any great crisis, and on such oc-
cssions can be relied upon as a safe leader.
He is a master Of polemics and of all the
arts Of political controversy. No man in