The Portland daily press., 1886-07-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Morrison Resolution Passed by
the House Yesterday.
Names Delegation Votes SolidIy
Against the Scheme.
Three Reports to be Made in the
Payne Case.
Especial to the PREss.l

WASHINGTON, July lathe Morrison
resolution passed the House today by a large
majority The Maine delegation voted
solidly against the scheme, because in the
distribution of the surplus no provision was
made for the greenback redemption fund.
The resolution will not meet with favor in
the Senate, and the general opinion is that
it can not pass that body.
The proposition of the Senate committee
on commerce to scale all items in the river
and harbor bill 80 per cent. has revived hope
in some quarters that the bill may become a
law. 1t is doubtful, however, if the PROPOSE
ton can be carried in the Senate. If it can,
it will throw all items in the bill into confer
ence, and the House will insist that it be re-
stored to substantially the same form that it
passed that body. The result will be long
conference and probable failure to agree.
The reports in the Payne case will be
made tomorrow. They will be three in num-
ber-one by Mr.. Pugh of Alabama, in behalf
of the Democrats; one by Mr.. Teller, which
will be signed by Messrs. Logan and Evarts,
and will give their reasons for opposing the
investigation; and one by Mr.. Hoar, in
which Mr.. Frye will join, recommending in
vigorous terms that an Investigation of the
''Standard Oil' method of choosing a United
States Senator be at once ordered.
The Fishery Question.
WASHINGTON, July 14.-Representative
Boute1le received Wednesday by mail and
transmitted to the Secretary of State the
affidavit of Captain Balloon, stating that his
boat had been driven out of the port OF ST.
Andrews, sNew Brunswick, by the armed
Canadianeruiser Middleton.
South Durham Mail Service.
The mail service between Freeport and
South Durham has been increased to daily
service, on request OF Congressman Dlngley.
Change in Postmasters at Eaton.
W. Brown was on Wednesday appointed
postmaster at Eaton, Me-, vice Stoddard, re-
signed
mr.. CarIand's Stock Certificates.
It has been reported that before the Attor-
ney General left for his vacation he would
give back his Pan Electric telephone stock
to Rogers, from whom he received it. When
asked about it, the Attorney General replied
"How can give it away when suit has
been filed against us that will hold it? Ii
dispose of it, I'll let you know"
In the case of j. Harris Rogers against
Augustus Garland and others, Messrs. Earle
and Pugh have entered appearance for Mr.
Garland, and Senator Voorhees, for Messrs
l. G. Harris, J. E. Johnston and j. d. G.
Atkins.
The Mexican Pension Bill.
The House pensions committee this morn
ing decided to non-concur in the Senate
Mexican pension bill, and to ask for con-
ference. This is done in order that the COM
mittee may move to strike out the age limita-
tion, which the Senate fixed at 81 years, and
to provide for service pension.
Liquid Mail Service.
Congressman Dingley has called the atten-
tion of the Postmaster General to the abuse
which will arise from his recent order per-
mitting the mailing of liquids as merchan-
disc, unless it be amended so as to exclude
the transmission by mail of articles into any
State whose sale is prohibited or regulated
by the laws of such State. Mr.. Dingley says
that under his order liquors can be sent into
any State under the protection of the laws
relating to mails, in defiance of State laws
prohibiting or regulating the sale The
Postmaster General promised to consider Mr..
Dingley's request that the order be modified
TO prevent such abuse.
An Executive Order.
The following executive order was issued
by the President this afternoon:
To the Heads Of Departments:
| deem this proper time to especially
warn all subordinates in the several depart
ments, and all office holders under the gen
tldl SUNClnuuCul, dS5dllob buO uoO VI uAOAA
official positions in attempts to con-
troll political movements in their 10
calities. Office holders are the agents
of the people, and not their masters
just discrimination in this regard between
things which citizens may properly do and
purposes for which public offices should not
be used is easy in the light of correct ap-
probation of the relation between the ,peo-
pie and those intrusted with official place,
and consideration ofathe necessity under
form Of O0Varnmpnf of nOlltlcal action
free from official coercion. You are request
ed to communicate 1.-THE substance of these
views to those for whose guidance they are
intended.
Signed, GROVER CLEVELAND.
The Axe Suspended.
Philadelphia politicians say that the new
postmaster at Philadelphia had prepared
discouraged at the decision of the Civil Ser
vice Commissioners in the Veazey case, he
hesitates.
The River and Harbor Bill.
1t has been assumed that the President
would veto the river and harbor bill, but
within the last day or two opinion has
seemed to change on this point: several
congressman who have. been to the Whlte
House and talked with the President are
quite sure that he will approve river and
harbor bill not containing too many inequali-
ties. While of this belief, they do not pro-
fess to assert that they obtained any decided
expression from the President on the subject.
In General.
Senator Whitthorne will enter the contest
for the United States Senate, to succeed him
self, against Gov. Bate, who appointed him.
One Republican Senator has stated in reply
to an inquiry on behalf of Mr.. Goode that if
Goode should be renominated he would be
rejected by larger vote than before.
1t has been represented to the, Senate COM
mittee on appropriations that by the pur-
chase of Gen. Buffers granite building on
Capitol Hill the government would save
$4,000 annually in rent.
Western men say that additional important
evidence will soon be presented in the mat
ter of the post leadership, and that the in
vestigation may assume a serious character.
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