The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
Senator Frye's sill for An lnterna-
tionaI Congress.
The Nominations of PllIsbury and
Chase Adversely Reported.
FROM WASHINGTON.

Especial to the PRESS
WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator Frye will
introduce Friday morning a bill authorizing
the President to invite the Republic of Cen
tral and South America, Mexico and the EN-
pire of Brazil to send delegates to an Interna-
tional Congress in Washington in October,
1887, for the purpose of considering measures
for the promotion of peace and prosperity
encouragemento of republican forms of govern
ment, mutual defense, to settle disputes be-
tween each other, also the formation of an
American Customs Union, establishment of
direct and frequent steamship lines, adop-
tion of a uniform system Of weights and
measures and adoption of common silver
coin to be issued by each government in
proportion to the population, One hundred
thousand dollars is appropriated to pay the
expenses Of the invited delegates The bill
also authorizes the President to appoint with
the advice of the Senate twenty-four dele
gates for the United States, one half from
the different industrial interests, and one
half skilled in international law, they to re-
ceive nothing but their expenses.
PlIlsbury and Chase.
The nominations of Messrs. Pillsbury and
Chase were adversely reported in the execu-
tive session of the Senate yesterday by the
finance committee.
The Tariff.
The committee on ways and means today
instructed the chairman to request an Opin-
ion from the secretary of the treasury an to
the probable effect of the tariff rates propos-
ed III the Morrison bill upon government rev.
enues upon a basis of last years customs
business. 1t was stipulated by the low tariff
members that in the event of failure of the
secretary to return an answer by next Tues
day consideration Of the tariff bill will begin
on that day.
The Pilotage Question.
Mr.. Dingley of Maine, has presented to
House the petition of 50 owners of vessels in
Boston and also the petition of 50 masters of
vessels in the port of Boston, asking that
the masters or mates of American sailing
censed by the United States Inspectors to
pilot their own vessels in the same manner
as masters or mates of American steam yes
sells are now licensed. The petitioners say
that it is an unjust discrimination against
American sailing vessels to refuse them a
privilege that for over thirty years has been
enjoyed by American steam vessels, and that
1t is wrong to allow many States to compel
our small sailing vessels to pay heavy pilot
age fee In entering their ports, when they
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ter being as competent TO pilot their vessels as
any one. Mr. Dingley also presented the pc
tition Of underwriters of Boston to the same
end
Congressman Reed on the Tariff.
Congressman Reed of n~-szsealzi,Aes-ef
the Morrison tariff bill, says: Il never really
understood the question of raw materials
until | read this bill. When l saw the lum-
Der schedule at once said to myself mind
has been at work here. Sawed lumber is
raw material, planed lumber is manufac-
tured product. The line must be drawn be-
tween the saw-mill and the planning machine
1, The saw-mill man may go to Canada if he
rial for the man behind the planer, and the
planer must be protected" 1t isa great bill.
If it becomes a law every farmer in Maine
can buy the raw material for his stock-hay
and the raw material for his family-pota-
t0es-cheaper than now. | suppose the hay
will cost So ton less and the potatoes will
be 10 cents bushel cheaper. The bill doesn't
say where or how the farmer is to get money
to pay for his free raw materials, however"