Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-04-06

States, the coastwlse Trade alone excepted
| therefore,
Resolved, That the President be requested
TO furnish the House with any information il
his possession relative TO the exclusion Of
American fishing vessel. from the right &c
enter ports of entry of the Dominion of Can
ada for the purpose of doing acts which Can
adisn or British vessels are freely permitted
TO enter the ports of the United States for.
and also to inform the House what steps have
been taken to bring such unwsrrantabe acts
of the Dominion authorities TO the attention
OF the British government.
Ry Mr.. O'Hara of North Carolina-For the
appointment of a committee TO investigate
the Carrollton, Miss. homicides
BY Mr.. Belmont of New York-A resolu-
tion providing that the committee on ways
and means be directed TO prepare and report
TO the House bill tor the creation of board
OF experts, consisting of three persons, TO be
appointed by the President tor the advice and
consent Of the Senate, two of whom shall be
merchants who have had experience in the
Importation Of merchandise and one of whom
shall be skilled in the practice of law in the
courts and learned in law, who shall have
their office 10 the treasury department, with
an appropriate annual salary for each and to
whom shall be referred by the secretary OF
the treasury all questions arising on protests
and appeals made by imposters against the
liquidation of entries or levy of duties or
ices and no decision of any such questions
thus arising and presented to the treasury de-
partment shall be made by the secretary of
The treasury till report from those offices
or majority of them shall have been receiv-
ed by him. The secretary of the treasury
shall also be authorized to refer to those Off
nd -.
question or matter concerning the customs
revenue, and shall be authorized to require
them to visit any of the collection districts,
but said bill shall not impair the existing
power and duty of the head of the treasury
department to supervise all the officers of
customs revenue and prescribe the regulations
for their conduct and collection of duties.
The committee on ways and means are also
requested to prepare and report bill to ere
ate for the port of New York, a reappraisng
board, az recommended by Secretary Man
ming in hit special report to Congress of
February l6, 1886, which board shall con-
slst of the general appraisers for the reap
praisement of the value of merchandise at
that port.
By Mr.. O'Neill of Missouri-To legalize
the Incorporation of the National Trades
Unions.
The speaker announced the unfinished
business to be motion submitted by Mr..
Eldredge of Michigan, on the first Monday of
March, to suspend the rules and pass the
Mexican pension bill.
Mr.. Eldredge asked leave to substitute for
the pending bill bill known as the modified
Mexican pension bill, but Mr. Bryne of Penn
sylvania, objected.
The motion to suspend the rules and pass
the bill was agreed to- yeas l5S, nays &C..
The substituted Mexican pension bill pro
vides that the secretary of the interior shall
be suthorized and directed to place the names
of all the surviving officers, soldiers and sail.
ors who enlisted and served in the war with
Mexico, for any period during the years of
1915, 1916, lS47, lS4S, and were honorably
discharged, and their surviving widows on a
pension at the rate of IS per month, from
and after the passage of this act during their
lives, where it shall appear that the discharge
Is lost, secondary evidence may be per-
mittcd, and where it shall appear that the
applicant has received land warrant. that
shall be sufficient evidence of an honorable
discharge, unless the evidence shows that he
procured it by fraud. The act shall not
apply to persons under political disabilities.
Mr.. Laird of Nebraska, moved TO suspend
the rules and pass bill for the relief of GER
tam ,ettlers and purchasers of lands on the
public domain in the States of Nebraska and
Kansas agreed to.
Mr.. Singleton of Mississippi. moved to
suspend the rules and pass the Congressiona
libary bill. Agreed to; yeas l59, nays 62.
The House then, at 4 80 o'clock, p. NJ.
adjourned.