The Portland daily press., 1886-07-14
oRTLAND, WEDNESDAY MORNING. JULY IA, 1886

| An Item OIL $zo,OUV was inserted Tor a
| breakwater at Gardiner Landing, Lake
| Champlain.
| Mr.. Hale renewed his motion to strike out
| section second and it was agreed to-, yeas %,
nays A. Mr.. Hale made a like motion to
strike out sections third, fourth fifth and
| feet as section TIVE, and they were all strick-
| en- out.
On motion of Mr.. Conger, provision was
| inserted authorizing the Secretary of War to
establish Earbor lines in places where they
| have not been established, and also to estab-
| lish lines within which deposits of material
may be made without injury to navigation
The bill being completed as committee of
whole was reported to the Senate. Without
| acting on the amendment the Senate at mid
| night adjourned.
| Mr.. Lowry of Indiana, from the committee
| on expenditures in the treasury department,
| reported back the resolution calling for in
| formation from the Secretary of the Treasury
| as to the reason for the failure to investigate
the charges of frand against RID. Lancaster,
| at present surveyor of the port of st. Louis.
Mr.. O'Neil of Missouri, said that so far as
| Lancaster was concerned he had at all times
courted a full investigation, and that the
| judgment of the people of st. Louis was that
the officer had been guilty Of no intentional
fraud.
The Speaker laid before the House the
Mexican pension bill with the Senate amend
for the immediate consideration of the
amendment. Mr.. Boutelle of Maine and Mr..
Bragg of Wisconsin objecting, the bill was
referred to the committee on pensions.
Mr.. Morrill, of Kansas, from the committee
on pensions submitted report upon the mes
sage of the President vetoing the bill grant
ing pension to Joseph Romelser.
Mr.. Watson of Indiana, from committee on
invalid pensions submitted an adverse report
for the relief of Mrs. Maria Hunter. 1t was
nrdarpd Drintpd and laid over.
The House resumed consideration of the
Senate amendments to the legislative appro
priation bill, the pending question being, on
the amendment designating by name chief
pages of the House. The amendment was
agreed to-yeas 134, nays 112
Mr.. Kelly of Pennsylvania called up the bill
amending the statistics in relation to immed-
late transportation of dutiable goods.
It.was passed. 1t amends the statistics so
as to allow merchandise liable to specific
rates of duty only to be entered for immedi-
ate transportation without appralsement to
any of the ports mentioned in the seventh
section, of June TO- 1880, although the same
may not appear in the invoice bill of landing
or manifesto of the importing vessel, to be
consigned or designed for either of said
ports, when the consignee at the port OF first
arrival shall make a written application
therefor to the collector, giving the name OF
the person at the port of destination to whom
he desires the merchandise to be consigned
Mr. Morrison called up and the House
passed the bill repeating so much OF section
1914 of the Revised Statutes as allows to col
lectors of internal revenue commissions on
taxes collected ON distilled spirits.
On motion of Mr.. Hewitt, the bill was pass
ed amending section 305S of the Revised Stat
uteS.
on motion of Mr.. Morrison, the bill was
passed reducing to $3.50, with an additional
$50 for each person employed in making
cigars, the amount of bond to be given by
manufacturers of cigars.
The House then went into committee OF
the whole on the joint resolution directing
the payment of the surplus in the Treasury
on the public debt.
The following is the text of the resolution
''That whenever the surplus in the Treasury,
including the amount held for the redemp-
tion of United States notes, shall exceed
500, 900, 900, it shall be, and is hereby made
the duty of the Secretary OF the treasury
to apply such excess in sums not less than
$10,000000 per month during the existence
of such surplus or excess, to the payment
of the Understanding Indebtedness OF the
United States, payable at the option OF the
government"
Mr. Morrison spoke in favor of the resolu-
ton.
He argued that 800, ,0OO, 900 was sufficient
redemption fund.- and in conclusion denied
that the purpose of the effect OF the resolu-
tion was to place the country on silver
basis.
Mr. Dingley of Maine inquired what had
become of ithe $4,000 600 surplus which 1T
had been asserted during the last Presi-
Dental campaign was in the treasury.
Mr. Morrison thought the gentleman was
insincere in this question.
Mr. Reed of Maine-Oh yes; that was only
a campaign story.
Mr. Hiscock of New York offered an
amendment providing nothing in the resolu-
ton shall authorize a reduction OF or
payment of any part Of the 500, ,000, 900 re-
serve set apart for the payment of the United
States notes or interest bearing indebted
ness of the United States. He then proceed
ed to submit an argument in opposition to
the resolution. He declared this was an at
tempt on the part of the House to force the
payment of the national debt in silver, to
ferce the government in its financial trans
action to silver basis, which the admins
tration earnestly and determinedly resisted
This was declaration that United States
bonds should be paid in silver dollars and
the world would so understand it.. 1t was
violation of the spirit OF the law to pay the
bonds in silver.
Several sharp passages of debate occurred
and numerous amendments were offered, but
pending discussion the committee rose and
the House at o'clock adjourned.