Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-08
The President Sends a Message Relating
to the Purchase Of Indian
Reservations.
Senate.
WAsHISGroS, Feb. 7.

! the Presidents recommen endatlons. He admit
ted the necessity of some reduction of the
nations income but he declared that the sur
plus was unnecessary He charged the dem
ocrats with the failure To originate legisla-
ton o reduce taxation, although the Senate
waited three years for such bill from the
House. The democratic party had refused
to make appropriations, had resisted the
necessary expenditures, had failed to pass
bills for Notifications and coast defences
for river and harbor improvements, for the
sake of being able to hold up the surplus as
a menace To the business interests of the
country, and to force Congress into
the destruction of the protective system.
He said the administration ought to pay OFF
in advance, the four per cent. bonds due in
1891. He declared that there was no force
in the Presidents objection, that the bond
holders would continue to put up the prices.
When the Secretary of the Treasury was
purchasing bonds recently, he himself fixed
the price. The price of those bonds since
purchasing has been constantly lower than
the Secretary's price. There was no need in
reducing the revenue three hundred millions.
wise regard to the condition of the nation
al finances would not permit it.
lie advocated the abolition of the duty on
tobacco ten mllions), the duty on alcohol
used in arts (ten millions, the reduction of
the duty on sugar % per cent. (tifteen mil
lions) or the reduction of the tax on both
whskey and tobacco 30 per cent. (tifty
millions). The benefits of protection are
extensive the Country's boundries.
Protection is the policy of United America
II competition with the world. Unless the
democratic president and the so-called dem
ocratic party are permitted to destroy this
beat. the world in the great struggle for
human advancement.
Platt concluded at 2.lJ Z. NJ. Mr..
Dolph then addressed the Senate in favor of
the bill reported by him for the payment of
the Oregon and Washington Indian War
claim, for the suppression of the Indian
hostilities in 1855 and 1856.
On motion of Mr.. Frye the House bill to
grant an American register to the foreign
built bark Mordstjerrer (now in San Fran
ciso harbor) was taken up. Mr.. West said
that he gave his hearty approval to the bill
and was glad that the senator from Maine
had at last found one foreign built
vessel in which he was willing to
admit to the American registry.
He said that there was a bill pending to adj
NIT to American registry the steamers of the
Red Star line which that company had been
compelled, under the American navigation
laws, to have built abroad lie hoped the
Senator from Maine would continue his good
resolution and help "naturalize' the steam
ers. lie said that they belonged to Ameri
can citizens and the only difference between
the two cases was, that the case before the
Senate was that of a vessel which, by stress
of weather, had been compelled to put into
an American port in damaged condition,
H. Hal h.n nd r.l
by the residents of California; while in the
case he (Nest) presented, the residents of
Philadelphia had been compelled by the de-
fects in our navigation laws, which were the
most Infamous on the statute books, to have
their vessels built abroad. They could sail
their ships between foreign ports, but when
they wanted to come to their own country
and attempted to increase her commerce by
putting property under the American flag,
the law prevented them.
Mr.. Frye replied that the Senator from
Maine would never assist in passing the bill
referred to. The Red star Company, be-
cause it could build vessels little cheaper
abroad and employ cheap labor abroad, had
taken their capital abroad, No reason could
be given why it should be made an exception
to the rule. lie differed entirely with the
senator from Missouri. He declaren that
the navigation laws were not Infamous but
were benign. Through them the United
States coastwise fleet was the finest in all the
world.
After further colloquy the bill was passed.
The Senate at 3.l5 proceeded to executive
business and at 4.35 it adjourned.
House.
Mr.. Kelley of Pennsylvania, presented a
and tod
located N twelves states and large number
of New York merchants, praying for the
passage of the Breckenridge BILL classify
! ing worsted cloth as woolen cloth Re-
| ferred.
| Belmont of New York, from the commit
tee on foreign affairs reported the diplomat
ic consular appropriation bill. 1t was re-
| ferred to the committee of the whole. 1t
approprates 81 4o3,s61
! Anderson of Illinois. from the committee
on post-otfices and post-roads. reported bill
to provide for 4th Assistant Postmaster
General 1t was referred to the committee
of the whole.
| Stone of kentucky. from the committee
on war claims, reported bill to settle aud
adjust the claims of any state for expenses
incurred in She defense of the United States.
Ii was placed on the private calender.
Randall of Pennsylvania. from the conf
mittee on appropriations, reported back a
resolution offered by Weaver of Iowa, call
ing on the Secretary of the Treasury for de-
| tailed information relative to the recent poll
CIV of the department in purchasing bonds
with the surplus money, and to the present
policy OF depositfng public bonds in large
number of national banks. 1t was adopted.
The House passed the bill to amend sec.
| -ano .t,a raxisn1 SfatutaS of its
provisions declares it to be guilty misde-
meauor, of any president, director, cashier,
teller. clerk or agent of any national bank,
who makes q false entry in any book, re-
port or statement of any association, with
the intent to deceive any officer of the asso-
citation. or any agent appointed to examine
into its affairs. Ii does not apply to making
false entries with the intention to deceive
the comptroller of the currency There Is
mo provision in the law to punish bans
examiner for making false entry in hi
report to the comptroller of the currency, ol
tor suppressing or concealing any material
fact with the intent to deceive that officer
The only effect the passage of the bill will
have will be to supply those omissions o
the existing law The change is approved
by the comptroller.
The House also passed bill amending sec
tions .,:s65 and $3.50 of the Revised Statutes
These sections prescribe the death penalt.
for the unlawful casting away of a vessel o
the seas The bin amends them by addini
the following Provided, that whenever
, Jury shall find that no loss of life or inlur.
to = person, or peril, or suffering to any pei
, son on such vessel, ensued in consequence o
the casting away or otherwise destroying, tn
person convicted of such offense may be ser