Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-03

publican party would join with the demo-
| cratic party in reducing such taxation as
bore heavily on the people, but would pre-
serve the system OF protection by tariff du-
ties as long as necessary to give to Ameri-
cans a fair chance in the trade and commerce
| of the country, SO not to invite foreigners
to compete with home industry. He con-
graduated Congress that the country was to
have fair, squarely and manly issue on the
industrial question.
The motion to refer the Presidents mes
sage went over without action.
Stewart then addressed the Senate briefly
in support of the education bill.
Call obtained the floor for speech on the
same measure, and gave way to a motion to
60 into executive session.
The Senate at 10 proceeded to executive
business and at 4.20 adjourned.
House
Bills authorizing the secretary of the treas
ury to purchase United States bonds with
surplus, were referred to the sub committee
of ways and means.
The House passed bill amending the
statutes so as to provide that no publications
that are not books, or reprints of books,
whether issued complete or in parts, bound
or unbound. or in a series, or sold by sub
scription or otherwise shall be admitted to
the mails as second class matter. The object
of the bill is to prevent the evasion of the
law by which serial books, dime novels, &c,
escape third class rates, while bibles and ed
ucatonal books have to pay it.
Crisp of Georgia, chairman of the elections
committee, called up the Lowrey-White con
tested election case. Barry of Mississippi,
advocated the majority resolution, declaring
the seat to be vacant. Cooper of Ohio sus
tained the claims of the contestee. The mat
ter went over until tomorrow.
After the introduction of several bills, the
House adjourned.
General Congressional News
One of the interesting hearings, today.
was that given by the Committee on Labor
to the representatives of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, to establish a government
license of railway conductors. The bill
which is very voluminous, proposes to d.
vide the United States into 20 districts, with
two examiners in each district and a govern
ment board of supervisory commissioners,
the whole to be under the direction of the
Secretary of the Treasury. 1t also grants
that officer power to employ additional exam
iners when necessary. The cost of the
scheme will aggregate at least 100000 u
year to he paid out of the public treasury.
The Ways and Means committee has up
wards of three hundred bills touching upon
tariff reform before it, and the bills come
from as many different representatives.
With few exceptions every member feels 1t
incumbent upon himself to add his voice to
the reform in the shape of bill, and the
result is, numerous propositions to repeal
the tobacco tax, to reduce the tax, to modify
the existing laws. to provide for free sugar
by giving the planters a bounty, to admit
salt. lumber and coal free, and in fact the
thousand and one other things that enter
into the composition of tariff bill. One of
the advantages to be gained by the introduc-
ton of this class of bills is that the committee
can profit by the information that they are
supposed to contain, and when the tariff bill
comes before the House, it will be seen that
all the measures referred to the committee
have had influence with the individual MEM
bers, and thus the home constituency are
kept in line. Chairman Mills of the Ways
and Means Committee, spent the greater
part of the recess here, presumably because
he had an intmatIon that he would head the
committee in the 50th Congress, and further,
because in that position he had wide field
to explore to which he had never given that
rison. He has been indu strious, and no
measure will be presented to the House,
tending the tariff, that Chairman Mills has
has not fully considered aud matured.
Whether his mature jugment will meet the
approval of the House or not, the next two
or three weeks will disclose.
Denis Kearney today addressed the House
committee on foreign affairs in advocacy of
additional legislation to restrict Chinese i'm
migration. kearney exhibited maps showing
the Chinese district in San Francisco. The
Chinese are said to number 10000 and now
occupy the entire pioneer district. They
had erected joss house close to a leading
Catholic church He made personal refer
ence to Hill of Illinois, member of the
committee ,denouncing him for antagonism to
efforts to stop the Chinese immigration,
threatening to stump his district against him
for Congress, and pelt him with dead cats.
He dwelt with great emphasis on the fact
that Chinese immigration increasing at
the rate 40, 900 per year, by landing at Van
couver.
The Senate has confirmed the following
nominations Postmasters, Chas. X. jane
son. Antrim, n. H., and Alfred f. jacques.
Walton. n. II. Revenue service, l.. NJ.
Keene, VIM. Munger and ID. F. Tozier of
Maine to be captains.
Notes.
A. 2. Gould, Esq. of Thomaston, who
was taken violently ill., on the cars, while en-
route for Washington, has recovered, and on
Monday and Tuesday, appeared in the L. 5.
Supreme Court, as council in Maine case,
with General b. +. Butler upon the oppos-
ing side. 1t was the renewal of fight be-
tween the distinguished council. which be-
gun years ago in the Maine courts, upon
question involving the staple products of
that State at this season of the year, ice.
Speaker Carlisle returned from Fort Mon
roe yesterday much better for his trip. He
Is still week, however, for lack of exertion,
and his physician tells bim that he must be
yer ycarefullor he win have pneumonia. He
took a short walk in the afternoon yesterday.
He said to reporter when he returned: Il
am we'll. but weak. | need more outdoor
exercise. My physician tells me that must
not 90 to Atlanta and Macon next week, and
am afraid must obey him." The Speak
er said the same thing to Messrs- Colquitt
and Blount, who called on him. They are
hopeful that he may be persuaded to go lat
err but this seems very doubtful.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland gave
the third of series of State dinners tonight
to the Justices of the Supreme Court.
The reunion banquet of the survivors of
the s4th Congress and the reception to vet
eran legislators today was largely attended.
The surviving members of the 34th Congress
tonight perfected a permanent organization
under the name of Banks Survivors Reun-
ion Association. Officers: President, 4.
H. Cragin; Secretary. VIM. Cumbaek; Ex-
ecutive Committee, A. II. Cragin, John Sher-
man and Justin l.. Morrill,. Resolved to
hold the reunion February 2, each year.