The Portland daily press., 1888-05-28

rcars of pensions be made a party issue, III
| possible, and the Democrats be placed IN
| position antagonizing this and other pension
| bills by refusing consideration for them. Mr..
/ Hovey's remarks led to a number OF other
| suggestions in the same line. A resolution
was unanimously adopted declaring II the
| sense of the Republican members OF the
| House that the committee on rules. be In
| structed to report q resolution assigning days
/ for the consideration OF all general pension
| legislation, and that the order be made con-
| tinuing one until all such Legislation Is dis
The caucus decided to recommend the pas
| sage of the Blair bill.
The Hennepin Canal.
The reports sent broad cast over the coun-
try, and which have been the text for numer-
GUS editorial comments to the effect that
Senator Frye's committee on commerce has
added an amendment to ahe river and harbor
bill providing for the construction of the so
called Hennepin Canal, and making an ap-
preparation of half million dollars for the
purpose, are wholly without foundation. A
provision was inserted in the bill by the
Senate committee for survey of this canal,
and an unexpended balance of some $4,000
appropriated a few years ago to make the
preliminary examination but which was
never used is made available for the purpose
The terms of the Senate amendment in no
way commits the government to the project
of building the canal, and contemplates moth
ing beyond the preliminary survey to arrive
at an approximation of the cost. The pro-
posed canal, which is to be located in the
State OF Illinois, is to connect the Illinois
and Mississippi rivers, so as to give free
water way from the Gulf to the Lakes,
by the Weland Canal and st. Lawrence
river TO the Gulf of ST. Lawrence and the
Atlantic ocean. The canal takes its name
from the town of Hennepin, Ill, which is
located at one of its termini, and will be be-
tween sixty and seventy miles in length. The
Western and Northwestern Congressman are
generally in favor of the scheme.
Patching up the Mills Bill.
The Democrats of the House met in caucus
this evening to consider proposed amend
ments to the Mills bill Mr.. Randall was not
present The following articles were taken
from the free list and restored to the existing
rates of duty:
Glue, gelatine and all similar preparations; fish
glue or isingass; liqnorice juice, nitrite, soda.
ters' furs, not on the skins plaster OF Paris
When ground or calcined, plate glass of
sizes larger than 24x6O inches was restored to
the present rate of duty. Marble, rough, was
made dutiable at As cents per cubic foot. 1t
was on the free list of the bill and now pays
q duty of 65 cents. 1t was also resolved to
fix the duty on slabs and billets of steel at
$17 per ton, the existing rate, instead OF $11
per ton, as fixed by the bill. Looking glass
plates were added to the free list.
Drastic Measures Proposed.
The select committee of the House which
investigated the late Reading strike expects
to secure next week complete printed copies
of +ha tact folr lx-if will INN
dIately begin the preparation of its report. 1t
is learned than this document will not be
confined entirely to general review of the
points developed in the course Of the inquiry,
but to use the language of one OF the COM
mitteemen, will recommend some drastic
legislation that is likely to be unpalat-
able to both the railroads and their en-
ployes.
Briefly outlined, the propositions under
consideration are: First, an absolute pro-
vision for placing in the hands of a receiver
any railroad company which, as the result of
difference with its employees fails for a peri
cd of 10 days to operate the road. Second,
recruitment that all train crews, but no other
class of employees. shall give 10 days notice
of an intention to quit work; and third, that
the railroad companies must give 10 days no
tce to their employees of reduction in wag-
eS.
Subsidy for South American M ails.
The amendments of Mr. Frye, one giving
subsidy of $4O0,0OO and the other of $1,000.-
600 to American built and registered vessels
for transportation of United States mails to
Central and South America, will be proposed
to the Post Office Appropriation bill when
it reaches the Senate. A sum between the |
amounts named in Mr.. Frye's amendments, |
will probably be agreed to by the Senate. |
Postmaster General Dickinson has an |
nounced himself as favorable to such sub |
sidy, and will carry out its provisions. 1t is |
stated that Mr.. Dickinson is Of the opinion |
that the amount appropriated two years ago, |
for this mail service, being 100000, and |
his predecessor. Mr.. Villas, refused to use, |
is still available, but that it would be toe |
great slap at the Villas administration of |
the Post Office Department for the present |
Postmaster General to use what Villas had |
refused to expend.
A Washington Pastor Dead.
Rev. Samuel Fl. Giesy, d. d., rector of the |
Church of the Epiphany, died this afternoon
of pneumonia, aged 81. He was born in |
Lancaster, O., and graduated from Frank |
lin and Marshal College, Mercersberg, Pa.
in 1916. He was a minister of the Dutch |
Reformal church until 1872 when he was |
ordained In the Episcopal church. In 1874 |
he took charge of Christ Church, Norwich |
Conn.,, where he remained until 1885 when |
he was made rector of the church OF the
Epiphany.
The followin Maine pensions have been
granted:
ORIGINAL, INVALID.
Chas. +. Brown, Bonny Eagle.
Polaski Hodge, Canton.
Eaton Heath, Phillips.
John Avery Bath.
John Mckinney, Newport.
Joseph K. haycock, Cherryfeld.
INCREASE.
Henry A. Bickford Norway.
Alfred Taylor Flagstaff.
Edward Thompson, Milo
John Lundy, Fort Fairfield.
Patrick Moyle, National Military Home
William Chase, Togus.
William III. Downs, East Sumner.
Franklin Ball, Sprague's Mills.
Alvin Eldredge, navy, Millbrdge:
James r. Erskine, Sprague's NILS.
REISSUE.
William S. Kimball, Burnham.
Charles C. Burt, Norway:
Isaac Robinson, South Liberty.
ORIGINAL.
Ann NJ, mother OF Chas. E. Hersey, Pembroke.
Notes.
Mr.. McComas's amendment to the legisla
tive executive and judicial appropriation Dill
has passed the House.
The Secretary of State has been informed
by the United States consul at Port au Prince,
10y tudb ltdlo dtC CnbSlDuihOA Va t'-Nr
revolutionary outbreak. The report was OF
sucn character that it was deemed adyisa-
pie 10 send naval vessel to the island for the
proIecIlon OF American citizens, and tele-
gram was sent to Rear Admiral Luce to dis |
patch one OF the vessels of his squadron to
that station.
MAINE.
Fire Caused by High Water.
CALAIS, May 27.-Very high tides in the
past few days have overfowed the wharyes