Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-03-06
THE NATIONS SCAPITAL.
The Senate Discusses the Urgent
Deficiency Bill.
The House Considers the Ala
bama Contested Election
Case.
Bills PaVorins Commercial Union with
Canada and Postal Telegraph Re-
ported from the Committees.
Abstract OF an Important Bill which
Provides Aid for Our Vet
eranA
WASHINGTON. March ).
Senate.

Senator Sherman from the Committee on
foreign relations, reported back the House
concurrent resolution directing the Secretary
of the Navy to designate National vessel of
war, TO convey the remains of ex-presdent
Paez of Venezuela, from New York to
Laguayra. 1t was passed On motion of
Senator Hale, the unfinished business, (pen-
sion bill) was laid aside and the urgent de-
ticiency appropriation bill was taken up
Among the more important amendments
recommended by the committee and adopted
by the Senate, were the inserting an item of
$50 600 for expenses of the revenue cutter
service; the inserting an item of $4,000 for
the office of expenses of coast and geologic
survey; the inserting an item of 81 500 for
the salary of commissioner of fish
and fisheries from the date of
his qualification in Office :;
the inserting an item of 500 900 for the sup
port of United States prisoners, including
the necessary clothing medical aid and trans
portation to places of conviction. An amend
ment to strike out the paragraph directing
the public printer to rigidly enforce the eight
hour law, elected a rasping debate, in which
Mr.. Hawley charged those favoring the Ell
forcement of the eight hour law, as ben z
guilty of demagogism, and Mr. Hoar retort-
ed that the opposition might be shallow
pated. The amendment was finally with
drawn.
Without taking vote the Senate proceed
ed to the consideration of executive business
and adjourned.
The Senate at 2. NJ. removed the in
junction of secrecy placed on the remaining
documents and protocol, relating to the fish
cries treaty. The papers consist of cores
pondence and kilograms between Bayard on
the one hand and Charles Upper, Minister
Phelps, Salisbury and Lord Iddlesleigh on
the other, preliminary TO the fishery negota-
tons, and the third is protocol of the con-
ferences of the commission. letter from
Secretary Bayard accompanies these docu-
ments, expressing the belief that the pro-
posed treaty will secure to American fisher
men, just hospitality and treatment and their
rights in waters adjacent to British North
America.
Mr. White of Indiana, in the House on
Monday, presented bill authorizing the
Speaker of the House, in view of the wide
spread destitution and suffering that is likely
to ensue, if the great strike on the Chicago
Burlington 4 Quincy railroad is not speedily
checked, to proceed at once to Chicago and
investigate the condition of affairs in relation
to the strike and that they be empowered to
act as mediators between the Chicago Bur
lington & Quincy Railroad Company and
Chief Arthur. and endeavor to effect an ami
cable settlement of the existing difficulties.
An internal revenue reduction bill has been
completed by the democratic members of the
ways anI means committee. 1t will be laid
be fore the full committee on Tuesday.
Randall's tariff bill is nearing completion
and will be made public in day or two.
In the House today, Mr.. Hill of Illinois
introduced joint resolution for the promo
ton of commercial intercourse with Canada
1t was referred to the committee on foreign
affairs. 1t provides that whenever it shall
be certified to the President that the govern
ment of Canada has declared its desire to
establish commercial union with the United
States, having uniform revenue system like
internal taxes to be collected and like import
duties to be imposed upon articles brought
into either country from other nations, and
no duties upon trade between the United
States and Canada, he shall appoint three
commissioners, to meet those likewise desig-
mated to represent the government of Canada
to prepare plan for the assimilation of i'm
port duties and internal revenue taxes of the
two countries and an equitable division of the
receipts in the commercial union said com
missioners shall report to the President who
shall lay the report before Congress.
The House this afternoon proceeded to the
consideration of the McDuffee-D Davidson Ala
bama contested election case.
Mr. Marsh of Pennsylvania, opened the
case for the contestee, denying the state
ment in the minority report that the case in
volved no legal question, and proceeded to
discuss the legal bearings of the contest. He
said the committee had given a fair and thor
Ough consideration of the case. The ma
jority has come to the conclusion that the
contestee, Davidson, had a clear majority
over McDuffee of $500 votes.
Mr. Simmons of North Carolina, followed
with brief speech on the same side.
Mr. Lodge of Massachusetts, said the case
illustrated the advance of civilization in the
fourth Alabama district. Instead of resort
ing to the jack boot and sabre policy the
democrats had resorted to fraud upon the
ballot box to overcome republican MAORI
| ty There was evidence of general fraud
throughout the district while the poll lists OF
the Selma precinct showed the "sheeted dead
made to vote. OF course they voted the
| democratic ticket. He reviewed in detail
the testimony in regard to the votes given al
the various precincts to substantiate tbs
charge of fraud which he declared was fount
to exist wherever it vas probed for Fol
the good name of Congress and in the name
of honest elections, he believed that th.
House should reject the sitting member anC
seat the contestant.
| Mr.. Cultivate, of Ohio, congratulated the
republicans as to the progress they had made
in the doctrine regarding what should bt
done with the negro vote. Heretofore they
had been satisfied to assume and declare thai
the negro vote belonged to the republican
party and should be cast for the republican
candidate but here they had advanced
a step farther, and asserted that the Negro
vote must be cast for the republican candi
date but not for the colored republican can
didate. He referred to the fact that tn,
minority report complained that while Tur
ner (the colored independent republican can
didate) did not receive 100 votes, the re
turns gave him 2,5l9 votes. He then pro
ceeded to speak in support of the majority
report.
Mr.. Rowell of Illinois briefly advocate,
the minority report.
The case went over till tomorrow.
On motion of Mr.. Boutelle a joint resolu
tiQn was passed allowing paymaster j. q
Barton, L. 5. n, to accept from the Emper
or of Japan the decoration of the order o
the Rising Sun.
Adjourned.
General Congressional News
Spooner's bill to regulate interstate tele2
raphy as reported by Senator Reagan toda
from the committee on post Offices and pos
roads. is intended by the committee as a sui
stitute for various measures referred TO th
committee, having in view the establishment
of postal telegraph system. The Spoone
hill nracficaIir anr,lies the rrnYisinns q