The Portland daily press., 1888-03-08
the NATIONAL CAPITAL.
How the: Committee Proposes TO
Treat the Pacific Roads.
Postal TeIegraphy as Recommended
In the House.
Secretary Bayard's Idea OF a Fishing
Vessels Capacity.

WASHINGTON, March Tin the House to-
day, Mr.. Cultivate Of Ohio, from the COM
mittee on Pacific railroads, reported fayora-
bly, the bill extending the time for the pay
ment Of the government debt by the subsi-
died roads comprised within the Union Pa
cide system. The bill was placed on the
calendar. 1t treceiyed unanimous support in
the committee and is patterned after the
original Outhwaite bill. The most noticea-
BILE change Is the exclusion OF the Central
Pacific and Western Pacific railroads from
the application of the bill which Is confined
solely to the Union Pacific and the Central
branch. This Is done because the committee
eass Of the Central S and Western PSc @
companies.
No Tariff hearings.
After considerable discussion between the
Democratic and Republican members Of the
House ways and means committee this
morning, 1t was agreed, on a strict party
vote. that no oral hearing be granted TO those
interested in the Industries anected Dy the
tariff and revenue measure, but that commu-
nicatiJns be allowed to be filed before the
committee.
In the House, Mr.. Reed Of Maine has pre-
sented petition from the packers Of canned
goods in Maine for the removal Of duty on
Postal TeIegraphy.
The House committee on commerce voted
to G. TO authorize favorable report on the
bill TO provide for a system of postal tele-
graphy introduced by Mr.. Rayner OF Mary
land. The bill appropriates ss.OOoOOo, and
places the general supervision Of the system
A I1a.k afor Ilarr
eral. the work of establishing telegraph
lines, ETC., to be done under the direction OF
the Secretary Of War with THE approval OF
the President. The rates OF the tariff are:
Twenty word kilograms, 10 cents for 900
miles or less, and 20 cents Tor from oOOto
1000 miles; with pr0p0Ttionally increased
rates for longer distances. The bill provides
for telegraphic postal money orders az exist
ing mail rates, plus the telegraph tolls
The report which viii accompany the
bill, asserts that the service VIII be sell Sus-
tanning, demands government right to build
and operate telegraph lines, and states tnat
public opinion, good faith and justice do hot
reduire the government to purchase proper
ty and franchises Of the Western Union.
Fundamental Mistake
Senator Frye has hit the nail on the head
in his statement as to the Dependent PEN
sion bill He says: "The embarrassment
all comes from this mistake, and funda-
mental mistake in my judgment, that the
Grand Army of the Republic has undertaken
to make pension bill which shall be salts
factory to the President Of the United
States. which shall be compliance with the
statements made in his veto message on the
bill of the last session of Congress, when the
most of us, on this side at any rate, do not
believe that the President OF the United
hoo avnonathU WnafaVar with the
movement or with the soldiers, and are leu
to that belief by his own acts and his own
words in all the yetoes he has sent to Con-
gress in special cases. In my Judgment, u Is
fundamental mistake for the Grand Army
OF the Republic to accept the conclusions OF
the President Of the United States, when by
every act Of his he has shown himself mimi
cal to the purposes OF the Grand Army u
self, and in my Judgment tine Grana Army
| has made mistake when they have report
ed bill to be supported by men wh0 are
| loyal to the soldiers and the pensioners VINO
L have recommended that bill as mas Deen IN
i timated here 10 meet the same veto and It's
requirements 1t place MS In an awkward
position"
Bayard on the Treaty.
NEW YORK, March THE Worlds Wash
ington correspondent has had talk with
Mr. Bayard, in which the Secretary, refer
| ring to a statement that the s1.50 per ton II
cense fee proposed by the fishery protocol
would neutralize the profits Of fishing voy-
age, said that the average tonnage Of fishing
vessels is not 800 as asserted, but from 70 to
| 80; so that the payment would be only
| about S115. Consul General Phelan had ad-
| vised him that the privilege Of transhipment
| etc. could enable a vessel to make two, or
| even three additional trips year, and each
| trip should stock between $1,000 and So.OoO,
so that the privilege Is very SUBSTANTIAL
gain at a very low cost
The Secretary also pointed out that the
Abandonment Of the headland theory gives
us 90 per cent of all the valuable fishing wa
miles in the Gulf, outside Of Prince Ed
| wards Island, alone.