Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-16
THE NATION'SC SCAPITAL.
Bayrd's Fishery Commission
Completes its Duties.
Blaif'S Educational Bill Is Passed BY the
Senate, by a Vote Of SO to %.
The Senate Confirms Several Maine
Postmasters- Appointment OF Treas
ury Officials Made.

The Senate Confirms Several Maine
Postmasters-Appoin OF Treas
ury Officials Made.
WARRINGTON, Feb. Is.
Senate.
After some routine business the Senate re-
sumed the consideration of the Blair bill and
was addressed by Hale in opposition To it. A
paper contributed by constitutional lawyer
on the constitutional objections to the bill,
was read by Morgan. salisbury said that
the views he expressed on former occasions
against the bill, remained unchanged. The
debate was closed by Blair in advocacy of
the bill.
The bill was then passed by vote of 80
to 80. The following is the vote in detail
ArEs.-Allison, Berry, Blair, Bowen,
Brown, Call, Cameron, Chandler, Colqurtt,
Cullom, Daniel, Dawes, Dolph, Eustis,
Evarts, George, Harrington, Hearst. Hoar,
Jones ARK. Manderson, Mitchell Morrill,,
Palmer, Pascoe, Payne, Platt, Pugh, Quay,
Ranscom, Riddleberger, Sawyer, Stanford,
Stewart, Stockbridge, Teller, Vance, Wal
thall, Wilson of Iowa-39.
NAYs.-Aldrich, Bates Beck. Blackburn,
Blodgett, Butler, Coke, Davis, Far~ell,
Faulkner, Frye, Gray, Hale, Harris. Haw-
ley Hiscock, Ingalls,, Jones (Neb. kenna,
Morgan, Plumb, Reagan, Sabin, Salisbury,
Spooner, Turpie, Vest, Voorhees,, Wilson of
Maryland.-29.
PAIRs.-Gibsvn for, with Chase against
Edmunds for, with Cockerell against, Sher-
man for, with German against, Paddock for,
with Mcpherson against
The Senate confirmed the following nom-
nations To be commissioner of fish and
fisheries, Marshal Mcdonald. Post Masters
W. II. Mccartney at Oakland, Me. :; G. X.
Smith at kennebunk, Me-; J.'W. Goodman
at Wolfsboro, N. II. J B. Hasley at West
Lebanon. n. II.
House.
In the absence of the speaker, Mr.. Cox
presided this morning. A bill was reported
from the committee ON public buildings and
grounds and it was placed upon the calendar,
by Milliken of Maine, authorizing the con-
struction of soldiers monument on public
property at Rockland, Me. also for the
erection of public building at Bar Harbor.
The House then went into the committee of
the whole on the urgent deficiency bill.
Burnes stated that the committee on ap-
preparations was in receipt of estimates of
appropriations for the completion of public
buildings in various parts of the country As
in every case the estimates exceeded the lim-
its fixed by law, the committee couldn't, un-
der the rules, incorporate these items in the
bill. The buildings however must be fin
ished. He offered an amendment making
the appropriations for the completion of the
buildings at a number of points, including
Augusta, Me-, S34 900 Concord, n. H., $1l,-
900 Manchester, y. H., S46.000 Mont
peler, Vt, S35 900. The amendment was
adopted.
On motion of Burnes an amendment was
was read and adopted, reappropriating $780,
600 of the unexpended balance of $1,000 600
approved by the act Of March 2, 1888, fer
the armament of Notifications, and for the
completion of guns now being manufactured
by the South Boston iron works
The House at 5l5 adjourned
General Congressional News.
The House committee on agriculture today
decided to report favorably on the Hatch bill
to create new executive department, to be
known as a department of agriculture. The
portions relating to the labor bureau in the
proposed new department are ommitted at the
request of the labor committee.
Representatives from Maine Rhode Island,
New Jersey, Ohio, with delegates from the
Ohio River Canon, made argument before
the House committee on rivers and harbOrs,
today upon needed improvements in their
sections.
President Corbin of the Reading road tes-
tilted on Wed iesday, before the Congress
ional committee, investigating the strike.
After explaining the various matters, he
said the whole trouble arose from the at
tempt of the knights of Labor to refuse to
handle freight sent to the Reading system.
Hon. Chas. F. Carey of Olean, N. Y. has
been appointed solicitor of the treasurey vice
Alex. McCue, having been appoint
ed sub treasurer at New York.
Cary has been leading lawyer
for many years. He is member of the
democratic State committee.
After daily sessions for the last two weeks,
the fishery commissioners, at seven O'Clock
tonight, completed their labors and signed a
treaty, which, it is believed will result in a
satisfactory settlement of the disputes which
have existed for almost century between
this government and Great Britain over the
North Atlantic fisheries. The treaty was
signed by all but six commissioners, and is
said to have had their full concurrence. 1t
will be sent to the President tomorrow for
transmttal to the Senate. Before the treaty
can take effect it must have the ratification
of the Queen, Canada and New Foundand.
as well as the Senate Although the treaty
is not at present to be made public, it can be
stated that i; relates exclusively to disputes
concerning the fisheries on the North Atlsn-
tic coast aud does not include any provisions
concerning the Behring Sea trouble, or COM
mercial reciprocity. The treaty doesn't con-
template the admission of fish into the Uni
ted States free of duty
Bayard said tonight that he could not, be-
cause of his official position, make known
the contents of the treaty, but it was his
earnest wish that it should be given to the
press by those having the right TO make such
disposition of it, and every line of it should
be published. The disputes had been of
long standing and had come to him by inher-
itance, when he assumed the office of Sec
retary of State. He had used his best en-
deavors to reach a satisfactory agreement
with Great Britain and believed he had sue
eeeded so far as it was in his power to effect
a settlement