Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-01-21
THE NATIONS SCAPITAL.
The House Discusses the Contest
ed Election Case.
The National Board Of Trade Adopts SeV-
eral Excellent Resolutions.
A Bill Formulated to Secure Pure Food for
the People.
The President Approves the Bill Estab-
fishing the Commissioner OF
Fisheries.



/ In the House long debate occurred this
afternoon on the question OF adopting the re-
port of the majority of the committee on
elections on the Thgbe-Carlisle election
case. Messrs Crisp and Cooper of Ohio, aud
howell OF H., spoke in support OF the ma
Jorlty report, and Lyman OF Ia, and Lodge
oi Mass, in favor of reopening the case.
/ hu be was gwen an hour to present an ar
gument in his own behalf The previous
question was then ordered upon the resolu-
ton OF the majority OF the committee which
confirms the tltle of Carlisle TO his seat. But
there WAS then offered another resolution
whlch, III its nature, was substitute 10 that
OF the majority, by Lyman, OF Iowa, declar-
ing the contest to be of such importance TO
/ the sitting members and to the people of the
country, that the contestant is entitled 10 a
I full, thorough and impartial Investigation
and providing that the papers IN the case be
printed and referred to select committee or
to a subcommittee of elections the commit
tee being authorized to investigate the mat
! ter. The substitute was defeated by vote
OF l25 to 1872. The following democrats
voted in the affirmative Bynum, Grouse,
Foran, Hare, Mckinney, Shvely and Weav-
or. The question then required ON the ma
jority resolution, on the adoption of which
the yeas and nays were ordered. The re-
pubhcaus, with the exception of three or
tour who voted in the affirmative, and
Bynum, Hovey and Ladlaw who voted i'll
the negative, refrained from voting on the
ground that they had not sufficient imforma-
ton upon which to act. The vote was, yeas
l40, nays 3. No quorum. The house at i
o'clock adjourned.
The Senate was not in session today.
The National Board of Trade adopted res
olutlous this afternoon, suggesting the enact
ment of uniform plotagc laws, that the ser
vice may be freed from the conflict of local
laws and customs; declaring that the public
health requires the immediate enactment OF
proper quarantine regulations by the Nation
| al government aud an appropriation of suit
able sums to carry these INTO effect by the
National Board of Health; declaring that ii
is expedlent for the national government to
ask tor a conference of all the maritime ma
tons to consider the rules governing lights
and signa.s at sea, the international code OF
flags and means of saving life, and for the
destruction of wrecks and direlicts and other
similar questions affecting the commerce oi
/ the world. The following is preamble OF
/ the resolutions in regard to the extraditor
/ treaties adopted
den wealth by doubtful methods is grow
ing evil and
Whereas, the immunity from punishment
of embezzlers and detaulters, by escape t,
Canada and e elsewh where, exposes the business
community to crimes of greater gIaylty
Therefore, be it
Resolved That it is the duty of the Nation
al government to make extradition treatie
with all foreign governments that will enabl'
1t to secure the return to this country of per
sons accused of such crimes. for trial in GU
courts
Resolved That Congress be respectfully
memorIallzed in accordance with this propo
sition.
The resolution favoring an amendment to
the constitution so AS to allow the Presiden
TO veto separate items in the annual apprO
pration bill, was adopted. The convention
then adjourned sine die The next conven
ton will be held at Chicago the second Wed
nesiay in November.
The House committee on elections re
ferred to the sub committees the bills be-
fore it proposing amendments to the consti
tuition to create the office of second Vice
President and to provide for the election of a
President and Vice President by the direc
vote of the people and to change in some
particulars the present course OF procedure
in presidential elections
/ The President today approved the act
amending the law concerning the commits
siouer of fish and fisheries, also the act pre-
scrbing the character of marks, printing OF
writing. which will be permitted on second
third and fourth class mail matter.
/ The special committee which was appoint
ed to institute legislation that should secure
pure food, had under consideration the adul.
teration bill again this afternoon, and modl-
/ fed and approved it. A resolution was
passed urging its enactment by Congress
/ In the main the features of the bill remained
as when it was introduced by Senator Sher-
man. A permanent organization of this
| special committee was effected under the IL
/ tie of the National Pure Food Association,
and officers were elected with j. W Gala
han of Nyack, n. Y, as president