The Portland daily press., 1888-07-26
ATHE ISSUE TO BE MADE CLEAR.
Republican Senators Resolve to Pre-
are Tariff Bill,
And then to Pass 1t If il Takes all
Summer.
Brief Items OF Washington News for
Maine People.

WASHINGTON. July 25.--A tariff confer
ence of Republican Senators was held at
Senator Evarts's residence tonight at which
the decision was reached that the finance
committee shall prepare a tariff bill as sub
stitute for the Mills bill, and it shall then be
reported to the Senate, taken up and passed,
regardless of the length of time required.
Various propositions looking to an early ad-
journment and the postponement of the
tariff battle until December were suggested,
but the argument advanced by the advocates
of the policy Of passing the bill and making
direct issue as early as possible were so strong
that the assemblage became emphatically
unanimous in favor of the course finally
adopted. The reduction effected by the bill
will probably be from $65,OOO,OoO to $sO,oOO.-
O00.
Settlement for the Land Claims.
The House today considered the bill to
establish United States land courts and pro-
vide for the judicial investigations and set
Element of private land claims in the terri
tories of Arizona, New Mexico and the State
of Colorado. The bill establishes an United
State land court to consist of a chief justices
and two associate justices appointed by the
PRESIDENT by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate.
On motion of Senator Smith. Arizona was
exempted from the provisions of the bill on
the ground that it would prove great hard
ship to bonafide settlers in that territory.
The bill then passed, and without trans
acting any other business of Importance, the
House took recess until o'clock.
The Naval BIZ Passed.
The Senate, today. after some further
amendment and discussion, passed the naval
appropriation bill. During the discussion,
Senator Blair criticised the remark of Sena..
tor Morgan to the effect that the South was
independent as to the tariff, fishery treaty
and other legislation. He declared the inde-
pendence arose from the fact that the great
mass of Southern laborers was today SUBJ
stantially in slavery, and nothing but educa-
tion could liberate them. The Senator from
Alabama proposed to continue that ignorance
by denying education to the illiterate of the
South. 1t was shame and an infamous dis
grace for the Senate to vote millions for ships
OF war, as 1t did yesterday. and refuse to
vote even less amount for the equalization
of the privileges of education.
Senator Frye gave notice that he would.
tomorrow, Immediately after the morning
business, move to go into open executive ses-
sion on the fisheries treaty.
The Senate then proceeded to pass the pri-
vate pension bills on the calendar, and dis
posed of all the 127 in fifty minutes.
Maine Matters.
The item in the river and harbor bill for
the improvement of the Kennebec river was
increased to to $4,000 by the conference
committee al the instance of Senator Frye.
The sum of $4,000, which had been fixed,
was not deemed sufficient TO secure the
requisite depth of channel during the next
fiscal year, the engineer in charge of the
work stating that he could proftably expend
the larger amount in that time.
Major E. S. Keyes, of Jay, Maine exami-
ner OF the patent office at Washington, died
today. He had been i'll with army troubles
about month, and was supposed to be do
ing well till Monday, when heart failure en-
sued.
Almon 0. Nutter has been commissioned
postmaster at Blaine, Maine.
A post Slice has been established at Sandy
Bay, Somerset County, Maine, and Sherwin
Hilton appointed postmaster.
Pensions to Maine People.
Pensions have been awarded the follow
ing Maine people:
ORIGINAL, INVALID.
Morton A. Blackington, Rockland.
James Carver, North Leeds
INCREASE
John Kennedy, Millbridge.
Aaron Butler, National Military Home.
Patrick Cayanaugh, So. Orrington.
Joseph III. Morse, Dixmont Center.
George Hodgklns, Lamoine.
John w. Witham. Carmel.
Albert e. Furbish, H0ult0n.
John Daily, China.
VIM. Tindall, Randolph.
VIM. II. Lang. National Military Home.
Josi3h w. Wilkins, Belfast.
Jacob Witham, Plymouth.
Geo. l.. Rhoades, Mars Hill.
VIM, X Keene Augusta.
James McGee, navy National Military Home
REISSUE AND INCREASE.
Benz. +. Shaw, Etna.
ORIGINAL, WIDOWS.
Special act-Lavin j., widow of Forest Reeves