Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-13

difficulties encountered in securing thor
ough enforcement Of the law, and were in
tended TO strengthen il, and bring
about a more strict Observance of its
requirements. They would add greatly to
it, effectiveness. One was to require three
days notice of a reduction in rates. This
would lessen the opportunity of evading the
Law by giving favored shippers secret no.
tice of the intended reductions, and would
result in greater stability of rates.
| Another amendment was that TO extend the
penalty for unlawful determinations, to i'm
prisonment as well to fines.
Another was directed against the practice
known as Undertaking., by which goods
which should come under one classification
were entered under a lower classification.
| This practice, he said, had increased
enormously since the interstate COM
mcrce act took effect and was clearly
unlawfu full as the payment of rebates, or as
determinations by any other device. The
most of the other amendments, he said were
purely formal and explained themselves.
| Mr.. Hale gave notice that he would to-
morrow address the Senate on the resolution
offered by Mr.. Morgan as to the fishery
treaty and that he would speak Immediately
after the morning business, as he had to
| leave the city.
The Senate then proceeded to the con
| sheraton of the fortification apr,
priation bill and was addressed by Mr.. Dolph
on the subject Of coast defences. The bill
went over without action.
The ID suit # Columbia aIpropr alton
bill was thin tak'n up Chandl r argue
against the amendment reported by the COM
mlttce on appropriations. striking out the
provision in the House bill which REQUIRES
the placi Z un Ter ground of all telegraph
| t.le phone and Other wires in the streets and
avenues here the district wires are to be so
treated. He spoke of the numerous death
caused in all cities by coming in contact will
electric light wires. The amendment was
agreed TO aud the provision struck out. The
bill went over without action and the Senate
adjourned.
House.
The reports of the committee on elections
concerning the contested election cases of
| Frank versus Glover, from the Ninth Con
gressional District of Missouri and of Lynch
versus Vandever from the Sixth Compression
al District of California, and the resolution.
in favor of seating the members in both cases
was adopted without division.
The House then went into committee OF
the whole on the tariff bill.
Mr.. Bynum of Indiana moved to strike
from the free list hemp, MANILA and other
like substitutes for hemp.
Mr. Nelson of Minnesota opposed the mo.
ton and read newspaper article denouncing
the tariff ON MANILA. hemp and sisai grass a
stup d, declaring that it worried injury To the
| farmers.
I he motion was lost by a vote of 81 to &C..
MIR Kelley of Pennsy lvania moved to
strike from the list jute butts. On this no
quorum voted aud the roll of the commtte,
was called.
| Kelly asked leave to with lraw his amend
mcnt and offer formal menJment o ST ike
out the lat word, that he might obtain time
to have the reaii = concu led. the questi IN
r, curing on Kells's motion to strike out
| jute, but the Republicans RETAINED from
voting a ID left the committee without quo
rum. Republicans continued To tilibuster
! Kelly finally Withdrew his formal amend
ment, and his motion to str Ike jute from
| the free list defeated The committee
rose and the Hc's ''ionr"ed.