The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-06-13
POLITICS AMONG THE WASHINGToNIANS
The Van Guard Preparing for the
Trip TO Chicago
What is Said of Some OF the Presi-
dental Booms.
Senators Asked to Provide for Disci.
pIining the Railroads.

publican convention, which Will assemble. at
Chicago on the 10th inst, has become the
principle subject of discussion, and its result
the leading topic for speculation. Already
certain managers have started West to be
early on the ground aud to arrange from that
point for final combinations before the battle
opens in earnest. About seventy-five Repub-
lican Senators and Representatives will move
from this point. The Washington correspond
ents will lead the main advance to Chicago
as they led the movement to st. Louis, and
will leave on Thursday morning by special
train over the Pennsylvania Railroad. The
Sherman leaders will meet in Chicago on
Thursday, when it is proposed to compare
notes and arrange their plan of operations
With Pennsylvania managing the contest
General Hastings, one of her delegates. max
ing the nomination speech, and with Ohio
unanimously backing up the candidate, the
friends OF the distinguished Ohioan feel in
good spirits. frH
Senator Farwell seems to be the only
Gresham manager in Washington, and not
much is heard of that boom here, except
through the news dispatches. By general
consent, however, the strength of the move
ment in Gresham's favor is conceded to be
second to that of Sherman. The general i'm
preston among those who have watched
many National Conventions is that, with
one exception, none Of the prominent candi-
dates now named will be nominated, owing
to the hostile feeling that will be created by
active rivalry. This exception is Allison,
of Iowa. He is now conducting vigorous
campaign and his State will stick to him in
q quiet way that must command attention.
In case of deadlock he will have none of
the animosities against him that the others
will have, and like Hayes in 1876, and under
similar circumstances, a break for him may
carry the day. singular feature of the
Convention talk here is the offer of certain
Democrats here to bet $500 against $1,000
that Blaine will be the Republican nominee.
In the Senate.
In the Senate today, Senator Chandler
offered a resolution referring the credentials
of Senator Gibson, of Louisiana, to COM
mittee with instructions to inquire and report
whether at the time of the alleged Senatorial
election, Republican form of government
existed in Louisiana. The resolution went
over.
Senator .Cullom spoke in advocacy of the
bill amending the interstate commerce law.
and explained the amendments, which, he
said, had been suggested by the difficulties
encountered In securing thorough enforce
ment of the law and were intended to
strengthen it and bring about a more strict
observance OF its requirements. One was to
require three days notice of a reduction of
rates. This would lessen the opportunity of
evading the law by giving favored shippers
secret notice of intended reductions and
would result in greater stability of rates.
Another amendment was to extend the
penalty for unlawful determinations to i'm
prisonment as well as to fines. Another was
directed against the practice known as under
billing, by which goods which should come
under one classification. This practice, he
said, had increased enormously since the
Interstate commerce act took effect and was
as clearly unlawful as the payment of re-
hntO n wfws1sx~ fsx..wr Iwr Al.A..
device. Most of the other amendments, he
said, were purely formal and explained
themselves.
Senator hale gave notice that he would to-
morrow address the Seuate on the resolution
offered by Senator Morgan as to the fishery
Treaty and would speak Immediately after
the morning business as he had to leave the
city.
Commissioner Atkins Resigns.
Indian Commissioner Atkins will tomor-
row tender his resignation, to take effect at
the pleasure of the President He will leave
for his home at Paris, France, to enter upon
an actiue canvass for election to the United
States Senate.
Pensions, Post offices and Patents.
The following Maine pensions have been
granted.
ORIGINAL, INVALID.
VIM. H. Lombard, Ripley.
Vim. III. II. Clancy Appleton.
INCREASE.
Elisha H. Mcguire. East winn
A. Thompson, Temple.
John Ward Belfast.
REISSUE.
Edna G. Fogler, Augusta.
John King, Oakland.
REISSUE AND INCREASE.
Wilford ]. Low, Indian River.
ORIGINAL, WIDOWS ETC
Agnes, widow of Geo. K. Higgins, Eastport.
The following patents were granted to
Maine inventors today:
E. B. Allen, Portland, heel mailing machine.
Nathan X. Flint East Hiram, lathe for wooden
handles.
Fred II. Giles, Alfred, siphon.
VIM. g. Perkins, Sandy Point, wrench,
Jos. b. StetsOn, Lincoln, tubula lantern,
Jno. w. Stockwell, manufacture of articles from
cement.
Frank Boynton has been appointed post
master at Lexington, Somerset county, vice
Chas. o. Churchill, resigned; Fred G. Barnes
at West Bangor, Pen0bscot county, vice
Fred A. Wing. resigned.
Notes.
The House today, in committee of the
whole, struck flax (huckled) from the free
list in the Mills bill, and then spent the day
in dilatory motions affecting the section un-
der discussion.