The Portland daily press., 1888-01-19
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The Minority's Objections to the Pro-
ceedings In cariIsIe's Case.
Measures the National Board OF
Trade Recommend to Congress.


Measures the National Board of
Trade Recommend to Congress.
Mr.. Putnam to Introduce Maine
Members to His Colleagues.
Especial to the Press.l
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-Commissioner Put
nam has invited the entire Maine delegation
TO dine with him and meet the Fisheries
Commissioners of all sorts.
The Thoebe-carIisIe Contest.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1s.-The views of the
minority of the elections commit
tee on the Thoebe-Carlisle contested
election case were presented to the
House this morning by Mr.. Lyman of iowa.
The report says that had the case been sub
mitted to the committee ON the record, as
made at the beginning of the present session,
the vote would have been unanimous for the
resolutions as adopted by the majority, but,
| at the first meeting of the committee, the
| contestant made strong er-pdrte showing
| by affidavits and otherwise in support of the
| motion to re-open the case The minority
| feels that a case involving such grave charges
| of fraud should not be settled in hasty, off
| hand manner. by the mere presentation of
| er-pdrte affdavits and urged fitting inyes-
| tigatiOn of the case. Failing in this, IL was
| unable to vote as it would have been glad to
| do in favor of sitting the members. IL be-
| lieves that a reasonable showing having
| been made by the contestant, he should in
| all Justice and fair dealing be allowed to
establish, by legal, competent evidence, II he
can, the allegations of fraud made by him.
| The report is signed by Messrs. Lyman,
Lodge, Hank and Johnston Of Indiana.
Mr.. Rowell in a supplementary report
| states that he c0ncurs in the majority re-
| port, only Dissenting from the practice OF
trying desputed questions OF TACT upon e1-
pdrte testimony.
Justice Lamar In Court.
The Supreme Court of the United States
sits with a full bench to-day for the first time
since May 4, 1885. The judicial oath was
administered to Mr. Lamar in public imme-
diately after to-day's session opened and he
took his seat in the chair of the junior justice
at the extreme left of the bench.
Watching Congress.
The National Tobacco Association met to-
day and decided that, as the views Of Con-
gress and its probable action on the tobacco
tax are undeveloped and uncertain, to do
nothing in the matter atpresent.. A commit.
tee was appointed to watch the action OF
Congress on the tax.
National Board of Trade.
The National Board Of Trade opened its
annual convention this noon and selected
Frederick Fraley of Philadelphia as presi-
dent and Hamilton A. Hill of Boston as
secretary. Resolutions were adopted re-
affirming the boards action regarding the
necessity of a judicious national anti-adul-
teration law, petitioning Congress to enact
law providing that all packages containing
impure or spurious lard be so labeled as to
avoid deception. declaring that, in view of
the large amount of traffic passing through
Long Island Sound, adequate Notifications
should be placed at its eastern entrance adj
vocating the extension and enlargement of
the coast and harbOr defences, and fayoring
the improvement Of navigable rlvOrs and
harbors by appropriations for the removal of
distractions and for surveys with view to
define the jurisdiction of the United States
over them so that provision may be made by
law to prevent distractions therein.
Maine Custom Houses.
The Secretary of the Treasury has again
modified his order relative to the force in
Maine custom houses, so as to give two depu-
ties in the Wiscasset District, one at Wis
casset and another at Boothbay, dropping
the inspector at the latter place. In the
Waldoboro District he gives four deputies
and no other officers, and accompanies the
order with directions to the collector to
maintain customs facilities at Thomaston,
St George and Damariscotta as well as at
Rockland and Waldoboro. The collector
says it is impossible to keep all these offices
open without two more men.
In the Belfast District the Secretary gives
a deputy at Belst, one at RockpOrt, one at
Ninalhaven Salary S100) and one at North
Haven salary S150) No deputy is allowed
at Camden. The order was, however,
amended so as to direct the collector to main
tain customs facilities at Camden. The
deputy was stationed at R0ckport and the
records transferred there at the request of
the collector.
Bureau OF Animal Industry.
DR.. Salmon, Chief of the Government
Bureau of Animal Industry, who figured in
the Maine discussion about tuberculosis in
cattle, last winter, has an unpleasant affair
on his hands. Charges Of most serious
character have been preferred before the
Senate committee on agriculture against the
management of this bureau by committee
of the Live Stock Commission of Illinois.
The charges are that until last April DIR.
Salmon's representative in Chicago was an
inebriate who was then removed and made
chief inspector at Baltimore; that this man,
who Is named Brumlow, had tried to
force pleuro-pneumonia into the stock yards;
that the inspectors were incompetent, and
that DR.. Salmon hadIfaiIed to do his duty in
the matter. 1t is hoped the charges can be
refuted.
The Nations Gratitude.
Pensions have been granted to Maine
people as follows:
Minor child of James M. Andrews, Lewiston.
Albion L; Hatch, Washburn
Abiel L. Leonard, Milo.
Wm 3. Addition, Bath.
Wesley G. Robbins, East Otisheld.
Miles w. Leighton, Augusta.
INCREASE.
Chas p. Whitehouse, North Brdgton.
Patrick Moran, National Military Home.
John +. Goss, South Levant.
Winship w. Sparks, nichmond.
Benz Legacy, Princeton.
REISSUE.
Daniel ]. Kimbal Swanvie.
Notes.
| A post Office has been established at East
| Lincoln, Penobscot county, and John u.
| Ludden appointed postmaster.
Speaker Carlisle rested very well during
| the night and awoke this morning consider
| ably refreshed.
The Democratic National Committee will
meet in this city, February 22d, to fix the
| time and place for the next convention.
Lth CONGRESS...FIRST SESSION.
| SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Is.
| Among the bills introduced and referred
was one by Mr.. Hoar, fixing the salaries of
| justices of the United States District Court
at $4,000.
The resolution offered on Tuesday by Mr..
Hale, calling on the Attorney General for
information as to the appointment of Chas.
| r. Westbrook as assistant to the district at
torney of New York was taken up and
passed.
The morning business being finished, the