The Portland daily press., 1888-01-11
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Some of the Things congressmen
Want Considered.
Congressman MiIIiken's Measure for
Surplus Reduction.
The Bureau of Economic ornithoIogy
Gets a Big Prize.

| WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-Senator Edmunds
introduced bill to-day to incorporate the
Maritime Canal Company Of Nicaragua, for
| the construction of a ship canal from the At
lantic to the Pacific throught Nicaragua or
| partly through Nicaragua and partly through
Costa Rica. The capital stock is million
shares of $1Oo each with power to increase
the number of shares to two million.
Senator Stewart introduced bill to-day to
establish a national university for the educa-
tion of teachers, in the District of Columbia,
under the control of board of regents con-
sisting of all the members of the
cabinet, the board to be granted full power
| to purchase site and construct buildings.
| The United States is to furnish tuition.
board. lodging and stationery free, the stu
| ents to pledge themselves to teach ten years
after graduation. A salary of $40 per month
is to be given by the government to all grad
| yates engaged in teaching in State or Terri
torial schools. The bill appropriates mil
lion.
Mr.. Stewart of Vermont introduced bill
in the House today to provide for the extra
dition OF criminals from one State to another.
ingalls, and Chamberlain.
1t is intimated that Senator Ingalls,. who
was presiding during the time Mr.. VOORHEES,
was addressing the Senate last Wednesday
will take the floor soon, to speak on the
Presidents annual message, and that he will
improve the opportunity to condemn in those
incisive terms for which he is noted the
alleged breach of privilege ON the part of
Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain. A reporter Of
the Post who has talked with Senator Ingalls,
on the subject says the Senator had had
fraouanf fnppnrtuniftac M nf m Mr. Cham
berlain at official gatherings when the am-
bassadOr attempted to convince the Senator
that his occasional oratorical shots at John
Bull were based on misconception or want
of knowledge. This sort or argument as
might be expected, has not had the effect of
convincing the Senator, and he will take an
early opportunity on the floor OF the Senate
of saying SO and giving his version of the
s'bloOd-is- s-thicker-than-water sentiment. 81
intend, said the Senator ito kill two birds
with one stone-John Bull and the Demo-
cratic party"
Senator Ingalls, will explain just how close :
the relationship between America and Eng
land is. He will endeavor to prove that an
American statesman can allude to some of
the most patent facts in recent history with
out being open to the accusation of buncombe,
or an undue tendency to pose as twister of
the British Lion Lions tail o for political effect 5cn
keep its tail out of our business; let it keep
its tail between its legs. for instance, and mo-
body will try to twist H."
Mr.. MiIIIken and the Surplus.
Mr.. Milliken of Maine, Monday afternoon
introduced into the House bill to take the
tax off of tobacco and the duty off of sugar,
with rebate or bounty to compensate the
producers of cane sugar in Louisiana, and
beet and sorghum sugar in Illinois, Kansas
and elsewhere This will amount to S1O.-
Oe0, 900, and the reduction under the bill will
reach $90,000,o 900. The measure was referred
to the committee on ways and means. The
Democratic members of the committee are
hostile to all measures of this character.
They intend to mature bill of their own,
not only to satisfy the President but the
mass of Democratic members who favor a
revision of the tariff which will cut down
the revenue from custom duties alone, at
least $50,000,000.
Contribution from Maine.
About week before Christmas couple of
Maine moose hunters killed bull moose of
gigantic size, and preserved the skin entire
for mounting. The animal measured exact
ly seven feet in height at the shoulders, ac
cording to method of measurement given
them by Dr. c. Hart Merriam, chief of the
Bure au Of Economic Ornithology, and the
figures are fullyIborne out by the skin itself.
DIR. Merriam received prompt information of
the death of the moose, and communicated
it to the authorities at the National Museum.
and Mr. Hornaday was authorized to secure
the skin. 1t was purchased by telegraph,
and arrived at the Museum day before yes
terday.
To the joy of the taxidermists the skin
was in perfect order, as fresh as when re-
moved from its mighty wearer, and the head
was in the flesh, affording rare opportuni-
tv for the study of its anatOmy. The head
was cast and also photographed. Several
naturalsts and hunters who went to see it in
the flesh, declared it by far the largest head
and finest antlers they had ever seen on
moose.
Lanar's Nomination.
The judiciary committee of the Senate took
final action ON the nomination of Mr.. Lamar
this morning. and will report it back prob
ably at the first executive session. The ma
jority report is adverse and the minority
favorable to confirm. The nomination of
Mr.. Villas to be Secretary of the Interior
will be reported favorably and unanimously,
and that of Dickinson to be Postmaster Gen
eral will probably be reported by Senator
Sawyer of the pOst-0ffice committee at the
same time, the understanding being that If
action in the Senate is delayed upon the
nomination of Lamar, those Of Villas and
Dickinson shall be taken up and acted upon.
carsisIe's Friends Cry Fraud.
Important information has been received
in Washington from Kentucky, in the
Carlisle election case, in the shape of proof
that many of the affidavits against the
speaker are unquestionably false.
Notes.
Mr. Milliken of Maine introduced reso-
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