The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-10-06
The Speakers Vote of Thanks.

WASHINGTON, October 4-There has been
a good deal of comment because the House
failed to pass resolutions of thanks to Speak
er Reed before adjournment, and it has been
and intended as slight to the Speaker, as IT
has been taken for granted that it has been
the uniform practice for the House to thank
the Speaker at this time. According, how
ever, to the facts in the case, Mr.. Reed has
not been neglected in the slightest 1t has
been the uniform practice to pass resolutions
expressing the admiration and respect of the
House for the Speaker at the end of his term
OF office, and not at the end of the first ses-
sion of the Congress. In the Senate the prac-
tice has been different.
In the 46th Congress there were three ses-
slons, but no resolution of thanks was passed
for the Speaker (Mr. RandalD until the very
end of the Congress. The same thing is true
of the 47th Congress. Mr.. Carlisle was like
wise not thanked for his work in the 4Sth
House until the end of the Congress. Exact
ly the same thing occurred in the 10th Con-
gress, Mr.. Carlisle also Icing Speaker. In
the 50th Congress occurs the first instance of
a Speaker being thanked at the end Of the
first session. This was done, it is under
stood, through a misunderstanding on the
part OF the member offering the resolution.
Wyoming Affairs.
WASHINGTON, October 4.-Since the last
annual report on the affairs of Wyoming was
territory has been admitted into the Union.
The bill admitting the territory became
law July 10th last. AT an election held Sep
tember 11th, under the new constitution,
state officers have been elected land will soon
enter upon their duties. The governor of the
territory, Francis E. Warren, was elected
governor of the state.
In his annual report the governor recon-
mends that the appropriations for surveys of
public lands be increased; that Congress
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the mountain streams in providing storage
reservoirs; that the state be donated its arid
lands, and that authority be granted tc tax
persons occupying Indian reservations, and
that the courts be authorized to try
and punish white men for offences against
state laws when committed on Indian reser-
vati0ns.
The Fast Cruiser Frisco Accepted.
WASHINGTON, October 4-Orders have
been issued from the Navy Department to
the commandant OF the navy yard at Mare
Island. Cal. to accept cruiser No. 8, known
as the San Francisco. The report of the trial
board, of which Commodore John Irwin was
president, gave the ship on her trial trip an
average speed of 1868 knots per hour. This
speed was based on a run OF four hours, an
allowance of one minute and 42873 seconds
being made on account of the necessity for
stopping the forced draught to the two lower
furnace ducts 70 the boilers in the second
Ho Ioom uuiine the laIter part OF tne run,
and to all OF the furnaces in the forward fire
room for 10 minutes. Without this allow
ance the speed of the vessel was 19, ,513 knots.
The board states the cause for Slowing down
was entirely outside of the working of the
engines and boilers, as required by contract.
The vessels speed during the last 10 minutes
OF the run was POI knots per hour, and by
patent log she averaged for four hours 90 O604
knots.
The Presidents Trip.
WASHINGTON, October 4.-The President
will arrive at Cincinnati Tuesday morning
and leave at about eight o'clock The train
stops at several points on the Ohio & Missis-
sippi railroad to and including Vincennes.
From that point he will go via the Evans
vile 81 Terre Haute railroad and stop briefly
at towns up to Terre Haute. He leaves
Terre Haute at 230 o'clock, reaching Dam
vile at $50 Tuesday evenn :.
Idaho's Greeting.
WASHINGTON, October 4.-The President
tonight received the following telegram from
Delegate DuboiSe:
Idaho State Republican by $500. Legislature,
A. Republicans and 10 Democrats. l congratu-
late you on the splendid endorsement of home
RUE and wise policy to our land settlers. The
Northwest indorses your administration.
Washington Notes.
:, The contracts to the Cramps for the two
oavtIe,shlps and the cruiser were formally
aWaruea Saturday
Inc Post Office Department has received
Information that the postmaster at Baton
houSe, La, mas abscOnded, and his bonds
Inen nave taken possession of the office. No
particulars have been received.
Ihe report that Treasurer Uuston intands
resigning ere long is again current and II is
generally believed. His health is NOT verv
good, and that will be the reason aSsiana5 oi
for his coming resignation. eDo"