The Portland daily press., 1890-12-29
ANOTHER WEEK OF LONG SPEECHES,
The Election Bill Will Linger in the
Upper House.
Debate on the Shipping Bill Likely
To Be Prolonged.
Washington News OF Saturday
n Brief Paragraphs.

WASHINGTON, December 27.-ln the Sen
ate Monday the election bill will be taken uI
again. There is TO be no cloture. mo finances
nothing in fact for the whole week to create
a diversion from the dreary debate on the
election bill. A Republican Senator'S
strong champion of the bill-said; "We
will go on talking about the bill
next week and many speeches will be
delivered to vacant seats and empty CALLER
les. We can't help 1t, for the proceedings
the other night. when Hoar tried to drive
the Democrats into night session was proof
conclusive that we could not muster In force
during the holiday season. But 1 believe
that about January we shall have a fight
ing quorum and then you may look for d.
version"
The consensus of opinion especially on the
Democratic side, was that the DEBATE on the
shipping bill would be prolonged TO much
greater extent than had been expected. many
representatives on both sides of the House
having signi6ed their desire to deliver
speeches upon that measure. OF course Rep
Of the Senate on the closure, the
financial measure and the election bill That
the first will be adopted is considered as
doubtful. AS to the second, the feeling on
the Republican side is that no financial bill
can pass tho House that is not truly Repu :
ncan measure-one that is agreed upon in
party caucus, and enc that Is not put
through the Senate with the aid of Demo-
cratic votes. That the prospect of the cleo
tion bill Is not bright unless the pending de-
bate Is brought to speedy end is admitted
by all.
Canadian Cattle To 6e Inspected.
WASHINGTON, December 27.-The Secre-
tary OF Agriculture has today made an order
closing all the ports. except st. Albans, in
the collection district of Vermont against
the importation of cattle. sheep and other
ruminants and swine, and requiring that all
such animals imported through this dis
trict must enter at the port Of St. Albans,
where they must be inspected by veterina-
ry inspector OF the Department of Agricul-
ture. The Secretary says this is done as a
protection against the INTRODUCED IN into this
country from Canada of any contagious dis
ease affecting these classes of animals.
Maine Post offices.
WASHINGTON, December Or. B. Tenn
pie has been appointed postmaster at Rich
mond Corner, Me-. vice Mrs A. ". Smith.
ham, vice w. K. Maxwell. Both appoint
ments are to fill vacancies, as both the pres
ent incumbents resigned.
Charles A. Allen has been appointed post
mdSteT at d6DTnn station.
A new post office has been established at
East Hebron, and Hiram r, Keen has been
appointed postmaster.
The Pension List.
WASHINGTON. December 2S. - Pensions
have been granted to the following Maine
people:
ORIGINAL INVALID.
Alex Spauldng North Lowell
~ George e. Robinson, alias William II. OFT,
Camden.
INCREASE.
Charles II. Duoghty, Gray.
william IL. StanhOpe, D. nnysville.
ORIGINAL, WIDOWS, ETC.
Minor of Moses w. Perkins, Biddeford.
RELIEF NJ, widow OF james A. Yetten, Lewis
pdAyirs Alvira B., widow of Arnold J. Tlmmermans,
Mino of Danvie B. Lyford Dexter.
Amelia H.: widow o. George e. Robinson, alias
William ID. OFT. Camden.
Patents Granted.
WASHINGTON, December 27.-The follow
Pile:
V. Brett Bangor, car coupling
0. ID. Gu ts Fort Fairfield. handle for tinWare
e Mansfield, orono, making ferules for cant
q. L. Church, Bangor, puzzle.
Washington Notes.
WV. OAuup duu MI " NOnnell, the Sen
ators from Idaho, are claimed by Mr.. Hoar
as friends OF the clOture rule.
:, Secretary PrUctOr's sleigh was wrecked
morning, and the driver, a cOlOred
man named johnson. was thrown out and
badly injured.
Up to December Goth pension claims had
been filed under the act Of June 9th, 1890.
as follows: Original invalid claims, ia, 4O5:
original widows claims, 1851; additional
&c., ' 80
Eighteen members gathered in the Senate
chamber Saturday, listened to the chaplain's
prayer which lasted three minutes, heard
the reading of the journal, which took two
more minutes, and adjourned the august
body until Monday noon.
The President Will hold the usual New
I ears reception, first receiving the high Of
hcers Of the government and others in official
lie and then tie great public. He will be
assisted by Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Morton and
the ladies of the Cabinet.
The conservative element among the Re-
publican Senators--those who believe that
there should be no legislation at ali on finan-
cial matters-have gained seme ground by
Inc intervention of the holiday season. They
relied largely upon heavy Christmas trade.
with correspondingly quickened Circulation
Of money to allay the agitation among the
business men of the country. They also cal
culated that the delay gained by the recess
would increase the individual discontent
with the caucus financial bill, and here
again they seem to have been partially sue
cessful.
A bill has been favorably reported in the
House giving the Atlantic Works of East
Boston the right to proceed against the gov
In the court of claims. 1t is of the
same character as the bills which were
passed for George K. Lawrence and Ma