The Portland daily press., 1890-05-28
In the House.

WASHINGTON, May 27--Mr. Mckinley of
Ohio. in the House today, submitted the
conference report upon the customs admins
trative bill. The report was adopted-yeas,
9 quorum. The Democrats, as rule, re-
Trained from voting. The House went into
committee of the whole ON the river and
harbor appropriation bill, and several
amendments proposed were voted down.
Various amendments making appropriations
for specific points along the Mississippi river
were rejected.
Mr.. McCreary of Kentucky raised point
of order against those sportions of the bill
which prescribe a penalty for the mainte-
nance Of obstructive bridges across naviga-
rose and the House adjourned.
The Pension List.
WASHINGTON, May Extensions have
been granted to the following Maine peo-
pie:
Lowell @. Aylward, Perry
Andrew s. Goodwin, Biddeford.
Edward McKeever, Lincoln.
Stepen r. Crosby, Brewer,
Ira G. Berry, Saco.
l. M. Simpson, National Military Home.
Augustus w. Morrill, New Sharon
stephen A. Daggett Washington.
Benjamin F: Pease, National Military Home.
Andrew Malone, Linneus.
Leonard Morton, Grovevie.
Harriet widow of Robert Page, South Portland
Jane, widow OF George +. Greeley, Prettymarsh
Julia, mother OF Palentine Cammer, North vi
enna
Refused to Answer"
WASHINGTON, May 27.--The superintend-
ent of census today issued the following i'm
pOrtant order to all census supervisors.
You will please instruct enumerators in cases
where persons refuse to answer questions on the
population schedule relating to physical and men,
tai disabilities or to questions relating to farms,
homes and mortgages 10 enter in the proper col
umn the words REFUSED to answer" No further
steps will be necessary on the part Of the super
will be instituted by the Washington office
'' O''S ' f ROBERT G. PORTER.
Nominated by the President.
WASHINGTON, May 27.-The Presi-
dent today sent to the Senate these n0mina-
tions:
Edmund w. P. Smith of the District of Colum-
bia, to be secretary of legation and consul gen.
George H. Wallace of Missouri, to be consul
To be consuls-Aquilla j. Dougherty of Him
ois, at Callao, Peru; Rouneevllie Wildman ID OF
chusetts, at Foo Chow, China
Withdrawn, Samuel L. Gracey to be United
States consul at Cardiff
The Tariff Bill.
WASHINGTON, May 27.-Today the Senate
committee on finance took up the tariff bill
and voted to consider the bill in full COM
mittee instead of referring it to a sub-com-
mittee. All the Republican members were
not present when this vote was taken. After
they came in, it is said, they entered pro-
test against this course for the reason that it
would tend to retard the consideration OF the
measure aud its report to the Senate.
Patents Granted.
WASHINGTON, May 27.-Patents have
been granted to the following Maine men:
Walter W. Barrett, Portland, timepiece dial.
Patrick ii. Knight, Gray, paper box machine.
Alden nj. and NJ S. Weston, Warren, lobster
car
Frank Taylor and j. Rodick, Lewiston, wash
ng machine.
Mr.. pyer's Nomination Confirmed.
WASHINGTON. May 27.-The Senate in Sc
| cret session confirmed these nominations:
. To be United States attorney-I. W. Dyer for
the District of Maine.
10 be eonSul-S. L. Gracey of Massachusetts,
| at Foo Chow, China.
Washington Notes.
w. Spurcing has been appointed postmas-
ter at Brewer, Me-, vice &. P. Aiken.