The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-01-17

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clared Faulkner's amendment providing foI
a board OF three canvassers In each congress
sional district, In order. and the debate pro-
ceeded. 1t was evidently the intention OF
both sides TO make an all night session.
Faulkner kept on talking Till 1.Z0 a. m,
only SO senators being present. The ser
geant-at-arms was sent out to hunt up the
absentees. The only Democrats present
were Cockrell. Faulkner. German. Harris
and PascO.
All Of the Republicans came in before the
sergeant-atarms started out At O'Clock
Senator Edmunds made q motion to give the
sergeant-at-arms power to use force TO COM
pei the absentees to come In.
The first Of the absentees to obey this man
date of the Senate was Senator Call, who
came In at 40, followed soon after by Sena-
tor Daniel. Then Senator Jones OF Arkan-
sas, presented himself and the quorum
lacked but one Senator.
A Terrific Assault on the Shipping
BlII.
WASHINGTON, January 16.-Mr. Dingley
from the silver pool committee offered In the
House today a resolution giving that COM
mittee leave to sit during the session OF the
House and granting 1t power to conduct an
investigation outside Of Washington IL
deemed desirable. Adopted.
The House then went into committee OF
the whole on the District of Columbia appr0-
priation bill. Mr.. Rogers Of Arkansas
after paying his respects to parliamentary
law as recognized by the Speaker, appealed
to the Republican majority not to ask once
more the distinguished Speaker to assume
any further responsibility In regard to the
silver question. When, In the history OF the
country had Speaker ever met the demands
Of bis party more brayely or more courage
ously than had. the present Speaker-or more
disastrOusly had it come to this that after
the Speaker had suffered the terrible penalty
resulting from the responsibility thrust upon
-tim by his party caucus. tnat, Ills. MS party
fees? He (Rogers) submitted to the gentle
men on the other side that IL that was
further responsibility to be borne on this
silver question 1t should be borne by the
gentleman at the other end Of the avenue
and BY those who openly and boldly
Mr.. Shively Of Indiana, spoke In opposi-
tion TO the shipping bill, which he character
ized as being In the line Of discordant, cor
rupt and suicidal policy. 1t was but legal
criticised the reciprocity features OF the Me-
KiDley bill as propositions which would bar
row, instead of broaden cur commercial
trade. The subsidy bill was a proper COM
pliment to that measure. He referred to
some gentlemen who appeared before the
committee reporting the bill as Jawsmiths
and ridiculed their statements that its pro-
visions were in the interests OF American
labor. What right had gentlemen to ask
gratuities In the name of our merchant ma
rine in the face of the barDarous provisions
Of our navigation laws?
The passage of the bill he claimed would
wreck the country by permitting the mari
time interests TO buy anything they wanted.
Mr.. Langston Of Virginia, made q speech
In support of the elections bill.
The bill was read by paragraphs for
amendment. but no progress was made, the
committee having arisen, the House took
At the evening session the House passed
20 private pension bills, including those
granting pensions of $50 per month to Gen
eral Franz Sigel and 500 per month to Gen.
eeral N; p. Banks. The calendar having
leen cleared Of bills unobjected to, the
House adjourned.
New Collector for MachIas.
WASHINGTON. January 16.-The Presi-
dent today sent to the Senate the name of
Eldrfdge ID. Bryant to be collector Of GUS
toms for the district of Machias, Me.
The Pension List.
WASHINGTON, January 16. = Pensions
have been granted to the following Maine
people:
John A. Foster, Togus.
ORIGINAL, INVALID.
Charles B. Mlilett, Mayfield.
Charles A. Millett, Leeds Centre.
II. Cotton, Lisbon.
John VConnor, Togus.
ADDITIONAL.
John Griffin, National Military Home.
INCREASE.
Charles w. Farrar, Dexter.
Davis Moody, salem.
Thomas Connely, Waverly Mills.
william M Simpson, simpsons Corner.
Henry Il. Forbes, Buc field,
william J. Flye, SteLson.
Charles l.. +. Howe.
REISSUE.
Thomas j. Young, LiDc0lDville.
Fred A. Thayer, Charleston
Charles h. Ham Hudson.