The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-02-19
PROSPECT or THE SHIPPING BILL GOOD
the copyrleht Bill Is Finally
Passed.
Tho Post office HnI Now Before
The House.
Some FIgures;ResardIng The Growth
or Common Schools.
Especial to the Press. !

ADkNSAeA
WASHINGTON, February 1s.-Speaker
heed was much better today but
hardly able to attend at the House so Mr..
Payson OF Illinois was elected Speaker pro
tempore.
The post office appropriation bill was taken
up and general debate begun. II was fair.
illustration OF the abuse Of the privilege OF
debate In the House Of Representatives. Not
word was said In all the hours OF today's
long debate about the measure under dis
cnssion. Mr.. Grain Of Texas, delivered a
speech advocating q constitutional amend
ment changing the time OF meeting Of Con-
gress; Mr.. O'FerTan Of Virginia, spoke up
wards Of an hour against subsidies and
Amos Cummings finally closed with an ora
ttOn on the oppression Of Russian Jews. The
bill having been thus debated to the salts
| faction OF these eminent champions Of the
| freedom Of debates 1t may be passed tomor-
| row. In such an event the agricultural bill
| Will probably be pushed ahead. IL may be,
however, that the appropriation bills will be
and coast bills. The Republicans are un.
certain which plan to pursue for the rest Of
| the week.
The Copyright Sill Passed. -
WASHINGTON, February IS. - In the
OoudLo buC COpJiikub Dill was TAKEN
as unfinished business. Mr.. Platt yielded
to the request OF Mr.. Davis that some dozen
pension bills be taken from the Calendar
and passed, including bills increasing the
pensions OF the widows Of General Custer,
Admiral Wilkes, General Daniel Ullmann,
to 500 a month. The copyright bill was
then taken up. Pending question being on
Sherman an amendment was offered yester-
day by Palmer which was agreed to.
A vote was then taken on the passage Of
ha md uuaa
IA, Frye voting aye, Hale not voting. A
conference being asked for on the disagree
ing votes OF the two houses Messrs. Platt.
Hiscock and Gray were appointed conferees
proceeded to consideration of the substitute
for the House bill for the payment Of claims
from Indian raids.
Mr.. Chandler thought that the total would
be less than S5OO0,o0o. Mr.: Faulkner
thought 1t " ould be much more. There being
less than quorum the Senate was obliged
TO suspend at 6 o'clock to o'clock.
No quorum appearing after waiting an
hour and half the Senate adjourned.
House on the Post office RlIl.
In the absence of the Speaker Mr.. Pay
son OF Illinois, was selected Speaker pro
| tenn.
A conference was ordered on the District
| Of Columbia appropriation bill and military
academy appropriation bill. The House
| then proceeded TO further consideration Of
Indian appropriation bill which was passed.
| The House then went into a committee Of
the whole on the post office appropriation
| bill.
| In several debates Mr.. Blount Of Ca, took
/ position against the shipping bill on the
ground that all efforts TO build up a mer-
chant marine by means OF subsidy would
| prove futile. He lnveighed against the gen.
| eral policy of subsidies.
| Mr.. Simonds Of Conn.,, spoke In support Of
the shipping Dill advocating the fostering of
shipping interests by generous aid.
Mr.. Evans of Tenn, called the attention Of
House to the appropriation recommended by
| the committee on post offices and post roads,
for special facilities" 1t being clearly a sub
After further discussion the committee
rose and the House adjourned.
Hurry Up Call.
i WASHINGTON, February 18.-In accord
ance with caucus instructions, kilograms
have been sent to about twenty-five absent
Republican Congrersmen urging them to re-
turn to Washington at once, so that Repub-
llcan quorum may be present. IL Is reported
that the President has given notiee that ne
upon free coinage bill. Unless Republic
| can quorum Is secured the Democrats have IL
In their power to delay legislation and force
| an extra session.
Going to tho Funeral.
| WASHINGTON. February 1.-THE Presl-
| dent with members OF the Cabinet and Act
| ing Secretary Nettleton as the representa-
tive Of the treasury department, left here
| this afternoon at 80 In special train for
| New York TO attend the funeral OF the late
| General Sherman. Mrs. Blaine and Mrs.
| Damrosch were the only ladies In the party.
| Washington Notes.
| The Census Office gives out bulletin pre-
pared by James Fl. Blodgett, showing the
general enrolment In the public schools OF
New England, 13 other states and territories
and So cities. In New Hampshire, Maine
and Vermont there has been a slight decline
| IN public school enrolment. The relative
| gain has been greatest In the South.