Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-01-14
Congressional.

Tuesday, Jan. 5,-The President nomi-
mated two Interstate Commerce Commits
soners and the Circuit Judge of the With
District.
In the Senate a resolution was passed
authorizing the charter of ship to con-
vey corn to Russia.
1t was bill day in the House and many
bills were introduced.
Wednesday In the Senate Mr.. Nor
rill spoke against free coinage of silver;
he was answered by Mr.. Teller.
Mr.. Vest called up the resolution request
ing the President Of the United States to
cause correspondence and negotiations to
be had with the authorities of Great Brit
ain for the purpose of securing abrogation
or modification of the regulations requiring
cattle imported from the United States to
be slaughtered at the ports of entry. and
prohibiting their being carried alive to
other parts of the kingdom. Mr.. Vest ex-
planned and advocated the resolution.
Mr.. Hale treated the regulations in ques-
ton as marked instance of Great Brit
aims Inconsistency in the matter of free
trade. Great Britain, he said, was con-
stantly preaching homlies on free trade,
Directing, in every possible way, to pro
lection as embodied in the statutes Of the
United States and calling down on the
heads OF the American people the censure
and vengeance of the civilized world be-
cause of the extreme barbarism and unen-
lightenment of their protective policy
And yet, under the forms of a quarantine
regulation, Great Britain was actually pro-
hibtiDg the expectation from the United
States to Great Britain of animals, estao-
fishing complete prohibitory tariff No
no int
duced into Great Britain to compete with
the farmers aud cattle rasers of that
country any more than if tariff duty Of
100 per cent were laid on them. This WAS
because the British authorities, committed.
as they claimed to be. to free trade with
all the world wers aware of the disastrous
effect of such importation on British far
mers and cattle and sheep raisers II was
an instance of the inconsistency of the
British cry of free trade. Mr.. Hale did
not want the resolution adopted without
calling attention to that inconsistency, but
did not oppose the resolution.
Mr.. Vest deprecated the introduction of
tariff discussion on the resolution and
said he should certainly not put himself in
an attitude Of defending either the motive
or action of the authorities of Great Brit
ain If, after the State Department had
called the British Governments attention
to the subject and had calmly presented
all the facts, showing that no diseased
cattle were exported from the United
States. the British authorities refused to
treat American cattle justly, he would not
be fouhd tagging when the Senator from
Maine proposed the most extreme meas
ures to remove the outrage.
Mr.. Hale expressed a desire that Mr..
Vest MIGHT no successfnl xrb no prn-
posed but warned him that in his path Law
not only the quarantine officers of Great
Britain, but British farmers and British
raisers of cattle and sheep. His efforts
would be futile because he would come
face to face with what was the actual
trouble in the case and not the ostenslble
trouble.
The resolution was adopted.
bill was introduced by Mr.. FRYE to
amend the laws relating to the marking Of
vessels names on the bow and sterns; TO
exempt United States vessels from payment
of state pilots for services not rendered !;
for the settlement of the Sioux City 4
Pacific Railroad Company's debt TO the
government.
Senator Frye introduced bill abolish
ing compulsory cosstwise pilotage. the
same that he introduced at the last session.
In the House Mr.. Dingley introduced q
bill repeating the law which authorized the
President to suspend any part or all OF the
tonnage duty; to provide for commits
sion of five persons to investigate the
alcoholic traffic, the commissioners to re-
ceive salary of $40 day and this work
10 be concluded in two years. all of the
commissioners not to be prohbitionists:
to establish a marine board in the treasury
dana l. AZ T..
troduced last year as a result of the recon-
mendations of the International Marine
! Conference.
By Mr.. Milliken, for public building at
Gardiner, to cost $40 600; for a public
| building at Waterville, to cost $40. 900 !;
making it unlawful for any railroad COM
pany to operate cars of any kind unless
! equipped at both ends with uniform safety
and automatic couplers. this bill being
Identical with Senator Culloms, introduced
last month, to carry out the recommended
tons made in the Presidents message
CONTESTED SEATS IN THE HOUSE
The following is the list OF contests for
been filed in the clerks office John A.
McDutfie vs.. Louis W. Turpin Fourth
District of Alabama; Henry j. Moves vs.
Hosea II. Rockwell, Twenty eighth DIS
trict of New York; John b. Reynolds vs..
George W. Shenk, Twelfth District Of
Pennsylvania; Thos. II. Grevy vs.. Edward
Scull, Twentieth District of Pennsylvania ::
Alex. H. Craig VS.. Andrew Stewart.
Twenty fourth District of Pennsylvania;
Thos f. Miller vs.. William Elliot. Seventh
District of South Carolina.
Thursday In the Senate Mr. Nor
gan's resolution for an inquiry into the
condition Of the Nicaragua Canal was
passed.
In the House the call of States was con-
tinued, and many bills were introduced