The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-07
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Senator Frye Introduces Bill Giving
the President Retaliatory Powers.
Mr.. Vest Wants Election Acts of Census EN-
plOyes Inyestigated-A Populite Finan-
cial Scheme Submitted to the House.

WASHINGTON, Deo 6.-Mr. Frye intro
duced bill in the Senate to-day that
smacks very strongly of retaliation, and at
the present time is of more than usual in
terest. 1t amends the laws regulating the
transportation of goods by declaring that
no merchandise shall be transported from
one part of the United States to another
part Of the United States in q vessel De-
longing holly or In part 10 q subject of
any foreign power. and such transportation
via any foreign port shall be deemed vio-
Iation of law. The sailing of any foreign
vessel from one United States port to an
other is not prohibited, provided no mer-
chandise. other than that imported
in such vessel from foreign
port, shall be carried from one
port to another of the United States. The
bill provides that the President may, by
proclamation, suspend the right of carry
ing merchandise in bond through the Unit
ed States provided for in the bill. in case
the Dominion of Canada should at any
time deprive the citizens of the United
States of the use OF the canals in the Do
minion on terms of equality with Canada,
as provided by the twenty article
of the treaty of Washington. Itis also
provived that In case anv export or other
duty continues to be levied on lumber or
timber of any kind ont on that portion of
the American territory in the State of
Maine watered by the st. John and It's
tributaries and fioated down the river to
the sea. where the same is shipped to the
United States from the province Of New
Brunswick the President may suspend all
rights of carrying provided for In this sec-
tion so long as the export duty is levied.
A petition presented by Mr.. PETER from
citizens of Kansas alleging the existence of
q combination between elevators, millers
and railroads of Minneapolis and st. Louis
TO depreciate the price of grain. raised the
question as 70 what disposition should be
made OF il. The Vice president intimated
that as the anti-option bill had been re-
ported the petition should 60 TO the table,
but Messrs. Paddock, Washburn and Har-
ris favored it's reference to the committee
on agriculture, and 1t was referred.
Several bills were introduced and re-
ferred. among them the following: By Mr..
Bate, TO repeal the statutes relating to
supervisors of election and special duties;
by Mr.. Chandler, for the suspension of i'm
migration for one year; by MIR. Vest, to
create a bureau in the Department of Ag-
ricuiture for the giving out of public in.
formation as to the production and ship
ping of live stock.
Mr. Vest introduced Joint resolution.
which he said he would call up tomorrow.
for the appointment, by the President of
the United States, of three commissioners
to confer with the proper authorities of the
five civilized tribes of the Indian Terri
tory, with view of making such an agrees
ment and arrangements as will induce
them TO take h0mestends In severalty, and
sell the remainder of their land to the
United States.
Mr.. Vest offered o resolution reciting
allegations in the public press charging
gross misconduct on the part of census en-
ployes, especially of ennmerators in the
State of Missouri, who are said to have
taken lists OF voters for partisan use, ana
also charging that certain clerks Of the
Census Bureau had been sent to the State
OF New York during the recent election to
perform partisan service, and directing an
investigation of such charges by the Sen.
ate committee on tho eleventh census.
Mr. Hale. chairman of the census CON-
mittee, said that he presumed there would
be no objection TO the proposed investiga-
tion. He could not help thinking that the
Offering the resolution By what would be
found TO be q matter of no substance. The
great Census Bureau had done an immense
work with but very little political bias.
Mr.. Vest referred to the arrest of CEN
sus official In Albany. n. y. for an attempt
to induce $50 Democrats TO 20 down the
Hudson river on an excursion, and thus
keep them away from the polls.
Mr.. Mitchell-Does the Senator think
that the result of the voting IN New York
shows that Democrats had been kept from
the pollsi
Mr.. yest-The result in New York has
nothing TO do with what am saying be-
oanse the attempt was unsuccessful. This
man was arrested and put IN Jail. He gave
an assumed name. and | am credibly in
formed that he has been rev arded by being
promoted and put in . higher and more
lucrative position on account OF his per-