The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-07
SMACKS or RETALIATION.
Senator Frye's Bill in Relation to
Canadian Carriers.
OTHER NEWS OF THE HOUR AT
THE NATIONS CAPITAL.

The Message Read to Congress-Senator
Vest on Hand with Bugbear from
Missouri, Where He Thinks the Re-
publicans Tried to Secure Victory
with skirmish Line of Census Emu
merators-Senator Hale Presents Last
Years Naval Bill.
WASHINGTON, December GA bill in
troduced by Mr.. Frye in the Senate to-
day smacks strongly of retaliation. 1t
amends the laws regulating the trans
portation of goods by declaring that no
merchandise shall be transported from
one part of the United States to another
in vessels belonging wholly or in part to
the subject of any foreign power, and
such transportation via any foreign port
shall be deemed violation Of law. The
sailing of any foreign vessel from one
United States port to another is not pro-
hibited provided no merchandise other
than that imported in such vessel from a
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 carrying merchandise in bond through
the United States provided for in the
bill, in case the Dominion
Of Canada shall at any time
deprive citizens of the United States of
the use of canals in the Dominion on
terms of equality with Canada, as pro-
vided by the 9th article of the treaty of
Washington. 1t is also provided that,
in case any export or other duty contin-
ues to be levied on lumber or timber of
any kind cut on that portion of American
territory in Maine watered by the Saint
John and it's tributaries, and floated
down that river co the sea, where the
same is shipped to the United States
from the province of New Brunswick,
the President may suspend all the rights
of carrying provided for in this section
as long as the export duty is levied.
IN CONGRESSIONAL HALLS.
The Day Mainly Devoted to Listening to
the Message.
WASHINGTON, December Gas soon
as the secretary finished reading the
journal of yesterday, Mr.. Pruden, one
of the Presidents secretaries, delivered
the Presidents message, which was
thereupon laid before the Senate and
read by Secretary McCook.
In marked contrast with the bustling
scene of yesterday was the meeting of
the House today. There were few per-
sons in the galleries, and upon the floor
the members seemed to settle into the
old routine. In feeling manner and
amid the devout attention of all the
members, the chaplain alluded to the re-
cent Affections which the President has
suffered, and invoked divine protection
on the bereaved ones.
Mr.. Rayner of Maryland introduced
a bill for the better protection of COM
merce and to establish a national quar-
antine; referred,
At 12.15 the Presidents message was
presented and read by the clerk.
VESTS BUGBEAR.
He Says the Republicans Tried to Capture
Missouri with the Census.
WASHINGTON, December 8. I'm the
Senate today, Mr.. Vest offered a resolu-
ton regarding the allegations in the
public press, charging gross misconduct
on the part of census employees and di-
rectin G an investigation of such charges
by the Senate committee on the eleventh