The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-05
APPROPRIATION BILLS PASSED.
An Early Adjournment of Congress Posi-

BILE.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The House is
rapidly getting its regular annual appro-
priation bills into shape with view to
the early adjournment of Congress. 1t
is possible by the end of this month that
half of the regular appropriation bills
will have been sent to the Senate. The
House committees today got three ap-
preparation measures ready for report to
the House, The pension appropriation
bill, which was reported, the army bill
and navy bill. The urgency deficiency
bill was also reported.
The naval appropriation bill, agreed
today by the House naval affairs SOM
mittee, appropriates about 1924, 100000.
The appropriation for the current fiscal
year is $31, 146, 145. The bill provides
for the construction of only one new ship
cruiser of about 5000 tons displace-
ment, of the same general type as the
cruiser New York No appropriation is
made for the new cruiser Seven mil
lion dollars are appropriated for the con-
struction of the ships heretofore author
lied, and 81, 1000, 600 for the armament of
these ships, which is $2,000,000 less than
the department estimates. The last
Congress, in its second session. appropri
ated $17,607000 for construction and
armament. For Portsmouth IN. H.)
navy yard s13, 800 is appropriated for new
work.
Mr.. Boutelle of Maine, in behalf of the
minority, when the bill comes up in the
House will move to-authorize the con-
struction of two new battleships in addi-
ton to the cruiser provided for. The
N+,l .nts
bill is So. .255, $40, which is $685., $50 less
than the appropriation for the current
fiscal year.
The urgent deficiency bill appropriates
$435, ,413, including $4,000 for public
printing and S9,971 for completion of
public building at Eastport, Me.
Appropriation Committee Finishes Con-
sideration of Pension Bill.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The House
appropriation committee today finished
the consideration of the bill making APP
preparations on account of pensions for
the fiscal year 1893.
AS completed it appropriates S134, $685.
066 as compared with estimates aggre-
eating $147, ,064, $50, and an appropriation
for the current yerr of $135, ,215, ,7S6.
Directors of Columbian Institution.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-In the House
today the Speaker announced the APP
pointment of Hemphill of North Caro-
lima, and Mr. Dingley of Maine, as diree-
tors to the Columbian Institution for the
Deaf and Dumb.
BiI1Fo Relief of Major Sibley.
Mr. Mutchler of Pennsylvania, from
the committee on appropriations, report
ed the invalid pension appropriation bill.
1t was referred to the committee Of the
whole. After transacting unimportant
business the House went into committee
OF the whole on private calendar. Mat
ters ran aloug thly until the bill for
the relief of the. egalrepresentatives of
Henry H. Sibley was reached. Major
Sibley was in the army prior to the re-
bellion and was the inventor of the conf
cal tent which was adopted by the United
States government Subsequently Major.
Sibley Joined the Confederate army. For
this reason opposition was made to the
measure. -. .l
Joint Commissioners Sign Joint Report.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The joint
commission ON the Behring Sea fisher
les held their final session in the state
department this afternoon. After sign
ing a Joint report embodying a statement
of facts as to all points connected with
the sealing industry on which there was
no dispute, the commission adjourned
sine die.
1t is understood that no agreement
was reached on the main questions at is
sue as to whether closed season and
prohibition of pelasic sealing was essen
tial for the preservation of the seal spe-
cies. 1t is said that the representatives
of the United States advocated policy
OF this kind for limited period and that
the representatives of Great Britain OPP
posed it. There will, therefore, be two
Separate reports on this point These with
the joint report on matters of minor i'm
portance will be submitted to the board
of arbitration when that. body is organ
ized.
TAX COLLECTOR DISAPPEARED,