The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-14
THE MAINE SENATOR'S
Wish to Fertify Portland and Sup
press Vice.
SECRETARY FOSTER SAYS HE HAS
ALL THE MONEY HE WANTS.

in the Honse-Deep Water Convention
Adjourns-The Canadian Bonding Sys-
tenn.
WASHINGTON, January 13.-Secretary
Foster said today that he had large
force at work collecting the information
wanted by the ways and means commit
tee as the condition of the treasury.
The exhibit which the Secretary will
make will show that there will be ample
funds in the treasury to meet all reason
able demands, and enough to carry the
incoming administration through till
the meeting of the 53d Congress.
Chairman Springer and other mem
bers of the committee are of the opinion
that there will be urgent need for more
money early in Cleveland's administra-
ton and that some steps will have to be
taken to raise additional revenue. Repre-
sentatives Dockery and Sayers, who are
leading members of the House appropri-
ton committee, and who have given the
subject much attention and are familiar
with the condition of the treasury, say
that the next secretary of the treasury
can get along until the regular session
of Congress without any trouble.
Speaker Crisp has decided to give the
bankruptcy bill day for It's considera-
tion. The friends of the measure are,
therefore, inclined to believe that the
bill will pass the House unless its enc
mics talk it to death. There is undoubt.
edlY large majority in its favor.
In the House.
T,, 1,o
House today Mr.. Beltzchoover of Penn
mittee of the whole for consideration of
the private calendar. The Republicans
resoIted to filibustering tactics. The
first few pages of the calendar were full
of war claims measures and the Repub-
licans not wishing them considered re-
Trained from voting and left the House
without quorum. On roll-call a quo
rum appeared: by vote of yeas 159, nays
s, and Mr.. Beltzschoover's motion was
agreed to.
The first bill on the calendar was for
the relief of Hiram johnson and others.
The Republicans again resorted to fill
clustering tactics and left the House
without quorum. After a couple of
hours vain attempt to secure a quorum
to vote upon the bill, the Democrats be-
came excited, and under the lead of Mr..
Enloa of Tennessee, attempted to force
an adjournment. This would yacate the
night session for consideration of private
pension bills.
The Republicans with the help of
some Democrats, defeated the motioa to
adjourn. The House then ok a recess
until s.
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MI. sherman, from the committee on
foreign relations, reported back the Sen
ate bill to extend to the North racine
ocean the provision OF the statutes Tor
the protection OF fur seals and other fur
bearing animals and after brief expla-
nation the bill was passed.
Senator Hale gave notice that ne would
offer an amendment to the fortlncatlons
bill providing for the purchase OF ground
for commencing work on the fortlnca-
tlons on Cush1ng's Island, Me-, ana pro-
viding for construction OF gun ana NOR
tar batteries as submitted Dy the oecre-
tary OF war at cost OF Sz5U,UUO.
Inc establishment OF commission on
the subject OF SOCIAL wee is contem-
plated IN the bill introduced by senator
Frye. A commission OF i've persons is
to be created whose duty shall be TO IN
Vestlgate social wee IN all us phases, us
relations to labor ana wages, TO marrl-
age ana divorce, lts connection WIN pau
peflsm, CRIME etc. also 10 inquire into
practlcal results OF leglslatlon 1or the
suppression OF the evll IN IN various states.
Al the antl-op!lon Dill was taken up,
the penang ques.lon Delng the amend
ment TO strlKe Tx, out tne Iast proViso IN
sectlon z. Inc amendment was reJecteo
ana az, the pfovlso ieoalne9 ln 1le pi..
+ba amendment offered nv Mr. Daniel
W ich is printed in the bill as section 10.
In absence OF Mr.. Daniel the amendment
went over without action.
Mr.. Villas moved to amend the second
section by adding the words 'and does
not, in good faith, intend to purchase
and deliver articles contracted to be sold
and delivered according to terms and re-
quirements of such contract The
amendment went over and Mr. Wolcott
moved the Senate proceed to the consid-
GRAFTON of the calendar. On this motion
Mr.. Washburn demanded the yeas and