The Portland daily press., 1893-01-20
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Fuming About Souvenir Coins and
Columbus Stamps.
NO MORE DETERMINATIONS IN
TOLLS ON WELLAND CANAL.

The House at Last Does Some Business
Ex-Governor Perham Advocates Good
Roads-Canadians Reconsider Their
Hasty Action.
/ WASHINGTON, January 19.-The Ma
tional Board of Trade today passed reso-
lu ions urging Congress to build at once
a ship canal around Niagara Falls.
The permanent census bureau and pro-
curing statistics upon scientific basis
outside of private control were unani-
mously approved.
A resolution was adopted declaring the
universally deplorable condition of pub
lie highways of the country a positive
obstruction to progress, and favoring
every measure that will tend to remedy
the evil.
In support of this proposition the
board was addressed by ex-Gov. Per-
ham, the Maine delegate to the road
congress.
A resolution was passed favoring the
passage of the anti-adulteration law.
The board ADJOURNED.
Ammen Ram To Be Launched Soon.
Notification has been received at the
Navy Department that the battle ram be-
ing built at the Bath Iron Works, Me-,
known as the Ammen ram will be
launched apout February 1st
In the Senate.
Among numerous petitions presented
and referred were several from Maine in
favor of prohibitory anne dment to the
constitution, and remonstrance from
Mrs. Corbin of Chicago in opposition to
women suffrage. Mr.. Wolcott gave
notice of his amendment to the bill to
discontinue purchase of silver bullion.
Mr.. Teller introduced a new bill to sub
nit the McGarrahan claim to the court
of private land claims, and had it referred
to the Judiciary committee. (This bill
modifies the provisions to which the
President objected in the vetoed billy
Mr.. Wolcott introduced a joint resolu-
ton directing the Postmaster General to
discontinue the sale of so-called Column
bian postage stamps except where specific7
ally called for.
The Senate resumed consideration of
the anti-options bill but no action was
taken. Adjourned.
In the House.
The light house bill and the Wise,
Storer and Patterson bills to amend the
Interstate commerce act SO as to close
the loopholes found in it by the courts,
were passed, after the acceptance of va
rious amendments. Adjourned.
No More Determinations.
The announcement was made today
from an authoritative source that the
council of the Dominion government. y
an order agreed upon Saturday, has de-
termined to withdraw for the season of
1898 all determinations, tolls OF other
wise, respecting vessels, persons or COM
merce using the Welland and ST. Law
renee canals. This, it was said, is more
than this government asked. The infor-
nation has not yet been conveyed to this
government.
The Souvenir Coins.
Senator Pettigrew, chairman Of the
quadro-centennial committee, introduced
a bill in the Senate today instructing the
Secretary of the Treasury not to deliver
any OF the souvenir coins until the
Worlds Columbian Exposition shall de-
liver a good and sufficient bond;
conditioned that if for any
reason whatever the Worlds Fair be
opened to the public Sunday, the cor
poration shall,pay to the United States
from the sum of money it shall have re-
ceived from the sale of the coins not less
than so, 100000.
In the House similar resolution was
offered by Mr.. KeUham of New York.
ROCKLAND'S EMBARGO.