The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-07-27
Bills Passed in the House

"osniuB1ou. uty 20 LII Gue MOUSE w.
DAY, Mr.. Hatch, Democrat, of Missouri,
moved the committee on commerce be
discharged from further consideration of
the bill to prevent the adulteration of
Iood and drugs, and that it be referred
to the committee on agriculture, and
the House by vote of 1876 to 76 declared
that the bill rightfully belonged to the
committee on agriculture. The House
them proceeded in committee of the
whole to consider measures reported
from the committee on interstate and
foreign commerce. The first dill read
was the House bill authorizing the sup
erintendent of the life-saving service to
| man and keep the stations ON the Allan
tic and Gulf coasts from August l to
May l, instead of from September to
June |, as at present provided by law
With the amendment offered Hby Mr..
Sayers, Democrat, of Texas, which
made the salary of surfman at the
stations kept open ten months $50
month instead of S65, paid at the eight
| months stations, the bill was passed.
The following bills were also passed:
Extending the privileges of the marine
| hospital service to employees of life-sav-
ing service appropriating $500 as money
| testimonial to surviving members of the
| party of the steamer Amsterdam, and
to those who were dependent upon the
| lost members, who went to the rescue of
| the wrecked American schooner Maggie
| E. Wells last January. They were sail
ors on the Amsterdam. and lost their
lives in their unsuccessful efforts to save
| the fishermen on the Wells; to establish
| l1ghtship and fog signal about six
| miles east of Boston light, and to estab-
llsh range lights in Boston harbor, at
cost not to exceed $4,000: to amend the
revised Statutes so as to authorize the
Secretary of the Treasury to remit the
penalties against sailing vessels as we'll
as IN the case of steam vessels. A con-
ference report on the Notifications and
appropriation bill was presented and
agreed to. The bill carries total ap-
preparation of 50, $4,000, being S409, 900
less than AS it passed the Senate, and
S202, $50 more than as it passed the
4 ouse, and $216, $40 more than the bill
for the year ended June 80, 1894.
The House then adjourned
House viii Assist.
Washington, July 26.-Speaker Crisp
was closeted with President Cleveland for
nearly an hour this morning. The
Speaker declined to say any thing as to
the subject of the interview or it's results
although of course it is known it related
to the future course of the tariff confer
ence when the Senate shall send the bill
back to the House insisting" upon it's
amendments. 1t is further understood
that this interview with the Executive
was supplementary to a conference which
Secretary Carlisle had with the Speaker
Yesterday. A wide scope for conjecture
is opened by the silence of the chief
parties to the interview, the most gener-
ally accepted opinion being that a firm
insistance by the House on it's bill was
the programme discussed and agreed up
on. 80
The Cruiser Charleston All Right.
Washington, July 26.-The reports
that the cruiser Charleston had been
found to be in dangerous condition on
the eve of her sailing from San Fran
cisco are pronounced absurd and untrue
by the Navy Department. Secretary
Herbert says the vessels plates were
found to be considerably pitted as to
be expected after her long cruise and du-
ty at Rio, and the naval board recon-
mended the application of four
successive coats of red lead and zinc
below the water line. The Secretary
issued orders in compliance with this.
Each coat was LETT to dry before the sue
already consumed nearly two weeks.
The last coat is nearly dry. and the YES
sci will be fioated in day or two.
More Gold for Export.
Washington, July 26. The treasury
lost today SO, 10000 in gold, $4,000.
900 at New York for European export
and 100000 at Boston for European ex-
por, and $500 600 at New York for ship
menu to Canada. This drain on the
United States gold reserve reduced it to
S58,G50,0 900, the lowest point it has
reached. All the gold taken for Europe
today will be shipped by Saturdays
steamers sailing from New York and
Boston.