The Portland daily press., 1896-04-14
Senate Committee 80 Decides in the
Case Of Mrs. Maybrick.
RECOMMENDS THAT RESOLUTION
BE DROPPED.

Speeches on the Dupont Case-House
| Discusses Marriages in the District of
| Columbia.
| Washington, April 81. I'm the Senate
today Mr.. Frye presided. The joint reso-
luton introduced last Thursday by Mr..
Call, Democrat of Florida, requesting the
government of Great Britain to pardon
Mrs. Maybrick, and which was then re-
ferred to the judiciary committee. was
reported back from that committee with
unusual promptitude by Mr.. Hoar. Re-
publican of Massachusetts, with the
recommendation that it be indefinitely
postponed as in the opinion of the COM
mittee the matter is not within the
| jurisdiction of the Senate"
| In the absence of Mr.. Call, the adverse
report was not acted upon, but was
placed on the calendar.
| The Senate bill to establish life say.
ing station on the coast of New Hampshire
or Massachusetts between the Hampton
and Merrmac rivers was passed.
The conference report on the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill
was presented and agreed to. Mr..
Cullom explained the points which had
not been agreed to. The part of an ap-
preparation bill extending for a year the
contract for printing the official gazette
of tho patent Office. one of the points on
which conferees failed to agree, was
agreed to. The Senate insisted on other
amendments and further conference was
ordered.
The Dupont election case was taken
up. Mr.. Burrows, Republican Of Michi-
gan, and Mr.. Brown, Republican of
Utah, spoke In favor of Mr.. Dupont. Mr..
| Chandler said he would address the Sem
ate tomorrow. The Senate bill to pay
s2seO to St. Joseph's Catholic church at
property during the civil war, was passed.
After brief executive session the
Senate adjourned.
! In the House, after the transaction of
routine business, that relating to the
| District of Columbia was taken up A
discussion of q bill to regulate marriages
in the District of Columbia occupied the
appearing on a vote ordering the
previous question, the House adjourned
CAPITAL GLEANINGS.
The bankruptcy bill reported to the
Senate today is in all it's essentials, the
bill Introduced by Mr.. George. December
II, providing for voluntary bankruptcy.
Mr.. Mitchell of Oregon, for the
minority, reported an amendment for of
the Henderson bill in the House, W hioh
provides for both voluntary and in
| voluntary bankruptcy.
The gold Withdrawals today were 1907, :
900, leaving net balance of $126 S99. 931.
The House committee on Pacific rail-
roads, today completed the bill looking to
| the settlement of the indebtedness of the
Pacific railroads and will report 1t. The
measure is the same as the one drawn by
| the sub committee.
Three cases which were presented for
| the determination of the manner of dis
tributing money appropriated by the act
of March 3. 1891, for the payment of the
| Foreign Spoliation Claims, were decided
in the Supreme court of tie United
States today. In all the cases the payment
of money was ordered made to the devisss
and legatees of the original claimants.
From these judgments those next of kin
at the present time appealed. The court
sustained the appeal.
| Maine Pensions
Washington, April 13,-Pensions have
been granted residents of Maine as fol-
lows:
| RENEWAL AND INCREASE.
| Leonard J. Brown, Dexter.
| INCREASE.
Edward Carr, Portland.
President Approves Portland Harbor Bill.
! Washington, April 13.-The President
has approved the joint resolution to au-
thorize the Secretary of War to prepare
and submit estimates for the improve
ment of the harbor at Portland. Maine