The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-31


after adjournment Of the House today.
tt was in session only 15 minutes. "A
resolution WAS adopted authorizing the
Democratic delegations in Congress from
each state to name the members of Com
gress for the coming campaign commit'
tee. Members of the committee from the
states having no Democratic representa-
tives in Congress will be chosen by the
committee when it organizes.
1 J. G. Coombs of Boston, today addressed
the House committee on the Pacifice rail-
roads, in support of the proposition to aid
the S ioux City branch of the Pacific
roads.
The Post Office Department, today. de-
MED the privileges of the mails to the
Cushman of Boston. Mass, for alleged
fraudulent practices.
Tbs District of Columbia appropriation
| bill for the year ending June 80. 1897, re-
ported to the House today carries Sc, 225,
o65, which is So, 760, 845 less than the total
| for the current year; some two and a
quarter millions less than the estimates
Of the commissioners.
Representative Mccormack of the First
| New York district, has been giving
special attention to the question of fforti-
t1cations at the east end of Long Island.
In connection with the Senators from
| Connecticut. who are much interested in
the protection of New London and other
harbors in that state he had interviews
with the chief of United States engineers
and others on plan to protect proper
| batteries on the east end of Long Island
Sound. The result of these consultations
is that he is convinced if Con gress makes
ali adequate appropriation, the work Of
placing batteries will be begun without
delay, and if the work is carried out to
the extent OF the recommendation of the
engineers, the Connecticut coast, at the
eastern end of Long Island and all the
approaches to the SoInd will be put in a
condition of defence which will be
sufficient to prevent the approach of any
hostile fleet, however powerful
Commander r. P Leary has been
assigned to the command of the new ram
Katahdiil. He is at present on duty at
the Washington Navy Yard, and will go
to the Katahdin February 18th.
Chairman Walker of the House COM
| mittse on banking and currency in an
interview printed by the Manufacturers
ItCCOiN, says A1CL6 AS3GE Wdb d DUuy
of Legislators more anxious to know what
sught to be done under the oircum-
stances, and are more anxious to do the
right thing than than the House of Rep
resentatives today. Congress will enact
any measure which bankers have agreed
among themselves will relieve the United
States treasury. That is what we want.
Congress Will enact no measure that
bankers themselves in every breath they
ask for it, say will not relieve the treas
ury and will only allow banks to issue
more money aud still further EN- barass
the treasury in redemption and only in
chease bank dividends. Congress will
gladly pass any measure to make bank
ing moro profitable If bankers themselves
will say it will at the same time relieve
the United States treasury. If Congress
adjourns without passing some measure
toScompose the finances of the country
the bankers will be wholly to blame for
its failure in standing off and refusing to
come to the assistance of the committee
on Eanking and currency and while the
committee is begging them to come to its
relief with counsel and support The
committee will give most diligent support
to any suggestion they may make that
has the slightest chance of passing the
House. 1t will not consider old schemes
that have failed in every Congress for
twenty years. and which if passed the
bankers them selves say would not relieve
the treasury.
No conclusive action was taken by the
House committee on foreign affairs con-
cerning Ambassador Bayard's recent
speech at Edinburg and Boston, Scotland.
| AT the last meeting of the committee all
the papers in the case were referred to
subcommittee consisting Of Messrs.
| Draper of Massachusetts, Pearson of
| North Carolina, and Dinsmore of Arkan-
sas. This subcommittee reached an infor-
NAL decision that some resolution OF GEN.
sure ought TO be adopted. When the full
committed met today Chairman Hit
submitted four resolutions offered by diff
| erent gentlemen with reference to MIR.
| Bayard's utterances. One resolution,
understood to have been prepared by Mr..
Draper (who was absent) was very mild,
and without naming Mr.. Bayard, de-
clared any language by an em bassador
| re hecting upon American people was in
Pearson was the author, strongly CEN
sured Mr.. Bayard for alleged indesorete
utterances. Other utterances took a
middle ground between the extremes.
Mr. McCrearys of Kentucky, formerly
chairman of the committee moved that
/ the resolutions be referred back to the
! sub com mittee which should be increased
by the addition of two other members az
it is evident that the subcommittee
reached no understanding. This led to
discussion in which Messrs. McCreary,
Money and Dinsmore spoke principally
for the DemocratsNand Messrs. Ouigg OF
New York, Hit of Illinois and Mir. Pear
son for the Republicans. Mr.. Ouigg and
Mr.. Pearson insisted that Mr.. Bayard
deserved strong censure. Mr.. Money
thought that Mr.. Bayard had been guilty
OF an indiscretion, but that was nc
reason why the House should be equally
indiscrete. Mr.. MoCreary showed the
necessity for a fuller disou ssion of the
subject. He thought it unfair that a
mere phrase in one of his speeches should
be made the subject of SO much i'm
portance. The manifest purpose of the
Democrats was not only to defend Mr..
BaEard, but to gain time. Pending the
decision the hour of twelve arrived and
the committee had to adjourn. It will
meet again Saturday to dispose Of the
| Bayard resolution and other business.
Began Work Again.
| Marlboro, Mass, January 30.-The EN-.
ployes in J. b. Desmond's shoe factory
began work today after an extended pes