The Republican journal., 1896-04-09

WASHINGTON WHIsPERINGs. In the
course of the House discussion April 1st
on the Sundry Civil bill, Mr.. Grosvenor
(Rep.) of Ohio made some remarks on
the financial condition of the Government
The trouble with the treasury, he said,
was that the country was laboring under
an incubus placed upon its manufacturing
and industrial interests by Democratic
legislation. Mr.. Grosvenor read from
tables showing the operations of the
Treasury during the first 10 months of
the Wilson tariff law as compared with
those of the Mckinley law in the first 10
months of its existence. These showed a
deficiency of SO, 1915 in receipts as
compared with expenditures under the
Wilson law, and surplus of $24, 9S3, 221
under the Mckinley law. Customs re-
ceipts under the Wilson law were $751;
O69, 273; under the Mckinley law S302,-
SS4, $50. Internal revenue receipts under
the Wilson law, S207, ,069, Sl2; under the
Mckinley law, S231, 722, 122. Speaker
Reed, Thursday morning, received an ex-
curson party of 6S ladies and gentlemen
from New England. Some of the number
were citizens of Maine and the remainder
were principally from Massachusetts and
Connecticut. The Speaker received them
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each lie extended a pleasant greeting,
chatting for a moment with such of the
party as he knew personally. The same
eXcursionists were received by Senator
Frye of Maine in the Senate wing of the
Capitol later in the day.. Secretary of
State Olney recommends that Congress
be asked to appropriate S35, 900 for a
United States exhibit at the Interna-
tional Exposition to be held at Brus-
sells from April 24th to Nov. l, 1884,.
The total appropriation carried in the
river and harbor bill is 80, 7G7, $50. The
estimates of the chief of engineers were,
in round numbers, Sl2 900, 900. The last
Congress appropriated S1l, 47S, 1S0 for riv
ers and harbors, about 81, 700 900 more
than is carried in the present bill. In ad
dition to the cash appropriation which
will be available at the close of this fiscal
year, contracts are authorized in the bill
tor an amount in addition aggregaring
SOL, 600, 900. The amounts tor Maine are:
Camden, SO, 600: Rockland, SO, 800; Mos
sabec Bar, el2, 600; Portland, so, 900;
Belfast, IS, 600: Breakwater from Mt. De-
sert to Porcupine Island, $40, 900; Carver S
Harbor, Ninal Haven, SO, 600; Bagaduce
river, So 900, kennebec river, $40, 900;
Narraguagus river 81, 600; Saco river,
SO, 600: Lubec channel, 81, 900; Georges
river, $40, 600; Sassanoa river, So, O0O...
Mr.. Reed, it is said, is serving his last
term in the House, says the Washington
Star, no matter what may be the result of
the st. Louis convention. If he is not
nominated for President, Mr.. Reed, ac-
cording to this report will retire from
Congress, and will probably take up the
practice of law in New Y ork. A prom-
nent member of the House, who speaks
positively as to his information, said to a
Star reporter: ''Mr Reed will retire
from Congress at the close of this term,
and will quit politics if he is not nomi
mated for the presidency. Flattering
propositions to enter the practice of law
in New York have been made to him, and
their consideration is contingent upon the
result of the national convention