The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-08

A flood of bills and joint resolutions
was poured into the Senate, Mr.. Morrill,,
the venerable senator from Vermont,
having the distinction of introducing the
first. providing for the gliding of the
statue of liberty on the dome of the Capt.
tol.
Mr.. Pettigrew of South Dakota secured
the passage of resolution calling upon
the interstate commission to furnish the
Senate list of the railroad companies
which have complied wholly, in part, or
not at all, with the law of Congress, pro-
viding that safety appliances be affixed to
railroad cars; the resolutions also calls
for the total number of persons killed
by the railroads during the past year.
The contest between the friends of the
immigration and those who favor prompt
action with reference to the sale of the
Kansas Pacific railroad, developed at
this juncture Mr.. Lodge of Massachu-
setts moved to take up the immigration
bill and proceed with its considerable on.
AS soon as the import of the motion was
read Mr.. Gear of Iowa, was on his feet
with an objection.
Mr.. Lodge called attention to the fact
that he had made motion to take up the
immigration bill and not asked unani-
nous consent for its consideration.
MIR. Gear adverted to the Importance of
giving prompt attention to that part of
the Presidents message in which Mr.
Mckinley had asked that Congress confer
upon the executive by legislation, full
power to buy in the Kansas Pacific rail
road. He said that he would tomorrow
introduce a measure comforting upon the
executive the authority required and
hoped that neither the immigration bill,
to which no was entirely friendly, nor
anything else would be permitted to in
terfere with its prompt consideration.
Mr.. Carter of Montana. chairman OF the
census committee, requested that the
measure providing for the federal census
of 1900 reported to the Senate at the last
session, be recommitted to the commit
tee.
To this Mr.. Chandler the author of the
bill, objected, but after some explanation
| by Mr.. Carter, the bill was recommitted
as requested.
| Mr.. Lodge then gave notice that he
would call up the immigration bill at
the conclusion Of the present unfinished
| business.
Mr.. Gear announced that he would con-
| test that motion.
Mr.. Allison, in the hope, as ne said,
that the gentleman might reach an
amicable understanding. moved at .3o
p. M, that the Senate adjourn. and the
motion prevailed.
| Among the bills introduced in the SEN
ate today were the following:
| Mr.. Hoar-Providing that the person
bringing suit into United States court
| shall not afterwards be allowed to ques-
tion the jurisdiction of the court.
Mr. Hale-For the construction of dry
docks at Portsmouth, N H., Boston,
| Mass, Algiers, La. ana Mare Island,
| California, and for the enlargement OF the
Brooklyn, League Island and Norfolk
| docks, the appropriation for Portsmouth
being S11 GOO, 900; Boston, 1880, 600;
Algiers, S5O0,0o0; Mare Island, $500, 600,
League Island, $2S6,556, and for Nor
| folk, 100000.
Senator Davis chairman of the Senate
committee on foreign relations, said today
| that tomorrow he would ask the Senate
| to take up the Hawaiian annexation
treaty. The committee will hold caucus
tomorrow prior to the session of the Sem
| ate.
In thel Senate today Mr.. Hale intro
duced bill to increase the navy by the
addition Of first class sea going coast
line battleship at a cost not to exceed
So, $50, 900; six sea going torpedo boats of
| 175 tons displacement at cost of 81, 1885,
GOO and three torpedo boats of greater
| speed at cost of $4,000
HOW VIEWED IN PARIS.
Paris, December 7.-The Republique
Kinley's message to Congress is icon
ciliatory, but not exempt from am
| biguity.'
The Journal Des Debate regards the
message as 'little reinsurance to Spain,
who has the worlds synpathies.
PARIS EXPOSITION EXHIBIT.
| Washington, December THE Presi-
dent today submitted to Congress the re-
port of Major Handy, special commission
er to the Paris International exposition,
giving the details of his mission. The
| no mi cSinnpr pnp naf16C
priation of $919,600 be granted SO that a
creditable display on behalf of the United
States may be made. The President in
transmitting the report says in part: 81
earnestly commend the report of Major
Handy to your consideration and trust
that liberal appropriation may be
made" :"
| PENSION APPROPRIATIONS.
Washington, December THE SUBJ
committee on pensions of the House COM
mittee on appropriations agreed on the
pension appropriation bill today aud will
| recommend it to the full committee to-
morrow. The bill carries total of S141, >
2i9,S50. 1t gives SAC, 600, ,0Co for the pay
tnent OF pensions proper, these figures be
ing identical with the estimates sub
| nitted by the secretary of the interior.
| For clerk hire at the various pension
| agencies throughout the country, the hill
|
| from the estimates.
WAYS AND MEANS SUBJ COMMIT
| TEES.
| Washington, December AT meeting
of the ways and means committee today,
Chairman Dingley named the sub-co1n-
mittees which will consider the important
measures referred to this comm ittee as
| follows: j.
Customs-Dingley, Payne, Dalzell,
Hopkins, Grosvenor, Bailey and Nc
MILAN.
Customs NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Rus.
sell, Dingley johnson, Steele, Swanson
and Robertson.
Internal revenue-Evans, Dingley.
Dolliver, Steele, Russell, Mcmillan and
Mcclellan.
Public debt-Dingley, Dalzell, johnson
Bailey and Wheeler.
! Reciprocity and commercial treaties
Dingley, Hopkins, Dolliver, Tawney
Payne, Mcmillan and Mcclellan.
Revenue from other sources than Gus
toms and on miscellaneous subjects
Grosvenor, Russell, Tawney, Steele
Evans, Swanson and Wheeler.