The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-13
War Ships Will Visit Us This Sum-
mor.
BUT ONE CALL WILL HAVE TO DO
SAYS SECRETARY LONG.
Fleet May Remain Several Days when. IT
Does Come-The McMillin- Bailey Feud
in the House-Pressure of Once seekers
Unprecedented.
ESPECIAL TO THR PREss.1

ESPECIAL TO THE PREss,1
Warrington, April ia report recently
published in Portland to the effect that
the North Atlantic squadron would prob
ably visit the city about the Fourth Of
July has suggested to the officials Of the
Grand Lodge Of the Knights of Pythias
that 1t might be possible to get the squad!
ron to remain until the 9th and 9th Of
thst, month, when the Pythians Of Mains
are to. celebrate their 25th anniversary
in Portland. The eleven thousand
Pythians who will be present on the 90
casion would naturally be glad to see the
ships of war. and movement has bean
made to get Secretary Long to have or
ders issued to the squadron so that they
may remain in the harbor from the 9TH
to the 9th. There has also been q move
ment to have the ships in the halbor
later in the season at the time of the New
England fair. Secretary Long has .besn
seen in regard to the matter nut is unable
to give any decision now. He did ray,
however, that while the vessels when
once there might remain several days,
the feet could hardly visit the city twice
In the season.
At this season of the year there are
large number of New England visitors In
the city. They come in excursion parties
several hundred at time. MIR. aad Mrs.
r. W. Bradford. of Portland, sx-Coun-
oillor Pettengill and wife and Hon. Geo.
D. Bisbee, of Rumford Falls. are in the
city for few days.
The House Is getting along very well
In its programme of waiting for the Sen
ate to pass the tariff bill. The only break
in the monotony of the performances il
on the days of meeting whom the Popu-
lists or some of the Democrats take a
turn at pitching into the Speaker for not
appointing committees. This they do out
CT pure mischief. Nobody supposes that
they wish to see the Republicans 60
ahead and enact Repu blioan legislation.
What they really hope is to see the House
pass lot of bills that may be sent over
to the Senate to embarrass the. Republican
leaders there who are having hard time
enough already to keep things straig ht
for a tariff bill. Bailey, of Texas, 5le
Delnocratic leader, does not synipathise
with the mischievous ideas OF Jerry
Simpson and some of the Democrats, who
like to see trouble stirred up for the sake
0f chance that the Repu ublioanst may be
hurt by it. Bailey takes the ground that
the people whom he represents do mot
wish to see Republican legislation placed
on the statute books, and therefore be
does not wish to see any more leg islation
this session than necessary. But it il
doubtful If he will be able to make all OF
his party think with him. McMillin, OF
Tennessee, whom Bailey defeated for the
compliment tary Speakership nomination,
is very sore over that episode, and be and
his friends take every possible chance to
undermine and overthrow him. Although
McMillin's personal relations with the
Speaker have always been ands still are
very cordial, McMillin's friends ohArg q
Bailey with being on too good terms
with the Speaker for the leader OF the