The Portland daily press., 1897-01-18
Atkinson Furnishing Co, s1seuAnr
against proposition to increase State

power at the expense of National power.
There were not lacking strong friends
Of oleomargarine. MIR. Cannon. OF I'LL
uois, proclaimed that cleo was more
haalthful food product than three quar-
tiers of the butter. 1t was great product
of his State, and he knew about 1T. Mr..
Cannon also made the point that If imi-
tation butter was to be diacriminated
against, why should not the initiation
calf shoes and the shoddy woolens of
other States also suffer? And that prin-
ciple once established, this Union would
be separated into lot of little jealous,
antagonistio communities.
| When the voting began 1t was found
that the friends of the cow were in the
majority, but the fight was close. The
bill passed the House by ratio of 1876
yeas to 90 nays. It now goes to the SEN
ate.
There promises to be quite contest
in the House over public building bills.
1t has been usual for each Congress to
authorize the erect ion of q number of
post offices and custom houses in vari-
| Gus parts of the country. This has
meant an annual expenditure of several
millions of dollars. Speaker Reed has
felt that IN the present situation, while
the government revenues fail to meet the
expenses by many millions of dollars a
year, and while Uncle Sam has to bor
row money in order to get along, it is q
poor time to erect costly public buildings
that are not absolutely necessary. Of
course this policy meets thu approval of
| the older and stronger members Of the
House; but among the 357 mem bers 1t
goes without saying that there are very
many who think much more of their dis
tricts thsn they do of the national
| finances. These were unable to get
their buildings last session, and they are
! getting FESTIVE at the prospect that they
may not get them this session. There
Rave been rumors that they intend to
taks the bits in their teeth and throw off
the authority of the leaders in this re-
spect and make an onslaught for public
buildings. OF course this can be doue If
majority of the House wish it, al.
though it will be difficult performance
to engineer.
The Washington Post has the follow
ing notice of a well known Portlander:
can old Yankee skipper, Capt. L. w.
Tibbetts, of Portland, Me-, whs at the
House yesterday and called on Speaker
Reed. He has made sixty-two trips in
his craft to Cuba and foels more strongly
~ HoIo bo,1 ~
pendence of Cuba. After the treaty of
1886 he took cargo of jerked beef to a
Cuban port and the indignant Spaniards
not only refused to let his vessel enter
their harbor, but took her in hand ana
ran her OIL the rocks. The Captain has
claim before Congress which the Speak
er gave him little encouragement for col
Letting. In 1860 he took his stout ship
Tornado out of New York Harbor with
s, 600 kegs of powder. AS she was push
ing her PROV into the Gulf for New Or
leans great gale struck the Tornado and
dismasted her. She was compelled to
put into st. Thomas for repairs and
when she was again on her voyage
Louisiana had seeded aud a blockade OF
the Mississippi had been declared. Back
sailed the Tornado to New York Har-
Dor, where the surveyor seized the cargo
Of powder. The unlucky skipper never
received his SIS, ooO for freight and ex-
penses, which he now wants the govern
ment to pay him"
This hasIbeen rather a Maine week in
Washington. On Wednesday ex-Gover-
nor Cleaves arrived on short outing for
rcst and for the enjoyment of his new
relief from executive cares. He called
at the House and Senate paying his re-
speots to Speaker Reed and other mem-
bers of the delegation. His brother, Mr..
Thomas Cleaves, has for years been clerk
of the Senate committee Oh appropria.
tions, and is indispensable to that COM
mittee
Hon. Geo. P. Wescott, Of Portland
arrived Wednesday evening, and like
Governor Cleaves also. paid his respects to
the Maine members; and went to the
Navy Department to make call on
Chief Constructor Hiohborn, of the
Navy. They were friends thirty years
ago in the West, and have maintained
their friendship since.
Mr.. Albert B. Hall, of Portland, was
in Washington, Thursday.