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Daily Kennebec Journal.
Congress-SecOnd Session.
WAsIIINCToy, Is.

WAsu,Norox, l3.
SENATE.
The resolution of inquiry into the sales of
arms to France came up for discussion.
In the course of discussion Mr.. Fenton
said he would vote for Tiptons amendment
extending the scope Of inquiry, and also for
the amendment proposed by Mr.. Conkling
and he thought it proper that the resolution
should pass, especially as his colleague
deemed it necessary for his own vindica-
ton.
Mr.. Wilson thought the Senate had better
drop the whole matter. What if the press
had said wrong things about members. Had
not Senators said such things of each other.
The press of this country was free, and
boosted of its freedom, and he liked it. But
the people were just as free as the press, and
could believe or reject what they pleased.
He had recently seen in very able news
paper which he had read for years, a state
ment that the Senate was not exactly the
forty thieves, but that there were twenty
thieves too many in it now. He had served
with great many Senators, and out Of them
all he could not pick out twenty or half of
that number, who had done anything dishon-
ora0ie in money matters or anything of that
KIND. These statements were often made
rashly, but the people were not deceived by
them, and his advice to Mr.. Conkling was to
drop this matter and let the Senate go to
work and redeem itself from the criticism of
the thoughtful, sober and rejecting people of
the country, who were already disguised ut
the waste of time.
Mr.. Conkling said that Mr.. Wilson's re-
marks were always good-hearted and sensi-
Die, but announced that he would press the
resolution 10 a vote to morrow, or a. soon as
possible, and that if it should not be agreed
to by the Senate, he should feel justified in
using other means to get the desired informa-
ton.
The resolution went over and the Senate
resumed the consideration of the legislative
appropriation bill, the question being on the
amendment to increase the salary of the
supervising surgeon of the marine hospital to
$1,000.
Mr.. Boreman moved to lay it and also Mr..
Sherman's am endment increasing the salaries
of the heads of bureaus to $4,000 on the table.
Lost.
Mr. Logan modified his amendment to
make the supervising surgeons salary $4,000,
as recommended by the Secretary of the
Treasury, and it was adopted
Several amendments increasing the Judi.
cial salaries were offered and ruled out of
order.
Mr.. S}ermans amendment increasing the
salaries of the heads of bureaus, the COM
missioner of education having been included
was adopted.
Mr.. Sawyer renewed the amendment in
creasing the appropriation for the bureau
of education, which was agreed to.
House.
Mr.. Butler from the judiciary committee
reported bill for the removal of certain
causes to the United States courts, authoriz-
ing the removal from the State courts to the
United States court of suits brought by nom
residents OF such State, or of alien against
another nonresident of State where juris-
diction by a State court is obtained by per-
sonal service OF process only.
After a long discussion the bill was re-
committed, and the House went into COM
mittee oftile whole MIR. Wheeler in the chair,
on the post office appropriation bill, the pend
ing question being an amendment increasing
the subsidy to the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company for its China line from 100000 to
81 100000 year, and making the service
iortnighty instead of monthly.
Mr.. Coburn who opposed the amend
ment offered one reducing the subsidy to
$500, 900. allowing the company to purchase
four iron vessels abroad to be registered in
the United States.
The chair sustained the point of order
from Mr.. Sargent that Mr.. Coburn's amend
ment changed the existing law and was not
in order and the decision was sustained by
the chair
Mr.. Pomeroy advocated and Mr. Crebs OPP
posed the original amendment.
MIR. Farnswor offered substitute reduc-
ing the subsidy to half a million, provided
the company perform the service semi-an-
nually and may perform ii in ships Of foreign
construction.
Messrs. Conger and Sargent opposed the
substitute and Hereford and Morgan opposed
an increased subsidy. The latter referred to
the statement to him by Collins when he got
his first subsidy of 100000, that it cost him
more than that to get it. He would not
charge corrupt practices on members, but
they all knew the lobbies were packt d with
plunderers. This scheme was not republi-
can, it was not democratic, but would not the
country believe it was a scheme of plumber
devoid of shame? He denounced it con-
spiracy against the treasury and against the
people.
MIR. Brooks replied to Morgan and remind
ed him OF the great men of both parties who
had voted for the Collins subsidy. He asked
him whether he dared lnsnuate corrupt mo-
tives against Clay Webster and Crittenden.
Mr.. Morgan, Qoudly and excitedly)-I
dare do anything that is right. l dare to say
that this scheme is scheme of plum
der, that it taints the atmosphere. The
gentlemen may make the most of my re-
marks.
Mr.. Brooks, with display of great feel
ing)- will go down to posterity with Clay,
Webster and Crittendon for that Appropriation
to support the flag of our country on the
ocean. The democratic party has always
been in favor of commerce and trade, it was
not party that lay on its back and gazed at
the stars as an astronomer would with an ut
ter indifference to sublime things; it was
not crab party that moved backward, but
was progressive party full of life and vigor.
The New Hampshire Election.