Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-12-15
Congressional Proceedings.
SENATE.

costs OF an appeal to the supreme Court OF the
| United States, and great questions are involved
directing the Attorney General at the expense of
| the general government, to lake q writ of error
from the decision of the Supreme Court of Indiana
10 the Suprcme Court Of the United States. Re-
| tered to the judiciary Committee.
| MIR. ingalls, introduced u bill to refer to court
OF claims and the Supreme Court of the u. S. for
determination the rights of the central branch of
| Union Pacific Il. r. under the the existing laws.
| lie said as bill of similar nature has already
been reported to the senate he would as, this re-
! ferred, but gave notice that when the gentleman
from Iowa (Wright) should cal. the bill declaring
the true intent aad meaning of the Union Pabiffc
r. r. acts on Friday next, he (Ingalls) would sub
NIT this bill as a substitute.
Mr.. Edmunds of VT, int oduced bill for the
relief of L. 5. district Judge Of VI. Referred to
judiciary commit ee.
Also a bill explanatory OF the act making an
appropriation for the support OF the army for
the support of the army for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1875
J Referred to iudtcsry committee
The bIii dcclaies that the pToviso in the 9th
paragraph of that act shall not be held as applying
to attorneys and marshals of the u. S. and their
assistants and deputies, nor to clerks of circuit
and district courts Of the L. S., and all accounts
Of said attorneys marshals and clerks for mileage
and for expenses incurred subsequent to July lst
1874, shall and may be audited and allowed and
paid at the treasury department in the same man
| ner as if said acts had been passed.
Mr.. Foreman was excused from further service
on the committee on claims.
Mr.. Morrill, of Maine fl ON the Committee on APP
preparations, reported favoraby the House res
olution to continue the board of audit TO examine
and audit the upfounded floating debt of the
District Of Columbia, which was read and laid
over, as Mr. Edmunds wished to examine it.
Mr. Boutwell, presented a memorial of II. W.
Boardman Of Lowell, Mass, asking leave to ap-
pear before the Committee on Patents to oppose
the extension of the Wcllman patent for stripping
the top flats of cardng machines. Referred to
the Committee on Patents.
Mr.. Conkling introduced bill to amend the
act for the distribution of the Geneva award. 1t
proposes to repeal that portion of twelfth section,
which bars the claims of insurance companies,
except for excess of losses over the premiums or
other gains or war risks and, provides that any in
surance claimant excluded by this prohibition shall
have like period of time within which 10 present
and prove their claims, as they would have had if
not so excluded. Referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
Mr.. Sargent called up the resolution to print
extra copies of the report the Smithsonian lnsti
tuition for the year 1873. Agreed to.
Mr.. Morrill, of Me-, called up the bill which was
reported from select committee, to frame new
government for the District Of Columbia, ard it
read at length.
Mr.. Morrill, movec that 400 extra copies be
printed. Agreed to.
lie yielded for motion to adjourn with the un-
Outstanding that the bill be the unfinished bust
ness tomorrow.
The Chair appointed members of the committee
on the part of the senate the reception Of King
kalakana, Messrs. Cameron and McC reery.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Harris Of Ga, offered a bill allowing the
payment of one-half of all import duties in legal
tender notes national bank notes. On point
by Mr.. Mr. Garfield this bill was referred to
committee of the whole.
Mr. Caldwell of Ala, offered resolution calling
or he of for oil cd tot pont
of the number, location and use of troops in Ala.
ond the distribution of the provisions authorized
by Congress among the destitute people along
the Tombgbee and Warrior Rivers Of Alabama.
Adopted.
On the motion Of Mr.. Wheeler of New York, it
was ordered that when the legislative appropria-
ton bill is under consideration in committee of
the whole, an amendment may be be offered max
ing direct appropriation for q military asylum
for disabled soldiers, instead Of having them
made through the auditors Office. He said that
by dispensing with the useless machinery now
used, and making an approximation direct, an an
nual expenditure of 100000 would be saved. He
dsclaimcd any idea of iehecting on the admins
tration of the Military Asylum.
Mr.. Butinton of Massachusetts offered resell
uion calling on the Secretcly of the Treasury for
a report to the feasibility and expense of erect
ng Pavilion Hospital al llyannis, Mass. ADOPT
ed.
Mr.. Spear of Pennsylvania offered a resolution
as to limiting the time for Withholding from the
Congressional record, of rem i'ks delivered in the
House. Deferred to the Committee on Rules
Mr.. Phelps of New Jersey, moved to take up
his bill repeating what Is known "The Press
Gag Law in Washington.
Mr.. Hale of New York minated that all such
legislation should come from the appropriate com
mttces.
Mr.. Mckee of Mississippi suggested that the
time Of the House should not be occupied in this
newspaper matter while citizens were being mul-
dered in Mississippi, and while he had PROPOSE
ton on that subject to bring before the House.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, suggested that the
Phelps motion be to suspend the rules and pass the
bill.
Mr.. Poland, Of Vermont, asked that the bill be
referred to the judiciary committee.
The House refused TO second the previous ques
ton on Mr.. Phelps motion.
Nj. Cox then moved to suspend the rules and
pass the bill.
Rc.cctcd-6S to ll6.
The bill then, on motion of Mr.. Maynard, was
referred 10 the judiciary committee with leave
to report at any time.
On motion OF Mr.. Garfield, of Ohio il was or
dered that when the legislative bill is under con-
sideration i'll committee of the whole, various
amendments indicated by him may he in older.-
Among them is proposition to cqualzc the pay
of committee clerks in the House and Senate and
fix it at $500 day.
Mr.. Mckee of Miss, offered aresoution for the
appointment of select committee of five to pro-
coed to Vcksburg to investigate and report all the
facts relative TO the recent troubles in that state,
es9ecially in Warren county
MIR. Lamson of Miss hoped that the House
would adopt the resolution. The people Of Vichs
burg and Warren county did not shrink from an
investigation, but courted it, and were only anx-
ous TO have all the facts connected with that trans
action exposed to the county.
Mr.. Mckee remarked that it was under the in
spi.sion Of the eloquent words of his colleague in
the Sumner obsequies: my countrymen know
one another and love another" that he of
ferrcd the resolution. He (McKee) knew that
they would fall in love with his lamb-like constit-
| uents.
Mr.. N.black Of Indiana remarked that the
troubles at Vicksburg were local matter.
Mr. Eldlidge Of Wisconsin inquired of Mr..
Mckee how he had voted on the proposition to in
vestgate affairs in South Carolina.
| Mr.. Mckee replied that there had been no such
| proposition before the House to-day.
| Mr. Butler Of Massachusetts hoped that the mat
ter would be investigated. A portion of the peo-
pie thought the reports Of these murders were ex-
aggerated, and if so the fact should be known
but the murder or killing of fifty men should not
be called local affair. 1t was an affair which
eught to be investigated and the guilty ones pun
| ished.
Mr. Eldrdge-Is it any less local than murder
| in Massachusetts, or Pennsylvania
| Mr.. Butler-Wherever citizens are murdered
| 90 in for investigation.
| Mr. Randall-Who prompted these murders