Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-02-15
Conversational Proceedings.
SENATE.

Washington, February IL.
Namero us petitions were presented remonstra.
ting again It the restoration Of the duty On tea and
coffee, and for the repeal of the law Of 1872, re-
leiying certain foreign products at 10 per cent.
Referred TO the committee on finance.
Mr.. Goldthwaite of Alabama, presented petl-
ton of John A. Brown of Alabama, for the re-
moval of bis political disabilities.
Referred to the judiciary committee.
Mr.. Morrill,, Of Vermont, reported bill to es-
tablish mint at Chicago.
Recommttcd to the finance committee.
Mr.. Sargent presented the memorial of the Pa
cifc Mail Steamship Co., demonstrating against
the repeal of the act granting subsidy for mail
service between San Francisco, Japan and China,
and praying for an appropriation to carry the said
subsidy into effect.
Referred to the committee on appropriations.
The Senate resumed the consideration OF the
bill to provide government for the District of
Columbia.
Mr.. Morrill,, of Maine, gave notice that he will
ask the Senate to continue j. the session to-day
until the bill be disposed Of. lie appealed TO Mr..
Morton not to call up the resolution for the ad.
mission Of Pinchback to-day. He said he would
not press the consideration Of the District bill A.
ter to-day.
Morton said that with the understanding that
further consideration would not be pressed after
to-day, he would not call up the resolution refer
red, and he hoped now it was tae general under.
standing in the Senate that that resolution should
be considered OF Monday.
Several amendments were acted on, intending
one which was adopted striking out in the sd
section the clause making the owner of premises
wherein spirituous liquors were sold liable for
damage to any person who shall be injured in per-
son or property by any intoxicated person obtain
ing liquor from such premises.
Mr.. Edmunds, from the Judiciary committee, to
whom was referred the resolution Of Nj BOgy,
nstructing that committee to inquire into the ex-
pediency Of repeating the law granting a subsidy
to the Pacific Mail Steamship Co., reported the
Col fo11o tf,,ru fho .cix,
tons:
Resolved, That the committee on the Judiciary
and it hereby is instructed to inquire and report
whether the United States or any department of
effect any contract made pursuant to the &C. Of
June lst, 1872 respecting additional mail service
between San Francisco, China and Japan.
Agreed to.
Gordon, Of Georgia, presented the petition of
Job Withers of Texas for the removal OF his pO
ltical disabilities.
Referred to the judiciary committee.
The section of the District Of Columbia bill pro-
providing for compulsory education was amended
that children shall not be employed, who have not
After farther action in the committee Of the whole
the bill was reported to the Senate.
Mr.. Edmunds moved to amend so as to have
two commissioners elected by the people and one
appointed by the President
Mr.. Hamilton raised the point of order that the
amendment had already been voted upon once.
Mr.. Edmunds replied that it had not.
Mr.. Stewart moved to amend the amendment so
as to have two commissioners appointed by the
President, and one elected by the people. Agreed
to; yeas 80, nays %.
Mr.. Edmunds said it was evident that the Sem
ate was playing at cross purposes and that they
were in the hands of the Phiistines. He moved
that the Senate adjourn. Agreed to; yeas %, nays
l9.
Mr.. Morton again gave notice that he would
move to proceed to the consideration Of the resell
uton for the admission of Pinchback on Monday
The Senate then at 20 adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House went into committee of the whole,
bill and military academy Till, rose and reported
them to the House, and they were thereupon
passed.
a bill reported by Guncke, from the commit
tee on military affairs, to equalize soldiers boun
ties having been made q special order for to day,
Dawes raised the question Of its consideration,
desiring to proceed with the tariff bill.
Gunckel remarked that Dawes bill was to pay
foreign bond holders. whereas his (Gunckel) was
to pay the debt to the soldiers of the Union.
Spear remarked that if the bounty bill was not
considered to-day, that it would be practically its
defeat.
The question WAS decided SO to 46 that the
bounty bill should have the precedence. The
bill provides for the payment. to every non-com-
missioned officer, musician, artfcer, WAGNER and
private soldier, Including those known on the
rolls as slaves" who served in the army and were
honorably discharged, Of eight dollars and one
third month for the term of his service between
April H. l76l and May 9th, 1865 with deduc-
ton Of all other bounties heretofore paid by the
L. S. substitutes or such were prisoners of war
at the time of enlistment, also such as were dis
charged minors or at their own request from
other than disability incurred in the service
prior to April 10 1865, unless such discharge was
obtained with view to enlistment or to accept
promotion in the military or naval service. When
the soldier is dead the bounty is to be paid to the
widow if not married, or to the minor child or
children.
Gunckel made statement a. to the bill, prefac
ing it with reading the panks in both the re-
publicans and democratic platforms pledging their
parties to do justice to the soldiers. The republic
can party he said had performed all its pledges
but two the passage of the civil rights bill, land
the House had done its part in that and the bill
to equalize bounties. The bill he said would an
swer every complaint and fulfil every reasonable
expectation of every soldier in the country and
would mete exact justice to all men who served
during the war whatever term, and from what
ever locality.
Messrs. Hawey and Kellogg, of Connecticut,
commented on the injustice of requiring States
which had already paid bounties to their soldiers
to be taxed for the benefit CT those States that
had not done so.
Mr.. Myers moved to amend the bill by making
it apply also to sailors and marines.
MIR. Gunckel allowed the amendment but said
it would add ten millions to the bill.
Mr.. Comings' amendment was admitted and
agreed to, that the act should extend to all sol.
diers mustered into the service of the United
States, and subsisted, clothed aud paid by the
l. nted States.
Mr.. Sewsll, of New Hampshire, opposed the
bill as being unjust in its provisions.
The debate closed and the House proceeded to
vote on the bill an amendments.
Mr.. Comngs' amendment making the bill ap-
ply to Missouri regiments, was agreed to.
Mr.. MyeIs' amendment, 10 include sailors and
Marines was agreed to.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Shanks, to in
clude Indians was also agreed to-
The blu was then passed, yeas l07, nays 80.
Mr.. Lawrence of Ohio, from the committee on
war claims, reported the bill to pay claims al
lowed by the commissioners of CLAIMS, and moved
the previous question its passage but pending
the vote and amid great confusion arising from
the efforts of dozen members to be recognized