Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-03-13
FORTHWITH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON. March IL.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON. March IL.
| SENATE.
Mr.. Thurman. from judiciary committee, re-
ported with amendment, senate bill to prohibit
| members Of congress from becoming sureties on
| certain bonds.
| The bill placed on the calendar.
Mr. thurman gave notice that he would call it
| up at an early day.
Mr. Morrill, submitted a resolution ipstructino
the Judcialy committee to inquire into the ex-
pediency OF providing that all claims against the
United States exceeding 81 900 be prosecuted il
the circuit courts for districts in which such claims
originated.
The resolution was agreed to.
Mr. Conklng called up bill reported BY him
yesterday, from committee on commerce in aid of
| the Polar expedition, designed by James Gordon
| Bennett 1t was passed unanimously, without
| debate.
The Vice President laid before the Senate a
communication from the Secretary of the Interior
| In answer to the resolution in regard to timber
| depreciation in the territory of Montana.
| MI Matthews, of Ohio, said the commuuica-
tion was lengthy, and moved it be referred to the
committee on public lands without being read
and be printed in the record
| Mr.. Sargent objected to it being printed iu the
record, but had no objection to ITS being printed
IN the usual document form. He referred to the
secretary OF the interior in regard timber depre-
dstions. and said it would all industry in many
western states aud territories. He had no objec-
ton to giving to the public in the usual form any.
thing the secretary might desire to say in defence
OF his course, but he did not recognize the right
| OF Q cabinet minister to come upon the floor of
the Senate and make speech or have printed in
| the record q defence of his course.
| Mr.. Matthews desired to reply to the Senator
from Cal, and called for the reading of the COM
municstion as part of his speech, that it might
| appear In the record. After further debate upon
the points of order, Mr.. Sargent objected to pre-
sent consideration OF the motion to refer the doc
umen,. and under the rules it was laid over until
tomorrow.
The Senate took up the bill reported from the
Judiciary IN regard to the Pacific railroad sinking
| fund, and MIR. Thurman spoke at length in favor
| thereof.
MIR. Herman said at the request of very intelli-
gent young lawyer, he introduced q bill to regu-
late jurisdiction of the supreme coult of the Uni
| ted States judiciary.
bill for the relief If Wm. ii. Hammond,
late Surgeon General Of the army, was taken
| up and Mr.. Plumb spoke at length in opposition
The bill WAS then read third time and passed
a negative vote.
Mr. Windon gave notice that the consideration
OF the next point would be resumed at the expira-
| ton OF The morning hour tomorrow.
The Senate then went into executive session,
| and when the doors reopened adjourned
HOUSE.
| Afler explanation by Mr. Southland disclaiming
| Introduced some time ago in regard to Il plural
| executive head, the House went into committee
of tue whole the diplomatic appropl iation
bill.
The House judiciary to-day approved the body
of laws passed by the Legislature assembly Of
Arizona with the exception of the act granting
special privileges to the Southern Pacific railroad
OF California; vote six against three. Messrs.
Stepger and Butler beng absent.
Mr.. DonneH spoke IN defence of the consular
IA sfa nil hnt
actually brought three hundred thousa dollars
year into the treasury. He attributed it partly
to the want of consular agencies, the decrease Of
American commerce. He said that Congress
sullenly and stupidity refused to give aid to COM
merce because the cry Of subsidy was rung in
its ears.
Mr.. Cox, Of New York, critic ised Mr.. Hewtt's
speech of yesterday. Tue drift of that speech, he
TO quiet title. His colleague, however, could
not quiet one particular title. lie could not read
one title clear to The White House, or any other
mansion. His colleague was in 3 great part res
ponsibe for the electoral commission, and be
naturally desired to have the result certified as
good. The result, however was bad. No wash
ing could rinse out the damned spot with its
stain. The multtudnous seas would continue to
be incarndiped till the present executive was re-
tired for better man. To-day non elected
man held the high Office of the Presidency
through the crime of a convicted forker and that
convicted forger held an important post in the
Customs. de (Cox) had the other day somewhat
informally and in honest fervor Of the moment,
characterized the President as fraud.
| The moral to which be would point bis col
league, was that when one takes an office to
which be is not elected, and take it through cor
rupt means, 1t is better not to trust anything he
does.
He proceeded to discuss the civil service reform
policy, and caused great amusement by his des-
cript.on Of its origin and practice in China.
Civil serve reform under the present executive
was q sham, humbug; and both sides of the
House know 1t to be futile aud foolish.
He gave some very amusing specimens Chiefly
mag inary), of answers given to questions 10 the
| civil service cstechism. One was asked "What
was the duty on brandy of certain degrees of
| strength p
Answer.-Tbe duty is to drink it. daughter
Question-What WAS the cause of the war OF
1922
A.-Free trade.
Q.-Put to q rather tpsey man-Who is the
present President Of the United Statesi
A.-Rutherford b. Tilden. [Laughter.l
Q.-Defacto dejuel
A.-Both. Laughter.]
This man said he passed owing to the mixed
| quality Of the liquor he had drank, and of the
mixed nature of the administration. Laughter.
he enumerated various appointments ander the
present administr alton Is specimens oil civil SER
vice reform, and asked why We lie and Anderson
| had been appointed and retained in office when
| one was already sentenced to the penitentiary
| and the other WAS about to be ! The reason was
that they had to be rewarded for assisting to
build up up the rotten fabric of the very throne
| which dispensed power.
| 1t might be an exaggeration to state that more
personal appointments TO office had been made
under President Grant, but it was not So The
leading promoter Of Mr. Hayes nomination was
in the Cabinet. His most onspicuous hosting
orator was his associate in the same relation.
Mr.. Cox in conclusion, criticised the Presi
dents consular appointments at great length.
Mr.. Neal made . speech in defence of the con-
sular service and system.
The Committee rose and the House ct $50 ad-
iourned after which notice WAS given from the