The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-06-18
xLvICoNGREss-1sT SESSION
SENATE.

WASHINGTON. June II.
The President pro tenn announced that he
had affixed his signature to the supplemental
judicial appropriation bill, which now goes to
the President.
A bill to amend act Of 1898, for the enrolling
and licensing of vessels in coasting trade was
taken up and passed.
The army appropriation bill was taken up.
Mr.. Withers explained the bill.
After debate the bill passed. 1t provides
that title so, Revised Statutes is not to be con-
strued to require payment of any fee for en-
rolling or licensing vessels built or owned in
the United States not propelled wholly by sail
or by internal motive power of their own and
not In any case carrying passengers,
whether navigating internal waters of a state or
navigable waters in the United States and not
engaged in trade with contiguous foreign
ports.
Several bills were introduced and referred.
The army bill was taken up and committee
amendments all concurred in.
An amendment by Mr.. Carpenter to the Sth
section, repeating all laws forbidding promo
ton in the army, was adopted. A conference
committee of three was appointed on the leg
islative bill.
After long discussion on the clause relat-
ing to professorship of the Military Academy,
section 5 (being substituted for section of
vetoed billy which prohibits any money appro-
priated being used to pay the expenses of the
army used as police force at the polls, was
taken up.
After debate between Messrs Conkline and
Voorhees,, Mr.. Blaine offered substantially the
same amendment as that offered by him to sec
ton 6 of vetoed bill-providing for the punish
ment OF all persons carrying deadly weapons
at the polls.
Massachusetts, troops in Indiana during war,
after which Mr.. Withers said he would at
tempt to secure vote on the pending bill to-
morrow. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Atkins chairman of the committee on
appropriations, reported back the legislative
appropriation bill and several amendments
thereto, with report recommending concur
renee in some and inconvenience in others,
and the report was agreed to.
Bill of judicial expenses was received from
the Senate and referred to the appropriation
committee.
House resumed consideration of the bill pro-
hibiting political assessments.
Mr.. Conger opposed the bill, styling it an in
famous political proposition.
Mr.. McLane supported the bill, declaring it
was proposition to prev mt the spread of po-
litical corruption.
A long partisan debate followed, in which
pal pseakers, and the bill finally went over
till the morning hour tomorrow.
The House then took up as unfinished bust
ness the Senate bill in relation to iuries.
Mr.. Herbert of Alabama, who has charge of
the bill, made an unsuccessful effort to get
Republicans to agree on plan of disposing of
it. He moved the previous question on the
passage of the bill, but the Republicans re-
fused to vote, breaking the quorum.
After several roll calls further proceedings
were dispensed with.
A conference committee was then appointed
on the legislative bill.
Another attempt was made to have action
taken on the jury bill, but after two hours fill
clustering the House adjourned without action
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