The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-02-28
XLVITH CONGRESS-2d Session
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.
Several bills were introduced and referred
by Mr.. Vance for the purchase by the Secreta-
ry OF War of the private papers of the late
Confederate Generals Bragg and Peck relat-
ing to the war, and appropriating $4,000 for
the same.
judiciary committee to inquire and report by
what authority r. NJ. Wallace is executing
the duties of u S. Marshal
The Senate under the new order of business
devoted itself in the morning from the end of
routine business until $50, in considering
the House bills on the calendar favorably re-
ported on. The only bills passed were for the
relief of settlers upon absentee Shawnee lands
in Kansas, &C., and to authorize charge for
melting and refining bullion, when at or above
standard.
Mr.. Burnside addressed the Senate upon the
resolution from the committee on foreign reIa-
tions declaring that the United States will in
sist that its consent is a necessary condition
precedent to the construction of ship can al
across the isthmus. He congratulated the
committee upon the terse and comprehensive
declaration of the resolution which fully emf
bodied the sentiments of the American people
as to the non-interfefence of foreign powers
with the affairs OF our continent. No final az
ton was taken on the resolution.
Mr.. Cameron of Wisconsin, Conkling Lo-
gan, Pendleton and Cockerell were constituted
committee in relation to the funeral obse-
quies of the late Senator Carpenter.
The Senate took up the river and harbor
bill.
gSAll the amendments of the Senate commit
tee were agreed to.
At 5.45 p M, after a statement that unless
passed before adjournment the bill would fail,
motion to adjourn was negatived-ayes g..
nays 40.
An amendment was adopted, directing the
Secretary of War to procure examinations and
surveys of lines for ship canal across the
peninsula, between Chesapeake and Delaware
bays, with a view of ascertaining the most
feasible route for canal of depth fully 26
feet at mean low tide, and of 100 feet width at
the bottom, throughout its entire length,
and to estimate the cost of constructing canal
of such depth and approaches thereto.
The session was protracted to late hour, in
order to dispose of the bill, its opponents,
though small in number, presenting an I'M
broken front upon every vote, notwithstanding
that all the amendments offered by them were
invariably laid ON the table.
The bill was reported to the Senate and
passed-ayes 80, noes II.
The Senate. at II. TO- adjourned
HOUSE.
The journals of Thursday and Friday having
been read and approx ed Mr.. Weaver asked
leave to offer resolution granting to F. W,
FirtZchez, member of the German Reich
stag, the use of the hall of the House this eve
ming for delivering lecture on the present
condition of the German people. Objection
was made.
The House went into Committee of the
whole on the sundry civil appropriation bill,
debate on the pending amendment appropriate
ing 100000 for establishing naval coaling
station on the Panama Isthmus, being limited
to 20 minutes.
propriating 100000 for establishing a naval
coaling station on the Isthmus of Panama was
adopted,
Mr.. Blount gave notice he would call for a
vote by yeas and nays in the House.
Amendments were adopted providing for the
| care OF American cemeteries in foreign coun-
tries; for the purchase of Ingalls, portrait of
the late Thomas Ewing; increasing the
appropriation for surveying the public lands;
lnstructing the commissioners representing the
United States at the international monetary
| conference to agree to no adjustment which
does not recognize silver dollars as part of the
money systems of the governments Joining IN
such conference.
Mr.. Van Voorhis of n Y, moved to strike
out the item of $1,000 for Ignatius Donnelly
whom he denounced as legislative pirate and
| freebooter in politics who had not the color
| of claim to a seat, but sought to establish
one by fraud, forgery and perjury.
The motion was defeated and leave given to
Van Voorhis to have the rest of his speech
| printed in the Record.
Clauses were inserted to pay E. MOODY
Boynton $4,000, Godlove S. ,Orth $500, Andrew
G. Curtin $4,000 and Seth III Yocum $SOOO
During the discussion upon these items the
| confusion was excessive.
| Mr.. Manning of Miss, offered an amend
ment increasing the amounts allowed to Bis
bee, Hull, Donnelly and Washburn to $500,
| and to Mason $1,000.
| A point of order was raised and during its
discussion the confusion increased into an D.
| roar.
| The chair was unable to obtain order long
enough to deliver his decision, and at last an
| pealed to the committee somewhat impatientiv
that he should be allowed to decide the point
without having half dezen speeches inter
| Jected into his remarks.
| The amendment was finally adopted.
| The committee then rose and reported the
| bill to the House.
The previous question was seconded and the
main question ordered, but no further action
| had.
! On motion of Mr. Tucker it was ordered
that the ceremonies fixed for Sunday (to-mor-
| row. at O'Clock in commemoration of the late
Fernando Wood be postponed to Monday at
| p. m.
Communications were received from the
| president of Yale College and the trustees of
John Hopkins University in favor of the
| Jeanette relief bill.
| The Speaker announced the appointment of
Messrs. Lapham, Tucker, Robson, Carlisle
and Pope as the committee on the part of the
House to attend the funeral obsequies of the
| late Senator Carpenter.
At o'clock the House took recess till 10
O'Clock Monday.
2. NJ. Strader, ex-member of Congress from
| Ohio, is dead.
| Stems X. Abbott, the murdererof Mrs.
Crne, has been sentenced to be hanged April
Senator Edmunds has been slightly i'll but is
recovering.
Hanlan has arrived in New York.
| There has been another severe snow stern,
Iowa and Wisconsin.
Gladstone is rapidly recovering.