Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-02-28
XVI C0HsREss--secoND SESSION
WASHINGTON, February 20.
SENATE.

Several bills were introduced and referred
BY Mr.. Vance.-For the purchase BY the
| Secretary of War, of the private papers Of
the late Confederate Generals Bragg and
Polk. relating TO the war. and appropria,ing
So, 900 for the same. Referred to the COM
mittee on Military Affairs.
| resolution was agreed TO. without de-
bate. instructing the Judiciary Committee To
inquire and report by what authority and
under whose appointment Il. NJ. Wallace is
exercising the duties of t. $ Marshal for
South Carolina.
Mr.. Burnside addressed the Senate upon a
resolution from the Committee on Foreign
Relations, declaring that the United States
will insist that its consent is necessary con-
dition precedent 10 the construction of the
Ship canal across the lstmus. He conyratu-
lated the Committee upon the true and COM
prensive declaration of the resolution. which
fully embodied the sentiments of the Ameri-
can people as to non-interferencc of foreign
powers with the affairs OF this continent
Final action was taken on the resolution.
Messrs. Cameron of Wisconsin, Conkling,
Logan, Pendleton and Cockrill were consti-
tuted a committee in relation to the funeral
obsequies of the late Senator Carpenter.
The Senate took up the river and harbor
bill all the amendments Of the Senate COM
mittee were agreed to.
HousE.
The Journals of Thursday and Friday hav-
ing been read and approved, Mr.. Weaver
asked leave TO offer resolution granting to
+. W. Fartzsche. u member of the German
Reichstag, the use Of the hall OF the House
this evening, for the purpose of delivering
lecture on the present condition of the Ger
man people.
Objection was made.
The House went into committee of the
whole ON the Sundry Civil! Appropriation
bill. All debate on the pending amendment;
appropriating two hundred thousand dollars
for the establishing of naval coaling stations
on Panama being limited TO twenty minutes.
After considerahl debate on the amendment
il was adopted 50 to 25.
Mr.. Blount gave notice that he would call
for the vote by yeas and nays in the House.
The House went into committee of the
whole on the sundry civil appropriation bill.
The amendment appropriating 100000 for
naval coal station ON the lsthmus of Panama
passed. Amendments were adopted provid-
ing for the care of American cemeteries in
foreign countries; appropriating $1,000 for
the purchase of Ingalls, portrait of the late
Thos. Ewing; increasing the appropriations
for surveying public lands instructing the
commissioners representing the United States
agree to no adjustment which does not
recognize silver coins rs part of the money
system of governments forming in such con-
ference
Mr.. Van Noorhis of New York moved to
strike ont the item of $1,000 for lgnatius
Donnclly, whom he denounced as a lcgisla-
tive pirate aud free booter in politics, who
had not the color of claim to seat, but
sought to establish by fraud, forgery and per-
jury.
Communications were received from the
President of Yale College and trustees of
John Hopkins University in favor of the
'Jeannette" relief bill.
The Speaker announced the appointment
Of Messrs. Lapham, Tucker, Robeson and
Pope as the committee on the part of the
House to attend the funeral obsequies of the
late Senator Carpenter, and at o'clock the
House took a recess until 10 O'CLOCK Monday.