The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-03-02
XLvITH CONGRESS I'D Session
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March


The foreign relations committee was dis
charged from further consideration of bills
and resolutions recommending the construction
of ship canals and railways across the 18th
mus. 45
The Senate occupied the morning hour in
considering House bills unobiected to on the
calendar.
Japanese indemnity fund bill came up as un-
finished business. Bill directs the payment to
Japan of 81, 463, 224. Amendments were offered
and during the debate Ransom of North Caro-
lima submitted the conference report on the
river and harbor bill. which was agreed to-
Japanese bill comes up as unfinished bust
n eSS tOmOrrnW. $685. i3.t tsit-i-i
Recess was taken until 1880 p. m. z ~
At the evening session the conference re-
port on the Notifications bill was concurred in
HOUSE. ~ a i.
Mr.. MacMahon from the Committee on Ap-
preparations, reported the deficiency bill, the
last OF the general appropriation bills, which
was ordered printed and recommitted. llEi4 II
On motion of Mr.. Covert the Senate amend
mentS were concurred in to the agricultural
appropriation bill. The amendment increases
the amount in the bill $25,5OO beyond the
House appropriation. The salary of the Com
missioner of Agriculture is increased $500;
$15, 900 is given for an investigation of pleuro
pneumonia, and $4,000 for testing wool and tex
tile fabrics. Slight changes were made in the
method of distributing seed, &C.
Mr.. Cobb submitted the conference report
upon the District of Columbia appropriation
bill. e90iA 5HA4J 'eal- I7-s
The committee agreed to most of the items
o. difference between the two Houses, but dis
agreed on about dozen amendments. The
report was agreed to and further conference
was ordered. IT aieuI ~ufah tfrrp irsi -
Messrs. Baker, clymer and Wells were .ap-
pointed conference committee on the fortifi-
cation appropriation bill. 49, 11 u1
p hoir Of askka
on Elections, reported the resolution in the
contested election case from the third Congress
sional district of Louisiana, confirming the
right of Mr.. Acklen, the sitting member, to
his seat Adopted.
The regular order was then demanded bv
Mr.. Warner, who said he desired to 90 to the
Speakers table to take up the funding bill
The Speaker called the committees but no re-
ports OF importance were submitted.
Mr.. Tucker moved to proceed to business on
the Speakers table for the purpose of taking
up the funding bill, but proceedings were in
terrupted by the conference report on the river
and harbor bill The amount appropriated by
the bill is Sill, l41, 300.
Mr.. Cox raised the point of order that the
statement was not sufficiently in detail to fulfil
the requirement of the rules. ~ -r-sft,7a- ne,
Finally the report was agreed to-yeas 81,
nays "a. a4 en-
Tae struggle over the funding bill was then
resumed.
The Speaker said the vote required on the
question of consideration. s2sHAy
After the vote was taken Mr.. Price called
for the regular order, and the Speaker declared
the regular order to be the apportionment bill.
MIR. Carlisle again raised the question of con-
sideration.
A vote was taken on the question of consd-
GRAFTON. and by yeas SO, nays 145, the House
refused to consider the apportionment bill.
Mr.. Conger then demanded the considera-
ton of unfinished business, which the Speak
er announced to be the political assessment
bill, which came over from the 10th of
March, 1880. @
Against this Mr. Carlisle again raised the
question of consideration, and the House re-
fused to consider it. aea a5
The next measure of unfinished business
was the interstate commerce bill, and the
question of consideration was raised against it,
The House refused to consider it, yeas 81,
nays IA.
The Speaker then announced there was no
further unfinished business, and the House
proceeded to the consideration of business on
the Speakers table, pending which the confer,
ence report on the fortifcation bill was agreed
to.
The first business was the message from the
President relative 10 the application of the
civil service rules in the New York post office
and custom house. Referred to Committee on
Civil Service Reform. peso taary al H. --
Several other measures were disposed of, and
then the funding bill was reached.
Mr.. McMillin moved to concur in the Senate
amendments.
Mr.. Conger raised the point of order that the
bill and Senate amendments must first be cor
sidered in committee of the whole. % 81 ID
The point was overruled and the House took
a recess until $50. NN27 5H ' %
The House met at $50 aud resumed discus
sion of the funding BILL '-att
Mr.. Conger presented an amendment, which
fixed the time after which 3 per cent bonds
shall be the only bonds receivable as security
for national bank circulation at Sept. 1, 1881,
and which strikes out the clause of section 8
which re-enacts sections $3.50 and 516O Revised
Statutes. shy '1 e1s 7ie51 DIES li 3
The previous question upon concurrence in
the Senate amendment was then ordered when
the amendments were concurred in, which in
cludes all except four amendments.
The main question was ordered but without
final action the House took a recess rlis