Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-03-02
XVI CoN6REss--seCoHD SESSION.
WASHINGTON, March /.
SENATE.


The foreign relations committee was dis
charged from further consideration OF bills
and resolutions recommending the construc-
ZION of ship canals and railways across the
| Isthmus.
| The Senate occupied the morning hour in
considering the House bills unohiected TO on
the calendar
The japanese indemnity fund bill came Up
as unfinished business. The bill directs the
paymen; to Japan of 81, &63, e2i.
Amendments were offered, and during the
debate Mr.. Ransom of \. c. submitted a
conference report on the river and harhor
| bill. which was agreed To.
The Japanese bill comes up as unfinished
business tomorrow.
\ recess was taken until 80 L. NJ.
At the evening session barely quorum
was present.
The conference report on the fertilization
appropriation bill was concurred in.
| A number of House bills uaohjected were
passed.
Adjourned.
HoUSE.
! Mr.. MacMahone, from the appropriation
committee. reported the deficiency bill. the
last of the general appropriation bill, which
was ordered printed and recommitted,
On motion of Mr.. Coveret the Senate
amendments to the agricultural appropriation
| bill were concurred in. The amendments
increase the amount of the bill So 900 be-
yond the House appropriation. The salary
of the Commissioner of Agriculture is in
creased $500; $4,000 is given for an inves-
tigation into pleuro pneumonia, and $1,000
for testing fabrics, change in the method of
distributing seeds, etc
Mr.. Cobb submitted the conference report
upon the District OF Columbia appropriation
bill. The committee agreed 10 most OF the
items of difference between the two Houses,
but disagreed on about dozen.
The regular order was then demanded by
Mr.. Warner. who said he desired to get the
Speaker TO take up the funding bill
The Speaker called the committees. but no
reports of importance were submitted.
Mr.. Tucker moved to proceed 10 business
on the Sneakers table for the purpose of
taking up the funding bill, but the proceed
ings were interrupted by the conference re-
port on the river and harbor bill. The
amount appropriated by the bill is Sll, al,
500
Mr.. Cox raised point of order that the
statement was not sufficiently in detail to
fulfill the requirements of the rules. Finally
the report was agreed to-yeas, 1862. nays 81,
and the struggle over the funding bill was re-
sumed.
The Speaker said the vote REQUIRED on the
question of consideration.
After the vote was taken Mr. Price called
for the regular order.
The Speaker declared the regular order to
be the apportionment bill.
Mr. Carlisle again raised the question of
consideration.
The report was agreed to and further con
ference ordered.
Messrs. Baker Clymer and Webb were
appointed conference committee on the for
tification bill.
Mr.. Springer, chairman of the election
committee. reported resolutions in the con
tested election case from the third Louisiana
Congressional district. confirming the right of
Mr.. Acklen, sitting member to the seat,
which was adopted.
A vote was taken on the question of CON
sheraton and, by yeas 9s, nays AS, the
House refused to consider the appor,ionment
bill
Mr.. Conger then demanded the considera-
ton of unfinished business, which the
Speaker announced to be the political assess
ment bill. which comes from the 10th of
March, 1880
Against this Mr.. Carlisle raised the ques-
ton of consideration, and the House refused
to consider it.
The next measure of unfinished business
was the Interstate commerce bill, and the
question of consideration was raised against
it.
The House referred to consider the bill.
Yeas, 81: nays, al The Speaker then an
nounced that there was no further unfi nished
business and the House proceeded to the
consideration of the business on the Speakers
table, pending which the conference report
on the fertilization bill was agreed to.
The first business was the message from
the President relative to the application of
civil service rules in the New York post-otfice
and custom house. Referred to the com
mittee on civil service reform.
Several other measures were disposed of
and then the funding bill was reached.
Mr.. McMillin moved to concur in the Sen
nate amendments.
Mr. Conger raised the point of order that
the bill and Senate amendments must first be
considered in the committee of the whole.
The point was overruled and the House
took recess until $40 when the bill will be
pressed to final action.
The House met at $50 and resumed the
discussion of the funding bill
Mr.. Conger presented an amendment
which fixes the time after which 3 per cent.
bonds shall he the only bonds receivable as
q security for National bank circulation, at
Sept. /. 1881, and which strikes out the
clause of section >, which re-enacts sections
jI59 and 5lGO of the revised statutes.
The previous question upon the concur
rency in the Senate amendments was then
ordered up, when the amendments were con-
CURED in which include all except four
amendments.
The main question was then ordered. The
Senate amendment u, was then concurred in.
Seneral motions to concur without an
amendment were made and at last some
sharp words passed between Mr.. Conger and
the Speaker pro TEN MIR blackburn. as to
refusal of the latter to reorganze the motion
| for a recess, but it being discovered previous
to the question which had already peen
ordered the motion was put down and the
| House took a recess until Tomorrow