The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-06-02
XLVIIth Congress-lst Session.
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, June /.
The following were favorably reported and
placed on the calendar:
A bill for public building at Lynchburg,
Virginia. by Mr. Ferry, with amendments, the
Senate bill to provide for postal card with
flexible covers to conceal the message written
thereon; by Mr.. Morrill, from the finance COM
mttee, the House bill for the extension of
national bank charters.
Mr. Conger reported from the commerce
committee the Senate bill to authorize the
construction of a railroad bridge across Sault
st. Marie river between Lake Spear and Lake
Huron. The committee amendments were ac-
cepted and the bill passed.
The Senate bill to reimburse the Indian
Creek orphan fund was again taken up
The pending amendment was rejected. The
other amendments were adopted and the bill
passed. A number of pension bills were dis
posed Of
Mr.. Allison reported from the committee on
finance with sundry amendments the House
bill extending national bank charters which
with other amendments intended to be offered
was ordered printed.
Mr.. Logan called up the army appropriation
bill and the committee amendments as far as
the compulsory retirement clause were read
and agreed to.
Mr.. Butler gave notice of an amendment
excepting from the compulsory retirement pro-
visions Gems. Sherman, Sheridan, Hancock
and Howard. His reason for it, he said, was
that Gacn OF bleSo Objects nau TeC6lN6u tuo
thanks of Congress.
Mr. Hawley suggested the list would not be
complete without the name of Gen. Terry.
Mr.. Logan objected to this as savoring of
favortism and unjust to other equally
meritorious generals. He expressed friendship
for Sherman but confessed his inability to un-
derstand why the gentleman was so sensitive
on this matter of his retirement.
Mr.. Sherman said Gen. Sherman purposely
refrained from expressing any opinion or in
clination in the matter further than that he
desired no discrimination made in his behalf.
Mr.. Maxey gave notice of a motion to strike
the clause out of the bill, sbut without action
on the subject the Senate adjourned
HOUSE.
Mr.. Kelley of Pennsylvania asked unani-
NOUS consent to submit report from the Com
mittee of Ways and Means.
Mr.. Page of California, from the Committee
on Commerce, desired to report back the River
and Harbor Appropriation bill, but Mr.. Rana
dali of Pennsylvania interposed an objection.
The House then took up the contested cleo
tion case of Bisbee VS.. Finley, from the Second
Congressional district OF Florida.
Mr.. Ranney of Massachusetts,, stating that
he would demand the previous question at B
o'clock this afternoon, made an argument IN
support of the claims of the contestant.
Messrs. Beltz-hoover and Jones spoke in ad-
vocacy of the claims of the sitting member.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Jones's speech the
pIONAOuo 4uOoVAOl Uro OANSASN "~sO~e 49,
sion.
After brief speech by Mr.. McMullen in op-
position to the report of the majority, Mr. Bis
bee the contestant, took the floor in his own
behalf, but before he concluded the House
took recess until 8 o'clock.
After recess Mr.. Bisbee concluded his speech
and resolution declaring him entitled to
seat was adopted: yeas, 141; nays, 8.
Mr.. Bisbee then appeared at the bar Oh the
House and qualified as member.
Mr.. Page, Chairman of the Committee on
Commerce, reported back the River and Har-
Dor Appropriation bill, and it was ordered
printed and recommitted.
Mr.. Hazelton called up the contested election
case of Lowe VS.. Wheeler from the Sth District
of Alabama, and after some objection the
House decided yeas 14S, nays to take 1t.
Messrs, Kenna and Cox rose respectively to
parliamentary inquiry and point OF order
and stormy scene ensued for some time.
Mr.. Cox insisted he had made motion to
adjourn which he had never Withdrawn land
Ito the speaker) you know 1t.
Tho Speaker stated that Mr.. Cox had with
drawn his motion to adjourn and therefore had
not been entitled to the floor.
Mr. Cox asked to make a statement in reply,
but the Speaker stated he had already made
his statement.
MI Reed then moved to adjourn and the
Sneaker proceeded to put the question, not
withstsnding Mr.. Cox's efforts to be heard.
"Well," said Cox, "that is what call brute
force mere brute force"
sIt is not" replied the Speaker
The House then adjourned.