The Portland daily press., 1882-07-07
XLVIIth Congress LIST Session,
SENATE

WASHINGTON, July 6.
Mr. Hoar from the Judiciary committee, re-
ported with amendment the Senate bill, hxlng
the salaries of judges of District Courts OF the
United States at $4,000. The bill was amended
merely to add $500 per annum to the salary "
each Judge except in the District of Californ!a,
Mr.. Hoar asked unanimous consent Tor its
present consideration
Mr.. Salisbury objected, and the bill went %
the calendar
Mr.. Morrill, from the finance committee, re-
ported with amendment the House bill 10 re-
duee internal revenue taxation. Ordered prlIa !
ed. -
The River and Harbor appropriation BIZ
was taken up. The bill was read, and ament :
ments of the committee concurred III sss
reached.
Considerable discussion occurred upon tho
Hennepin canal amendment, and without ae-
tion upon the subject the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
In the House Mr.. Belmont of New York
called up the motion to reconsider tie vote oy
which the House refused to order to tnlrd
reading the joint resolution authorizing
the President to call an international con-
ference to fix on and recommend for universal
adoption common prime meridian to be used
in the reckoning of longitude and in the
regulation of time throughout the world.
The vote was reconsidered and the joint re-
solution was read third time and passed.
Ino House TeSULQoQ bLo CUHbIQrIdDlOH VI plAS
naval appropriation bill and adopted in gross
the amendments agreed to in committee Of
the whole.
: Mr.. Robson took the, floor to close the de-
bate. In the course of his speech in defence
of his administration of the Navy Department,
Robeson referred to the investigation carried
on by the committee on naval affairs OF the
44th Congress, and without mentioning him by
name alluded in terms of the deepest contempt
and insult to Mr.. Whitthorne of Tennessee.
Speaking of the men who headed the commit
tees in that Congress he said that, "If there
was man who was accused of stealing school
funds in his own State he came to the 'front.' .
At these words up started Whitthorne and
facing Robson in front of the speakers desk
exclaimed, "That is lie, whoever tells 1t or
whoever repeats it,"
Mr. Robeson-I have alluden to no man by
name. II any man recognizes himself by the
description, let him step forward and deny 1t.
Members congregated aronnd the two gentle
but the men and there was good deal OF ex-
element, matter was dropped although Robe
son continued in his attack upon Whitthorne.
At the conclusion OF Robeson's speech the
bill was passed 119 to 70.
Immediately after the passage Of the naval
appropriation bill Mr. Whitthorne of Tennes-
see was recognized on question OF personal
privilege He proceeded to reply to the
charges of MIR. Robson against him, charac-
terizing the statements made by that gentle
man as unique and said that in uttering them
he (Robeson) stated to the House and country
what was absolutely false. He referred to the
administration of Mr. Robson as secretary of
the navy and charged him with shaving
"swsg". with the firm OF Cottell y Co. Several
points Of order we're raised and motionss tina
the improper language of Mr.. Whitthorne be
taken down were submitted but not insisted
upon In conclusion Mr.. Whitthorne said
with all the responsibility which belongs to me
/ attach to the forehead of that member
(Robeson) ''falsehood and perjury.
MIR. Robeson replied briefly to the effect that
he would leave the country TO judge of a
man who recognized himself in the portrait
which he (Robeson) had painted.
The matter was then dropped.
The House then went into committee of the
whole on the sundry civil appropriation bill;
The bill was discussed by several members and
civil service reform advocated by Messrs.
Willis, Bayne and others Of the committee. 1t
then roso and the House adjourned.