The Portland daily press., 1882-02-25
XLVIIth Congress list Session.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. EAh. "a.

WASHINGTON, FEB. "A.
Mr.. Davis of West Virginia, offered sand ad-
vocated resolution requesting the committee
on military affairs to inquire into the expedi-
ency of giving more aid than is now provided
to various States and territories in order to
promote and encourage the organization of the
militia and strengthen their efficiency.
Adopted.
The calendar under the Anthony rule came
up as regular order.
Mr. Teller moved to set it aside to take up
the bill to pension Mrs. Garfield.
Mr.. Cockrell insisted on the regular order.
MIR. Edmunds said that Mrs. Garfield was
not in necessitous circumstances and that the
lady herself if present. he thought, would be
unwilling TO have her case taken up as against
the humblest and smallest claim upon the gen.
erosity of the government which had priority
on the calendar.
Mr.. Teller urged the needs of Mrs. Tyler and
Mrs. Polk, whom the bill would pension.
Mr.. Tellers motion was rejected, ayes q,
nays %, and the calendar proceeded with.
Mr., Bayard offered a resolution instructing
the committee on foreign relations to inquire
whether any promise or stipulation by which
intervention by the United States in contro-
versies existing between Chilli and Peru or
Chilli and Bolivia, has been expressly or inn
plicitly given by any person or persons official
" connected with the government of the Unit
ed States, or whether the influence of the
United States has been in any way exerted,
promised or intimated in connection with or in
relation to contracts for exports of guano, and
by any one officially connected with the gov
eminent of the United States, or whether any
one officially connected with the government
of the United States is interested directly or
indirectly with any such alleged contracts in
which mediation as aforesaid OF the United
States is recited, be alconditioD.
The resolution was referred to the committee
on foreign relations.
The Senate took up the immediate deficiency
appropriation bill and the amendments of the
Senate committee were read and agreed to.
The Chinese bill was then taken up and laid
over as unfinished business. Adjourned to
Monday.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Belmont of New York offered resolu-
ton directing the committee on foreign affairs
to inquire into and report to the House respect-
ing the abstraction from the files OF the State
Department of certain letters and documents
referred to in the letter of the Secretary OF
State Feb. II, 1882; also respecting the making
of any contract in Paris or elsewhere by and
between any foreign corporation or company
and any American citizen concerning any con-
cession made by Peru to any French or foreign
company wherein allusion was made to
diplomatic action of the United States, grant
ing the committee power to send for persons
and papers and to report at any time.
Mr.. Kassan of iowa offered as substitute
the following:
Whereas 1t is alleged IN connection Win Lne
Chilli Peruvian correspondence recently and official
ly published on the call of the two houses of Con-
gress that one more ministers plenipotentary of
the United States either personally interested
or improperly connected with business transac-
tion in which the Intervention of this government
was requested expected and whereas 1t is alleged
that certain papers in relation to the same subject
have been improperly lost or removed from the
files of the State Department, therefore be it
Resolved, That the committee on foreign affairs
be instr ucted to inquire into said allegations and
ascertain the facts relating thereto and report the
same with such recommendations as they deem
proper and they shall have power to send for per-
sons and papers.
Mr.. Belmont accepted the substitute and it
was adopted without objection.
Bills were referred to the private calendar
for the relief of Myra Clark Gaines, and con-
ferring rank of surgeon on the retired list of the
army on passed assistant surgeon +. B. Green.
The House at LIS went into committee of
the whole, Mr.. Dunnell of Minnesota in the
chair, on the private calendar.
The first bill on the calendar was for the
retirement of William P. Chambliss with the
rank of major. 1t gave rise to long discus
sion and the bill was laid aside for favorable
report to the House.
At 43O committee rose and the following
bills were passed by the House: For retire.
ment of VIM. D. ChambIiss with rank of
major; for retirement of Carlile Boyd with
rank of captain; granting arrears of pension to
the widow of Major General Alexander Hazen.
Adjourned till tomorrow.