Daily Kennebec journal., 1882-02-25

SENATE.

WASHINGTON. feD. "a.
Mr.. Davis, Of West Virginia, offered and
advocated q resolution requesting the COM
mittee on military affairs, to enquire into the
expediency of giving more aid than is now
provided for the various states and territories,
in order to promote and encourage the organ
ization OF the militia, and to strengthen Its
efficiency. Adopted.
The calendar, under the Anthony rule came
up as the regular order.
Mr. Teller moved to set it aside and take
up a bill to pension Mrs. Garfield
Mr.. Cockrell insisted upon the regular
order.
Mr.. Edmunds said that Mrs. Garfield was
not in necessitOus circumstances, and that
lady, herself. if present, he thought would
be unwilling to have her case taken up as
against the humblest and smallest claim upon
the government, which had priority on the
calendar.
Mr. Teller urged the needs of Mrs. Tyler
and Mrs. Polk whom the bill would pen
sion.
Mr. Teller's motion was rejected, and the
calendar was proceeded with.
Mr.. Bavard offered resolution instruct
ing the committee on foreign relations to en-
quire whether any promise or stipulation, by
which intervention by the United States in
the controversies existing between Chill and
Peru, or Chill and Bolivia. been expressly or
implicitly given by any pc: son or persons Of
fcially connected with the government OF the
United States, or whether the influence OF
the government of the United States has been
in any way exerted, promised or intimated
in connection with, or in relation to the con-
tracts for the exports of guanO, and by any
one officially connected with the government,
and whether any officially connected
with the government of the United States is
,pta taI Il tl,- nd
such alleged contracts, in which the media
ton, as aforesaid of the United States is
recited by this condition. The resolution
was referred to the committee on foreign re-
lations.
The Senate took up the immediate def
cheney appropriation bill, and the amend
ments of the Senate committee were read
and agreed to.
The Chinese bill was then taken up and
laid over as unfinished business, and the Sen
ate then adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE.
Mr. Belmont, of New York, offered a res
oution directing the committee of foreign af
fairs, to enquire into and report to the House,
respecting the abstraction from the files of
the state department, of certain letters and
documents referred to in the letter of the
retary of state, Feb. 18th, 1882; also respect
ing the making of any contract in Paris, or
elsewhere, by and between any foreign cor
poration or company, and any American citi-
zen, concerning any concession made by
Peru to any French or foreign company,
wherein allusion was made to the diplomatic
action of the United States, granting the COM
mittee power to send for persons and papers
and to report at any time.
Mr.. kasson, of Iowa. offered as substi-
tute the following: Whereas, it is alleged
in connection with the Chili-Peruvian cor
respondence, recently and officially published
on the call of the two Houses of Congress,
that one or more ministers plenipotentiary OF
the United States were either personally in
terested. or improperly connected with the
business transaction in which the interven-
tiOn of this government was requested, and,
whereas, it is alleged that certain papers in
relation to the same subject. have been i'm
properly lost or removed from the files of the
state department, therefore, be it resolved,
that the committee on foreign affairs be in
structed to enquire into said allegations, and
ascertain the facts relative thereuntO, and re-
port the same with such recommendations as
they deem proper, and they shall haye power
to send for persons and papers.
Mr.. Belmont accepted the substitute, and
it was accepted without objection.
Bills referred to the private calendar for
the relief of Myra Clark Gains, and con-
ferring the rank of surgeon on the retired
list eff the army, on past assistant surgeon F.
B. Greene.
The House at LIS. went into committee of
the whole, Mr.. Durrell, 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 riset to long dis
cussion, and the bill was laid aside for fav-
orable report to the House.
At 1 30 the committee rose. and the follow
ing bills were passed by the House
For the retirement of VIM. p Chamtliss
with the rank of major
For the retirement of Carlile Boyd with
the rank of captain.
Granting arrears of pension to the widow
of Major General Alexander Hazen.
Adjourned till tomorrow