The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-05-13
XLVIIth Congress-1st Session
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, May IL.
A volumnous communication was received
from the Secretary IF War concerning trials oi
ordnance and as TO what officers or agents o
the government are or have been personally in
. terested in ordnance inventions and patents
Temporarily tabled
Mr.. Vest reported favorsbly from the com
meree committee Senate bills authorizing the
construction of bridges across the Mississippi
at Memphis and across the Arkansas river al
Van Buren, Crawford county, Arkansas. the
latter authorizing the st. Louis and San Fran
cisco Railroad to build the bridges. Passed.
Mr. Malone introduced bill to authorize
the construction of public buildings at Lynch
burg, Harrisburg and Abingdon, Virginia.
Referred.
A bill reported from the select commit
tee on epidemic diseases imposing sanitary
regulations upon foreign shipping in the
United States ports came up as first upon the
calendar but motion for its immediate con.
sideration was defeated and the bill retained its
place on the calendars
The Senate bill amending the law which
protects the registration OF trades marks was
passed.
Senate resumed the consideration of the in
termediate appellate court bill, question being
on its passage.
Messrs Pugh Davis and Lapham spoke in
favor of the bill The discussion continued
upon amendments to details which we're re-
jected except in two instances when they were
accepted by the friends of the measure without
vote. The bill then passed-yeas 80, nays
49,
Conference report on the fortifcation apprc-
priation bill was presented and agreed to and
the conference report on the agricultural ap-
preparation bill was also submitted and
adopted.
Adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Hoblitzell of Maryland rising to ques-
tion of privilege, offered resolution directing
the committee on claims to investigate into the
conduct of the clerk of that committee in con-
nection with certain communication, and re-
port his action to the Honse. Adopted.
Mr.. Williams of Wisconsin, introduced a
bill authorizing the Secretary of State to take
necesaryssteps for the removal of the remains
of the late Judson Fitzpatrick from Chill to
New Jersey for interment. Passed
The Senate amendments were concurred in
to the House bills donating condemned cannon
for monumental purposes.
Mr.. Forney of Alabama, presented the con-
ference report on the fortifcation appropria-
tion bill. Agreed to.
The House then resumed consideration of
the Geneva award bill.
After brief speeches by Messrs. Hooker of
Mississippi, Hammond of Georgia, Rosecrans
of California, Ray Of New Hampshire and
Reed of Maine, Mr.. House of Tennessee NOV
ed to lay the majority bill and substitute on
the table. Rejected.
Inc VOL6 reCurE6u Uu LILO SuDStibut0 VI buo
minority. Rejected. 46 to 109. The bill was
then passed, 132 to 66.
Mr.. Valentine of Nebraska submitted a con-
ference report on the agricultural appropria-
tion bill.
The report was agreed to.
Various reports of private character were
submitted and appropriately disposed of.
Mr.. Grape called up the special order but
Mr.. Randall raised the question of considera-
tion in favor of the private calendar.
Some disposition was shown on the Demo-
cratic side to fillibuster and the yeas and nays
were ordered. The vote resulted yeas 116, nays
16 in favor of proceeding to consideration Of
the special order
Mr.. Randall raised the point there was no euo-
rum and call of the house was ordered. The
call disclosed the presence of 211 members,
more than quorum, and vote again recur-
red on the question of consideration. Again
the democrats as a rule refused to vote and the
house was left without a quorum. Finally af-
ter considerable confusion ,at 4.20 motion to
adjourn was agreed to and the House adjourn
ad fill