Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-03-18
PORTYSBVBSTH CONGRESS.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March IL.

WASHINGTON, March IL.
Mr.. Pendleton. from the committee on
foreign relations, reported. with amendment,
the Senate bill for the relief of the captain,
owners. officers and crew of the late United
States privateer armed brig, General Arm
strong.
Mr. Mcmillan reported from the commerce
committee joint resolution appropriatlng
81 900 for a representative at the trade expo
sition at Amsterdam, in 1883.
The Senate then took the order of the Sen
ate bills on the calendar, when a number
we're passed.
Bills were passed providing for the erection
of public buildings at Augusta, Me-. Concord,
n. H., and Montpelier. VT.
Upon the conclusion of the morning busi-
ness. the tariff commission bill was temper
arily laid aside by unanimous consent, to
proceed with the postoffice appropriation bill,
which was taken up. The remaining COM
mittee amendments were adopted.
An amendment was made appropriating
S35 900 for the supplying of postmasters OF
the fourth class with the necessary lmpie-
ments for cancelling stamps, and weighing
and postmarking mail matter, this not to ex-
coed S. 10 any one office.
The bill was reported to the Senate, and
all the amendments of the committee of the
whole were concurred in, except the one
which substantially restores the Thanking
privilege. upon which separate vote was
demanded. This Occasioned some discussion,
but the amendment was finally adopted-4I
TO 10 The bill was then passed.
Several bills of minor Importance were in
troduced, and the joint resolutions granting
the use of camp equipage. etc., to the various
sailors and soldiers reunions which occur
during the present year, were passed.
The Senate resumed consideration OF the
tariff commission bill, and Mr.. PendletOn
briefly discussed the subject. In his judg-
ment the committees of Congress were fully
IS competent as any commission of experts
to perfect system. MIR. Morrill, advocated
the bill In the course of his remarks he
reviewed the statements made by Mr.. Beck
in previous speech upon the tariff. and
said:
The Senator (Beck) had quoted the demo-
cratic platform of 1876. but he (MorrilD
would predict that the platform of that party
in 1884, would bear no relationship to any
preceded it upon the tariff. Taking up each
of the charges against the tariff quoted by
Mr.. Beck, he argued from the concurrent
facts and statistics to show the falsity of
each
Mr.. Beck replied, but before he concluded
the Senate adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE.
The Senate bill was passed extending the
northern boundary of Nebraska.
Mr.. Page. of California. asked unanimous
consent that the private business be dispensed
with today, and that the House resume con-
sideratiOn of the Chinese bill. promising that
he would call the previous question Satur-
day, at three.
Mr.. Rice, of Massachusetts, objected.
Mr.. Page then made motion to that effect,
but failed to obtain the necessary two-thirds
vote.
The Speaker then proceeded to call the
committees for the reports of the private
calendars.
the House at l2.45 went into committee of
the whole, Mr.. Rich, of Michigan, in the
chair, on private calendar.
After the consideration of several bills on
the calendar, the committee rose and report
ed to the House the bill authorizing Consul
DabDey at Fayal, to accept gold medal
from the French republic. and it passed.
A communication was received from the
secretary of war transmitting the estimates
of the number of persons made destitute by
the Mississippi floods. The communication
estimates the number of persons at 81, 900, as
follows: Missouri, 220, Illinois, 900, Ken
lucky, 800, Tennessee, 5000, Mississippi,
10000, Arkansas, 10000, Louisiana, $4,000,
and states that II 900 rations have been dis
tributed. The communication further states
that the appropriation already made is suffi-
cient to purchase 100000 rations of sub
stantial kind, and estimates that the supply
will be exhausted in Arkansas, Mississippi
and Louisiana, about the 2lst. No estimate
can be made of the time during which the
necessity for Congressional aid will continue