Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-05-16
FORTYSBVgyTH CONGRESS.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, May Is.
The House Geneva Award bill was tabled
temporarily.
Favorable reports from the committee on
public buildings were made authorizing the
sale of land formerly occupied by the Post
Office in New York city; also the House bill
for public building at Louisville, Ky.
The Senate took up the calendar under
Mr.. Anthony's rule for bills not objected, and
number of bills were passed. including sew
eral pension bills.
Unfinished business, being the five per
cent. land bill. was then taken up, but was
laid over informally.
House bill for removal of the remains of
the late Minister Fitzpatrick, from Chilli to
New jersey, passed.
Mr.. Beck spoke in favor of giving the
House bonded distilled spirits bill precedence
of consideration hereafter, and Mr.. Morrill,
followed in opposition to the bill.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
General bills were introduced including the
following:
BY Mr.. Robinson of New York, resolu-
ton requesting the President to communi-
cate to the House whether certain papers and
correspondence regarding American citizens
British Parliament, or published in London,
has been received at the State Department.
and whether this House may expect the addi-
tional correspondence called for by its reso-
luton of the 25th ult., whether any persons
claiming to be American citizens, still re-
main in British prisons without allegation of
crime. or prospect of a speedy trial, etc.
BY Mr.. Bliss, New York. authorizing the
sale of the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
A resolution was adopted authorizing the
Secretary of War to inquire into the proprie-
ty of purchasing the dwelling in Washington,
in which President Lincoln died.
Mr.. Strait of Minnesota, moved to suspend
the rules and to pass the bill revising the
laws relating to the militia force of the Uni
ted States.
Mr. Bayne, of Pennsylvania, in support
ing the bill, said that if Congress intends to
encourage and foster the volunteer militia
forces of the different states it must adopt
some such measure as presented which made
the appropriation of a million dollars to sus-
tain and support those volunteer organiza-
tons.
Mr.. Springer, of Illinois. opposed the
bill.
Mr.. Speer, of Georgia, regarded the bill as
presenting the most dangerous and insdious
proposition which had been brought into the
House.
The bill was further opposed by Messrs.
Singleton, Of Illinois, Armfield, of North
Carolina, and Reagan, of Texas, and then a
motion was made to suspend the rules-lost,
yeas, 81, nays 1873.
Speaker announced the appointment of
Messrs. Camp, of New York Davis, of Ill
inOis, and Blackburn of Kentucky, as visi-
tors to West Point, and Messrs. Thomas. of
Illinois, Darrall of Louisiana, Harris, of New
Jersey, as visitors to the Naval Academy at
Am apolis.
Mr.. Caswell of Maryland, moved to sus-
pend the rules and pass the bill providing
that no action for damages for the infringe
ment of patents shall be sustained for the
use of any patented article or device when it
shall appear, on trial, that the defendant pur-
chased such article for valuable considera-
ton in open market.
The bill was strongly opposed by Messrs.
| Robinson Of Massachusetts, and Reed, of
| Maine, and as strongly defended by Messrs
Caswell, of Wisconsin, Mills, of Texas, and
Burrows of Michigan.
| After the remarks by Mr.. Burrows, the
rules were suspended and the bill passed,
yeas los, nays As. Several motions to sus-
pend the rules and pass bills were lost.
Speaker laid before the House, message
J from the President, transmitting communi-
cation from the commissioner of Pensions,
calling attention to the fact that a deficiency
June payments of army pensions, should be
available as early as the 25th inst, if practi-
cable. Referred.