The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-05-26
XLVIIth Congress-lst Session.
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| MIR. jackson, Of the pen sion committee, said
! the Mexican war pensi, bill and similar
measures were now in ne hands OF the sub
committee, who expected to report upon them
| next week.
| The Senate bill to reimburse the Creek or
| phan fund $251, ,055.97 was taken up. The
Committee report was read setting forth that
| the reimbursement is necessltat3d because of
| illegal diversions from the fund in the pur-
chase of 1874, 800 of deprecated bonds, and in
the application of amounts exceedl z S68,OO
and SlC5,0C0 to the general purposes OF the
Greek nation, and the support of loyal Greek
refugees respectively.
M. Sherman combated the alleged facts in
the case claiming the government was not
chalgeable with the depreciation of the bonds
in which the moneys of the fund were invest
cd because these were, at the time, in 1887, the
best Investments obtainable
After advocacy Of the bill by Messrs. Dawes
and Maxey it went over without action.
The Japanese indemnity fund bill was then
taken up, and Mr. Morgan addressed the SEN
ate in its support. This bill also went over
without action, and the Senate adjourned un-
til tomorrow.
The Mackey-Dibble contested election case
was called up by Mr.. Calkins of Indiana, i'm
mediately after the reading of the journal.
Mr.. Randall of Pennsylvania raised the
question of consideration.
Mr.. kenna of West Virginia interiected
motion to adjourn, on which Mr.. Randall de-
manded the yeas and nays.
The motion to adjourn was lost, yeas none,
nays 135.
Curtin of Pennsylvania, for leave of absence
until Thursday next on account Of i'm portant
business.
Mr.. Horr of Michigan objected, whereupon
Mr. Randall demanded the yeas and nays
Mr.. kenna then moved that when the House
adjourned it be to meet Saturday.
Mr.. Randall moved to amend by substitut-
ing Monday.
Randalrs motion was lost, yeas l, nays 146-
exactly quorum.
The question then required on Mr.. Kenna's
motion. Lost, yeas 1, phelps of Connecticut),
nays 149.
Benjamin Wood of New York voted with
the Republicans on this motion.
The motion to adjourn was then voted down,
and Mr.. Kenna moved recess un.il 4.30.
On this vote the Republicans lost their
quorum. the result being yeas l, nays 1873, and
a call was ordered.
Shortly before o'clock further proceedings
under the call were dispensed with and the
question rec urred on motion for recess. Lost,
yeas 3, nays IA, the Speaker casting vote in
order to make q quorum. Roll call followed
roll call upon dilatory motions until 4.45 when
the quorum was again broken. Then after an
other call of the House the hour of having
arrived the House took recess until s.
EVENING SESSION.
The House met at o'clock but there evi-
IDENTIFY was not quorum OF the Republicans
present and a call of the House was ordered.
At 9.45 further proceedings under the call
were dispensed with and the question REQUIRED
on motion made prior to recess that when
the House adjourn to-day it be to meet Mon
day. The Republicans were able to secure
only 11S votes on this vote and the point of no
quorum having been made the House at 10
o'clock adjourned.