Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-05-02
F0RTYSEYExTH CONGRESS.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Nav /.

WAsHIxGroN. May /.
Mr. Pendleton submitted papers in the case OF
James Oneil, sentenced by minister Bingham
| in Japan, to twenty years for manslaughfer,
and who vas denied habeas corpus, but who
was finally landed in California. by direction
| of the State department. and after some de-
bate the papers were referred TO the foreign
committee.
Mr.. Hoar, from library committee, reported
| in response TO a letter of the Secretary OF
| State on the subject.
An amendment will be offered to the sun
dry civil bill, appropriating SS5,Oo0 for the
purchase of manuscript papers and books vi
Benjamin Franklin, the collection belonging
to II. Stevens of London.
Mr.. Edmunds from committee on judiciary
! made an oral report upon the message of the
President touching the so called COW boy
disturbance in Arizona, and suggesting certain
enabling legislation regarding the use of the
army as posse comitatus. He said he had
been instructed to say that, IN the opinion OF
the committee, there was no necessity Tor
further legislation. and that the President has
ample power to put down the lawlessnes re-
ferred to under the existing laws. He de-
tailed the reasons for this opinion.
The bill to repeal the determinations
against the appointment of ex-Confederates
in the army of the L. s., again came up on
the calendar. and the division upon the
pending question to refer it to the committee
on judiciary resulted in 81 in favor to 10
against it. The yeas and NAYS were ordered
and Mr.. Call took the floor in favor of the
bill. He was followed by Mr. George, who
referred to the unquestoned supremacy of
the national authority throughout the country
and to the readiness with which its behests
were com llied with in the snnfh
THE gentleman from the north who want
ed monuments had them now in the constitu-
tional amendments, while the law now pro-
posed to be obiterated was one which, while
breathing distrust and vengeance, imposed
a penalty on the vanqnished with no compen-
satng advantage to the victor
The bill went over without action upon the
close of Mr.. Georges remarks.
The Senate then took up as unfinished
business the Senate bill to establish court
of appeals. The bill. after explanation of
it by Mr.. Davis, was informally laid aside and
Senate listened to a speech by Mr.. Saunders
IN advocacy OF constitutional amendment
providing for the election by the people of
certain officers now appointed by the Presi-
dent.
At the close of Mr.. Saunders remarks the
measure was referred to the judiciary COM
mittee.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
A number of bills were introduced and
referred.
MIR. Grape moved to suspend the rules and
make the bill for the extension of the bank
charters special order for Nav 9th.
After some discussion the matter was
agreed to.
MIR. Townsend moved to suspend the rules
and pass the joint resolution that the President
be authorized and requested to Immediately
open correspondence with the government OF
China for the purpose of securing a change
or abrogation of all stipulations in existing
treaties which permit the immigration of the
Chinese to the United States except for travel,
education and foreign commerce.
MIR. Robinson, of Massachusetts, demanded
a second and the House by ayes 62, nays
100, refused the second demand for suspen.
sion.
On motion of Mr.. Haskell the Senate bill
was passed, with an unimportant amendmen mt
providing for the sale of lands of the Miami
Indians in Kansas.
| Mr.. Clardy moved to suspend the rules
and pass the bill levying tax of 10 cents pei
pint bottle upon all sparkling wines mauufac.
tnred in the U. s., except that made bv regular
process of fermentation of carbonic acid gas
! in bottles.
! Bill failed to pass, the vote standing &C tC
! 60. not necessary two thirds voting in affirm
alive.
Rules were suspended and bills passed fol
the erection of public buildings in severa
Western and Southern cities.
| Adjourned