Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-04-05
HOUSE.

Mr.. White of Kentucky, asked leave to
offer a resolution, directing the Speaker to
request the return by the Senate of the bill
to amend the internal revenue laws. He was
proceeding to state his reasons for this course
when he was cut off by an objection from
Mr.. Springer, of Illinois.
Mr.. Kelley of Pa, chairman of the COM
mittee on ways and means, reported back the
bill admitting free of duty, articles intended
for the National mining and industrial exhi-
bition to be held in Denver the present year.
Passed.
Mr.. Chalmers, of Mississippi, introduced
a bill amendatory of the apportionment bill
providing that no Congressional district in
State shall contain 10000 more population
than another in the same State unless such
excess is necessary to prevent the sub-divIs-
ion of a county; but in no case shall the diff
ference exceed 10000. Until the states shall
comply with this law Representatives to the
forty eighth and subsequent Congresses shall
be elected from the same districts which
elected them to the forty-eighth Congress
On motion of Mr.. Morse. of Massachu-
sets, the resolution was referred calling on
the secretary Of the navy for statement of
the amount expended during the last fiscal
year, in the Boston navy yard.
resolution calling on the secretary of the
treasury for information as to what proper
ton of the plate printing in the treasury de-
partment had been done by steam power
pressure was adopted.
The bill was passed for the sale of military
barracks at Savannah, Ga.
Mr.. Bingham, of Pennsylvania, chairman
OF the committee on postoffices, reported q
bill to modify the postoffice money order
system. Referred to the calendar.
The House went into a committee of the
whole on the army appropriation BILL
M. Bragg, Of Wisconsin, offered an amend
ment providing that in computing the length
OF service for additional pay the time of ser
vice on the retired list, shall, in no case be
computed, nor shall any additional paw be al
lowed for such services.
The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Henderson, under instructions from
the committee on military affairs, moved to
strike out the compulsory retirements clause
and insert provision that whens yer an officer
had served 30 years, either as an officer in
the regular or volunteer service, he shall, if
he make application to the President, be
placed upon the retired list. If he has served
40 years or is GO years of age he shall be
placed on the retired list, provided this shall
not apply to the General, Lieutenant General
and Major Generals of the army.
Mr.. Butterworth moved to amend
sHe shenuineht Dy STRIKING out the
last provision.
Mr.. Butterworth's motion to strike from
Mr.. Henderson's amendment, excepting
clause was agreed to and the amendment
amended inserted in the bill in lieu of the
provision originally reported.
On motion of Mr.. Bragg an amendment
was adopted providing that any supernumer-
airy officer may be honorably discharged at
his own request, with receipt of one years
pay and an allowance for every five years of
service, but no officer shall receive more than
years pay and allowance
Mr.. Bragg raised point of order against
the clause transferring to the court of claims
the claims now pending in the quarter master
generals department. After a long discus
sion the chair decided that 90 much of the
clause as merely provides for the transfer of
claims, was in order, but held that the DOR.
ton which regulated the manner in which the
court of claims should act in determining the
claims submitted to it. was not in order.
Mr.. Reed appealed from the first portion of
the decision.
Mr.. Hiscock appealed from the latter part
OF the decision, and Mr.. Townshend from
the decision in toto.
Pending action on the appeals the COM
miftee rose and the House adjournsd.