Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-02-26
fORTY.SgyssTa COSGRgsS.
second session.
WASHINGTON, Feb "a

WAsHINGToN, Feb "a
| After transacting some unimportant bus
mess of routine character the Senate went
| into executive session.
| When the doors we're reopened the Senate
took up the legislative and judicial appro-
priarion bill.
| Upon the provision increasing the salary Of
the public printer to $1,000, . discussion
arose as to the influence of the printers union
upon the management of the government
printing Office.
After debate the committees amendment
was agreed to.
The amendment of the committee on ap-
preparations to the internal revenue portion
of the legislative. Judicial and executive bill,
providing for travelling expenses of officers
| and clerks, detailed on special service, and
for averaging the fees of gaugers was laid
ont on point of order as q new legislation
committee had reported in favor of striking
out the provision repeating the law of last
year, authorizing the appointment of an as
| sIstant secretary of war and an assistant sec
| rotary of the navy, but on motion of Mr..
German the repeating paragraph was re-
tanned.
The paragraph aPpropriatiny $4,000 for
the employment of clerks TO dispose of the
accumulated work in the general land office
was amended so as to employ them under
| the provisions Of the civil service act
| The provision for the purchase of the
Rochambeau papers and records and briefs
belonging to the estate of Senator Carpenter
was agreed to.
| The bill and amendments were reported
and agreed to, except that provision for the
| repeal of the law authorizing the appoint
| ment of assistant secretaries of war and navy.
| which was stricken out. The bill then
passed.
Mr. Edmunds gave notice that as soon as
the Fourth OF July claims bill should have
been disposed of ne would ask the Senate to
proceed with the Utah bill,
At 6 10 the SeEate went into executive
sion, and few minutes later adjourned.
HOUSE.
Immediately after the reading of the jour
nal, the Speaker proceeded to call the CON-
nittee under the Pound rule.
J Mr.. Randall of Pa, under instructions
from the committee on ways and means.
called up the bill to prevent the importation
of adulterated or spurious tea.
On motion of Mr.. Randall. an amendment
was adopted to the section which provides
further examination of tea presented by in
| voice, in case the examiner does not believe
the sample. represent the true quality Of the
invoice as follows:
1
of such tea shall be made within three days
after the entry thereof has been made at the
custom house, and provided that further
bond above required shall also be conditional
for the payment of all custom house charges
| which may be attached to such merchandise
prior to its being released or destroyed, as
the case may be, under the provisions of this
| act.
On motion of Mr.. Randall, an additional
section was agreed to, granting the Secretary
of the Treasury power to enforce the provis-
ions of this act by appropriate regulation.
The bill as amended was passed.
A bill creating an agricultural commission
was under consideration, when the hour al
lowed by the Pound rule expired.
The House proceeded to consider the sun
dry civil service appropriation bill, the pend
ing question being on an amendment report
ed from the committee of the whole, grant
ing $4,000 to the legal representatives of An
drew Heron of La, late me mber of the 41th
Congress.
The amendment was lost.
The bill then passed.
Mr.. Page of California, gave notice that
he would on Monday next, move that the
House go into committee of the whole on the
river and harbor bill
Mr.. Hammond of Ga then called mp the
report of the judiciary committee, in the
matter of ThOs. j. Mayors claim to seat as
a contingent member from Nebraska.
Mr.. Hammond said that the committee had
been imposed upon by false testimony on in
vestigation. The conclusion of the commit.
tee was that Thos. Mayor is responsible for
the transformation which induced the COM
mittee to make the report Of the first of
April, 1882, and that he was aided therein BY
S. j. Alexander, Secretary of State of Ne
braska, Pat o. Halves, DIR. p. Schwenk, and
Geo. II. Roberts, and we report that that tes-
timony is false, and We ask the adoption of
the following resolutions:
Resolved, That the clerk of the House be,
and he is hereby required to furnish print
ed copy of this report including the evidence,
to the District Attorney Of the District of
Columbia, the Attorney General of the Unit
ed States, and the Governor of the State Of
Nebraska, that they may take such action as
they may deem suitable to the gravity of the
wrongs committed.
The resolution was adopted.
The House proceeded to consider the bill
appropriating ten million dollars annually
for five years, to aid in the support of COM
mon schools.
Mr.. Sherman submitted an exhaustive ar
gument in support of the measure.
Messrs. Mills of Kentucky, Clements of
Georgia, and Wheeler of Alabama. favored
the bill.
Pending further discussion, Mr.. Reed of
Maine from the committee on rules. offered
the following resolution:
That during the remainder of the session,
it shall be in order at any time to move to
suspend the rules, which motion shall be de-
cided by q majority vote: To take from the
Speakers table the House bill $3.50, with the
Senate amendments thereto, entitled "a bill
to reduce the internal taxation" and to de-
clare q disagreement with the Senate amend.
ments to the same, and ask for a committee
of conference therein to be composed of i've
members, on the part of the House. If such
motion shall fail, the bill shall remain on
the Speakers table, unaffected by the deci-
sion of the House on said motion laid over
for action until Monday.
Mr.. Flower of New York introduced bill
repeating all internal taxes, except on dis
titled spirits; referred to the committee on
| ways and means.
Mr. Sherwin then demanded the previous
question on his education BILL pending which
on motion of MIR. Robinson of n J., the
House at 455, adjourned.
Mr.. Mills impeached the integrity Of the
the record, by stating that Mr.. Haskell was