Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-02-23
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0ecoaaa session.


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lmmediately after the reading Of the jour-
nal, the Senate, on motion Of Mr.. Kellogg.
vent into executive session.
When the doors we're re-opened, Mr.. Nor
riIl presented the remembrance of certain
American authors against reduction OF the
tariff on books below 25 per cent.
Mr.. Call offered . resolution which was
referred to the committee on foreign adairs,
requesting the President to institute nego-
tiations with Spain. for the restitution of
money uniawfully taken from Capt. James
Mccoy and others.
A resolution for the appointment of spec
ial committee to examine and report upon
the method of improving the navigation of
the Mississippi river below Caro-. was adopt
ed
Mr.. Hale called up the naval appropriation
bill and the Senate proceeded to consider it.
Mr.. Mcpherson moved TO amend the pro-
viso BY substituting 40 per cent fol % per
cent.
Mr.. Ingalls, of Kansas moved to make the
limit 90 per cent.
This amendment was adopted, and the pro-
vision so amended was agreed to.
When the paragraph appropriating one
million of dollars for the completion of iron
clads was resched, Mr.. Mcpherson argued
that no appropriation should be made; but
that euen if the money was appropriated for
others. the Puritan especially ought to be
excepted from appropriation, because board
composed of several of the best officers in
the navy had pronounced her an entire fail
ure.
The provision that no part of the money
appropriated for general care, increase and
protection of the navy in the line of con-
struction. repairs, etc" shall be applied to
the repairs of any wooden ship when the es-
timated cost of such repairs shall not exceed
twenty-fiv per cent Of the estimated cost of
a new ship Of the same size and like MATERIAL
gave rise to debate.
After some discussion, Mr.. McPherson's
amendment designed to exclude the Puritan
was rejected.
The amendment Of the committee making
appropriations '.for engines and machinery
for double turreted iron clads in accordance
with the recC lamentations of the naval ad-
visary board" was then agreed to.
Mr.. Hale proposed resolution applying
the five minute rule to all debates upon APP
preparation bills, which was ruled ont of Or
der.
Other amendments of the committee to the
bill were agreed to.
Mr.. Rollins ofN H., offered as an addi-
tional section to his amendment providing
for the appointment of board to scrutinize
the list of the navy, and select a certain num-
Der of each rank to be retained, and others
to be treated as supernumeraries.
A point of order was raised that this was
new legislation, and pending the decision the
Senate at 7.l5 adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Haskell offered a resolution, provid-
ing that during the remainder of the session,
it shall be in order any day after the morning
hour, to move to suspend the rules to take
from the Speakers table any revenue or gen.
eral appropriation bill, and ask for confer
ence with the Senate thereon. such a motion
to be decided by majority vote; referred to
the committee on rules.
The army and fertilization appropriation
bills, with the Senate amendments, were re-
ceived from the Senate and referred to the
committee on appropriations.
Mr.. Ryan submitted the conference report
on the Indian appropriation bill it was
agreed to. The bill a. passed, appropristes
So, 363.955.
MIR. Barrows of Michigan, submitted a
conference report on the consular and diplo-
matte appropriation bill, and it was greed
to.
The House then went into cOmmitte of the
whole on the sundry civil appropriation bill.
The pending amendment was that offered
by Mr.. Blackburn, reducing to 1929 900, the
appropriation for the geological survey: lost.
MIR. Pound of Wisconsin, offered an amend
ment repeating presumption laws.
Mr.. Washburn of MIMI, advocated the
amendment and it was adopted.
The House Mt 4.30 adjourned.