Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-03-05

mitfee having the subject under confederation
reported . resolution. stating that the charges
against Clerk Bailey were not proven. Laid
on the table.
Then the deadlock on the election case
was continued until 4 o'clock when Mr..
Hiscock present the conference report on the
sundry civil appropriation bill.
The bill as agreed upon appropriates $685.
500, l47, an increase of S776,9l4 over the ap-
originally recommended by the
House.
The House recedes from its disagreement to
the Senate amendments, which strike from
the bill the provisions for the sale of Wall
about Bay property and the Chelsea Hospital.
The repeal of the presumption laws and the
ratification of the Sioux treaty report was
agreed to.
At 80 a motion was made for a recess.
but the friends of the ''bonded extension
bill opposed it and raised the point of no
quorum.
For half an hour the tellers stood in their
places and became the butt of joky remarks
and suggestions on the part of members who
were in the best of humor.
The usual scenes attendant on an ''all
night session were enacted. Though the
galleries were practically vacant the attend
a0ce on the uOOT was SOou anu
lounged back in their chairs and laughed to
their hearts content.
At 5 o'clock Mr.. Butterworth moved to
proceed to the business on the Speakers
table.
The motion. which elected a shout of laugh
ter. was ruled out of order by the Speaker
The Speaker suggested there were unim-
portant House bills. with Senate amend
ments, which should be considered, and he
asked unanimous conset for that purpose.
Mr. Butterworth objected. which led to a
remark from Mr.. Steele that the whiskey
bill was standing in the way Of other BUSH
ness.
Mr.. Butterworth replied, with some
warmth that the whiskey bill was entitled to
much consideration as any other measure.
Shortly before dawn Mr.. Young suggested
a compromise proposition, that at II O'Clock
the House should vote upon the whiskey bill
and the election case.
Ms. Randall objected.
After some debate and during lull in the
proceedings, Mr.. Walker made an earnest eff
fort to pass the French spolistion claims,
but Mr.. Holman demander the regular order
and prevented its passage.
Some time was occupied in vain attempt
to come to some agreement, and shortly be-
fore 6 A. NJ, Mr. Robson rose and called
the attention to the hour. and suggested that
House take recess for three hours.
After few objections at go the House
took a recess until $50.
After the House met at 9 80 it proceeded
BY unanimous consent to take up the House
bills with Senate amendments that were on
the Speakers table, although MIR. Holman
protested in the name of the religious senti-
ment of the country against attending to any
thing but indispensable public business.
The regular order was constantly inter-
rupted by conference reports, resolutions for
paying employees and for printing documents
and for unanimous consent.
The chair being temporarily occupied by
Mr.. Black burn the usual complimentary res
olutions to the Speaker for liability and
courtesy" with which he had presided, was
offered by Mr.. Call.
Mr.. Blanchard inquired whether one OBJ
lection would prevent the consideration of
the resolution. If so, he would object.
no 2hs Speaker pro tie" stated that it would
The question was then put. Mr.. Blanch-
ard and several others insisting on count
and the resolution was adopted, sc 10 S.
In the course of the forenoon Mr.. Knott.
stating his Congressional career would in an
hour and half close forever, appealed to
the courtesy and magnanimiity of the mem
bers to let him have the poor privilege of a
vote on bill which the people of his own
Congressional district and State were pro-
foundlv interested
"What bill is it?" asked his colleage. Mr..
White.
at is BILL" (such NUMBER Mr.. Knott
replied.
"What," exclaimed Mr.. VIII lite, ''the
whiskey bill and on Sunday; never; never !;
Loud laughter; l call for the regular
order
An effortwas then made to get the Lee and
Richardson case out of the way of other bus
mess by motion to lay it on the table, but
that motion was voted down.
At III o'clock there was an immense crowd
in the galleries, all the doorways being
packed. Up and down the hall and corridors
of the building were almost impossible bv
reason OF the multitude of people that had
come to witness the last scenes of the Forty
Seventh Congress. On the floor of the
House itself there was less uproar and con-
fusion than usual on such occasions.
Mr., ReeZe, offered the following resou-
ton, which was unanimously adopted
Resolved, That this House has just learned
with the deepest sorrow of the death Of Hon
Alexander II. Stephens. Governor of the
State OF Georgia, and SO long a useful and
distinguished member of this House That
this House expresses heartfelt sympathy with
the people, not only with Georgia. but with
the people of the whole county, in the loss
of a statesman and patriot.
On motion o. Mr. Hiscock committee to
wait on the President and inform him that
Congress was ready to adjourn, was ordered
and appointed.
Mr.. Bingham from the post office com
mittee. reported a postal telegraph bill which
was referred to the committee of the whole
The Speaker announced the appointment of
Messrs. Hiscock, Blackburn and Forney as
members of the joint commission authorized
in the sundry civil appropriation bill, to con-
slider the question of salaries and compen.
sation of employees of the Senate and House
and report as to the number of such en-
ployees, requisite for transaction of business.
Various requests TO take up and pass bills
by unanimous consent were made, but were
invariably met with shouts of collection -
but where, through some inattention or on
account of the tumult in the hall. one such
attempt was successful, in regard to a bill
fixing the terms of the United States courts
In Texas. there was loud roar of laughter.
At Ills the President reported that he
had no further communications to make to
Congress; then the Speaker began his closing
address. He said =