Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-01-13
PORTY-SEyBNTH CONGRESS.
second session.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan II.
Mr. Ingalls, introduced bill to provide
for determining the existence and removal OF
the President of the United States to dis
charge the powers and the duties OF his Of
fee Referred to the committee on Judiciary
The bill provides that whenever two heads
Of departments shall state, in writing. to the
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, that
the President is unable to discharge the pow
ers aud duties Of his Office. if the court be
not then setting, the Chief Justice shall.
within ten days. convene il to hear and de-
termine, summarily, the question OF alleged
inability; and if. upon said hearing, 1t shall
appear to said court that such inabil-
itv exists, they shall certify their de-
cision TO the Vice President. who shall
thereupon discharge the powers and duties Of
the office of the President. The second sec
ton makes a similar provision for determin-
ing the removal of the inability, and pro-
vides, upon ascertainment Of such removal.
the President shall resume the discharge OF
the powers and duties of his office.
Mr.. Plumb, of Kansas, moved to take up
the bill enlarging the powers of the AgrIcul-
iura Department
Mr. Morrill,, of Vermont, moved to take
up the tariff bill. This was opposed by MIR.
Morgan of Alabama, and Mr.. Plumb.
The matter was laid aside.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Rollins
Yesterday to meet daily at / A. NJ. after the
18th of Jan1.sfy, was agreed to.
The bill TO suppress gaming IN the DIS
trict of Columbia was amended and passed;
also the bill granting the right of way to the
ST. Louis & San Francisco Railroad &c.
through the Fort Smith Military Reservation.
bo into
tive session. and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE.
Messr. Butler and Worth of Ohio, from
the committee on Pacific railroads, reported
bill to authorize the Southern Paclnc Kali
road Co., and other railroad companies, to
unite and consolidate so as to form con-
tinuous line of railroad between the Atlantic
and Pacific Oceans calendar.
A bill was also presented to compel pay
ment bv the Kansas Pacific Railroad Co. of
the cost Of surveying, selecting and convey
| ing certain lands granted to it. and to create
sinking fund for the Kansas Pacific. Sioux
CITY and Union and Central branches of the
| Union Pacific railroads; calendar.
| Mr.. McCook of New York asked unani-
nous consent for passage of the Senate
| bill authorizing the President to place Gen.
Montgomery c. Megs on the retired list of
the army, with the pay of majo general.
| Mr. Springer of Illinois. suggested that
the Fitz John Porter bill be also put upon
its passage,
| Mr.. McCook of New York advocated the
passage of his bill.
| Mr. Thomas of Illinois objected.
| Mr.. Humphrey of Wisconsin, from the
committee on judiciary, reported back the
| hill to tho f,ae IF no sta
route witnesses coming frem west of the
Mississippi river under subpoena or under
the direction of the department of justice
passed.
Mr.. Bingham of Pennsylvania, chairman
of the committee on postotfices and post
roads, reported back resolution calling on
the Secretary of tho Interior, for information
as to where the land grant railroads have
complied with the laws of Congress, respect
| ing the construction and maintenance of their
own telegraph lines for the use of the govern
ment and the public. Adopted.
Mr.. Joyce of Vermont. presented petit
ton of $500 citizens of Vermont. asking for
reduction on the tax of tobacco. Referred.
The House resumed the consideration of
the shipping bill, pending the question of the
committee substitute, as amended for the 18th
section.
off the substitute, all the provision for draw
back. He stated that his intention was to
strike out the subsidy clause; lost, 80 to l3l.
| The committee on foreign affairs has as
signed Tuesday next, for the consideration
of the Hawaiian treaty. At a meeting of the
committee this morning, Mr. Deuster was
authorized to offer resolution to the House,
asking the President to make a more liberal
treaty with the German Empire, in place of
the treaty now existing.
The amendment was offered by Mr.. Mills
rejected. The vote then required on the
committees substitute, and it was agreed to {;
yeas 1874, nays sc. 1t limits the amount of
drawback to the tonnage tax collected in any
one year, and provides for free ships and
/ free materials.
The section exempting vessels engaged in
a foreign carrying trade from State taxation
having been reached Mr.. Page moved to
strike it from the bill in order to save Is or
90 constitutional speeches. The motion was
agreed to.
Mr.. Grape offered substitute for the
l4th section, which was agreed tn.
Mr.. Reed moved to strike out sections Is,
| 10 and 20 of the bill, which contain the
drawback, free ship and free material pro-
mons and the machinery for carrying out
those provisions. Agreed to.
| The bill was then amended in several I'M
important particulars.
The motion by MIR. Cox to recommit was
lost and the bill passed.
Mr.. kasson, rising to question of privi-
lege, sent to the clerks desk and had read
an editorial in New York paper, comment
ing on the discrepancy between the civil
service bill as it passed the Senate and the
text as telegraped from Washington.
| Mr. kassnu sai1 tho hill IF tho Copata a.,
it came from the Senate without the crossing
of st. or dotting of an r. with some
ink, went back to the Senate without bearing
mark of any person connected with the
House of Representatives, except the en-
dorsement necessary to signify its approval
by the House. The clause referred to in the
article did not appear in that bill and he was
informed it wa, struck out in the Senate
| Adjourned