Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-06-30
FORTY-EIGHrH C0yGRsSS.


WASHINGTON, June 2S.
MI. Plumb submitted q report of the con-
ference committee on the army appropriation
bill
The Senate agreed to the report, and or
dered committee on the clause relating to
the compensation to be paid to the Pacific
Railroad, point of order on which the Sen.
ate insisted upon its amendment.
Mr.. Blair, from the committee on pensions,
reported favorably the House bill to grant q
pension to the widow of Maj Gen. james b.
calendar
On motion of Mr.. Sherman, bill was
passed authorizing the secretary of the treas
ury to redeem some of the United States
bonds lost by Mrs. Bessie S. Gilmore, she
giving an indemnity bond to protect the
United States.
Mr.. Cockrell protested against the passage
of this bill as dangerous precedent and con-
ducive to fraud in connection with other out.
standing bonds supposed to be lost.
The chair appointed committee of confer
ence on the part of the Senate on the presi-
DENTAL count bill
Mr.. Mcmillan gave notice that when the
consideration of the general deficiency appro-
priation bill shall have been completed, he
will call up the river and harbor bill
On motion of Mr.. Hale, the general defic.
ieDcy bill was then taken up and its consider
alton proceeded with.
The Senate committees amendment strik-
ing out of the House bill the provision that
no part of the money appropriated for district
attorneys and their assistants should be used
to pay special counsel fees, was agreed to.
An item Of $3.50 was added to enable the
secretary of the treasury to reimburse the
amount paid for the expenses of the commits
sion appointed to go to Louisiana in 1887.
An item was added authorizing the attorney
general to pay Chas. H. Reed for services as
counsel for Guiteau, such sum as he may
deem just, not to exceed $1,000.
The bill was passed.
The river and harbor bill was then taken
up and several amendments were adopted.
A message was received from the Presi-
dent, transmitting communication from the
secretary of the interior, calling attention to
the omission of any appropriation for the
bureau of labor.
Mr.. Blair submitted a proposed amend
ment to the sundry civil bill appropriating
$4,000 for that bureau.
The Senate then went into executive ses-
sion and later adjourned.
HOUSE.
On motion of Mr.. Holman of Indiana, the
Senate amendments to the legislative appro-
priati0n bill were non-concurred in.
Mr.. Hatch of Missouri submitted q confer
ence report on a joint resolution for printing
. report OF the commissioner of agriculture
and it was agreed to. The Joint resolution
appropriates 5000, 900 for printing 40 900 cop
les of the report.
The speaker announced the appointment of
q conference committee on bill to reorgan-
ize the bureau of military justice.
The regular order was taken up. This
was question of privilege coming from yes-
terday and presented by resolution offered
by Mr.. Cannon of Illinois, that the record be
20 amended as to show that speech purport-
ing to have been delivered by Mr. McAdoo
Of New Jersey. in which allusion was made to
Senator Logan, was not actually made by
him.
Mr.. Cox Of New York, after deprecating
the practice of permitting long essays in the
Record, sail the pr, sent dispute arose from
he publication in the Record of an article
from the New York Star, stating that Sena-
.or Logan owned $4,000 acres Of land. 1t
had not been charged that he came by it
wrongfully. He (Cox) did not know that
Logan was dishonest man. What was the
,bjeot of this discussion today except to pre-
,rder to put on end to the discussion, he
moved to lay the whole matter on the table.
There were cries of "Good" and "vote."
The motion was agreed to without division.
Mr.. Horr of Michigan, from the committee
IN appropriations, reported the fortifcations
bill, and it was referred to a
committee of the whole.
Mr.. Randall of Pennsylvania, in behalf of
he minority of the committee, submitted a
therefor, and it was given the same
reference.
Mr.. Horr gave notice that h7 would call up
ne bill for consideration Monday.
Mr.. O'Neil of Pennsylvania presented
resolution of the Philadelphia Grocers' and
importers Exchange, in favor of the bill
making bills Of lading conclusive evidence in
certain cases referred.
The House then went into q committee of
he whole on business reported for the COM
nittee on labor.
The first bill considered was one providing
or the adjustment of accounts of laborers,
Forkingmen and mechanics, arising under
he eight hour law. The provisions of the
,ill were stated in the Senate yesterday, and
ire identical with those Of the bill REPORTED
~ Mr.. Malone from the committee on edu-
,ation and labor.
The discussion was continued BY Messrs.
Cox of New York, Rockwell of Massachusetts,,
Weller of Iowa and others in favor of the
bill, and BY Messrs. Tillman of South Caro-
ina, Browne of Indiana and Strubble of
Iowa in opposition.
On motion of Mr.. Hewitt of Alabama, the
irst section was amended so ~ to read THAT
Whoever. as . laborer, workman or mechanic
s hereafter employed by or on behalf of the
government of the United States. shall be
paid for each eight hours he has been en-
ployed - for full days work.
On motion of Mr.. Mcmillan of Tennessee,
he second section was amended to apply
merely to the future.
The committee then rose.
The speaker announced the conferenc com.
mittee of the legislative appropriation bill
and the ELECTORAL count bill. and the House