Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-05-30
PORTY-EIGnTR COyGRBSS.
First SessfOn
sen ATE.


for an appropriation of S25, 900 on account o
government exhibits.
MI voorhees, presented a memorial from
the citizens of Indiana, praying that Gen
John {. Fremont be placed on the retires
| list.
| The Senate committee recommended al
appropriation of the unexpended balance O
the appropriation made for the Ohio rive
sufferers, which Mr.. Allison explained wa
about $40, 900, which the committee though
would meet the exigencies
Nr. Hale submitted the conference repor
On the agricultural appropriation bill.
| On request of Mr.. Morgan, Mr.. Hale state,
that the House bad yielded to the wishes O
the Senate relating to appropriations for tn
cultivation OF raw silk, and experiments re
garding the extraction of sugar from sorg
hum while the Senate had receded on IN
item relating to artesian wells, not being abl
to convince the member of the House com
mittee of its utility.
| Mr.. Allison reported from the committe,
on appropriations, the House joint resolution
appropriating Sl07 900 for the relief of sufi
erers by the overflow Of the Mississippi rive
and its tributaries.
| vote was taken on the committee recon
mendations, resulting 90 in favor, and 10 op
| posed.
| Mr.. Jones then called for yeas and nays
| Mr.. Beck said this $40, 900 would max
alto gether $4,000 given for this purpose
and Louisiana had bill pending in its legis
lature giving $1,000 more. The people Of
Louisiana had apparently done nothing yet
The yeas and nays resulted-32 to 10.
| The Senate amendment reducing tn
amount to about $4,000 was agreed to.
The conference report was agreed to.
Eha - T1l,
bill was taken up and passed.
| A motion that when the Senate adjourn
today it be to Monday next, was agreed to.
| The chair laid before the Senate the Utaf
bill.
A motion to go into executive session wa
agreed to.
| The Senate went into executive session
and when the doors were reopened adjourne,
until Monday.
HOUSE.
The speaker announced the appointment o
Messrs. Slocum, Dibble and Dingley as con
ferees on the shipping bill also to select q
committee to inquire whether or not any ex
members have abused the privileges of the
| floor.
Mr.. Long of Massachusetts, from the com
mittee on commerce, reported a bill to regu-
liabilities of ship owners and others; Hous,
calendar.
Mr.. Barksdale of Mississippi, from tn,
same committee, reported a bill to regulate
the expectation of articles in imitation o.
butter and cheese; House calendar.
| Mr.. Collins of Massachusetts, from tn,
committee on judiciary, reported joint res
outon proposing the following article l;
of the constitution: "The right of citizens
of the United States to vote shall not b,
abridged by the United States or by any State
on account of nativity" House calendar.
A resolution calling on the secretary of the
navy for information as to the names of nava
vessels which had been taken to pieces, the
amount of money expended in breaking then
up, what disposition was made of the OLE
material and whether any other vessels arr
to be taken to pieces, stating the reason VIII,
they should not be sold at public auction,
was adopted.
Ordered, That when the House adjourn'
today it be to Saturday next.
The House then went into committee OF
the whole on the legislative appropriation
bill.
The paragraph for the appointment of ar
additional force of special examiners in the
pension office having been reached, Mr.. Ran
dali of Pennsylvania offered an amendment
which was adopted, striking out the proviso
that examiners be appointed by the secretary
of the interior on recommendation of the
commissioner of pensions. This leaves ap-
pointments subject to civil service rules.
Mr.. Thompson of Kentucky offered an
amendment that from and after June 80,
1884, there shall be no more than 43 internal
revenue collection districts. 1t authorizes
the President to consolidate and reorgsnize
the customs collection districts of the United
States on or before the first of October. 1884,
so that the same shall not exceed 81 in mum
ber The President is authorized and direct
ed to discontinue the services and abolish
the offices of such collectors, surveyors and
appraisers as may be necessary to conform to
the number of districts herein provided for
all laws or parts of laws authorizing the al
lowance to collectors and surveyors of Gus
toms of salaries, fees, commission storage
and perquisites of whatsoever name or nature
are hereby repealed, to take effect July l,
1885, and all fees collected by law shall here
after be accounted for and paid into the
treasury as monies belonging to the United
States, and the secretary of the treasury is
authorized to provide for the collection of
such fees by the use of stamps under such
regulations as he may prescribe; and it shall
be the duty of the secretary of the treasury
to include in the regular book OF the estimates
for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1886. and
each year thereafter. estimates specifying in
detail the numbers and class of officers and
employees of every grade and nature. with
the rate of compensation to each that may be
necessary to conduct the business of collect
ing revenue at each port of entry. together
with an estimate of the amounts required for
contingent expenses at each of said ports,
and for such additional expenses of the serv-
ice as cannot be otherwise specifically pro-
vided for. The amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. Cabell of Virginia offered an amend
ment reducing the number of internal rev
enue agents to FIVE; agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Bland of Missouri, ar
amendment was adopted prohibiting any gov
ernment clerk or employee from performing
any private service for any senator or cam.
pai9n committee.
The committee then rose and reported the
bill to the House.
The previous question was ordered and
than without further debate the House ad-
iourned until Saturday.