Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-03-07
PORTY-EIGHTR CONGRESS.
First session.
sen ATE.
WASHINGTON. March 8.

Among the memorials presented was one
by Mr.. Cockrell from the united labor organ
izstions of St. Louis. which protests against
the attempts of employers, as illustrated by
the recent events in connection with the
glass blowers aud other trades, TO reduce the
compensation of American labor TO point
on a level with the pauper labor of Europe,
end praying for the passage of laws to restrict
wholesale immigration intended 10 effect a
reduction of the wages of American working
men representing the memorial, and moving
its reference TO the committee on education
and labor.
Mr.. Cockrell took occasion TO commend it
TO the serious consideration of that commit
tee. Ii WAS referred.
Mr.. Sewell presented as a memorial a
ries of resolutions from the Senate of New
Jersey. opposing the Morrison tariff scheme
MIR. Sherman callod up the message an
nouncing the action of the House on the Sen
ate joint resolution ropriating $4,000 for
the contingent fund OF the Senate. The
amendment of the House which prsvides that
money SO appropriated shall only be used for
Investigations already ordered, was read, and
after general expression of the views of the
senators, unanimously eondemning the
amendment of the House as an unjustifable
reference of that body with the independ-
ence of the Senate. the Senate unanimously y
decided not to concur in the amendment.
Mr.. Pendleton's bill providing for a sys-
tenn of courts for the exercise of extra terri
torial jurisdiction OF the United States, was
passed substantially as represented--yeas 81,
nays IL.
The Senate then went into executive ses-
sion.
Adjourned.
The House went into a committee OF the
whole. Mr.. Converse of Ohio in the chair, on
the naval appropriation bill.
Mr.. Thomas OF Illinois offered an amend
ment to the clause providing for the compile
ton of new cruisers, requiring that vessels
shall have full sail power; lost
An agreement to report the amended bill
favorably was reached by a strict party vote
of Ito 5. Messrs. Morrison, Mills, Blount,
Blackburn, Herbert, Hurd and Jones voted
in the affirmative, and Kelley, kasson. Nc
Kinley Hiscock and Russell in the negative.
MIR. Hewett was not present when the vote
was taken, but it is known that he agrees
with the majority and would have voted in
favor of the report had he been in the COM
mittee room.
Mr.. Morrison will make majority report
on the bill next Monday.
Mr.. Dorsheimer of New York offered an
amendment appropriating Si49, 9,429 to com
plete the ordinance of the new cruisers He
did not believe in sending unarmed ships to
sea. The most inefficient part of the navy
was guns. The vessels were bad enough
but their guns were the weakest part of
them.
Mr.. Henley of California reflected severely
on the present secretary of the navy for in
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employees at the Mare Island navy yard
were compelled to vote the republican ticket
at the last election.
Mr. Reed inquired whether any had been
murdered for voting right, to which Henley
replied that it would not be much loss to the
world if men who inspired such methods
were murdered, and Mr.. Glascock interjected
the information that the employees were, if
not murdered, at any rate discharged if they
did not vote right.
After debate Mr. Dorscheimer's amend
ment was lost-93 to l19.
Mr.. BelfDrd of Colorado offered an amend
ment authorizing the detail of naval officers
to act as instructors in State universities and
agricultural colleges, provided the total num-
Der so detailed shall not exceed forty adopt
ed.
Mr.. Calkins of Indiana moved to amend
the clause prohibiting officers on the retired
list from accepting position in the civil ser
vice of the United States, by providing that
the prohibition shall not apply to any Off
Ger below the rank of major in the army or
commander in the navy, who has been re
tired by reason of wounds received in the
service; adopted.
The committee then rose and reported the
bill to the House and it was passed-259 to |
Mr.. White of Kentucky.