Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-02-08
WlTY-BICnTH CONGRESS.
First Session.
SENATE.


fered . resolution to prevent the delivery OF
Senior Colas Aenero. q Cuban patriot nov in
prison at Key West, Florida. on the demand
Of the the Spanish government upon q pre-
tended charge Of high~av robbery MI
Call presented and hai read the proceedings
of q meeting of American citizrns OF hey
West denouncinz the demand Of Spain, as
adjusted by purely political reasons and de-
Tending Gen. Agnero from the impusations
against him. The resolution vas referred to
the committee on foreign commerce.
Consideration Of the bill providing for q
new Congressional library building vas taken
up and Mr. Morrill, addressed the Senate Al
length On the subject, showing the insuff-
cheney of the present and the ambiguity Of
the proposed recommendations. The total
ultimate Gust of the building, he said, would
be IS. 1856, 200 and would accommodate g.
900, 900 books.
When Mr.. Morrill, had closed his remarks,
the library bill vas made . special order for
next Tuesday.
The following bills we're introduced:
By Mr.. Conger, from the committee on
commerce, a bill to amend the revised stat
utes in reference to the transportation of
dutiable goods.
Mr.. Beck offered resolution which, under
rule, went over until tomorrow. directing the
committee on civil service to inquire into the
cause Of the removal of John Dudley, . col
ored porter heretofore on the rolls Of the
Senate, and to report what change If any in
the rules are necessary to protect employees
OF the Senate from dismissal.
Mr.. Hills bill relating to lands occupied
by settlers, and formerly believed to form .
part of the Ute reservation, was taken up,
and after amendment by Mr.. Cockreli, pro
viding that the lands referred to be returned
the public domain, the bill was passed.
The Senate then took up Mr. Platts bill,
reported, amending sections of the revised
statutes relating to terms for which patents
should be good in the United States. after
their expiration in other countries. 1t pro-
vides that no patent shall hereafter be de-
clared involved nor o. all any inventor be de-
barred from obtaining patent on an inven-
ton in the United States by reason of its hav-
ing been fret patented abroad, unless it has
been introduced into public use in the United
States for more than two years prior to the
application, but every patent granted which
has, prior to filing application for it,
been patented in foreign countries, shall ex-
pire II years from the date of the foreign
patent hut in no case shall it exceed IL
years, and the American application must be
filed within two years from the date of the
foreign patent.
The morning hour expiring, the bill went
over. and the chair laid before the Senate the
unfinished business, it being the Mexican
land grants titles bill. The bill was debated
during the remainder of the day, and several
amendments proposed and rejected.
At $50 the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Dockery of Missouri, from the COM
mittee on accounts, reported back the reso-
luton declining to fill the vacant positions of
stenographers of the committees and prOvid-
ing that hereafter on request Of the commit
tee, the speaker shall employ a reporter at q
compensation to be fixed by the committee
on accounts. He stated that the committee
desired to pay for the services rendered to
the House and not dollar in excess. In
other words he proposed that the law of
supply and demand should prevail.
Mr.. Regain thought that some action was
necessary.
Mr.. Springer of Illinois, asked leave to
offer a resolution directing the postmaster
general in responding to the House resOlu-
tons asking for information in connection
with the star route mail service, to withhold
the papers, the publication of which would
prove detrimental to the public service.
commerce. reported bill making Rockport,
Macs. a port of delivery; House calendar.
MIR. Dingley of Maine, from the committee
on shipping interests, reported bill to con-
stituts bureau OF navigation in the treasury
department; committee of the whole.
The House then proceeded to the consid-
GRAFTON Of the resolution that the rules of
the House of Representatives of the 46th
Congress, as amended by the House, be the
rules Of the House Of the 4Sth Congress until
further order of the House.
Several amendments were proposed and
discussed At length. but all were rejected.
One, proposing a committee on woman SUIT
TRACE, was defeated by nearly party vote,
the democrats voting in the negative.
The vote on the amendment proposing a
committee on census, stood yeas l04, nays
"a, and point of no quorum being raised,
| the House adjourned.