The Portland daily press., 1884-04-24
FORTY.EIGHTH CONGRESS-.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April q

WASHINGTON, April 70.
The chair laid before the Senate to-day mess
age from the President transmitting a report of the
Secretary of State giving information concerning
the average production, consumption, expectation
and importation of wheat, rye, corn and cottoni IN
foreign countries.
A communication from the Secretary of tile
Treasury, in response to recent Senate resolution
was read, transmitting information in relation to
reduction and lowering of the light at Portland
Head Me.
Mr.. Hill for the committee Oh postofices and
post roads reported favorably the bill granting 80
days annual leave of absence to letter carriers at
free delivery offices. Caendared.
Mr.. Hoar introduced bill which was referred to
the committee on library to provide for the ap-
pointment of an acting secretary OF the Smith
sonian Institution.
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration
of bills on the calendar.
The bill amending the revised statutes In relation
to timber depredations was read the third time and
passed
establish bureau of animal industry, prevent
expectation OF diseased cattle and to provide for
extirpAtion of pleuro pneumonia and other con-
tagious diseases among domestic animals. The
House bill was substituted for the Senate bill
MIR Brown representing the minority of the COM
mittee woman suffrage submitted the views of
that minority in opposition to the measure recently
reported by the majority of the committee which
proposed constitutional amendment granting the
right of suffrage to women.
Pending debate on the peuro pne umoria bill the
Senate adjourned.
In the House today, Mr.. Payson of Illinois from
the committee on public lands, reported bill to
prevent the unlawful occupancy of public lands
1t was referred to the House calendar.
Mr.. Randall of Pennsylvania, from the committee
on appropriations reported back the naval appro
priation bill with the Senate amendments and
moved non-concurrence in those amendments.
Mr.. Kasson of Iowa thereupon raised point of
ordea that the amendments must first be considered
in committee of the whole The bill an i'm
portant affecting, ash did. the construction OF
the new naval cruisers, and he did not think that
the House should pro forma express non-conenr-
renee in the amendments.
The Speaker sustained the point of order and the
bill with the amendments was referred to the COM
mttee on the whole.
MIR. Randall said that he should not move to 20
into committee as he had agreed not to interfere
with the tariff bill at this time The action of the
appropriation committee in recommending non
concurrence in the amendment was to expedite The
appropriation bill and secure an early adjourn
ment.
Mr.. Townshend from the some committee repor
ted back the post office appropriation bill with q
Senate amendments and moved the non-concur
renee in those amendments. On point of order
raised by Mr.. Kasson this bill and the amendments
were also referred to the committee the whole.
Mr.. Turner, chairman Of the committee on cleo
tons called up the Kansas contested election cast
of Wood VS.. Peters. The majority resolution de
clares in favor of the right of the sitting member
Peters while the resolution of the minority pro
vides for the seating of the contestant, Wood. AT
ter a long debate the majority resolution wal
adopted.
The House then went into committee on the ma
val appropriation bill.
Mr.. Randall said that the Senate amendment in
creased the appropriation over 5000, 900. Tina
amendment was substantially the bill on thu
speakers table. He suggested that wisdom die
tated that the House should not enter the build
ing of more cruisers on the bill when there was
bill on the same subject pending in the naval com
mittee.
Mr.. Reed criticized Mr.. Randall's remarks, sayni
that the gentleman knew that the bill pending OF
the speakers table was there not for life but 70
death. In other words he did not want to adop
the speakers table which he knew could not pass
Mr.. Dorsheimer of New York, who had beel
granted five minutes by Mr.. Randall, began
speech which, however, he had not concludes
when the speakers gavel fell.
Then followed scene between Messrs. DorShein
er and Randall, the former claiming that the lat
Ter had promised him fifteen minutes and Mr.. Ran
dali stoutly asserting that he yielded but five. Ami
great deal OF confusion pending vote on lin
itation of debate the House took recess until {
the evening session to be for debate on the tarii
bill.
EVENING SESSION
At the evening session speeches were made b.
| Messrs. Yaple of Michigan and Robertson of KeI
lucky in favor of the Morrison bill and the Hous
| then adjourned.