Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-04-29
PORTY-EIGHTn CONGRESS-.
First SeSsiOn.
sen ATE.
WASHINGTON, April 2s

sen ATE.
WASHINGTON, April 2s.
Mr.. Cullom, from the committee on rail-
roads. reported an original bill to establish
commission TO regulate interstate commerce.
he Dill 10 consolidate the bureau of mill
fary justice and the corps of judge advocates
was read three times and passed 1t consoli-
dates the corps and bureau referred to with
the title of Judge Advocate Generals De-
partment. 10 consist of judge advocate gen
eral, one assistant judge advocate general,
two deputy judge advocate generals, and four
judge advocates
The Senate then resumed consideration of
the bill to establish bureau of animal indus
try and to extirpate the disease among cattle.
Mr.. Coke moved to except the disease
known as Texas fever from the diseases
intended 10 be included in the meaning of the
act, SO far as it concerned transportation to
market. Thirty per cent. of the cattle COM
ing to Chicago was from Texas, and the
testimony from Chicago SAYS there has been
no disease found among them. The motion
was agreed to.
Mr.. Plumb withdrew the amendment pro-
posed bv the committee which increased the
appropriation for the purpose of the bill from
S2oO,OOO to $500 900, so as to leave the
amount as it came from the House.
Mr.. Morgan spoke in opposition to the
Dill, and moved to strike out the clause au-
thorizing payment for slaughtered cattle.
Mr.. Plumb defended the provisions of the
bill, but he said he had prepared an amend
ment striking out altogether the reference to
the slaughter of animals.
Mr.. Plumb's amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. Bayard thought the purposes Of the
bill would now be fulfilled by an appropria-
ton of $4,000 instead of the $3.50, 900
allowed by tue House.
Mr.. Plumb had no doubt that the appropri-
alton might now be reduced, but not by so
much as Mr.. Bavard proposed. He would
make the sum $3.50, 900.
Mr.. Bayard's motion to reduce the appro-
priation to $50, 900 was disagreed to.
Mr.. Plumb's amendment making the
amount $50, 900 was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Harris an amendment
was agreed to confining the operations of the
bill to cattle from which there was danger of
disease spreading from one State to another
Mr.. Plumb wanted to secure unanimous
consent that the debate should close at three
o'clock tomorrow, and a vote be reached !;
but this was not agreed to.
Adjourned,
A joint resolution was passed for the ap-
pointment of T. w. Hyde of Maine With
others to fill vacancies existing in the board
of managers of the national home for dis
abled soldiers.
The Senate joint resolution was passed
providing for the attendance of the two
Houses at the unveiling of the statue of Chief
Justice Marshall, Saturday, May 10.
Bills were introduced by Mr.. Curtin of
Pennsylvan comforting the jurisdiction of
G1.l Il k-lr. in
cases pending in the same, on request of the
commissioner of pensions.
BY Mr.. Ementrout of Pennsylvania, by
request, providing that the one per cent. tax
imposed on the circulating notes of the ma
tional banks shall hereafter be devoted to
the payment of expenses incurred by the
United States under title 81, revised statutes,
and the surplus remaining shall be set apart
and known as a contingent redemption fund
and be used for the redemption Of any of the
circulating notes of any insolvent associa-
ten.
By Mr.. Cosgrove of Missouri, to authorize
tue lighting OF the navigable rivers of the
United States by electricity.
Mr.. Ellis of Louisiana, from the committee
on appropriations, reported a bill to provide
for the celebration of the Worlds industrial
and cotton centennial exposition.
MI utWNt VI view YIN, III thS toui isS VI
a personal explanation, reiterated his charge
that the secretary of the navy had violated
the law in not covering into the treasury the
proceeds of the sale of condemned vessels.
He did net charge that the secretary had
acted dishonesty, but that he had not COM
piled with the provisions of the act.
Mr.. Calkins of Indiana defended the secre-
tary's action and argued that the provisions
of the law had not been violated; that the law
required that the net proceeds OF the sale
should be turned into the treasury. The net
proceeds could not be obtained till the ex-
penditures had been paid for, and this had
not yet been done. His judgment was that
every candid man would say that Mr. Hew-
tits performance this morning was mere
subterfuge. 1t was shifting OF position
Last Friday he had deliberately given the
House and country to understand that the
secretary of the navy was dishonest and cor
rupt; for what could be more corrupt than
that public officer taking the peoples money
and not turn it into the treasury until after a
political election. He knew some men were
so constituted Instead Of walking up and
attacking the man fairly he sprang from an
allsv in the dark of night with the assassin
dagger in his band. He did not like that, and
no man who held the position which the gen.
tleman from New York occupied ought to
attack indirectly. If he did not make 4
direct charge, decency and common honesty
ought to induce him to keep his mouth
closed.
Mr.. Hewitt declined to reply to MI. Calk-
in's personal remarks. That was not in his
line. He insinuated nothing, but charged
that the provisions of the statute had not
been complied with.
The House then proceeded to the transae.
ton of business pertaining to the District OF
Columbia
The next bill considered was one appropri-
ating 5000, 900 for the completion OF the sew
erage system of the District OF Coiumoia
Several amendments were proposed, out
no quorum voting the committee rose and at
4 80 took a recess until O'Clock, the even
ing session being for debate on the tariff bill
There was very small attendance at the
evening session.
Messrs. wolford of New York and Van
Eaton OF Mississippi spoke in favor OF the
bill and Storm and Lawrence OF Pennsy syivania
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