Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-04-02
PORTY-EIGHTR CONGRESS.
F irst session.
sen ATE.
WASHINGTON. April

The chair laid before the Senate a COM
munication from the secretary of the interior
transmitting the correspondence between the
department of justice and the department of
the interior, as to the present efficacy of the
act regarding the removal of intruders from
public lands
The following memorials were presented
and appropriately referred:
BY Mr.. Frye, from the letter carriers of Lew
ton, Me protesting against the reduction of
the appropriation for the letter carrier ser
vice; also from the New York committee for
the prevention of State regulation of vice,
asking the jurisdiction and powers of na-
tional board held TO be specifically defined
and limited.
BY Mr.. Morgan, from William Webster.
an American citizen, praying for the aid of
Congress to secure him in his right of owner
ship to SOC, 900 acres of land in New Zealand
which he claims he bought from native chiefs
before the British government had any rights
of possession in that country, but his right to
which had not been respected.
MIR. Hale, from the committee on appropri-
ations, reported the naval appropriation bill
with sundry amendments, and gave notice
that he would call it up either tomorrow or
Thursday.
Mr.. Hill introduced bill to make certifi-
Gates VI SOiu anu sliNtI ucpOSils III TIE Icds-
ury of the United States a legal tender for
public and private debts.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Edmunds and
reported favorably from the committee on
naval affairs. for the relief of the Jeanette
survivors has passed. 1t provides for the
compensation of the survivors for the
losses incurred by them on the expedition.
The names and amounts are as follows: G.
w. Melville, 81 200. John w. Davenhower.
$1,000. Raymond T. Newcomb, 5000, John
Cole 5000, w. +. c, Ninderman. 5000, and
the remaining survivors $500 each. The
bull further provides for the payment to the
widow, child or other legal representative all
sums due the deceased, and one year addi-
tional pay On motion of Mr. Frye the bill
was reported favorably by him from the
committee.
The commerce bill, to remove certain
burdens in American merchant marine and
to encourage the American foreign carrying
trade was made special order for Friday
next
At two o'clock the chair laid before the
Senate the educational bill. Coke in a long
speech again expressed himself opposed to
the bill, on the grounds both of constitutional
and expedency. He criticized the position
of Mr.. George and Mr.. Lamar, both of whom
replied.
Mr.. Salisbury objected to the bill on con-
stitutional grounds 1t was violative OF
the spirit and intendment of every clause of
the constitution. If the Southern senators
were not prepared to see the state school
system absorbed by the United States, Mr..
Salisbury could not see how they could vote
consistently vote for the bill
Mr.. Logan submitted some amendments
which he said he would, at the proper time,
move to the bill. One of these provides that
the appropriation for the first year shall be
$1,000, 900; second year, Sl7 SOC, 900; third
year. $40, ,000, 900; fourth year, $4,000, 90;
fifth year, SIG, ,000, 900; sixth year. Sl4.000.-
900; seventh year, Sl2 ,000,0 900; eighth year,
$40, ,0O0, 900; ninth year, IS ,000, 900; tenth
year, S6.000,000.
Mr.. Allison asked Mr.. Blair, in view of
the urgency of the naval appropriation bill,
when the vote was to be taken on the educa-
ton bill.
Mr.. Blair said he was ready any time. but
there was no power to shut of the freedom
of speech. He gave notice that he would
tomorrow, at the conclusion of the morning
business, ask the debate on the measure to
proceed and the Senate dispose of the bill
tomorrow.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
III lile IlOust tUudy NlT lclueE OutIeu
resolution reciting the allegations that the
financial department of the District of Col
umbia is not conducted in proper and bust
ness-like manner, and that grave doubts exist
as to the correctness of the accounts rem
dered, and directing the committee on the
District of Columbia to have 4 thorough ex-
animation made of all accounts appertaining
to the finances of the District Ct Columbia
Mr. Reed objected to its present consider
alton, and it referee to the committee
on the District of Columbia.
The following bills were reported;
By Mr.. Tucker, to amend the naturalza-
ton laws.
By M. Regan of Texas, from the commit
tee on commerce, as a substitute for a num-
ber of bills to provide for the inspection of
live stock, hog products and deceased
meats also adversely to establish system
of international currency; from the same
committee, granting the consent of Congress
for the erection of bridges over navigable
rivers under stated conditions.
From the committee on labor, to prohibit
any officer, servant or agent of the govern
ment to hire or contract out the labor of
prisoners incarcerated for violating the laws
of the United States.
From the committee on the alcoholic liquor
traffic, adversely, to provide for a commission
on the subject of the alcoholic liquor traffic.
BY Mr.. Dingley of Maine, from the same
committee, authorizing the secretary of the
treasury to invest the lawful money deposited
in the treasury in trust by the National Bank
ing association. for the retirement of their
circulating notes.
The House then resumed consideration of
the trade dollar bill, and was addressed by
Mr.. Pusey of Iowa in its support.
Mr.. Belford of Colorado regarded the
fourth section as a covert fraud on the people
and as being in the interest of the Rothchilds,
who controlled Germany on the question of
gold and silver demonetization.
Mr.. Belford proceeded to criticize the ac-
ton of Mr.. Kelley of Pennsylvania in intro
ducing the bill to stop the coinage of the sill
yer dollar. He (Belford) had always voted
to protect the industries of the east, yet there
seemed to be settled policy on the part of
the monopolists of that section to ruin the
industry of his State.
Mr.. Dingley of Maine said the bill was de-
signed neither to diminish or enlarge the
coinage of the silver dollar, but to retire the
trade dollar a. bullion. The gentleman from
Missouri (BlandJ asked what was unreason-
sonable. The House was ready to retire the
! trade dollar, provided it was simply to be re-
tirement, but if there we're to come in q bill
proposing to increase the coinage of the