The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-22
FORTY-EaGATH CONGRESs.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, w Marcn Il.
The chair laid before the Senate to-day
message from the President similar to that
read yesterday in the House transmitting
communication from the secretary of war,
giving an estimate OF the cost OF pedestal for
the Garfield statue to bs erected in Washing
ton by the Society Of the Cumberland
Mr.. Hoar called up his bill increasing sal
aries of United States judges to $1,000 aud Mr..
Morgan resumed his remarks in opposition to
it. The i Gre ased salary Mr.. Bay ard said, was
necessary and proper aud he warmly supported
it,
Mr.. Morgan's amendment was rejected.
MIR Van Wyck moved o amend the bill by
maSiug the salaries S4 goo instead of S5 600.
AT two O'Clock the matter went over I'LL Mon
day witaont Discussion
MIR. Blair's I'd ucstion bill was laid before
the Senate. it being unfinished business of
yesterday.
At the request Of Mr.. Allison however, Mr..
Blair gave way to permit consideration of the
deficiency APPROPRIATION bill, which was read
Mr.. Anles' emenC me nts recommended by the
committee on appropriations were agrePd to
and thu bill was passed.
In course OF remarks meeting objections to
the bill, Mr. BLAIR said he would himself be
opposed to grating upon the general govern
ment anything looking like permanent sup
port of common schools. Within the ten
years contemplated py the bill, would secure
the education of practically two generations,
for majority of the children get in five years
what schooling they get at all.
Mr. Blair would regret exceedingly that any
amendments shonld be adopted which would
have materially changed The provisions of the
bill,
Messrs Harrison, Hosr and Blair fell into a
discussion of some length as to the present
means of some of the sections of the bill.
Mr. Gsrlaud at 45 p. m, moved that the
Senate go into executive session, which was
agreed to. Before the doors were closed
amendments to the pending bill were offered
hO snV1rAl aanatOre GrdAF that thaV hA
printed. Que by Mr., Sherman provides that
the money shall be applied to the education of
children without distinction of race or color
and shall be distributed to ocounties or school
districts in the proportion which the number
of iilterate children in each of such county
or school district bears TO the whole numb1r of
illiterate children in the state and that the as
sent of the state to its provisions shall be had
before the money can be given to it by the
United States.
The Senate then went into executive session
aud when the doors were reopened adjourned
until Monday.
HOUSE.
No attempt was made in the House this
morning to call up the bonded extension bill
and the Speaker proceeded to the call of COM
mttees for reports of private character.
At the conclusion of the call Mr.. Money of
Mississippi, chairman of the committee on
post offices and post roads reported the follow
ing:
ReSOtped That charges rejecting on Mr.. Ellis,
Representative from Louisiana. in connection with
the Star route frauds recently published, are
true
1t was adopted.
The House then at 1880 a. M, went into
committee of the whole, Mr.. Cox of New York
in the chair on the private calendar.
After considering two bills the committee
rose informally and E. H Funston appeared
at the bar of the House aud took the oath of
Office as represen tative from the second dis
trict of Kansas to succeed the late d. g.
Haskell.
The committee then resumed its session.
The greater part of the day was consumed
in discussions of the bill for retirement of m.
w. Eyerill with rank aud pay of colonel.
At 4.30 the committee rose and the follow
ing bills were passed:
Granting pension to John A. Crozer; for
the relief of Sidney Henderson, for relief of
Henry q. BliDp; for muster in of James NJ.
Thomas; fJr relief of heirs of the late Lang
lev b Culley; for relief of the legal representa-
tives of the late Capt j. G.. Tod of Texas of
the Navy.
Mr.. Dlhrel OF Tennessee moved to recon-
NIT the Averill bill to the committee en- mill
tarv. The bill then passed.
The following petitions were presented and
referred:
By Mr.. Cox of New York of George Trick
and other citizens OF New York and Brooklyn
against the repeal of the vinegar act.
By. Mr.. O'Neill Of Pennsy lvania. OF the
Maritime Exchange of Philadelphia asking for
ample appropriation for a photographic de-
partment aud for increased efficiency of the
revenue marine service. is
Adjourned,