Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-05-27
FORTY-BIcHrR CONGRESS.
First SessiOn.
sen ATE.
WAsHiyGIOy. 4

WAsHISGIoS, Nav 26.
Mr. Seweil presented the joint resolution
OF the legislature of New jersey, urging the
passage of the pending bill to promote the
emciency of the revenue marine service.
Mr. Blair presented a resolution of the
general conference of the Methodist Episco
pal church, favoring the passage by Congress
OF the educational bill recently passed by the
Senate
Nr. Logan reported from the judiciary
committee bill heretofore passed by the
Senate. extending until Dec. 81. 1884 the
duration of the court of Alabama claims,
with the recommendation that the Senate
nov concur in the House amendment extend
ing the time one year longer.
Mr.. Hoar moved that the bill be taken mp
at once and the Senate concur in the amend
ment. He said that the court had decided
1906 cases in ayear and half. and there
we're 4055 cases yet TO be tried, and these
could not be decided by December, 1854.
Messrs. Garland and Bayard opposed the
motion to concur. the latter asserting that
the longer the term of court was extended
the more elaine would be presented until
every dollar of the money was paid out. He
was satisfied that the money was being paid
to wrong parties. and that the government
would some day be obliged to puy the money
over again to people legally entitled to it
under the treaty stipuiatio ms and Geneva
award
The House amendment was concurred in
20 to 49,
Mr.. Plumb, from the committee on public
lands, reported favorably a bill to forfeit the
unearned land grants of the Atlantic Pa
cifc railroad, and restore the same to settle
ment
The Senate next took up the Utah measure.
Without finishing his remarks Mr.. Hoar
yielded to enable the Mexican pension bill to
be taken up. The principal changes made by
the Senate committee as il came from the
House, are, first, in striking out the clause
that limits widows pensions to cases of wild
ows who were married before the soldiers
discharge from the army, and permitting the
payment of pensio to all Mexican soldiers
widows who have not REMARKED; and Sec
ond, limiting the benefits of the act TO persons
who are dependent in the whole or part on
their own labor or assistance from others for
support.
Mr.. Logan moved to strike out that portion
of tee amendment which, as he understood
it, refused a man a pension unless he ac-
knowledged himself to be pauper.
The bill was debated at great length and
flDally went over.
ment to the Utah bill ''That the voluntary
sexual intercourse of married person with
one of the opposite sex not husband or wife
of such married person, will be cause and
the only cause of absolute divorce from the
bond of marriage in the District of Columbia
and territories of the United States and any
other places subject to the exclusive jurisdic-
ton of the United States; but the courts may
in proper cases as at common law, grant di-
vorces from bed and board in places subject
to the jurisdiction of the United States"
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
On motion of Mr.. Rosecrans of California,
a resolution was adopted authorizing the
committee on military affairs to examine into
the working and management of the national
soldiers homes, to sit during sessions of the
House and to send for persons and papers.
The Senate amendments to the agricultural
appropriation bill were non-concurred in.
Bills were introduced and referred as fol-
lows:
Abolishing license taxes on dealers in to-
bacco.
By Mr.. Hewitt of New York. to amend IN
act authorizing the formation of National
Bank associations. It provides that no Off
Ger of any national bank shall procure any
loan of money from his bank. In case loss
shall occur to the bank on account of any
loan made contrary to the terms thereof, such
officer shall be deemed guilty of embezzle-
ment and fined the sum of money embezzled.)
BY Mr.. Jordan of Ohio, to facilitate the
settlement and develope the resources of the
territory of Alaska.
By MIR. Morey of Ohio, granting pensions
to all honorably discharged soldiers Of the
rebellion when they reach the age offorty-
five.
BY Mr.. Robinson of New York for the
adoption of the standing rule of both Houses
of Congress prohibiting any member from
receiving or giving any visit to any foreign
agent or ambassador or any other person who
avows himself to be an agent or ambassador
from any foreign country without permission
of the House to which he belongs.
Mr.. Turner called up the contested election
case of Wallace VS.. Mckinley.
A majority report unseats Mr.. Mckinley
and declares Mr.. Wallace to be entitled to
the seat while the minority resolutions con-
firm the right of the sitting member
Speeches were delivered by Messrs. Turner
of Georgia and Adams of New York in sup
port of the contestants in the case. Pendin &
the debate the matter went over for the pres
ent.
Mr.. Belford of Colorado introduced a bull
appropriating $500, 900 for the erection of a
home for disabled soldiers of the confederate