Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-03-26
fORrY-BIGHTn CONGRESS.
First session.
sen ATE.
WASHINGTON, Marc

WASHINGTON, March 70.
Mr.. Frye, from the committee on rules
reported adversely the resolution heretofore
introduced by Mr.. Call, to give the president
of the Senate authority to invite to the floor
of the Senate distinguished citizens of other
States or countries; also from the same com
mittee. that the adoption of an automatic vot-
ing indicator is not necessary for the Senate
The chair laid before the Senate the reso-
luton offered Yesterday BY Mr.. Van Wyck.
calling on the attorney general to furnish
certain information as to the star route at
torneys, or to state to the Senate why he does
not furnish it; agreed to.
Mr.. Hoar then called up his bill to increase
the salaries of U. S. district judges to $1,000.
The pending question was on the amendment
making it unlawful for judge to appoint TO
position in his court any relative within the
degree of first cousin, and making it a misde-
meanor for judge TO do so.
Mr.. ingalls, thought that making the offense
a misdemeanor took it out of the class of Of
fenses for which the Judge could be i'm
peached.
The amendment was modified by the omis-
sion of the clause specifying that the offense
was misdemeanor, and was then agreed TO.
In the course of the debate Mr.. Coke said
there had not for several years been a L. S.
had not become scandal and outrage upon
the people of the State.
The bill was passed-yeas ~, nays I3. 1t
makes the salaries of all U. S. district judges
$4,000 per annum. and prohibits them from
appointing to position in their courts relatives
within the degree of first cousin.
The chair laid before the Senate Mr..
Blair's bill to aid in the establishment and
temporary aid of common schools.
The DAYS debate was participated in by
Messrs. George and Brown in favor of the
bill, and Mr.. Maxey in opposition.
In reply to some questions concerning
himself. Mr.. Sherman said he did not think
the United States ought to trust to the South
the important questions growing out of pol
icy of aid to education. He was willing to go
as far as any man in the attempt to remove
the evil of illiteracy, either from the North
or South. The safety of the nation demand
ed it, and without going into the past he was
willing as far as he was concerned to vote a
large sum Of money every year under well
guarded restrictions to remove the dark cloud
of ign orance from every part of the land, but
he did not want the money turned from the
proper use into adding to the attainments of
those sufficiently educated.
At $50 the Senate, pending the debate,
went into executive session, and when the
doors reopened adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Brown, from the committee on judic-
iary, reported back the bill making it felony
for a person to falsely and fraudulently as
sumo to be an officer or employee acting un-
der the authority of the United States or any
any department thereof; passed.
The morning hour having been dispensed
with the House at IL 80 went into committee
on the bonded extension bill.
Mr.. Kelly of Pennsylvania thought the de-
mand of the the table whiskey syndicate for
relief from taxation was impudent. The in
ternai revenue system worked great hardship
to small farmers. He was in favor of wipiDg
out the whole Internal system.
Mr.. Long of Massachusetts, said the three
years extension granted in 1878 had increased
the evil of over-production. The refusal in
1882 had lessened it. Which example was
this House going to follow? If this bill
passed and the time was extended, when the
limit was reached instead of 1000, 900 gal
Ions on hand, instead of S66, 900, 200 of un-
paid taxes, the amount would be Increased
% or so per cent. Then the question would
be. not when the tax would be paid, but
whether it would be paid at all, and the ques-
ton therefore became one not of relief alone
but of the great public policy and far reach
ing effect.
The discussion was continued by Messrs.
Foran, Jordan, Hurd of Ohio and Eaton of
Connecticut, each in support of the measure,
and Messrs. Reed and Dingley of Maine,
Jones of Arkansas, Hatch of Michigan and
Price Of Wisconsin in opposition, but without
action the committee rose
Mr.. Ellis of Louisiana asked leave to re-
port from the committee on appropriations, a
resolution providing1s1 25 900 of unexpended
appropriations for the relief of the Ohio
flood sufferers.
Without action the House adjourned.