The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-02-08
FORTy-EgGHTH CONGRESS-.
8ENATE.

WARRINGTON, rep. q.
Ia the Senate today Mr.. Cali offered reso-
luton to prevent the delivery OF Senior Carlos
Agnero. Cuban patriot now in prison at Key
West, Florida, on demand of the Spanish gov
ernment. upon the pretended charge of high
way robbery. Mr.. Call presented aud had read
the proceedings of a meeting of American citi-
zens of Key West, Fla, denouncing the de-
mand of Spain as actuated by purely political
reasons, and defending General Agnero
from the imputations against him. The reso-
non was referred to the committee on foreign
relations.
Consideration of the bill providing for new
congressional library building was taken up.
and Mr. Merrill addre ,sed the Senate ut length
upon the subject, showing the insutficiency Of
the present aud the amplitude of the proposed
recommendations The total ultimate cost OF
the building he said would be 81, 1862 900, and
1t would accommodate 3, ,00O, 900 books,
When Mr.. Morrill, had closed his remarks
she library bill was made special order for
next Tuesday.
Bills were reported as follows:
By Mr.. Conger, from the committee on COM
merce, a bill to amend the Revised Statutes in
reference to the immediate transportation of
dutable goods.
MIR. Beck offered q resolution which, under
the rules, went over until tomorrow directing
the committee on the civil service to inquire
into the removal of John Dudley, a coored
porter heretofore on the rolls OF the Senate,
and further to report what change, if any, in
tho rules are necessary to protect employees OF
the Senate from dismissal.
Mr.. Hills bill relating to lands occupied by
certain settlers. and formerly believed to form
part OF the Ute reservation, was taken up, and
after an amendment by MIR. Corkhill, provid-
ing that the lands referred to be returned TO
the public domain, the bill passed.
The Senate then took uD Mr.. Platt's bill, re-
ported amending the section of the Revised
Statutes relating to terros for which pa enfs
should be good in the United States after their
expiration in foreign countries.
It provides that no pat mt shall hereafter be
declared invalid, nor shall any inventor be de-
barred from obtaining patent or an invention
in the United States by reason OF its having
been first patented abroad, unless the same has
been introduced into public use in the United
States for more than two years prior to the ap-
plicaton; but every patent hereafter granted
which has, prior to the filing of an application
for it, been patented in foreign country shall
expire In seventeen years from the date of the
foreign patent, but in no Case shall it exceed
seventeen years, and the American application
must be filed within two years from the date of
the foreign patent.
The morning hour expiring the bill went
over, and the chair (Senator Hawley) laid be-
fore The Senate unfinished business, it being
the Mexican land grants titles bill
Several amendments to the bill were proposed
and rejected.
At 80 the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
In the House Mr.. Dockery OF Missouri,
from the committee on accounts, rer Ported back
a resoluti declaring vacant me positions OF
the stenographers OF the committees aud pro-
viding that hereafter, on request of a Commits
tee, the speaker shall employ reporter at a
compensation to be fixed by the committee on
accounts. Mr.. Dockery stated that the COM
mitlee desired to pay for services rendered TO
the House and not dollar ia excess. In other
words it proposed that the law of supply and
demand hould prevail
Mr.. Springer of Illinois asked leave to offer
resolution directing the P, stmasur General
10 responding 10 the House resolutions asking
Tor information In connection with the star
route mail service. to withhold papers the
publication of which would prove detrimental
to the public service.
Mr.. Rogers OF Arkansas objected.
Mr.. Collins of Massachusetts,, from the COM
mittee on judiciary, reported a bill for the re-
lief Of the State National Bank of Boston. 1t
vas placed ON the private celendar. Ut refers
to the Court of Claims for adjudication the
claim Of the bank against the government for
$100,0O0)
Mr.. Long OF MASSACHUSETTS,, from the COM
mittee on commerce, reported bill making
Rockport, Mass, port Of delivery.
Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Dingley of Maine, from the committee
on shipping interests, reported the bill TO con-
stitute bureau of navigation in the Treasury
Department. Referred to the committee OF
the whole.
The House then proceeded to the considera-
tion of the resolution:
That the rules of the House of Representatives oI
the tn Congress as amended by the House be the
rules of the House of Representatives of the 48th
Congress until further order of the House,
Several amendments were proposed and
discussed at length but all were rejected One
proposing committee on women suffrage was
defeated by nearly party vote, the Demo-
Gratis voting in the negative. The vote on the
amendment proposing a committee on census
stood yeas 105, nays AZ, aud the PORT of no
quorum being raised the House adjourned.