Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-06-25

WASHINGTON, June "a.
In the Senate today Mr.. Frye, from the
committee on commerce, reported favorably
q bill to authorize the appointment of COM
mission of naval architecss and marine archi-
tects to examine and report upon new designs
for steamships.
Mr.. Sherman offered . resolution which
was agreed to. providing that the hour for
commencing the daily seseious Of the Senate
during the remainder Of the session be ten
o. clock.
The consideration of the Mexican pension
bill was then resumed.
Mr.. Williams stigmatized the bill as it
now stood as an insult to Mexican veterans.
Mr.. Williams had supposed that if brave
and honest man ever existed on the face of
the earth, q man not afraid of man or the
devil it was the Senator from llliuois, (Lo-
gan. the nominee of the republican party for
Vice President Of the republic, but even that
from sense of duty.
Mr.. Morgan characterized the present OBJ
ject as political one to press the democrats
to the wall by an attempt to prove that they
were opposed to pensioning Uuian soldiers.
In the course of his remarks Mr.. Morgan
said: Take your candidate for the presi-
dency. He was vallient talker in the war,
but never went to war. He remained at
home and accumulated his million dollars
and his substitute went to war.
The debate then closed. After further
amendments the bill was reported to the Sem
ate. and when the chair put the question
whether the amendments should be agreed to
Mr.. Mitchell said in answer to an inquiry
from Mr.. Hawley that the estimate had been
made on the bill by the commissioner of
pensions substantially as it now stood as to
the amount of expenditures the bill would
add to the government, and the figure was
about Sl2, SOC, 900 annually.
The bill was then passed; 81 to 27.
The legislature executive and judicial ap-
Grafton proceeded with until 5.45, when the
adjourned.
Mr.. Foran of Ohio submitted conference
report on the bill establishing bureau of
labor statistics, and it was agreed to.
The House proceeded to the consideration
of busints on the speakers table, and con-
Cured in the Senate amendments TO q number
of House bills of private character.
Mr.. Cox of New York asked unanimous
consent for the passage of the Senate bill
granting letter carriers Is days leave of
absence each year.
Mr.. Cosgrove of Missouri objected, but
withdrew his objection and
offered an amendment providing that no leave
of absence be granted between the 18th
of October and the first Of April. The
amendment was lost.
The bill was then passed.
The conference report on the District of
al fod
and agreed to. The amonnt appropriated 10
81 ,7S6.743.
The House then resumed consideration of
the bill repe aling the preemption timber cult
ure and desert land laws, and amending the
homestead law, which, after various amend
ment was passed.
Mr.. Herbert of Alabama foresaw an excit-
ing political campaign, and feared that IL
Congress did not at this session pass some
Law to regulate the counting of votes, the
country would find itself in . deadlock next
year which could not be broken by an cleo
torial commission. He was in favor Of the
Senate bill and against the substitute pro-
posed by the House committee.
Mr.. Eaton Of Connecticut supported the
bill reported BY the House committee, though
he expressed the belief that the constitution
vested in the House alone power to declare
who was elected President.
Mr.. Herbert Of Alabama offered an amend
ment to the section of the Senate bill, which
provides that each State may determine all
controversies concerning the appointment of
electors by providing that such determination
may be overruled by the concurrent action of
the House and Senate adopted.
The House bill was then adopted as . sub
stitute for the Senate bill.
The Senate bill as amended by the House
substitute was then passed.
The House took recess till o'clock.
At the evening session the House passed
several bills, none however of general inter-
est.
Adjourned.