The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-04-07
FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS-.
SENATE.
kSAAAN IN Il lie
WASHINGTON, A

WASHINGTON, April 5.
The chair laid before the Senate today joint
resolution of the legislature of New York, request
ing Congress to establish such system of fees for
quarantine service q conference of State boards
of health may recommend.
Bills were reported favorably by Mr.. Cameron
from the committee on public buildings, providing
for the erection of public buildings at Springfield
and Dayton, Ohio They were place. on the calen-
dar.
Mr.. Garland from the committee on the judiciary
reported favcrably, with an amendment, the House
bill making it felony for person to falsely and
fraudulently assume or pretend to be an officer or
employe of the United States government. 1t was
read three times and passed.
Mr. Morgan presented a petition from the State
board of silk culture of California praying Con-
Mr.. Hale gave notice that he would on Monday
whether the education bill should then have been
disposed of or not ask the Senate to take up the
naval appropriation bill.
Mr. Blair expressed the hope that the Senate
would consider the education bill important as
any other, in order that action may be had on the
bill by the House OF Representative at the present
session. and it necessary, Mr.. Blair, said that
1t should be disposed of in the Senate as soon as
practicable.
now occupied the time of the Senate during nearly
three weeks and if any other business was to be
done that bill could not be allowed to run its slow
length much longer.
Mr.. Blair replied that he had observed no dispo-
stion on the part of the Senate to shirk labor on
that bill, and had not noticed that speeches on the
subject were lacking in public interest. He hoped
that the committee on appropriations would permit
the consideration of this education bill to proceed
since 1t had progressed SO far.
On motion of Mr.. Blair the Senate resumed con-
sideration of the education bill, aud Mr.. Morgan
who had the floor on adjournment yesterday con-
tinued his remarks In opposition to the bill.
Mr.. Plumb's motion to recommit the bill to the
committee was withdrawn as were the amendments
offered early in the debate by Mr.. Harrison.
The amendment proposed by Mr.. Logan was then
to aid in the building of school houses IN snarssfy
populated parts, not more than 500 to be consri-
half of the cost of the school house. The amend
ment was agreed to.
Mr. Hoars amendment was then read making the
1O,oOo 900; third years 5000, 900; then de-
creasing at the rate of 1000 900 annually until
the 9th year. After long debate it was finally
agreed that the bill be disposed Of before adjourn
ment on Monday. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Buckner, of Missouri, offered a resolution
providing that and after April 14th the hour for
the daily meeting of the House shall be IL o'clock.
Referred to the committee on ways aud means
The morning hour having been dispensed with,
the House went into committee of the whole on the
agricultural appropriation bill.
The bill appropriates $3.50, $40, being increase
Of $24. $50 over the bill OF last year, and reduc
ton of $S1 $50 from the estimates. Several
amendments were adopted among them one in
creasng by S25 900 the appropriations for the dis
tribution of seeds plants etc., and then the COM
mittee having risen, the bill was passed.
The House next took up for consideration the
bill FORGETTING the Oregon Central land grant. The
reading OF the report consumed nearly an hour and
then Mr.. Payson of Illinois explained the provis-
ions of the bill The measure, he said, was unani-
mously endorsed by the committee on public lands
1t involved l30 900 acres of public lands and the
claim made to a portion of them was made solely
by the oregon Central Railroad Company, and no
other corporation interested in it. On the part
of that corporation there neither legal nor an
equitable claim to a single acre of land involved
Mr.. Chase of Rhode Island, inquired why the
committee did not recognize the equity of bond
holders as we'll as those of settlers.
Mr.. Payson replied that they did not rise to the
equal dignity of an investment in railroad bonds
but was an Investment of capitalists, and when a
capitalist invested his money he took his chances as
to whether the company would put itself in such a
position that it could not avail itself of the secur
ties.
After some debate, in which Messrs George of
Oregon, and Powell of Illinois opposed the bill in
its present shape, the matter went over without
final action.
On motion of Mr.. Brown, of Indiana, the Senate
amendments were concurred in to the House BILL
making it felony for person falsely or fraudu.
ently TO assume or pretend to be AN officer or en-
ploye acting under the authority of the United
States, or any department thereof
The Speaker laid before the House a communion
ton from the Attorney General, addressed to Mr.
Randall, submitting estimate Of deficiencies in
the appropriations for the United States Courts as
follows For fees of United States ATTORNEYS.
O00 jurors $50, 900; witnesses, $50 900; miscei-
laneous expenses. $4,000; and the fees Of mar
shals SIS, 900. Referred.
The House then adjourned.