Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-01-18
VoRTY-BTGHTH CONGRESS.
Fret Session.
ENATE.

-amor;.l. from the Public Health Associa-
ton relating to the health of the Uniteo
Sra,es. and one from WIN. Pitt kellogg, now
. member of the House of Representstives'
DENYING all imputations against him contain-
"A (, the recent documents transmitted to the
senate by the secretary of the interior, re-
latine to the transfer of the land grant OF the
Texas Pacific railroad to the Southern "a
cific railroad. and asking for an inves'igation
of the charges . NJ.
Petitions we're presented by Messrs. blalr,
Morrill,. FRYE and Bavard from the Wo
mans Christian Temperance Unions of New
Hampshire, Vermont, Maine and Delaware,
praying for the appointment of commas
sien of inquiry on the liquor traffic
Mr.. Van Wyck introduced bill regulat-
ing the transportation charges on all rail-
roads which have received government aid.
The bill is a substitute for the one previously
introduced by him which only affected the
Union and Central Pacific railroads.
The Senate went into executive session
and Afterwards adjourned.
HOUSE.
The Speaker laid before the House q mes
cage from the President in regard u the issue
of gold and silver certificates; referred.
Mr.. Morse of Massachusetts, by request,
I'LL oouCeu . piAi ZIG uuty VI "a
tract Of hemlock, and other barks used in
tanning; referred.
Mr.. Beach OF New York, offered q resolu-
ton calling on the postmaster general for all
reports aud papers relating to the star route
investigation made by special agents of the
post Office department to the postmaster gen
eral in 1881. 1t was referred to the commit
tee on expenditures in the department of JUS
tice.
MIR. Cox of North Carolina, from the COM
mittee on foreign affairs, reported resolution
requesting the President to transmit to the
House any correspondence it'll the Mexican
government in regard to the claims specified
in section Ave of the act of Congress ap-
proved January Is, 1878; also any cores
pondence relating to the new condition of
things in Mexico since the proposed railroad
connection with the United States; also any
correspondence with Mexico and Guatemala
in relation to the boundary question between
those republics: adopted
Mr.. Robinson of New York, from the COM
mittee on pensions. reported bill pensioning
the sole surviving grandchild of Thomas
Jefferson referred to private calendar.
MIR. Springer of Illinois, chairman of the
committee on expenditures in the department
of justice, reported back a resolution calling
on the postmaster general for copies of all
correspondence between the department of
Justice and the post Office department touch
ing the prosecution Of persons charged with
fraud in connection with the star route mail
service and the statement of names of indi-
viduals found to be indebted to the United
States and the amount of indebtedness Of
each in consequence of such frauds; also for
an itemized statement of the expenditures in
the post Office department from March 4,
1881. to Jan. l, 1884, in the investigation
and prosecution of such frauds.
Mr.. Calkins of Indiana, suggested that
the resolution touched somewhat upon the
powers of the committee on expenditures in
post Office department.
MIR. Springer explained it was the duty of
his committee to inquire into the enforce
ment of the payment of moneys due the
United States. The resolution was adopted.
The regular order being demanded the
Speaker announced it to be the motion made
yesterday by Mr.. Hiscock Of New York, to
commit the Senate bill appropriating 81, OOO,-
600 for continuing the work of improvement
on the Mississippi river to the committee on
rivers and harbors, with instructions to re-
port back, with an amendment restricting the
expenditure of the money to Plum Point and
Lake Providence. except where necessary to
protect the work already begun. The mo-
ton was lost. Yeas, III; Nays, l62.
Mr.. White of Kentucky, moved to commit
the bill with instructions to the committee
on rivers and harbors and not report it back
until the secretary of war furnished the
House with an itemized account of the ex-
penses for the improvement of the Missis-
sippi river from July l. 1879 to Jan. l, 1884 /;
lost.
Mr.. Reed of Maine made point of order
that under the rules the yeas and nays must
be called, and the speaker sustaining the
point, the clerk read the roll. The bill
passed; yeas, PIP; nays, Ga.
The House then took up the bill amending
section 1887 of the revised statutes to limi,
the duration of patents to IL years which
have been patented in foreign country prior
to filing of an application for the patent in
this country.
Mr.. Holman of Indiana moved to recon.
NIT the bill with instructions to the commit.
tee on patents to report back with the pro-
vision that in an action with innocent pur-
chasers of a patented article manufactured
in violation of the right of the patentee the
measure of damages shall not exceed the
cost in open market of the article so manu-.
featured; agse ed to 81 to 81.
The bill making all public roads and high.
ways post routes was passed.
Adjourned.