Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-04-22
HOUSE.

Mr.. Eaton Of Connecticut, from the COM
mittee on laws relating to the Presidential
election, reported back the Senate bill to pro-
vide for the performance of the duties of the
President in case of the removal. death or
resignation of both President and Vice Pres
ident: referred to the House calendar.
Mr.. Eaton also reported resolution which
W as adopted, calling on the secretary of state
for information concerning the threatened
confiscation of the American college in Italy,
by any law or decree of the Italian govern
ment; also a resolution which was adopted,
calling on the secretary of state for copies
of all correspondence relative to the claim of
W. j. Hale against the Argentine Republic.
Mr.. Morrison of Illinois. from the commit.
tee on ways and means. reported a resolution
that on and after April 22d, the hour of the
daily meetings of the House shall be at /
O'Clock; adopted.
The estimates are as follows: For the
purchase of submarine movable torpedoes,
$4,000; for the purchase of the adopted pat
tern of submarine mines for harbor defense,
$50, 900; for the continuation of torpedo ex-
pertinent, $4,000.
The rules were suspended and joint reso-
luton passed authorizing the printing of cop
les OF the census reports and medical and
surgical history of the war whenever a suffi-
cient number of copies have been ordered TO
Justify it.
The following memorials and petitions
were presented and referred:
By Mr.. Parker of New York, to tax the
manufacture and sale and to regulate the
expectation of oleomargarine.
BY Mr. Skinner of New York, to permit
publishers of newspapers to send marked
copies of newspapers at secoad-c class rates.
BY Mr. Belford of Colorado, to prohibit the
attorney general from entering into sny con-
tract with any person to set aside patent on
condition that the person shall pay the cost
of litigation.
Mr.. Dingley of Maine, from the shipping
committee. moved to suspend the rules and
pass the bill creating a bureau of navigation
in the treasury department The motion was
agreed to and the bill passed-yeas 10, nays
Al.
Mr.. Warner of Ohio moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill providing that every
person specified in the several classes enum-
Grated in the pension laws who served in the
field IN the military or navy in any war in
which the United States has been engaged,
for period of three months or more, and has
an honorable discharge and is not receiving a
greater pension than that provided for herein,
but who, by reason Of any wound, injury or
disease which there is probable cause to
believe originated in said service in line of
duty, and not a result of his own misconduct
or bad habits, and is now disabled in whole
or part for procuring substance bv manual
labor, shall, upon making proof Of the facts,
be placed on the list of pensioners of the
United States. and be entitled to receive
pension during the continuance of such disa-
bility at rate proportionate to the degree
thereof of the true physical condition of the
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provided by law on examination by COM
petent board of surgeons appointed, such
pension to commence at the date of filing the
application. Where it appaars BY record
evidence that the applicant was regularly en-
listed and mustered in and served for period
of three months or more, that fact shall be
sufficient prima facia evidence that he was in
good health and free from the disease or
cause of disability for which he claims pen
sion. The motion was agreed to and the bill
to 81.
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