The Portland daily press., 1884-03-28
FORTy-EIGHTH CONGRESS-.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, March 81.
The chair laid before the Senate to-day a
message from the President which was yester-
DAY laid before the House recommending
further appropriations for the navy In accord.
ance with the recommendations of the naval
advisory board. 1t was referred to the COM
mlttee on appropriations.
Mr. Vest presented a memorial from the
Legislative Assembly of Utah protesting
against the passage of any measures affecting
the interests of that territory without full
Investigation by a congressional committee.
1t was referred to the committee on territories.
Mr. Miller reported favorably from the COM
mlttee on naval affairs joint resolution with
an amendment, authorizing the Secretary OF
the Navy to offer a reward OF $4,000 for res
cuing or ascertainiDg the fats of the Greedy
expedition.
The Senate took up, read three times and
passed the bill to provide for the payment OF
ten claims for depredations committed by Ute
Indians at the time of the massacre at White
River agency in 1879
The committed on foreign relations reported
q JOINT resolution, which was passed, request
ing the President to bring to the attention of
the Emperor the claim of Helen M. Fielder,
executrix, against the Brazilian government,
growing out of a contract for hire of steamer
to transport emigrants from the Southern
States to Brazil in 1867.
Mr.. Hoar remarked that he thought it bad
policy for Congress to interfere in the business
OF the executive departments in regard 10
foreign governments.
Several private bills were passed, also bill
to repay the State of Georgia S22, ,567, money
advanced by said Stat9 for the defence of her
frontier against Indians from 1775 TO 1873 and
not heretofore repaid From This amount the
OIL as passed requires that there shall be de-
Quoted any debt which may be due by the
State of Georgia to the United States the
word debt" not being intended to include
any direct tax not assumed by said State.
Consideration of the education bill was then
resumed.
Mr.. Hampton addressed the Senate in favor
OF the bill. He had no doubt that there were
250,000 children of the ages of 10 to II in
South Carolina requiring edncati n, and this
would involve an annual expenditure of ST.
100000. The amount thus far spent ON schools
had been 100000 annually How was the
State to raise this increased sum in her present
exhausted condition? 10 the face OF all the
facts the people of South Carolina were author
lied to ask aid of the general government in
behalf OF those whom the government had
made citizens and adopted as its wards.
After further remarks by Messrs. Vest.
Blair and Call, Mr.. Harrison moved an amend
ment that aid should go only TO States which
should have not less than 10 per cent. of
illiteracy, and prescribing that the State
assessment for education should not be lessened
by reason of the aid given by the bill.
Mr.. Lamar rose to ADDRESS the Senate but
session.
Mr.. Blair said that it would bs necessary
for the friends of the bill to see that vote
was taken this week.
The Senate then went into executive session,
and when the doors we're reopened adjourned.
HOUSE.
In the House Mr.. Cox asked leave to import
from the committee on naval affairs the Senate
Joint resolution granting permission to Ensign
Il. X. Reynolds to accept the deco .ation of
the Royal and Imperial Order of FIR ancis Jo-
seph, but objection was made.
The committee on post offices decided by q
vote OF to to recommend the passage of the
bill providing that all letter carriers at free de-
livery offices shall be entitled 10 leave of alb.
sence at the rate of fourteen days in eac year
without loss of pay.
The morning hour having been dispensed
with, the House went into committee of the
whole on the wbiskey tax bill and Mr.. Randall
spoke in opposition TO it,
Mr.. Blackburn followed 10 the closing argu-
ment in favor of the bill
The House by vote OF yeas 1856, nays SO,
confirmed the action of the committee of the
whole 10 striking out the enacting clause Of
the whiskey bill.
The whisSey bill being disposed of there was
general rush to secure precedence for the
consideration OF other measures on the calen-
dar as special orders.
Mr. Dowd of North Carolina was successful
in bringing up the bill for the retirement of the
trade dollar. (The bill provides that until
Jan. /, 1886, the trade dollar shall be received
at its face value IN payment of all dues to the
United States and shall not be paid out again
that the holders of trade dollars may receive in
exchange therefor at the Office of the Tressur-
or or any Assistant Treasurer Of the United
States standard dollars; that trade dollars so
received shall be transmitted to coinage minis
aud recoined into standard dollars, and that
trade dollars so received at coinage mints shall
he regarded as silver bullion and at bullion
value shall be deducted from the amount OF
bullion required 70 be purchased and coined by
the act of Feb %, 1875
After debate and without action the House
adjourned.