Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-15
Forty Eighth Conxress---First Session.
WASHINGTON, March II

WASHINGTON, March 14.
 SENATE.-Mr. Bowen introduced bill to reduce the postage on second class mail mat ter.
 On motion of MT. Plumb the Senate pro- ceeded to the consideration of the joint reso. lution appropriating $25. 1000 for the eradica- ton of the foot and mouth disease in Ksn- sas. MT. Plumb stated that the disease had assumed proportions and the Governor of Illinois was contemplating a quarantine against cattle from Kansas.
 MT. Cullom said he had no information as to the condition of affairs in Illinois except what he gathered from the newspapers, but was satisfied something ought to be done. In his judgment the amount to be appro- priated should be increased to $50, ,OOO
 MT. Williams suggested that the general bill on the subject of diseases among domes- tic animals should be taken up and disposed
 of instead of legislation for particular States Mir. Hawley opposed the resolution on the ground that the States ought to attend to such matters themselves. Connecticut, he ssid was sbundantly able to take care of itself and did not want federal aid in suppressinR cattle disease.
 The constitutional question involved in the resolution was discussed by Messrs. Vest, Maxey, Jones, of Florida, Coke and Call. MT. Maxey held that the bill is the most dan gerous on the calendar, inasmuch as it would establish precedent which would cad in the expenditure of millions of public money. MT. Ingalls, said if thero was 8 great na- t1onal ex1gency the sum of $25, ,OOO was en tirely inadequate. If that sum was sufficient to deal with the question the people interest
 ed in the stock ought to raise it. The peo- pie of Kansas were trying to prevent the spread of the disease and he thought that the danger from it's eruption had been exag- gerated. A special meeting of the Kansas legislature has been called for Tuesday next ff idarx xu1a 1aok hl Hz.a l eral government had to do anything it should simply co operate with the local and State authorities in such measures as will prevent the spread of the disea 6. MT. Hoar moved to postpone further con- sideration of the resolution until next Fri day.
 MT. Harris moved it's indefinite postpone ment.
 Mir. Bayard stated that he desired to offer an amendment to the resolution and to dis
 cuss the general question. He therefore | moved to adjourn. The motion was agreed
 to and the Senate at 4:4o adjourned. HOUSE The morning hour was dispensed with and the House went into committee on 1 the private calendar. A bill granting pen 1 sion to Mrs. Septimia Randolph Meikelham, the sole surviving grandchild of the author of the Declaration of Independence, gave rise to long debats. Mir. Robinson made 8 speech Of an hour and half In it's support. Speeches in opposition were made by Aessrs. Hammond of Georgia, Miller of 1 New York, Reagan of Texas and Matson of Indiana. The committee then rose for the purpose of closing the debate and . cOmpEo.
 mise was effected giving until a quarter of five for the discussion of the bill.
 On going into committee again MT. Lyman,
 of Massachusetts, advocated the bill on the ground that it was on Q line of policy that | led to the erection of statues and monuments
 to men who had been eminent in the history | of the country.
 The amendment making the pension $2,- 5O0s payable quarterly in advance, was agreed | to.
 Mir. Hewitt, of Alabama, moved to strike
 out the enasting clause and 1t was agreed to, 1 129 to 60.
 l The committee then rose and reported e bill for the relief of Myron G. Dunlop, which was passed.
 The action of the committee in striking
 out the enacting clause in the bill to pension
 Mrs. Meikelham was concurred in and at 5 p. m. the House took 8 recess until 7:8O.
 At the night session twenty-tWo pension
 bills were passed and at 10 o'clock the House 1 adjourned,