Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-05-14
PORTY-RIGRrR COyGRBSS.
First HeS0ion.


WAsHIxerox, May Is.
number OF petitions were presented op-
posing any action Of Congress that would
lead to the destruction of q healthy compet-
stion in the telegraph business.
Ar. Sherman presented Q petition unani-
mously signed in favor of placing Gen. Pre-
mont on the retired list of the army; appro-
priately referred.
Mr., Blair. from the committee on pensions,
reported unfavorably bill to grant pension
70 Gen. Ward B. Burnett. and submitted the
dissenting views of the minority. The bill
was placed on the calendar.
Mf. Logsn, from the committee on military
affairs, reported favorably bill to place Gen
Grant on the retired list, and asked that the
bill be put At once upon its passage. Unani-
nous consent was given and the bill vas at
once read the third time and passed without
debate or remark. except that Mr.. Logan
said he presumed there would be no objection
to it. The bill provides that "in recognition
OF the distinguished services rendered to the
United States. Gen. U. S. Grant, late general
OF the army, be placed on the retired lisc with
the rank and full pay of a general of the
army"
Mr.. Harrison reported frvorably bill pro-
viding for the expenses of commission for
the exploration Of Alaska.
Mr.. Slater at his own request was excused
from further service on the committee on
commerce and Mr.. Farley was appointed to
the vacancy.
Mr.. Logan gave notice that when the Mex
ican soldiers pension bill came up he would
move to strike out amendments of the Sem
ate committee providing that no one should
have the benefit of the bill unless unable to
make living.
cd a he
question was on Mr.. Beck's appeal from the
decision OF the chair that the motion for a
committee Of conference was in order before
the specific disagreement of the House to the
Senate amendments.
Mr.. Be,'k withdrew his appeal.
Messre. Sherman and Bayard opposed the
motion for conference committee at this
stage of the bill as dangerous innovation.
Mr.. Frye said there were 1876 bills on the
Speakers table to precede this and unless
the privilege of conference committee could
go with this bill to the House it would be
killed. With a conference committee the
majority could move it on and the interpo-
sition of one members objection would not
keep it out of sight.
The motion for a committee of conference
was agreed to. Yeas, 2S, nays II. Mr. Sher-
man, was the only republican who voted in
the negative. vi TIE ueHiUtTdt5, MesSrS.
Brown, Garland. German and Voohees voted
with the majority. The chair appointed as
conference Senators Frye, Miller of New
York, and Vest
The Senate then resumed the consideration
Of the Indian appropriation bill. The amend
ment proposed by the committee on the ap-
preparation, striking out the $4,000 appro-
priated by the House for the Cherokees of
North Carolina was not agreed to. The bill
was proceeded with, and at 6 o'clock was
completed and passed as an amendment, when
the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Post submitted the views of the min
ority of the committee on the Pacific rail-
road on bill to amend the Thurman sinking
fund act; House calendar.
the House then went into committee of
the whole on the bill providing civil gov
ernment for Alaska.
After a short discussion the committee rose
and the bill was passed without amendment.
The Townshend bill providing that here
after no territory shall form constitution or
apply for admission as State into the Union
until it shall contain permanent population
equal to that required in congressional dis
trict in order to entitle it to representation in
the House of Representatives. was next taken
up, but on motion of Mr.. Hammond of Geor-
gia it was laid on the table.
Several territorial bills of but local impor-
tance were passed and the House adjourned.