Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-05-26
FORTY-BIGnTR COScRISS.
First RessiOn.


WAsH,xeroS. Nav "a.
Mr.. Hatch of Missouri presented the con-
ference report on the bill 10 establish a bu
rexu of animal industry.
The House conferees recommend eoncur-
rence in ALI the Senate amendments The
amonnt of annronyiaf;on /. raduced from
$3.50. 900 TO si5o. 900. and the jurisdiction of
the commissioned of Agriculture is limited to
such investigation and to such disinfection
and quarantine measures as may be necessary
to prevent the spread of contagious and in
fectious diseases from one State or territory
into another. and he ia prohibited from apply-
ing any money toward having for animals il
is found necessary TO slaughter in order to
preven, the spread of the disease The re-
port was agreed TO.
Hinder the special order of the House. this
dsr vas assigned IN me.suyes called nm bv
the COMMITTEES on naval affairs. The frat
Mill called nm vas the Senate bill granting
ne,m;.,;on ,oI. X Revnolds1 n & N to
soo.,, ,h., aa.o,.,;on ,t H., v.l md ;mner;al
coIer of H..rc;. In.anh fron, ,he voxarrmar,
oe ar.,,;.
This vas onposed nv Mr. Robinson of New
York Who asserted that the intention was 10
prostitute the American people in the dirt and
degradation. Itwas the beginning of a series
of orders of oobi,itv There were 20 applica-
,;on. befora Congress- today made bv the
ardos of ,ha Now ..k;ro ~ no a,Iovad n,
-aoa;va aaoo,o,;nns nc 6.d M, time ,o ponr
o,,, ,hs shho--anra and h.,rad wh;cb he fe,t
,o-..S. ~. ao,sroh;ai md ar;s,oc,st;c
49,
NJ, Coxof Nsw yo,l daniad that N. medal
was a decora,ion of nobility. Twas merely
a n,e.ent given m a vouno naval officer for
,.Iion, sary;ca Tho vonno man whom tho
,,an,,ar.n csIIed . drja ~as nov On his vav
- e. A -o,;o rao;o,s for nrrno.es of human.
;,v rhe evidence showed that he had saved
eleven lives at the ;mm;ns Mt peril of his own.
ord Go, ,b;s ha h.d heon ;nsuited bv this man
hare todav Tho i;fe,sav;no medal was only
wn,,hv 81 i. ,a,l.n, man l;Le him the obiec.
tion was onlv worthy of the gentleman. his
co,lssane ~
NJ Kssson of Ohio said that in a former
casa of Granting a medal involving no gal
Isn,rv be had Voted AGAINST a certain bill.
when a ouestion of personal rallantry was
nresentad vb;ch did honor to the individual
and 70 Tho naval service as the nending case
IA ho wouId favor II The gentleman from
No.. Yo,L (Poh;nsonl wa. persi.tep, in the
.e~ r.onn ,o ond n % d;.honnr;no b;s own coun,rv.
49, =, dan,,;nn 90 ,ham tho nra;se which
n.. .c.ora.d ~ us ,e ,ham
NJ pnh;n.oO w.nt tho word. ,aken
IN, M ~. a;shonnrahia. Tho man who
v;o,a,ss tho con.,;,nt;on d;sbonors himself 7
.,and hv The const;tut;on' Let him withdraw
the word.
Mr. Kas,on-I withdraw nothing; I saw
that the man Who .tiumatizes with the word
ssdrda" q Gallant naval officer does dishonor
90 tho rsvv and tho officers of the navy
Tha h;,I ,-o. ,hon n.ssed v;,hont division
NJ Roh;n.on be;no nnable To muster a .nfi
n;ar, rolIow;no A. cs,i tho ve.. and nave
Tho foIlov;nc hills were passed:
To eonal;ze the ranks of the graduates of
tho naval academv. Gt proyides that all
graduates of the academy who are assigned
20 Tho Inc of Tho nav ,bal, no comm;,s;oned
sn.;gns and ahol;.he. the grade of iunior
ens;en
e., ,bo orno;r,ment of Ju,;u. A Kaiser
nm the retired list of the nayv. with the rank
Of na..ed oss;.,.nt eno;neer