Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-01-10
F0RTY-8IGnTR CONGRESS.
First Session.
HOUSE.

EIE9C S0e0AOIbs
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.
In the House today Mr.. Slocum of New
York. from the committee of shipbuilding.
reported the Dingley shipping bill IS unani-
mously agreed to bv the committee. and re-
ferrsd to . committee of the whole.
The customary resolutions for the distri-
| button of the Presidents message was agreed
to.
The bill fixing the first Tuesday in June
for the holding of the district court for the
district of Maine at Bangor was passed.
The speaker laid before the House q mes
sage from the President submitting the an
nual report of the Mississippi river commits
sion.
| Mr.. Willis of Kentucky moved its refer
ence to the committee on rivers and harbors.
Mr.. King, chairman of the committee on
Mississippi levees, submitted motion for
the reference of the message to that commit
tee. long debate followed.
The House refused l25 to l43 to refer the
message to the committee on Mississippi
levees and il was referred to the committee
| on rivers and harbors.
The speaker also laid before the House
| message from the President transmitting
draft of the bill to allow Indian homesteads en-
| tries in certain cases without the payment of
| fees and commissions referred. Also message
transmitting letter from the secretary Of
war recommending the sale of Fort Sullivan,
Me-, referred; also letter from the secretary
of the treasury, asking for a deficiency ap-
preparation of $l50.O00 for the printing Of
| treasury notes and smaller denomination
| than Eve dollar notes referred.
| On motion of Mr.. Hopkins ofPennsylvania
q resolution was adopted calling on the su-
perintendent of the census for q report of
the special agent in charge of the statistics
of wages.
Mr. Bagley of New York. introduced a
bill, which was referred, approriating $3.50,
600 for the statue of liberty, "Enlightening
the World" to be erected in New York hsr-
Dor.
Presidents message in regard to the Hinni-
han canal and it was referred to the commit.
tee on railroads and canals.
Mr.. Ochiltree of Texas, offered q resolu-
ton, which was rdopted, declaring that the
House has heard with deep regret of the
death of the German statesman Edward
Lasker and that his death is not alone to be
mourned by the people of his native land
where his firm exposition Of a devotion to
free and liberal ideas has advanced social,
political and economical conditions of those
people, but by the lovers of liberty through
out the world 1t was further resolved that
copy Of these be forwarded to the family of
the deceased as well as to the minister of the
United States resident at the capitol of the
German Empire, to be by him communicated
through legitimate channels to the presiding
officers of the legislative body of which he
| was q member.
| SENATE.
The chair presented letter from the Sec
retary Of the interior transmitting letter
from the Indian agent of Montana urging
that the amount specified in the annual es-
innate for furnishing flour, meal, ETC.. to the
Crow Indians be increased from sos, 900 to
$50, 900. The agent states that if this il
crease is not afforded the Indians will be
compelled to kill their cattle to avoid star
vation.
Mr.. Morgan offered the following which
was adopted:
Resolved, That the attorney general be in
structed to transmit to the Senate copies of
the reports, with accompanying papers, made
by the different examiners of the department
of justice concerning the business courts of
the United States in Alabama, Georpis.
| al iAehoeo ehu CAhs, Which, TepOTLt relate TO
abuses by officers of said courts and mar
shals of said districts in charging, collecting
and accounting for of fees and other abuses
referred to in the report of Brewster Gamer
on. general agent of the department of Justice
Jan. 6, 1884.
After the presentation of a number of
memorials and the passage of two unimpor-
tant bills the Senate resumed the considera
tion of the new rules.
Mr.. Hale's amendment, striking out from
rule relating to the appropriation bills the
clause permitting reference of the District
of Columbia appropriation to the District
OF Columbia committee, was agreed to.
Mr.. Pl1mbs amendment referring to the
appropriation bills for the different depart
ments Of the government in the first place to
to the committee respectively having charge
of the interests in these departments was not
agreed to.
Further action on this rule was postponed.
Rale 26. which designates the standing COM
mlttees of the Senate, was considered.
similar clause relating to district appro-
priations being in this rule. Mr., Hale moved
to amend by striking out the direction to
refer, but the vote being tie, % to 25, the
motion failed.
The proposed rule provides for a com.
mlttee on Internal Improvements to which
| S""' oS Tie tuUJeCts Ieiat1nR to i'm.
provements on river and harbors and harbor
bill.
Mr.. Vest moved to strike out this provis-
| ion.
Mr.. Frye said the bill ought to be exhaust
lively Investigated so the committee would
know whether dealing with an item affecting
navigation or running of saw mills or refer.
ring to the decline of American shining.
He referred to the intense activity which
characterized the public me of England in
regard to shipping. While he could not
help admirlng the steady purpose and man.
ner which England had gone to work to ac
complish her end, he was constrained to say
that always and everywhere she works for
money. She fought US for nearly so wears
because We owned slaves and when war came
that promised to the slaves freedom. and on
the other hand continued slavery, she saw
her opportunity and then fought principle.
She supplied the South with munitions Of
war and arms of every kind. She fitted ont
Aiaoamas to prey on our shipping and Joined
spain and France in the attack on Mexico
and if it had not been for Ericsson and bis
cheese box" she would probably have dis
memoered our country.
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