The Portland daily press., 1885-03-21
XLIXth Congress--lst Session
SENATE.

WARRINGTON, March 20.
The chair laid before the Senate several
memorials. among them one from the legisla-
ture of Maine relating to the settlement of in
ternational disputes by high court of arhitra-
tion.
A resolution offered yesterday by Mr.. Man.
deTson providing Tor the appointment of q
committee of five Senators to proceed to
Alaska to investigate matters relating to the
government of tne Territory was laid before
the Senate.
Mr.. Manderson moved that it be referred to
the committee on territories.
Mr Van Wyck severely criticised the ap-
polntment Of committees which had othing
TO do, citing as an instance the Central and
South American Commission which was ap-
pointed on the 7th of January. They reported
for duty in October, and the first thing they
did was to go to San Francisco, then to New
Mexico, and then to New Orleans to sec the
exposition Each member was prov idsd with
1880 for his expenses. The commission con-
sisted OF two men and boy, for its chairm apg
remained in Albany. TM first thing tb.se
two men and boy did was TO hire paLeSe car
at $35 per day, for which the totd 9ayment
was $l447 before they got to NV Oflea us
Then they furnished themselves with suppnes-
The Utah commission boldly charged 1or lager
beer and Wine. This commission charged oniy
for supplies, which doubtless include1 iqnlas
aud solids. lie wo7ld ask his trlenos on 1ne
Republican side of the chamber If 1t was not
time to stop. About the first OF January the
commission got ready to start from New Or
leans. From the first OF January their ex-
we're comparatively 6ft Eho P5 E3P6ea sales
was taken from tho pockets OF tax payers who
were hardly able 10 pay So a night for lodging
on Pullman cars when they travelled. Ia ao-
dition TO this expense they paid for their snp-
plies and their cook and were allowed $500
gear besides
Messrs. Manderson and Vest earnestly de.
tended the resolution, and the latter Senator,
i'm To
gancs on tbe part OF the South American Com
mission made by MIR. Van Wyck, i'd that for
wears he mad been an intimate personal friend
OF one Of the members OF the South American
Commission and his record, public and private,
was as stainless and without reproach as that
OF any public man could possibly be. The
man who charged in his (Mr, Vest's) presence
that Mr.. Thomas G. Reynolds had ever by ex-
travagance or otheg wise wrongIully taken one
cent OF the peoples raoney made statement
which he (Mr. VesD contradictsd absolutely
and uBqualifedly. He had performed his
duties honestly and faithfully.
After further discussion the resolution was
referred to the committee on territories.
MIR. German offered a resolution directing
the Secretary OF the Interior to furnish 10 the
Senate copies of the contract eatsr5d into be-
tween the Upion Pacific Railroad Company
and other railroad companies affected By the
act approved July l. 1862, and the Western
Union Ielegraph Company together with all
statements on the bill in the Interlor Depart
ment touching the SAINT. Adopted.
Mr.. Sherman offered the following: Re-
solved. That SC much of the several resolu-
tons OF the Senate passed since the 1st dsy of
March as provide for clerk for any standing
committee OF the Senate during the recess of
Congress be and Is hereby rescinded." Lsid
over until tomorrow.
The Senate at 130 went into executive ses-
sion. At $50 the doors were reopened and
the Senate adjourned.