The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-03-03
XLVIIIth Congress--2d Session


Promptly at O'Clock today, Mr.. Edmunds call ed
the Senate to order.
On motion of Mr.. Hale, the reading of the Jour-
nal was dispensed with.
Mr.. Hoar submitted a proposed amendment TO
the sundIy civil bill appropriating $4,000 for a
woman's department at the New Orleans Exposition
and moved it may be in order without reference to
the committee, to present that amendment in the
Senate when the bill should be considered
The motion was agreed to.
Mr. Hoar gave notice that tomorrow he wonId ask
vote of the Senate without debate on the propos-
ed woman suffrage constitutional amendment.
The fertilization bill was laid before the Senate
and referred to the comittee on appropriations.
Mr.. Allison from the committee on appropria-
tions reported the sundry civil BILL and asked that
it be taken up at once. Mr. Allison said that if the
sundry civil bill was not passed today, Congress
would have an opportunity to stay in Washington
several days after the 4th of March,
After some discussion the bill was taken up and
its reading proceed ed with.
The bill makes an increase of So 249.178 over
the amount appropriated by the House bill.
OF the 1O2 printed pages comprising the sundry
civil bill, about so pages had been disposed of by
the Senate by half-past one. The Senate agreed to
most of the recommendations of the COMMITTEES
without division or debate.
Mr.. Allison moved that the Senate take recess
from to this evening. Agreed to.
The committee amendment, reducing from $780,
600 to $75, 5,00O the amount to be paid by the gov
6U.
The Chair appointed Senators Mitchell, Van
Wyck and jackson conferees upon the bill granting
pension to Mrs. Sarah Jackson. This is the bill
passed by the House to which the Senate added
general amendment increasing widows pensions
from SS to $12 month. Its remission to the con-
ference committee will give it the status of priy-
legged question when next it goes to the House. and
in this situation final action may be secured.
Mr. Aldrich offered the following sjoint resolution
which was.read the second time and laid upon the
table to be called up hereafter.
Resolved, etc., That the President of the United
States is hereby requested to enter into negotiations
with the States of the Latin Union and such other
foreign powers as he shall deem advisable with the
purpose of securing such treaties with them as
shall bind the nations agreeing thereto, to open
their respective mints to the free coinage of silver
with full legal tender power at such uniform ratio
to gold al shall be agreed upon.
Consideration of sundry civil bill was resumed.
On reaching the New Orleans exposition items
some debate arose.
Mr.. Allison said that practically even from this
time forward the exposition would be losing bus
mess, at least not more than self-sustaining
There were 80 or 40 foreign governments repre-
sented at the exposition and as for the exposition
Mr. Allison believed it to be success If S4OO 600
were now given. the exposition could, he believed
hold out till June, if only $30O,000. it could not
last longer than the middle of April first of May
If nothing given at all the exposition could not
last more than a week or two.
Mr.. Sewell said he would move to strike out the
whole provision.
Mr.. Plumb had been informed that if collapse
should come to the Exposition revelations would be
made in regard to the expenditure of the million
dollars already appropriated that would startle the
Peopla Of the United States. He did not think any
more money ought TO Do gTveu.
At Eve minutes before 6. Mr.. Sabine moved an
executive session, and the yeas and nays called
in order to occupy the time till O'Clock and this
defeated the executive session.
The Chair then announced that the hour of
having arrived the Senate, according to its order
would now take recess till O'Clock.
Evening Session.
At o'clock sharp, Mr. Harris resumed the chair
and announced that the order of the Senate to pro-
ceed to the consideration of executive business
would be carried into effect, the Senate having
voted for executive session at Just o'clock. AT
ter twenty minutes the doors we're reopened and
MIR. Allison submitted the conference report an
nouncing an agreement on the legislative appropri,
alton bill
Mr.. Allison said every item had been agreed on
except that relating to the clerks of senator's to
which the House conferees refused to agree. The
report was agreed to.
the post office appropriation bill. He explained
that all the differences had been reconcied except
those upon the provision relating to compensation
for the carriage of foreign mails; that relating
10 cents special postage stamp, and the provision
authorizing the Postmaster General to pay rent for
third-class post offices.
The Senate insisted on its amendments and or
Tho debate on the exposition amendment was
then resumed. On coming to vote the amend
ment increasing the provision to 100000 was
agreed to. Yeas 40; nays l6.
The remaining committee amendments were then
Mr. Dawes reported the fortifcation bill with an
poAnie OuO tAAO RAVfASAOA AoA AudCuLuo
guns.
Mr.. Sherman moved to appropriate $4,000 for
the purchase of Miss E. G. Ramson's portrait of
Gen. George H. Thomas. Agreed to.
WASHINGTON, March 3.
At a. m. both houses of Congress were still in
session with no immediate prospect of adjournment.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Randall of Pennsylvania, from the commit
tee on appropriations, reported back the naval ap-
preparation bill with the Senate amendments re-
commencing concurrence in some and non-con-
currence in others. The amendments were CON
sidered in the House as in committee of the whole.
An amendment limiting to 20 instead of 30 per
cent of the estimated cost Of the new vessels the
gave rise to brief debate in which the relative
merits of iron, steel and wood were touched upon
and the prepriety of increasing or decreasing the
Limitation considered.
The amendment was non-concurred in yeas 151
nays 116.
The amendment striking out the clause appro-
priating $40O 900 for completing of the New York
was non-concurred in; also the amendments provi-
ding for new cruisers appropriating for continue
tion of the work the double turretted monitors
and for the purchase of Ericssons destroyer. This
| disposed of all the amendments.
Mr.. Mills of Texas moved to suspend the rules
i and adopt resolution that s'the committee ap-
pointed to arrange the inaugural ceremonies having
declined to give the Representatives in Congress
their proper place, we will decline to take any part
in said ceremonies at the CAPITOL The resolution
said Mr.. Mills, reflected the sentiment of large
number of the members.
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| and the motion was seconded II to 8.
| Mr. Hammond felt that the House was about to
| do under passion very silly thing. The House
was about in personal childish freak, to decline
to be present because somebody had offered it an IN
| suit. He denied that an insult had been oftered
| The Senate had entertained no such intention. II
the House believed there had been. such an inten'
| tion there was dignided way of sustaining the
dignity of this body. True dignity consisted IL
| taking the seats offered, and it was childish
| quarrel about the location. The House OF REPRE-
sentatives instead of maintaining its dignity wa
| losing its dignity. 1t was offering intentlonall.
| what seemed 10 be an insult to the COMMITTEES
| which had never intended an insult or to 1nnlc
| upon it an affront of any sort.
| Mr.. Burnett eff North Carolina called up the low
contested election of Frederick VS.. Wilson AM
the House voted 1872 to to consider it.
Pending a vote Mr.. Adams Of New York CAV
notice that at the conclusion Of the consideration
| the election case he would move to suspend th'
| rules and pass the bankruptcy bill and upon an
nouncement Of the vote Immediately made motlo
to adjourn.
The motion was lost IL to 1876.
Then motion to take recess to g. and IL
of Mr.. Randall who stated that the House would
compelled to sit late Tonight perhaps until to
morrow morning. The first named motion wa
agreed to and at 6.25 the House took recess
Immediately on assembling of the House the col
dict over the contested election case of Frederic
VI. Wilson was resumed and the large audience l
the galleries were treated to a number OF diiator
motions to take q recess until g. 8, 10 O'Clock an
| till tomorrow morning.
The Republicans refrained from voting, tn
leaving the House without quorum, and after IVY
was ordered.
At 1880 proceedings under the call were di
pensed with IN order to permit Mr.. Holman tG su
NIT the conference report on the legislative DILL
GENERAL NEWS.
Prof @. S. Smith, principal of Fairfield seminar,
New York, was murdered by DR.. Richter at MlddI'