Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-02-16
FORTY CONGRESS.
Second Session.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IA.
In the Senate today, MIR. Hale, from the
committee On appropriations, reported the
agricultural appropriation bill with amend
'hehts. de said the Senate committee docket
was now clear, as this was the last appropri
no non oiii sent by the House to the Senate.
Ine Dill was placed on the calendar.
ms Dill az reported to the Senate appro-
pirates 1857 ,790, an increase of S3l 500 over
tne amount appropriated by the bill as it
passed the House.
Inc harris resolutions, heretofore offered.
were agreed to, providing that House bills
iaVoraDiy reported to the Senate aud now on
the calendar, shall, on the conclusion of the
morning business daily, be taken up seriatim
ana their consideration continued within the
morning until disposed Of
Inc original resolution was, however.
nodihed on motion of Mr.. Allison, so that ii
shall not interfere with the business now
pending In the morning heur, which is bill
10 quit the title of the Des Moines river set
tiers.
That bill was then placed before the Sen
ate.
Mr.. Lapham took the floor and continued
his speech against the bill
AT one o'clock the matter went over till
Monday
The Indian appropriation bill was then
taken up
A number of Senate committee amend
ments having been agreed to. some discussion
arose as to the proposed amendment of the
committee, which would strike out the
clauses of the House bill involving general
legislation. The special clause on which the
point was raised was one authorizing the
secretary of the interior, with the consent of
the Indians, to extend the time of payment
TOR lands forming part of the Omaha reser-
walton, authorized by the act of August, 1882
to be sold.
AT the close of the discussion, Mr.. Dawes
succeeded in getting the Senate to agree to
the committee amendment striking out the
Legislative item indicated.
The reading OF the bill was then proceeded
with. and on reaching the section providing
for assinbones, Mr.. Vest moved to increase
their appropriation from $50, 900 to $50, 900.
Without action the Senate went into execu-
tive session, and 10 minutes later adjourned
until Monday
When the House met at 10 o'clock in con-
tinuation of Fridays session, MIR. Willis of
Kentucky moved that the House 90 into
committee of the whole on the river and har-
Dor bill, and pending that, moved that all
debate be limited to one hour and half
The regular order having been demanded,
the speaker announced the regular order to
be the consideration of pension bills coming
over from last nights session.
Mr.. Willis said it was the clear intention
of the House yesterday to devote this morn
ing's session to the consideration of the river
and harbor bill, and asked unanimous consent
that the regular order be dispensed with, but
Mr.. Reed of Maine objected.
The bill coming over from last nights ses-
sion, which was the Senate bill called up by
Mr.. Randall of Pennsylvania, granting a
pension of $1,000 to the widow of Gen. Geo.
H. Thomas, was then considered, and after
discussion passed-143 to so.
Mr. Willis then renewed his motion, and
Mr.. Reed made the point that the postoffice
appropriation bill must be considered the
previous question having been ordered upon
it,
The speaker overruled the point.
Mr. Kelley of Pennsylvania raised point
of order that under that ruling no business
was in order but the consideration of pension
bills.
The speaker also overruled this point of
order.
MIR. Kelley appealed from the decision, and
Mr.. Willis moved to lay the appeal on the
table.
The latter motion was agreed to.
Mr.. Willis motion to limit the debate on
the pending section of the river and harbor
bill to an hour and a half was agreed to.
| The House went into committee of the
whole on the bill indicated.
Mr.. Turner Of Virginia raised point of
order against the Hennipen Canal paragraph.
He contended that in reporting this clause to
the House, the committee on rivers and har-
bors had exceeded its jurisdiction, and in
fringed upon the jurisdiction of the commit
tee on railways and canals. The Hennipel
Canal clause was no more germane to the
bill than would be a proposition to construct
an elevated railroad from ocean to ocean, or
to dig the Nicaragua canal. 1t also clashed
with the rules in that it changed the existing
law, and was not in the direction of retrench-
ment of expenditure.
After discussion the chair reserved his
decieon for the present.
The committee then at 2.25 rose.
The vote by which it was ordered that the
postoffice appropriation bill should not be
considered until after the reading of the
journal of Friday, was reconsidered, and the
bill was taken up under the operation of the
previous question.
The amendment increasing from 81. 100, 900
to 81, 535 900 the appropriation for the carrier
service was agreed to-l5l to 96.
| The amendment increasing by $500, 900 the
appropriation for the star route service was
agreed to--l55 to "a
| The next amendment was that striking ont
the clause granting additional compensation
| to American steamships for carrying the
mails. 1t was agreed to-l29 to ll3.
The other amendments were agreed to
without division and the bill was passed.
| Mr. Bingham of Pennsylvania offered a
resolution which was appropriately referred,
reciting that sundrv newspapers published a
notice during the summer of 1884, concerning
the alleged frauds in the supply of official
envelopes for the postofiice department, and
requesting the postmaster general to COM
municate to the committee on postoffices the
facts, with the papers or copies thereof con.
nected with the annulment in August, 1884,
of the contract with T. P. Kellogg & Co. OF
Springfield, Mass, for supplying official en-.