The Portland daily press., 1885-02-24
XLVIIIth Congress---2d Session
SENATE.

AL AAA0u OVAS ODoGu OooolUu
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. %.
A resolution was agreed to authorizing the COM
mittee on Indian affairs to continue during the
the investigation regarding the leases of In
diah lands, etc.; also calling on the Secretary of
the Interior to furnish information relating to the
progress of Indian education.
The Des Moines titles bill was then placed before
the Senate.
The bill passed-yeas 81, nays "a. (By the bill
all lands improperly certified to Iowa by the De-
partment of the Interior under the act of Aug. 8,
1886, for which indemnity lands were selected and
received by the State of Iowa, are declared to be
public lands of the United States) As it is the
Senate bill it will now go to the House.
The consideration Of the post office appropriation
bill was then resumed.
The Senate agr eed to the committee's amend
mens striking out the provisions for the extra ten
cent postage rate letters intended for special ex
petition In delivery.
Mr. Maxcy offered an amendment to extend in
favor of third class post offices the privilege given
by the Postmaster General TO lease suitable prem
ises for the Accommodation OF arst ssxs--
offices.
Mr. Plumb made point of order that the propos-
ed amendment was new legislation.
Mr.. Maxcy's amendment was decided to be not in
order.
Mr.. Frye offered an amendment appropriating
S8OO,0O0 for transportation of foreign mails. in
cluding transit across the Isthmus of Panama, and
authorizing the Postmaster General 10 contract
with the lowest responsible bidder for carriage of
such mails at not not to exceed 90 cents per nauti-
cal mile the trip each way actually travelled be-
tween terminal ports but providing that such mails
shall be carried in American steamships, and the
aggregate of such contract shall not exceed one
half the sum appropriated by the amendment.
MIR. Bayard made the point OF order that Mr..
Frye,s amendment was general legislation
Mr.. Bayard's point being brought to a vote the
amendment was held to be In order.
Mr. Van Ohara0 amendment TO Mr
Frye's amendment, providing that no part OF tne
money should be paid to any steamship company
now established and which has been paying olVi
Mr.. Van Wyck's amendment was not agreed to.
Mr.. Frye's amendment was tben agreed to-yeas
Mr. Malone moved to amend the bill by providing
that States school authorities may send schoo'
OJH Mr' PInmb raised point of order that it was
general Legislation, and the Senate sustained 'ne
point. ..,4,,o.;u;,,,, er.s
TRANSMISSION of Sunday school publications.
a similar point of order brought similar result
and the amendment was not agreed to-
The Senate retained the House provision permit
ting newspaper articles to be marked without IN
crease of postage.
without division. 1t now goes to the House for ac
tion upon the Senate amendments
After an executive session the Senate adjourned
HOUSE.
Mr.. RAndan chairman Of the committee on ap
Tr0
don bill. Referred to the committee of the whole
Mr.. Lefevre of Ohio offered a resolution recitinl
that Germany is discriminating against importa
ton of American products and instructing tn,
committee on foreign ofairs to inquire into and
port whether the interest of the United States d.
not require the adoption of like discrimination OF
articles imported from the German empire. Re
ferred.
The Senate bill was passed appropriating 500,
600 for enlargement of the custom house at Rich
ha
House bill forfeiting the Texas Pacific land gran
were concurred in.
The Senate Amendments were concurred in T.
the Honse bill prohibiting the importation of con
Mr.. Randall moved the House go in to committe
on the navel appropriation bill. Agreed to.
Mr.. Long concluded hs speech in support Of th'
proposition to increase the navy.
Messrs. Dorsheimer and Hewitt also favored al
increase of the navy but doubted the efficacy of tn
means presented by the pending proposition.
Mr.. Reed of Maine said he was not surprised ths
the Democratic party after a period OF 1ncubanol
extending over period Of 20 years shouldnave
produced such an egg and such bird as VS. COL M
tanned in the second section of the bill II ha9 @
stood out against appropriations for aaVy ahq y
now it came forward with an abundan1s Mnlcl
Mortified the gentlemen from Indiana, NE holman
And well it might, for both in matter aI1 manner
this was an astonishing proposition. ~ ~ inulcteo
and convicted the next administrator OF lncom
potency before it was hern He ridisuled the com
position Of the proposed board and the duties as
signed to it board was to give prEesA hrs przt
and what for? for vessel we were going to buila
not going to build. [Laughter.l That was con
eistent with the life of the Democratic party. ii
was always giving chrome for incompetency.
Mr.. Randall denied that the Democrats were
hostile to a navy, and argued IN favor OF the pend
ing provisions of the bill.
General debate ON the section then closed, but OF
point Of order raised against it, and supported,
was stricken out.
Mr.. Talcott of Maryland offered an amendmen
providing for an appropriation OF 900 tol
completion of steel cruisers of not less than 5OOC
nor more than 5000 tons displacement aud arma
ment therefor authorized by act of Congress ap
proved Aug 3, 1882. Adopted 81 to 81.
An amendment appr0priating 81, ,204,OOO fol
mock" HAmphitrite" and ''MantoBoD1ah,' p provi
ded their completion shall be recommended by the
Secretary of tho Navy was lost Ga yeas "a nays.
ON motion of Mr.. Boutelle of Maine an amend
ment was adopted providing for the return of tn,
'Alert" with the thanks of this government
Great Britain; for transfer of the "Bearn to tht
Treasury Department to be used as revenue cut
ter on the Alaskan waters, and for use of tht
"Thetis' in the navf as surveying vessel.
The committee then rose and reported to tn
House. The action of the committee in adoptinI
Mr.. Talcott's amendment was ratified by tn
House, yeas Ill, nays 80.
The bill was passed and the House then took
recess until O'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
At the evening session nearly the whole of tn
evening consumed in consideration of the bil
doubling the rate Of license of lluor dealers in th
District of Columbia, and it was finally passed
The Pacific Railroad Funding RiII,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-Senator Sherman toda
introduced an amendment to the Pacific Railroa
sixty year funding bill. provision that no div
dend shall hereafter be made upon The stock {
either of the railroad companies accep ing the prt
visions of said act except from the net earnings 4
nv nfl,