Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-03-03
RORTY-ElGHTH CONGRESS-.
Second Session.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON.

SIS 900 for the woman's department at the
New Orleans Exposition, and moved that 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.
MIR. Hoar gave notice that tomorrow he
would ask the consent of the Senate without
debate on the proposed womans suffrage con-
stitutional amendment.
The fortifcation bill was laid before the
Senate and referred to the committee on
appropriations.
Mr.. Allison, from the committee on appro-
priaticns,' reported the sundry civil BILL and
asked that 1t be taken up at once. Mr.. Alli-
son said that if the sundry civil bills were
not passed today, Congress would have an
opportunity to stay here several days after
the fourth of March. After some discussion
the sundry civil bill was taken up, and its
reading proceeded with.
Of the one hundred and two printed pages
comprising the sundry civil bill. about ifty
had been disposed of by the Senate by half
past one. The Senate agreed to most of the
recommendations of the committee without di-
vision or debate.
Mr.. Allison moved that the Senate take a
recess from to this evening, which was
agreed to.
HS tOilitulttec dtIieUullleUt TtuuCluS from
Sl6O,OO0 to SS5, 200 the amount to be paid by
the government for the Fort Brown reserva-
tion was rejected.
The chair appointed Senators Mitchell.
Van Wyck, and Jackson conference upon
the bill granting pension to Mrs. Sarah
Jackson. This is bill passed by the House
to which the Senate added general amend
ment increasing widows pensions from IS to
Sl2 month. Its revision to the conference
committee will give ii the status of privileged
when next 1t goes to the House, and in this
situation final action may be secured.
Mr.. Aldrich offered the following joint res
olution, which was read second time and
laid on the table to be called up hereafter.
Resolved, etc, That the President of the
United States is hereby requested to enter
into negotiation 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 miuts to the free coinage of
silver with full legal tender power. at such
uniform ratio to gold as shall be agreed
upon.
The consideration of the 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 will be los
ing business, or at least not more than self
sustaining. There were thirty or forty for
eigD government represented at the exposi.
ton. As an exposition Mr.. Allison believed
it to be success. If 100000 were now
given, the exposition could be believed to
hold out till June; if only $50, 900. it could |
not last longer than the middle of April or
first of May. If nothing were given at all |
the exposition could not last more than
week or two.
Mr.. Sewell said he would move to strike |
out the whole provision.
Mr.. Plumb had been informed that if col |
lapse should come to the exposition, revela-
tions would be made in regard to the expen-
diture of the million dollars already appro-
priated, that would startle the people of the !
United States. He did not think any more
money ought to be given.
AT five minutes before six, Mr.. Sabin NOV
ed an executive session.
Yeas and nays were called in order occu-
pying the time until o'clock, and defeated
the executive sion.
The chair then announced the hour of 6
having arrived, the Senate, according t, its
order would now take a recess until s.
AT 8 o'clock sharp, Mr.. Harris resumed
the chair and announced the order of the SEN
ate to proceed to the consideration of execu-
tive business, would now be carried into
effect, the Senate having voted for an execu-
tive session. at just 9 o'clock the doors were
reopened.
Mr.. Allison submitted the conference re-
report, announcing the agreement on the leg
islative appropriation bill. He said that every
item had been agreed upon, except that reat-
ing to the clerks of senators, as to which the
House conferees refused to agree. The report
was agreed to.
Debate on the exposition amendment was
then resumed.
On coming to vote, the amendment increas-
ing the provision to S400, 900. was agreed to
yeas 40; nays l6. The remaining com mittee
amendments were agreed to.
Mr.. Dawes reported the fortifcation bill
with An amendment striking out the provision
for machine guns.
Mr.. Sherman moved to appropriate $40,
900 for the purchase of Miss f. c. Ransom's
portrait of Gen, Geo. H. Thomas; agreed to
Mr.. Sherman then moved to insert SIS, 900
to buy Miss Fassett's picture of the elect
oral commission; not agreed to, 25 to 81.
Numerous amendments making appropria-
tions for public buildings were agreed to.
An amendment was agreed to authorizing
the President to bestow testimonials on off
GERS and subjects of the Russian government
who extended aid to the survivors of the
Jeapnette, AMI appropriating therefor
$4,000.
The Senate added to the bill the substance
of the Senate bill recently passed appro-
priating S640, 600 for the extension of the
general post-office department and quarters
for the Washington city post Office.
message from the House was announced
containing the disagreement of that body on
the legislative bill. The Senate further in
sisted on its amendment.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Randall, from the committee on appro-
priations, reported back the naval appropria-
ton bill with the Senate amendments recon-
mending concurrence in some and non-con-
currence in others of these amendments. Th.
amendments were considered in the House
in committee of the whole.
A motion limiting to 20 instead of 40
per cent. of the estimated cost of new vessels
as the sum to be appropriated for repairs of
any wooden ship gave rise 20 brief debate.
in which the relative merits of iron, steel
and wood were touched upon, and the pro
priery Of increasing or decreasing the limi,a-
ton considered.
The amendments striking out the clause
appropriating s400, 900 for the completion of
the New York was non-concurred in. The
amendments making appropriations for the
continuation of work on the double-turreted
monitors and for the purchase of the De-
sfpovor wora uau-o.,ncurraI -