Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-02-20
Virginia and Edward G. W. Butler of Mis-.
souri,. The bills were at once passed.
At s. Is the Senate went into executive ses.
sion and at $40, adjourned until Tuesday
next

souri,. The bills we're at once passed.
| AT D. 10 the Senate went into executive ses-
sion and at $40, adjourned until Tuesday
next.
HOUSE.
| In the House, today, Mr.. Kelley of Penn.
sylvauia renewed his request to have printed
IN the Record q review of the testimony in
the Fitz John Porter case prepared by Judge
| Advocate Holt
MIR. Bragg of Wisconsin, who had previou,
ly objected, said that as the battle was over
he was in favor of q general amnesty, and
would make no objections. The request was
granted
Mr.. Wheeler of Alabama asked leave to
have printed review of Judge Advocate
Halls review.
Mr.. Steele of Indiana objected.
Mr' Hewitt of New York called up the
joint resolution rendering the thanks of Con-
gress to Joseph Francis for his life long ser
vices to humanity and his country in the con-
struc.lon and perfection of life saving appli-
ances, and authorizing the president to have
prepared gold medal to be presented to Mr.
Francis.
Mr.. Scott of Pennsylvania opposed the
resolution. Some fifteen years age, he said,
captain Ottinger, of the United States reye-
nue. marine, had been voted $1,000 bv Con-
gress as a recognition of his services as the
inventor Of a life boat. Captain Ottinger
was now man ninety years old. who had
served his country faithfully. Now, without
giving him an opportunity to be heard, this
bill was brought in to take away from hi ~
the credit of the invention. He moved to re-
| commit the resolution.
Mr.. Scott's motion was lost by vote of
90 to l6, and the joint resolution was passed
Mr.. Geddes of Ohio, from the committee
on war claims. reported resolution calling
on the secretary of the treasury for the names
OF all persons whose property was taken pos
session of in Louisiana during the war :;
adopted.
The House then went into committee of
the whole on the first bill on the calendar.
Mr., Scott of Pennsylvania offered verbal
amendment, and proceeded to deliver speech
on the silver bill
On the conclusion of Mr.. Scott's speech
MIR. Geddes of Ohio protested against the
private bill day being consumed in the dis
cussion OF the silver question. He was then
proceeding to make speech in favor of sill
yer coinage when he was interrupted by Mr.
Reed of Maine, who suggested that Mr..
Geddes was guilty of the same incons istency
with which he had charged the gentleman
from Pennsylvania. Why t,ke up any more
time with financial speeches? The msjority
of the House was entirely dissatisfied with
the time already taken up.
Mr.. Geddes-I suppose you were because
you have only heard the gold side.
Mr.. Reed-I am as dissatisfied with the
time taken up on that side as on the other.
Mr. Geddes then started once more on his
speech when he was interrupted by Mr.. Reed
with point of order that he was not speak
ing to the amendment.
Mr. Geddes inquired why Mr.. Reed had not
made point against the gentleman from
Pennsvlvania.
Mr.. Reed replied that he had not done that
gentleman the honor of listening to his speech,
and therefore could not tell whether he had
spoken to the amendment or not. He raised
the point of order not in an invidiousness to
the gentleman from Ohio or the proposition
he advanced but he wished an adjudication
of the question.
The chair stated that he did not think the
gentleman was addressing himself to the
amendment and hoped he would proceed to
do so.
Mr.. Morrison of Illinois, while he depre-
Gated this character of discussion, could
see no way to prevent it unless the gentle
men would observe the spirit of the rules.
Mr.. Geddes, however, carried his point
and resumed his speech.
Shortly after the conclusion of Mr.. Geddes
speech the committee rose and the House
passed dozen private bills.
On motion of Mr.. Hammond of Georgia it
was ordered that when the House adjourn it
be to meet on Tuesday next.
The House the, at AS o'clock, took a re-
cess until 7.30 in the evening, the session to
be for the consideration of pension bills
At the evening session the House passed
A pension bills and at $40 adjourned until
Tuesday.