Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-07-12

FIRST Session.


SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July 10.
Mr. RIddleberger made another ridiculous
exhibition of himself in the Senate this morn
ing. No one knows exactly what he said,
tor his utterance vas more than usually
indistinct, but he was understood to refer to
MIR. Hoar ~ Crawling. creeping thing"
and to Mr.. Edmunds as "a BRUTE" evidently
referring to the debate over Mr.. Goodies
nomination yesterday. The senators treated
him with marked indifference.
Mr.. Hoar and Mr.. Ingalls, called him to
order mildly, and he sat down.
Mr.. Blair, from the committee on pen
sions, submitted q report on 90 pension bills
vetoed by the President, and recommended
that the bills be passed, Notwithstanding the
Presidents objections.
In reply to question BY Mr.. Kenna, Mr..
Blair stated that the veto messages had been
referred to the members who had originally
reported the bills. In accordance with that
order he made this report.
Mr.. Camden read paper signed by him
self, Mr.. Colquit, Mr.. Wilson of MARYLAND
and Mr.. Whitthorne, denying any knowledge
OF Mr.. Blairs report or Of the order referred
to. The report did not present the views of
the committee on these vetoed bills, but the
views of Henry w. Blair. The reasons as
signed by the President in vetoing each of
these bills separately did not call for gross
criticism or for the censure of the Senate.
After some discussion, the report, views of
the minority, and all the papers were, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Kenns, recommitted to the COM
mittee on pensions. Mr. Blair giving notice
that he would call it up next Tuesday morn
ing.
Mr.. Hoar's resolution of Yesterday calling
on the President for information as to the
seizure or detention of American vessels in
Canadian ports was taken up and adopted.
The Senate, at 1890, resumed considera-
ton of the river and harbor bill, the pending
question being the Hennepin canal amend
ment accepting the grant of the Illinois &
Michigan canal, and appropriating $500, 900
for the construction of canal from the Illi-
nois river, near the town of Henepin, H.. to
the mouth of the Mississippi river at the
mouth of Rock river.
Speeches in favor of the amendment were
made by Messrs. Miller, Teller, Palmer,
Chsce, Logan and Mitchell of Oregon. Mr.
Ingalls, opposed the amendment.
Without reaching q vote the Senate at 8 80
went into secret session, and afterwsrd ad-
journed.
The speaker laid before the House a mes
sage from the President announcing his dis
approval of bill granting a pension to ID.
B. Ross. Referred to the committee on in
valid pensions.
On motion of Mr.. Trigg of Virginia, a bill
was passed authorizing the secretary of the
treasury to exchange for more suitable prop
erty certain property purchased at Abingdon,
Va, as cite for public building.
On motion Of Mr. Scranton of Pennsylvania,
a bill was passed providing for holding terms
of the U. S. court at Scranton, Pa.
MIR. Conger Of Iowa. from the committee
on invalid pensions, submitted reports on the
Presidents vetoes of bills granting pensions
to Elizabeth Luce and Catharine Mccarthy.
Ordered printed.
Mr.. Harmer of Pennsylvania, presented Pc
titions, signed by 500 Knights of Labor of the
fifth congressional district Of PENNSYLVANIA,
in favor of legislation to promote the interests
of labor.
The House, by a vote of $50 to Sc, recon-
mitted the general deficiency bill, with instruc
tions to strike out the months extra pay for
House employees.
Mr.. Stone of Missouri, from the committee
on civil service reform, reported back res
olution calling on the civil service commits
sion for information as to the authority un-
der which % appointments to positions within
the classified public service were made from
the District of Columbia, when tie proper
tion due to the District was less than three
for the year ending January 10th, 1886.
Adopted.
The House then resumed the consideration
of the general deficiency bill, the pending
question being on the amendment refunding
to certain railroad companies taxes illegally
collected.
After a personal explanation from Mr..
Randall, in which he denied that his brother
was interested in the claims as attorney, and
that he himself had been intentionally absent
when the matter came up in committee of the
whole, as had been stated in New York
paper. the amendment was rejected; yeas 104
nays 10S.
The bill having been ordered engrossed and
read the third time. Mr.. Burns of Missouri,
who has charge Of the measure, said that it
had been so amended in committee of the
whole that II was impossible for him to vote
for it.
Mr.. Reagan then took the floor to empha-
size bis opposition to the amendment reported
yesterday granting a months extra pay to the
House and Senate employees.
Remarks against this amendment were also
made by Mr.. Price of Wisconsin, Mr.. Hemp
NH Ol oOutu OdfotlHh anu McaQOO OF
New Jersey.
Mr.. Reagan moved to recommit the bill,
with instructions to the committee on appro-
priations to report it back with an amend sen,
striking out the extra pay clause. Agreed to !;
yeas $50, nays 81.
Mr.. Morrison OF Illinois, from the commit.
tee on ways and means, reported back ad
versely the Randall tariff bill, and it was re-
ferred to the committee Of the whole.
MIR. Breckenridge of Kentucky, from the
same committee, reported back adversely q
bill repeating the tobacco tax, and it was re-
ferred to the committee of the whole
Mr.. Burns, from the committee on appro-
preparations, reported back the general de-
iciency bill, amended In accordance with
instructions.
The amendment striking out the extra pay
clause was agreed to-73 TO 81. The bill was
then passed--yes 163, nays 81
Mr.. Morrison of Illinois, from the COM
mittee on rules, reported the following reso-
luton
Resolved, that Tuesday, 18th July, be set
apart for the consideration of such business