Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-07-05
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.
First Session.
SEN ATE.

In the Senate today MIR. Hale from the
committee on appropriations, reported back
the naval appropriation bill with amendments,
and stated that he hoped to have it taken up
on Tuesday next.
MIR. George, from the judiciary committee,
reported bill to change the eastern and
northern judicial districts of Texas. Cslen-
dar.
The Senate resumed consideration of tie
river and harbor appropriation bill, and the
reading of the bill was proceeded with.
A long debate on amendments followed the
reading of the bill. The first amendment,
apprcpriating 81, ,000,0 900 for improving New
York harbor, was agreed to.
The next amendment on which there was
discussion. was one appropriating $500,000
for the Improvement of the Potomac river in
the vicinity of Washington, with q proviso
that no part of the sum should be expended
upon, or with reference to, any place in re-
spect to which the title of the United States
was in doubt, or in respect to which any claim
adverse to the United States has been made.
Mr.. Evarts moved to amend the amend
ment so as to make it read: THAT no part
of the sum hereby appropriated shall be ex-
pended upon any place in respect of which
the title of the United States is in doubt"
Rejected-Yeas, 9; nays, Al.
The original mendment was then agreed
The amendment increasing the appropria.
ton for Savannah, Ga, from Sl25,000 TO
$4,000 having been reached, Mr.. Brown
moved to increase the amount to 100000
and advocated the motion, which was dis
cussed at considerable length.
In the course OF the discussion, Mr.. Beck
declared that the trouble was that the gov
ernment has too much money. The country
would suffer more by reason of the amount
of money In the treasury (and which was in
creased every year by taxation) than it would,
if the government had barely money enough
to carry on its ordinary business, only Sl44,-
600, 900 of the debt could be paid of before
Sept, 1891, and for that there we're laying
idle in the treasury 1924 100000. There
fore, he did not care whether this bill ap-
propriated $40, ZOO, 900 or 500 900, 900 so long
as the money was properly spent. Anything
was better than keeping it locked up in the
treasury. II taxation could not be reduced
(and it did not seem il could be) and if any
profitable harbor work Was to be done, as at
New York, Savannah, Galveston or Whining
ton, he was in favor of it. Let the money
be spent in this way and go into the hands of
the people. He favored the amendment and
was not troubled about the size of the bill,
not Bit
Mr. Browns amendment was agreed to, and
the anne ndment, as amended, was agreed to.
The Senate then, at 25 went into secret
session, and afterwards adjourned till Tuesday.
HOUSE.
The speaker laid before the House mes
sage from the President announcing his dis
approval of bill granting pension to VIII
liam Boone. Referred to the committe on
invalid pensions.
Mr.. O'Neill of Pennsylvania presented a
petition signed by 1000 Knights of Labor Of
the I'd congressional district of Pennsylvani
urging the passage of bills now pending be-
fore Congress calculated to protect the inter
ests of labor. Referred.
The House then went into committee of the
whole on the general deficiency bill.
Mr. Bragg and Mr.. Guentber of Wisconsin
offered amendments appropriating in the ag-
gregate 10000 to pay judgments and awards
rendered against the United States for flow
age damage caused by the Improvement Of
the Fox and Wisconsin rivers. The amend
ments were @dopted. Among the clauses of
the bill is one To pay the widow of Vice Pres
ident Hendrick $3.50, being sum equal to
one years salary for the unexpired term Of
his service. and the allowances of a member
of Congress for mileage and stationery.
The remainder of the afternoon was de-
voted to . very uninteregting consideration
of the bill. The strongest opposition was
manifested to the opposition granting an extra
months pay to all employees of the House, but
was finally agreed to.
After completing 6S Of the 119 pages, the
committee rose, and the House at o'clock.
adjourned until Monday.