Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-08-02
FORTY-NlNTH CONGRESS-.
First Session.
sen ATE.
WASHINGTON. July

"AshieGrOS. July OIL.
On motion of Mr.. Aldrich, the committee
on finance was authorized to continue (dur-
ing the recess) the investigation of fraud and
abuses in the customs revenue.
MIR. Blair offered like resolution for the
committee On education and labor as to the
relations between labor and capital Laid
over.
The Senate then took up Mr.. Hoar's reso-
luton from the library committee for the ap-
pointment of a committee to inquire into the
expedienc of celebrating the Tooth anpiver-
sary of the constitution aud the 400th of the
discovery of America.
Mr.. hawley spoke of the efforts of certain
gentlemen, who by pamphlets and otherwise,
were industriously pressing the plan for
great international exposition on some of the
public grounds in Washington, with the idea
of erecting expensive buildings, which were
TO be permanent. 1t was question whether
the manufacturing and business interests of
the country wee prepared for it. He had not
the slightest idea that they were. No perma-
nent exposition of such character had ever
been ANYTHING but a disastrous failure. He
wanted TO have this iniatory movement
guarded so that the government would not be
committed 10 it.
Mr. Hoar declared that the purport of the
resolution was absolutely tree from commit
ting the government to anything. He said
that gentlemen of Washington of high re-
spectablity and well known communicated
to the library committee desire to be heard
in regard to the project of celebrating two of
the three greatest events (in American opin-
ion) of human history, the first event being
the Declaration of Independence. They said
they were informed (unofficially) that all the
great American republics-the children of
American liberty-wlshed to celebrate these
events. Was not that respectable, decent,
proper request?
Mr.. Hale said that the project of the cele-
bration at Washington of either of these great
historical events, participated iE BY the rep
resentatives of foreign powers, drawn to-
gether by common sympathy and making a
great festal occasion, was one thing; an in
dustrlal exposition was an entirely different
thing. He was squsrely opposed to Congress,
at this late day, doing anything that would
commit the government to any such exposi-
ton.
Mr.. Salisbury opposed the resolution. The
resolution was modified Cat the suggestion
of Mr. Hawle, SO as to direct the committee
of seven (of whom one shall be the presiding
officer of the Senate) to consider the expe-
diency Of properly celebrating, at the capital
of the republic, these two illustrious anniver-
saries, and, if said celebration be deemed
and General Mo, tbsreof a, rho NV session
of Cnngrsss and wo. odon,od vaas A..
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The Honse hill for the relief of tbe em-
ployes of the 10Th limited State, lighthouse
di.tr;ct was takan nm and nassa5
Mr.. Evarts asked leave To offer a resolu-
ton requesting the President to omen . cor.
respondence with tho nrinc;nal copmsrc;al
nowers of Eurona with ,ba y;a~ ~ sscor.
tanning their estimate of the effect now oner
ating upon commercial exchanges and the
values Of commodities thereon exchanged
by the great fall in silver bullion and the
disuse of free silver coinaoe WHICH date
progressively, from the demonitization of
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HOUSE.
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the consideration of the. conference ra,,or,
unon tho r,rera and b.rhor MI ond .ho 90
comnar,ing sxnIoro,orr s,o,an,on. aI
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order sent to the clerk,s dast and bod re.d