Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-08-05
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.
First Session.
SENATE.

| 80 WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.
| Mr.. Sewall from the committee on library.
reported joint resolution accepting from
VIM. H. Vanderbilt and Julia Dent Grant
objects of value and art, presented by vsri-
Gus foreign governments to the late U. S.
Grant.
| After the discussion of the adjournment
resolution the Senate weat into secret session.
| The doors were reopened at l2 so. A mes
sage was received from the President. re-
turning, in compliance with a request of the
Senate. the bill granting increase of pensions
to soldiers who lost an arm or leg in the
service The same measure was received
back from the House with a verbal amend
ment, which, on motion of Mr.. Sewall, was
concurred in The bill was then returned to
the President.
| The Senate then took up aud passed the
Senate bill extending the system OF immed-
late delivery to all articles bearing ''immed-
late delivery stamp"
MIR. Allison again called up the adjourn
ment resolution and offered an amendment 80
as to make the hour 10 o'clock tonight, but il
was finally decided not to pass the resolution
| On motion of Mr. Plumb the Senate took
up and passed the House bill to restrict the
ownership in real estate in the Territories TO
American citizens, with an amendment in the
nature of substitute. This is the same
bill and pracu ally the same substitute on
which the conference committee waited to
come to an agreement.
| A further committee Of conference was
asked.
| The Senate took up the veto of the pen
sion bill of Margaret ID Marchand. the widow
of Commodore Msrchsnd. The question be-
ing on its passage, notwithstanding the Pres
ident's objections. This bill was postponed
| till next session.
| Mr.. Sewall then called up the House bill
granting to the same lady regular legal
pension and it was passed.
| On vote to pass the pension bill of John S.
| Williams over the Presidents veto there vas
no quorum.
MIR. Allison from the conference commit
tee on the surplus" resolution submitted
report. He presented summary of the ef-
fects of the resolution if il should become a
law. The statement and assets and labil.
ties, he said. ma shown by the statement of
the treasury On the 3lst of July showed
balance of about $4,000 600 Ms against a
balance of S75, 900 600 on the 30th of June,
so that there was Al this moment (heyond
500 900 900 in gold dedicated to the redemp-
tion OF greenbacks and beyond the working
balance agreed To by the resolutiop) sur
plus Of $50 OO0, 900 in the treasury or $780,
000, 900 to he applied to the payment of the
public debt. lie thought it might be safely
assumed that the revenue for the current
wear would exceed that Of last year by Slo,-
0O0,OOO Tie calculated that there would be
paid (under the joint resolution) Sl07, ,5OO,-
900 on the public debt during the current
| fiscal year.
The conference report was finally agreed
to without division and the Senate rejected a
motion to go into executive session
Adjourned till tomorrow at IL AN
HOUSE.
! Mr.. Morrison of Illinois offered, and the
House unanimously adopted the following
resolution: That the House representative
of the United States have heard with pro-
found sorrow Of the death of that eminent
and distinguished citizen, Samuel J. Tilden.
Mr. Morrison csiled up the conference re-
port of the surplus joint resolution, and spoke
at length in favor of the resolution as it
passed the House.
After debate of considerable length the
report was adopted-yeas 120, nays So
Mr.. Belmont of New York, from the COM
mittee on foreign affairs reported the Cutting
resolutions which were published this MORN
ing, and received unanimous consent to have
them Immediately considered.
MIR. Hit of Illinois said that the corre-
spondence seemed to show a willingness on
government in the Cutting case, and Cutting
had been offered his release on bail, which
offer had been scornfully refused. He
charged that this course of Cutting had been
influenced by the American Consul, who was
trying to create an international difficulty,
and had been guilty Of making infammatory
speeches to crowds in the streets. lie con-
tended there was shown every spirit of COM
pliance on the part of Mexico with the de-
mand of the Secretary Of State for Cuttings
release, and there had been no spirit OF de-
tance shown by Mexico.
Mr.. Grain Of Texas contended that the
correspondence showed that 40 far from de-
Ginning the offer to be released on bail
Cutting had been convicted and was now
awaiting sentence.
Mr.. Hit said there was no authority for
Mr.. Grams statement, and Mr.. Belmont Of
New York interposed that the authority OF
the secretary was as good as could be had,
and that officer had declared that Mexico had
refused to release Cutting
Mr.. King of Louisiana warmly defended
Consul Bingham.
Pending further discussion Mr.. Morrison
moved that the House take a recess till 10
o'clock tomorrow. and the hour of five hav-
ing arrived the House adjourned.