The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-06-24
Nominations confirmed.
XLIXth CONGRESS- FIRST SESSION.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, June 49,
In the Senate Mr.. Frye, from the commit
tee on commerce, reported favorably the bill
to amend the laws relating to the inspection
of steam vessels. The bill provides for the
payment out of the Treasury of the expenses
Of steamboat inspectors. Mr.. Frye said the
bill was in answer to the recommendation of
the President. Mr. Frye labored under
obligations to the President for his approval
of the shipping bill and for his recommends
ton for supplementary legislation to provide
for the expenses of steamboat inspectors.
Congress ought at once to provide that legis-
lation.
The bill was passed without debate.
Mr. Hawley's motion was taken up to re-
consider the vote by which the Senate passed
the bill prohibiting members of Congress
from acting as attorneys of land grants to
railways.
Mr. Beck resumed the floor and continued
his remarks against reconsideration.
A long debate followed, during which the
participants took occasion to testify to their
complete freedom from corporate influence
in any manner whatsoever.
Mr.. Evarts said that of the 76 Senators, 65
were lawyers. This bill was reproach on
these lawyers.
The motion to reconsider having been
brought to vote, was agreed to-yeas 81,
nays q.
Mr. Hawley then moved to refer the bill
to the judiciary committee.
The bill was then referred to the Judiciary
committee by vote of 30 to 81.
A number OF veto messages received from
the President were read and laid on the
table, Mr.. Logan remarking as to one OF
them, that he had never before known such
construction as that soldier on a furlough
was not in the line of duty.
Mr.. Blair said the President seemed to find
1t congenial duty to express himself in
most extraordinary terms respecting the two
Houses of Congress. That, however, was a
matter of Official DrODriety as to which
every man must judge for himself. Mr..
Blair defended Congress from the criticisms
made by the President, and stated that some
of the Presidents statements were an entire
misrepresentation of the facts. Mr.. Blair
gave Instances to support his own assertions.
He charged that the pension Office as organ
lied was organized to reject claims when
ever that could be done. 1t had come to be
a court of chancery. Some of the statements
made about the action of Congress regarding
pensions were petty, triting and con-
temptible.'
The bill to repeal the ere-emption and tim
Der culture law was then placed before the
Senate and was debated till adjournment.
1t was agreed that at 3 o'clock tomorrow
vote should be taken on the bill.
A resolution offered by Mr. Frye was
agreed to, inquiring of the Secretary of War
whom, to the Kentucky & Indiana Bridge
Company, OF to any other person or corpora
ton in Louisville to make use of any portion
of the lands of the Louisville and Portland
canal.
At 515 O'Clock the Senate went into execu-
tive session. At $40 o'clock the doors were
reopened and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE
The Speaker announced the appointment
of conferers on the diplomatic and consular
appropropriation bill. Mr. Morrison of
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