Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-07-22
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.
First Session.
SEN ATE.
WASHINGTON, July 2

WASHINGTON, July Il
Mr.. Van Wyck in presenting another batch
of K. of L. petitions in favor of land and the
Oklahoma bills. read letter from Joseph
Beaumont, chairman of the legislative com.
mittee of the X. of L., stating that these Pc
either directly or by the authority of persons
purporting to have signed them, and further,
that they were expressly authorized and sane
toned by the general executive board of the
order in the United States. He said 800 900
OF these petitions had been presented TO Con-
gress and very nearly 500 900 more were on
their way. The great railroad presidents of
the country did not need any petitions to
influence Congress. They came themselves.
The petitions and several other patches of
them from other States we're referred to the
committee on finance.
The Senate then, at noon, proceeded to the
consideration of the report on the matter of
the election of Senator Payne, and was ad-
dressed by Mr.. Pugh in advocacy of the posi-
tion taken by himself, Salisbury, Vance and
Eustis to the effect that there was no express
sion of belief or suspicion on the part of any
member of the committee to the effect that
PAYNE was connected in the remotest degree,
by act or knowledge, with anything wrong,
criminal or immoral in his election. and no
further investigation of the charges should be
made. He criticised the views of the minor
ity (Hoar and Frye) and argued that they
were in conflict with the precedents of the
Senate in former cases of similar character.
Mr.. Hoar addressed the Senate in support
OF the views of himself and Mr.. Frye, rec
on,mending an investigation of the charges
Such investigation, he argued, was due TO
Senator Payne, because it could only make
1t appear that the suspicion, which all the
Senators were so eager to remove, didn't rest
upon the friends nearest him or upon the
State that so honored him
Mr.. Logan took the floor to reply to the
argument of MIR Hoar, and to sustain the
views expressed in the report signed by him
self and Messrs. Teller and Evarts to the
effect that an investigation should not be in
stituted by the Senate, and the committee
should be discharged from its further consid-
Grafton.
Mr.. Teller followed He was proceeding
to analyze the testimony in the case but gave
way to motion to adjourn, holding the floor
to conclude his remarks tomorrow.
The Senate, then, at $50, adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Morrison of Illinois, called up as
question of privilege, the concurrent resolu-
ton providing for final adjournment on the
2Sth inst.
MIR. Reagan of Texas, while he expressed
his anxiety for final adjournment, thought
the date fixed was too early and that should
the resolution be agreed to the House would
fail to perform very important part of its
duty. This view was concurred in by sew
eral other members.
Mr.. Reed of Maine, said that the country
was satisfied that Congress had had full
trial and that it could do nothing better than
make an attempt to find an adjournment date.
The concurrent resolution was agreed to
l45 to Sc
The resolution setting apart Thursday and
Saturday of this week for the consideration
of the bill for the increase of the navy was
adopted; yeas 1872, nays AZ.
The House then went into a committee of
the whole on the Senate amendment to the
river and harbor bill.
After some discussion the committee rose
and the Senate amendment having been nom
concurred in, the bill was sent to the con-
ference
The interstate commerce bill was then
taken up.
The Senate bill was read at length, to-
gether with an amendment reported by the
committee on commerce, which is to strike
out all after the enacting clause and insert
the House bill.
Mr.. Reagan moved that the debate close at
o'clock yeas 204, nays "a.
Mr.. Reagan then took the floor and deliv-
cred an argument in support of the House
bill and in portrayal of the necessities which
existed for stringent legislation for the regu-
lation of interstate commerce.
At 5 o'clock the House took recess until
o'clock, the evening session to be for gen
eral debate on the interstate commerce bill
The general debate on the interstate COM
merce bill continued before an audience of
half dozen members until II at which time
the House adjourned.