Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-12-17
F3ETY-sI.TH CONGRESS-.
Second Session.
sen ATE.

nr Dialr offered resolution lnstructlng
the committee on finance TO inquire into the
propriety of reporting a bill, providing re-
bate on all imported materials, incorporated
with domestic materials. or converted into
other articles, exported to foreign countries
for sale. thereby providing for the extension
of foreign trade, without reducing prices of
American labor. Adopted.
A bill TO permit the owners of American
vessels and their cargoes to sue the govern
ment for losses by collision with United
States vessels, arising from mismansgement,
was advocated by Messrs. Evarts and Hoar,
and opposed by Messrs. Mcmillan, George
and COnger.
Mr.. Dolph supported it, but would have
been better pleased If its principle had been
extended further.
No bill was. passed, the vote on ordering ii
to third reading being "a 10 H.
The bill granting q pension to Barbara
Fuchs, stepm 1ther of q soldier, was opposed
by Mr.. Cockrell as establishing new prin.
ciple, and was defended by Messrs. Edmunds,
Blair and Platt.
The bill was passed and a motion to re-
consider rejected, yeas 8, nays So.
The Senate then took up the unfinished
business of yesterday, being the bill to repeal
the tenure of Office act.
Mr. Edmunds addressed the Senate in op-
position to the bill He argued that if ex-
ecutives of State governments could not be
trusted (ss they were mott with kingly power
1t was still more important that the national
executive should not be trusted with such
power. The tenure of Office law was restraint
now, although the President was making
great number of suspensions. The passage
of the pending bill would be an invitation
a m it hp a
ognition of approval OF the idea that on pure
ly poll ical grounds of opinion that the Presi-
dent ought (as his predecessors had done be-
fore the tenure of Office law in 1867 to re-
move Immediately everybody who did not
agree with him or with some of the depart
ment officers, or with the party. He believed
that all these offices ought to be held for
fixed terms and he was perfectly willing that
the President might for every vacancy select
man of his own persuasion. II there was
to be change in a couple of years hence
(as he trusted and hoped and believed there
would be) all these matters would then be
removed from mere strife and spoil and con-
tention of politics. CAT this point Mr.. Ed
munds was attacked with fit of coughing
which forced him to resume his seat.)
Mr. George made constitutional and his
torical argument in favor of the bill.
Mr.. Evarts addressed the Senate, stating
that he would vote for the bill and that the
grounds of constiutionality would not cover
his vote, but that the grounds of expediency
would. If removals from office, he said,
were 10 turn on two concurrent judgments
(where the President and Senate might be
opposed in politics. it would follow that the
repugnance of the Senate might keep 10 Of
fee a man whom the President desired to
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ident could not accomplish his duty.
At the close of Mr.. Evarts' speech the Sen
ate, at 4.30, went into executive session and
when the doors were reopened adjourned.
HOUSE.
On motion of Mr. Burrows of Michigan,
the Senate bill was passed amending sections
of the Revised Statutes, which provides for
the payment of a pension out of the naval
pension fund to every person who SERVED as
an enlisted person in the navy or marine
corps" and the bill is designed to cover the
case of those who actually rendered the same
service as appointed petty officers. 1t ap-
plies to about one hundred men who have
acted as yeomen, engineers and apothecares
and masters of arms.
The Senate bill was passed providing that
Admirals Rowman and Warden NAV, after
forty years service, be retired from active
service on their own application. with the
highest pay of the grade to which they be-
long.
On motion of Mr.. Dingley of Maine,
bill was passed refunding to James A. Hagar
Sll00 for fees illegally collected from ship
St. James of Richmond, Me.
Mr. Dingley of Maine, presented remon-
strances against the Dunn free ship bill from
the following associations and firms: Boards
of Trades of Bath, Me-, Bridgeport, Conn,
Minneapolis. Mimi. and San francisco, Cal.
Pacific Coast Ship Owners Association, the
National Shipping League. the National
Ship Owners Association: <. X O'Brien of
Thomaston, Me. Carleton Norwood & Co,
of Camden, Me. and the Harlan & Hollings-
worth Co. of Wilmington, Del. The remon-
strances, which were appropriately referred,
represent that the adoption of free ship pol
icy would DESTROY the shipbuilding industry
of the United States and make this country
dependent on British yards for ships for COM
mercial purposes and for defence in time Of
war.
The House then went into committee of
the whole on the consideration of the Senate
bill for the allotment of lands in severaity to
Indians.
number of amendments recommended
by the committee on Indian affairs were
adopted and the committee having arisen the
bill passed.
The House then went into committee of
the whole on the sundry civil bill.
On a point of order raised by Mr.. Stewart
of Vermont, a clause was stricken out which
limits to $4,000 compensation of a person
holding Office of both circuit and district
court clerk.
On motion of Mr. Holman an amendment
was adopted exempting United States com
missioners in cities having 100, 900 popula-
tion from the provision limiting to $500 per
annum the fees and compensation of COM
missioners.
On motion of Mr.. Breckenridge of Ken
lucky, an amendment was adopted prohib-
iting the payment of any money appropriated
to United States commissioners, marshals
and clerks for any warrant issued or arres.
made under the internal revenue laws unless
the prosecution has been approved by the
United States district attorney and collector
of internal revenue for the district in which
the prosecution occurs.
The committee then rose and reported the
bill to the House and the previous question
ordered. The House then adjourned.
Tribute to the Memory of Gen. Hancock.