Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-06-24
FORTY-NlNTH CONGRESS-.
First Session.
sen ATE.
WASHINGTON. June q

WASHINGTON. June 90.
In the Senate MIR. Frye, from the commit
tee on commerce, reported favorsbly 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 that the bill was an answer
to the recommendation of the President.
Vessel owners of the country, Mr.. Frye
added, were under obligations to the Presi-
dent for his approval of the shipping bill,
and for his recommendation for supplement
tary legislation to provide for the expenses
of steamboat inspectors. Congress ought at
once to provide that legislation.
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
acting as attorneys of land grant railroads.
Mr.. Beck took the floor and continued his
remarks against reconsideration.
A long debate followed, during which the
participants TODD occasion to testify to their
complete freedom from corporate Influence
in any manner whatsoever.
MIR. Evarts said that of the 70 senators 65
were lawyers. This bill was reproach on
these lawyers.
Mr.. Edmuuds said that the theory of the
bill was that gentlemen of the profession of
law having clients were under bias in favor
of those clients and that this bill was neces-
sary in order to exclude that bias That
might do if this world could be governed by
angels who might come down from Heaven
OF might govern from above-a sort of ce.
lestial aristocracy under that form of govern
ment. II the senator from Kentucky should
always continue in the Senate, which of
h.,a al NJ "A IL
should, which was not quite so clear, he
(Edmunds) could never vote for measure
tnat affected the people of Vermont, because
of all the forms of bias that could affect what
were fright minded" men most powerful was
the bias of neighborhood or state pride. We
all felt it, we all acted upon it every day and
all the time. Mr.. Edmunds's voice gave out
before he proceeded far and he WAS seized
with troublesome cough. He took his seat
with the remark that the state of his health
didn't permit him TO debate the question fur
ther
The motion to reconsider having been
brought to a vote was agreed to; yeas, 81
nays, 81.
MIR. Hawley then moved to refer the bill to
the judiciary committee The bill was re-
ferred to that committee by vote of 80 to
2l.
from the President, read and laid on the
table.
MIR. Logan remarking as to one of them
that he had never before known such a con-
struction as that soldier on a furlough was
not in the line OF duty.
Mr.. Blair said he seemed to find it con-
genial duty to express himself in most extra
ordinary terms respecting the two houses of
Congress. That, however, was matter of
official proprietv as to which every man
must Judge for himself. Mr.. Blair defended
Congress from the criticisms made bv the
President aud stated that some Of the Presi-
dents statements were an entire misappre
hension of the facts. Mr. Blair gave in
stances to support his own assertions. He
charged that the pension Office as organized
was organized to reject claims whenever that
could be done. 1t had become to be a court
of chancery. Some statements made about
the action of Congress regarding pensions
were petty, trifing and contemplate.
The bill to repeal the preemptlon and tim
Der culture law was then placed before the
Senate and was debated till adjournment. 1t
was agreed that at 3 tomorrow vote should
be taken on the bill.
resolution offered by Mr.. Frye was
agreed to inquiring of the secretary of war
whether permission had ever been given and
by whom to the Kentucky & Indiana Bridge
Co, or to any other person or corporation in
Louisville to use any portions of the lands of
the Louisville and Portland canal.
At 5.l5 the Senate went into executive
session. At $40 the doors were reopened
and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The speaker announced the appointment
6 m ha nj IN ular
appropriation bill.
Mr.. Morrison of Illinois called up the re-
port of the committee on rules amending the
rules of the House upon which the debate oc-
CURED yesterday.
Mr.. Reed of Maine raised the question of
consideration.
Mr., Hewitt of New York expressed his de-
sire to go on with the sundry civil bill.
Mr.. Randall of Pennsylvania remarked
that he could take care of that measure.
On standing vote the House refused, 80
to 81, to consider the report, and the result
was received with applause from the repub-
licans, but on yea and nay vote the House
determined, 1873 to lis, to consider the re-
port.
Mr.. Reed changed his vote at the last mo-
ment to enable him to move to reconsider.
Having made that motion, he yielded to Mr..
illsCoth ho'V W dpJouiu, nbN WIS nVtou
he supplemented with another that when the
House adjourns today it be to meet Friday
next
Mr.. Burroughs of Michigan ironically sug-
gested that Friday was to early day and
moved to substitute Saturday.
This having laid the foundation for a day
| of filibustering. the republicans refrained
from voting and left the House without a
quorum.
Mr. Morrison moved call Of the House.
A call Of the House was ordered and the
doors of the chamber closed.
Then roll call followed roll call with mo-
notonous regularity. while the members
lounged in their seats reading and writing or
retired to the cloak rooms for q smoke and
talk. Both sides were determined in their
course and but little attention was paid TO the
proceedings which were unattended by any
| occurrence to break their uninteresting char
acter
| resolution was adopted directing the SER
geant-at-arms to arrest the absent members
and bring them to the bar Of the House.
The House remained. ~ enc member char
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