Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-05-12
FORTY-NlaTH CONGRESS.
First Session,
sen ATE.
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'i'u i'pin the uranu Army TO partce IN the
memorial services at Arlington on Memora
Day; laid on the table.
Senator Hoar presented memorial of the
republican central committee of Ohio charg
ing that the election of Henry b. Pavne tc
the United States Senate was secured b,
bribery, fraud and corruption, and requesting
that the Senate investigate the matter; re.
ferred to the committee on privileges anC
elections.
After routine morning business the inter
state commerce bill WAS taken up and it.
consideration resumed.
Mr.. Morgan formally offered his amend.
ment, heretofore published, to punish BY fine
| and imprisonment men who conspire to stoI
or interfere with the running of trains, en-
gagged in Interstate commerce.
On motion of Mr.. Hoar the amendmen,
was laid on the table; yeas 40, nays3. The
negatives were those of Messrs Dolph, Ed.
munds and Morgan.
Mr.. Brown offered an amendment, provid.
ing for the punishment Of persons inluring
the property of railroad companies; laid on
on the table.
Considerable debate then arose on the
amendment of Mr.. Plumb's, offered for him
in his absence by Mr.. Ingalls,. 1t is the
amendment of which Mr.. Plumb some time
eihSc kaNe notlCe, pToHiultlDR mcmOerS OF
Congress, officials of the government and
their families from accepting free passes and
prohibiting railroad companies from giving
them such passes or reduced rates
Mr.. Brown secured an amendment, provid-
ing that the restrictions of the bill should not
apply to ministers of religion.
Mr.. Edmupds secured a similar amend
ment as to agricultural conventions and any
society meetings
An amendment offered by Mr.. Spooner
was agreed to, applying the word "unlawful''
to discrimination, condemned by the bill, so
as to bring the breaches of its provisions
within the technical meaning of the penal
clause.
The bill was finally ordered reprinted as
amended, and failing to arrive at any conclu-
sion as to when the vote should be taken, the
Senate, at 6.25, adjourned.
HOUSE.
Immediately after the reading of the jour
nal the House went into a committee of the
whole on the bill providing for the appoint
ment of a commission to ascertain and settle
private land claims. The bill provides for
the appointment of three commissioners who
shall receive salary of $4,000 each, and
serve for four years, for the purpose of abju-
in New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado.
Mr.. Weaver of Ohio spoke adversely on the
bill.
An amendment was adopted that before a
title to any claim was onfirmed the claimant
shall show that all taxes due territorial and
municipal governments has been paid
An amendment providing that no alien or
person not citizen of the United States
shall acquir title to any land subject to the
decision of the commission unless his right to
the same is clearly provided by one OF the
treaties referred to in the bill was agreed to.
The committee then rose and the bill was
passed
Mr.. Lowry of Indiana, from the committee
on elections, submitted the unanimous report
of that committee on the California contested
election case.
The report, which confirms the right of the
sitting member, was agreed to.
The House then went into committee of
the whole on the army appropriation bill.
Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio moved to snrike
out the appropriation for the judge advocate
generals department. He said that the de-
partment decided cases without knowledge
of law and that the system followed by the
department was outrageous.
Mr. Wheeler of Alabama stated as an in
stance of the abuse which existed in that de-
partment that Gen. Holt had been appointed
by Secretary Stanton for the purpose of
striking down Mcclellan. Mcclellan couldn't
be struck down. Porter had been selected
for destruction.
This brought Mr.. Hepburn of Iowa to his
feet who repudiated the charges with indig-
nation.
MIR. Hiscock of New York also defended
Secretary Stanton as one of the purest and
most patriotic men that had been given to
the service of the country.
The motion to strike out was lost so to 92
Pending further action the hour of ar
rived and the committee rose and adjourned