The Portland daily press., 1886-03-06
XLIXth CONGRESS- FIRST SESSION.
SENATE.

Among the petitions presented today was
one by Mr. Sewall for the State board of ag-
riculture of New Jersey, praying that Con-
gress take steps to nave tne restrictions OF
removed and one praying that the depart
ment of agriculture be represented by cab
met officer.
calling on the Secretary of the Navy for
variety of information concerning the Dol
phin. Boston, Atlanta and Chicago. The
call includes information as to the changes
from the original plans of those ships and
the causes of such changes, correspondence
with the naval advisory boards at various
speciied periods, memorandum showing
when the opinion of the Attorney General
as to the Dolphin was received by the Secre-
tary of the Navy, and by whom and when
and where and in what manner it was pub
lshed; also information as to the present
condition of the Dolphin, and whether she
has been accepted by the department; all
the correspondence and information concern
ing the payment of reservations" on the
four ships named; all the opinions of the
Attorney General relating thereto, and any
correspondence showing that the contractor
was in financial difficulty when such pay
mentS were made.
On motion of Mr.. Blair the education bill
was then taken up, and an amendment offer
that the Secretary of the Interior be charged
with the proper administration OF this law
through the Commissioner of Education.
Mr.. Logan saiG his object was to establish
sort of board instead of leaving the questions
arising under the bill entirely to the Secre-
tary of the Interior. The amendment was
agreed to.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Dolph was
agreed to, requiring from each State full in
formation each year as to the number Of
school districts, ETC..
An amendment offered by Mr.. ingalls, was
agreed to, requiring that the annual report
from each State shall show the wages paid
to common school teachers.
Another amendment by Mr.. D0lph was
agreed to, substituting the census of 1890 for
that of 1880, as the basis of distribution for
the moneys of the bill, after the census
figures of 1890 shall have been received, the
figures of 1880 to operate till then.
Mr.. Eyarts offered an amendment providing
that if any State should decline or relinguish
its quota of moneys under the bill the
amount so declined or relinquished should
go to increase the quota of the States as
senting. This, Mr.. Evarts said, would
settle the question thathad been raised as to
what was to become Of any part Of the
money not accepted by the States.
Mr.. Blair favored the amendment though
he had no doubt that every State would ac
cept its quota. Mr.. Evart's amendment was
agred to, yeas %, nays %.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Spo0ner
was agreed to, requiring the Secretary OF the
Interior to investigate the complaints of un-
just determinations in the application of
the funds, the evidence TO be preserved and
reported annually to Congress.
An amendment by Mr.. ingalls, was agreed
to, including the District of Columbia in the
bill
An amendment requiring the teaching of
physiology and hygiene, with special refer
ence to the nature of alcoholic drinks, to-
bacco and other narcotics and their effects
ON the human system, was rejected. II to 35;
as was also an amendment to include in the
bill industrial education.
An amendment was agreed TO-, requiring
States to file samples of the school books
used, with the Interior Department.
Other amendments of detail were made on
motion of Messrs. Edmunds, Evarts, Hale,
Dolph, Blair, Ingalls, Teller, Eustis, Lo-
ing thus been perfected as in committee of
the whole was reported to the Senate and
most of the amendments were agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. George, the section set
ting forth that the design of the act was not
to establish an independent school system in
States, but only to extend aid to State gov
ernments was restored by unanimous
vote.
The bill was then read the third time and
passed, yeas Sc, nays IL.
A number of pairs were announced owing
to the necessary absence of some Senators.
The vote in detail is as follows:
Yeas-Berry, Blackburn, Blair, Bowen, Call,
Colqutt, Conger, Cull0m. DOlph Eustis EyartS,
George, Gibson, Hoar, Jackson, Jones OF Arkan- I
of New Yord, Mitchell OF Oregon Morrill,, Palmer,
Payne, Pngh; Ransom, Riddleberger,, Sawyer,
Wilthal, Wilson of Iowa-36.
Nays-CockTell, Coke, Frye, Gray. Hale; Har-
ris, ingalls,. Jones, Of Nevada, Maxey, Plumb,
Wilson Of Maryland-11.
Immediately on the passage of the bill,
Mr.. Edmunds moved to take up the Tesolu-
tions reported by him from the judiciary
committee expressing the sense of the SEN
ate on the refusal of the attorney general to
send to the Senate copies of papers called
for by its resolution of Jan. 25th, 1861, (the
Dustin papers, which was.agreed to.
Mr.. Hoar gave notice he would shortly
move to take up the Presidential count bill.
Mr.. Van Wyck gave notice that at the
earliest practicable hour Monday, he would
call up the House bill increasing the pen
sions of widows and dependent relatives of
deceased soldiers.
The urgent deficiency appropriation bill
and the invalid pension appropriation bill
were received from the House and on mo-
tion of Mr.. Dawes, referred to the committee
on appropriations.
Then at 6.15, the Senate adjourned to Mon
day next
After the call of committees and for re-
ports of private nature, the House went
into committee of the whole on the urgency
deficiency bill.
Mr.. Barnes of Missouri took up and ex-
planned the provisions of the bill. The total
amount carried by the bill was $634, ,453.
A protracted discussion followed, in which
Messrs. Cannon, Hewitt and many others
took part.
The committee then rose and the bill was
passed-yeas 229, nays 20.
The House then went into committee of
the whole on the private calendar, and at
4.4O rose, and the House, after passing two
private bills, took recess until 7.30 O'Clock,
the evening session to be for the considera-
tion of pension bills.
The House at the evening session passed
fifty pension bills and at o'clock adjourned
until tomorrow.