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

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WAsHINGroN, July 6.
Senator Cockrell, from the committee on
military affairs, reported favorably the bill
providing for apportioning pay and allow
ancee for any officer of the army or navy who
neglects to provide for the support Of his
family, between him and his wife and chill
dren.
The Senate considered amendments to the
river and harbor bill. The fret amendment
that wac questioned was the item appropriate
ing $3.50, 900 for the purchase of Sturgeon
Bay and Lake Michigan ship canal and hsr-
Dor of refuge.
MIR. Ingalls, made point of order that the
paragraph Was new legislation. This was not
a bill to buy cansls.it was general legislation
not connected with the bill.
The chair overruled the point Of order.
Mr.. Edmunds made new point that this
commercial transaction Of buying Of lot of
private property had nothing to do with the
general purposes Of this bill, which was for
improving rivers and harbors. Ii was there
fore irrelevant.
The chair submitted the question of irrele-
vancy to the Senate and the amendment was
decided to be relevant and in order; yeas 81,
nays 8.
Mr.. Mcmillan advocated the amendment
uuu saiu Tue uisCusslUu WAS All NuHiirhute
illustration of the way in which Opinions 10
regard to the river and harbor bill were
formed. The amendmen, had been reported
not at the request OF the canal company, but
in the interest of the commerce of the coun-
try and to relieve vessels engaged in this
water in the wav of tolls of which they now
had to pay.
Messrs. Edmunds and ingalls, both spoke
against the amendment.
MIR. Conger replied to them rather warmly.
He was not special advocate of the amend
ment except AS it was for the general interest
Of the people along thsgreat chain of lakes.
This was the only harbor of refuge for the
extent of probably $50 miles of the worst
coast on Lake Michigan. The appropriation
for the harbor of refuge at Burlington, VT,
would be doubled in this bill. long wran-
gle ensued over the charges that the accounts
OF the canal company, as presented, were
fabricated and enormous
Without action, the Senate, at 8. 40, went
into secret session and afterwards adjourned
HOUSE.
In the House on Tuesday, Mr.. Hosmer of
Pennsylvania, presented petitions signed by
$50 Knights of Labor of the fifth district
of Pennsylvania, in favor of legislation to
promote the interests of labor.
Mr.. O'Neill of Pennsylvania, presented
similar petions signed by 200 Knights of La
Dor of the second district. These were re.
ferred to the committee on labor.
Mr.. Taulbee of Kentucky, called up the
report of the committee on invalid pensions
upon the veto message of the President, on
the bill granting pension to Carter w.
EFiiler. He-disavowed any purpose of crmi-
cising the President in the exercise of his
constitutional right, or of raising any war in
his methods or style in the vetos of pension
bills. He then proceeded to state the facts in
the case in order to show that the President
was acting under a misappre hension when he
based his veto on the ground that the claim
ant was not dependent upon his son on whose
account the pension is claimed for support.
lie also quoted from affidavits to show that
while 1t was true that the son was borne on
the rolls as a deserter, he was at the time the
charge was made against him, confined in
Andersonville prison. He admitted that the
PRESIDENT had acted honestly upon the facts
before him, but since the veto additional
facts had come to light showing young Tiller's
hospital record at Andersonvlle.
Mr.. Warner of Missouri inquired whether
those additional records had not been acces.
slble TO anybody who would take the trouble
to go to war department and search over
musty prison records of the Confederacy, but
the President had acted on the written state
ment of the adjutant general that there was no
such record found in his office. Subsequent
to the veto the record was found but the veto
could not be Withdrawn
Mr.. Beach of New York suggested that it
would not be proper for the House to overrule
the veto, on the strength of facts which the
President did not have before him at the time
he withheld his approval from the bill. The
proper thing to do was to introduce new
bill.
Mr.. Matson of Indiana moved that the fur
ther consideration of the matter be postponed
until Friday next and for few moment.
there was much confusion in the hall, Mr.
Matson and Mr.. Willis Of Kentucky vainly
eDdeavoring TO state the reason. why they
desired postpoDement and other members
demanding immediate action.
The motion to postpone was agreed to
yeas III, nays ll3.
The House then went into committee OF
the whole on the general deficiency bill.
Mr.. Cannon offered an amendment appro.
priating s37 sos to meet deficiencies in the
salaries of ministers and charges d'affairs.
Agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Belmont the appropria-
ton to supply defciencies in the contingent
exposes Of consulates for 1886, was increa sed
from s22, 900 to $4,000.
Amendments were adopted appropriating
various small sums to meet special deficien-
cies in the consular service.
The committee then rose and reported the
bill to the House. The frst vote was taken
on the amendmendmeDt for the payment OF
the Old Colony and Pacific mail steamship
companies for transportation of mails in
1885. 1t was agreed TO; yeas 2l7, nays
80.
Pending further action, the House at s. 10,
adjourned