Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-02-19
NRTY-NINTH CONGRESS-,
First Session,
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Is.

Oy congress TO the several States of prO-
posed constitutional amendment aboI;sbing
the presidency.
When the reports of the committees we're
announced in order, Mr.. Edmunds rose and
said: Mr.. President | am instructed bv
the committee on the Judiciary, to whom was
referred the letter of the attorney general,
with authority to report with open doors. to
make report with sundry resolutions, which
ask may be placed on the calendar"
President pro tem-'.Does the senator de-
sire 20 have them read?"
Mr.. Edmunds-''No, sir; but the senator
from Alabama, Mr. Pugh. desires to make
some remarks"
Mr.. Pugh, from the minority of the COM
mlttee-''As TO the report just made, de-
sire to state that they knew nothing of the
contents of the report until it was read to the
committee this morning. Thes minority de-
sire to prepare report in which they will
present their views. and to enable them to do
so they ask until Monday week within which
to prepare report, and it is understood that
the majority report and resolutions accom-
panying it will not be called up for consider
alton until we get leave 70 file minority re-
port. The time given u, to do so is not to
extend beyond next Monday week"
The resolutions were read and with the
accompanying report ordered printed.
The hour of 2 o'clock having arrived, the
education bill was taken up and It's consider
alton proceeded with
Mr.. Plumb offered an amendment to it,
providing that as to Territories, not the sec
retary of the interior but the legislatures of
the several Territories snail have the admin
istration of the money; agreed to.
Mr.. Teller moved an amendment so as to
include Indians in its provision rejected.
Mr.. Ingalls, saii the bill was an act of
grand larceny OH the treasury. When the
States of the South asked for this money on
the basis Of the whole number OF its illit-
crates above ten years old, they knew and
the whole country knew they were obtaining
money under false pretences.
A number of amendments having been sub
mitted in order that they may be printed, the
Senate, on Mr.. Allison's motion, went into
executive session. After few minutes, the
Senate at $40 P. NJ, adjourned until tomor-
row.
HOUSE.
The speaker announced the appointment
of Mr.. Findlay of Maryland as a member of
the committee on banking and currency to
fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Mr. Curtin of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Crisp of Georgia, from the committee
on Pacific railroads, reported bill amending
the Pacific railroad acts so as to compel
these railroads to pay the United States the
amount put out by it for surveying lands to
which they are entitled; calendar.
The Housn resumed the consideration of
the bill forfeiting the Atlantic and Pacific
railroad land grants.
The bill was discussed without any result
being reached till the morning hour expired
and then the House went into committee of
the whole on the Fitz John Porter bill.
MIR. Phelps of New Jersey said that he had
believed for twenty years that Porter was
traitor and deserved to be hanged. That was
the popular opinion of the loyal North and
his heart had been with it. He had changed
his opinion and believed that Porter was an
honest man and loyal soldier when as his
representative he had been obliged to ex-
anime the evidence and learn the facts.
Mr.. Curtin of Pennsylvania earnestly sup
ported the bill in a short speech, but he was
attentive listened to and his crisp replies to
the many interrogatories propounded to him
gave rise to a good deal of applause and
laughter
Mr.. Bragg of Wisconsin moved to recon-
nit the bill with Instructions to the military
committee to report back an additional sec
ton authorizing the president to place just
man on the retired list with the rank of brig
adler general.
Mr.. Bragg raised point of order which
was argued by Mr. Reed of Maine, who man
aged between his preliminary points to get
in an assault on the constitutlonality of the
bill.
The speaker ruled the instructions out of
order in that they proposed to extend the ben
efits of a bill that was intended for the re.
lief of a single individual.
Mr.. Everhart of Pennsylvania moved to
recommit with instructions to strike out the
words "prior to his appointment under this
act" so as to make the proviso read, ''said
Fiz John Porter shall receive no pay, COM
pensaton or allowance whatever"
Mr. Reed suggesting that this gave an op-
portunity for vindicating Porter free from
any question of money demanded the yeas
aud nays
The motion to recommit was lost, yeas
112; nays, l73.
Mr. Bragg of Wisconsin demanded the
previous question, withdrew the demand and
again took the floor in support of the bill.
On conclusion of his remarks vote was
taken and the bill was passed, yeas, III !;
nays. ll3; as follows:
YEAs-Adams of New York, Allen of
Mississippi, Anderson of Ohio, Baker, Bal
lentine, Barnes, Barry Bayne, Beach, Bel
mott. Bennett blanchard. Bland, Bliss,
Blount, Bragg. Breckenridge of Arkansas,
Breckenridge of Kentucky. Burleigh. Burns,
8ynam, Cabell. Felix Campbell of New
York. Campbell of Ohio, J. J. Campbell OF
York, Gambler. Carleton, Catchings, Ciardy,
Clemens, Cobb, Collins, Compton. Com
stock, Cowles, Crane, Crisp, Culbertson.
Curtin, Daniel, Dorgan, Davidson of Florida,
Davidson of Alabama, Dribble, Dockerey,
Dougherty, Dowdney. Dunn, Eden,
Elderidge, Ellsberry. Ely, Ermentrout, Find
lay, Fisher, Foran, Ford, Forney. Freder-
icks, Cav, Geddes, Gibson of Maryland,
Green of North Carolina, Green of New Jer-
sey, Hahn, Hale, Hall, Halsell. Hammond,
Harmer, Harris, Hayden, Hatch, Haynes,
Head, Hemphill, Henderson of North Caro-
lima, Henley, Herbert, Hewitt, Holman, How
ard, Hutton. Irion, James. Johnson of North
Carolina, Jones of Alabama, Jones of Texas,
Kleiner, Laffou. Lacid, Lanham, Lawler.
LeFavre, Lore, Lowering, Lowney, Mahoney,
Martin, Matson, Maybury, McCreary, Nc
MILAN. McCrea, Merriman, Miller, Mills.
Mitchell, Morgan, Morrison, Muller, Muir
phey, Neal, Norwood, Oats, O'Ferrell,
OHara, O'Neill of Missouri uthwaithe,
Peel, Perry, Phelps, Pincer. Pindar, Reagan.
Reid of North Carolina, Richardson, Riggs,
Robertson, Rockwell, Rogers, Sadler, Sayers,
Seney, Seymour, Singleton, Skinner, Sny-
der, Sowden, Springer, Staplnecker, Stew
art of Texas, St. Martin Stone of Kentucky,
Stone of Missouri, Storm, Swinhurne, ,Swope,
Tarnsey, Tauibec, Jno. NJ. Taylor of Tenne-
ssee, Throckmorton, Till, Tucker, Van Eaton.
u;ala W.d.-ortb Ward of Tndiana Ward