Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-01-10
SENATE.

In the Senate, Monday, a concurrent reso-
luton by Mr.. Jones of Nevada requesting
the President to negotiate treaty with Chi
ma, containing provisions that no Chinese
shall enter the United States except ambas
sadors and others engaged in diplomatic SER
vice and merchants engaged in trade between
the United States and foreign countries, was
presented. Referred
Senator Brown delivered long speech on
his resolution favoring the abolition of inter-
nal revenue taxes. The resolution was then
tabled and the Blair educational bill taken
up. Vest spoke at length, opposing the bill
as against the rights and duties of the States,
and said the bill ought to be called an act to
erect monument to the memory OF Ale Xander
Hamilton and encourage mendicancy i'll the
southern States. When Vest had finished
the Senate went into executive session and at
4. 40 adjourned,
The Senate committee on the territories,
Monday morning, instructed its chairman to
report favorably the bill for the division of
Dakota and admission of South Dakota as a
state.
The committee further considered on Mon
day morning, the nomination OF Mr.. Lamar
to be associate justice of the supreme court,
but reached no action. The time was chiefly
consumed by Senator Evarts in opposition to
the confirmation.
All the members of the committee having
EXPRESSED themselves on the Lamar case in
the committee, no doubt is entertaine | that
there will be majority and minority reports
with division on party lines majority report
of course being adverse.
The New York Suns Washington dispatch
SAYS that Senator Stewart of Nevada, having
i,,I 7 a,nurs favor and tn
vote for his confirmation, and Mr.. Stewards
colleague, Mr.. Jones of Nevada, being of the
same opinion, Mr.. Lamars confirmation as
Justice of the supreme court, is assured.
Later advices state that all the Senate and
judiciary committee members expressed
themselves on Lamars case today. The test
vote disclosed the fact that two reports
should be made the division being in strict
party lines, the ma Jority TO be adverse and
the minority to be favorable to his contirma-
ton. 1t was determined not to make any
reports until tomorrow. During the after
noon an understanding was informally
reached by the Senate. 1t shall proceed to
the consideration of the cases of Villas and
Dickinson irrespective OF Mr.. Lamar.
Senator Cullom introduced bill today by
permission to pension at SIS per month all
the surviving officers and enlisted men who
served sixty days in the Black Hawk Indian
war or Florida Seminole war. Pensions also
to be granted to the widows of deceased SOL
diers in these wars. A special proviso ex-
cludes jefferson Davis.
The House spent the afternoon in discuss
ing the resolution of Perkins of Kansas, pro-
viding that every member, not the committee
A L., ..f .a1
month Several members favored it, 1t
was finally referred to the committee on ac-
counts.
Anderson of Iowa, offered a resolution
asking the attorney general to report why he
had not prosecuted the Pacific railroads, as
the law provides, for failure to comply with
the acts of Congress, regulating their bust
ness.
Mr. Baker of Illinois resigned as MEM
ber of the Committee on Claims. The res
ignation was accepted.
The House committee on fisheries today
agreed to report favorably the bill already
passed the Senate creating the Office of Com
missioner of Fisheries with salary of $1,000.
/ to be filled by a man scienced in fish culture.
and to cover the duties performed by the
the late Prof. Baird
! Congressmen Aaron II. Cragin, Galusha
A. Grow and VIM. Cumback, have united in
reque sting their fellow surviving members of
the House of Representative in the 34th Con-
gress who voted for Nathaniel +. Banks,
I Jr for Speaker Feb. 2, 1856, to meet in
Washington at the house of the Republican
/ National League, Feb. /, at noon, for a
/ reunion. The request says: 1T is 32 years
since the great memorable contest took
( place in the capital of the nation, and it
seems proper that those who then ranged
themselves on the side of freedom have
since been actors and witnesses in the great
events that followed that struggle, and are
still permitted to tarry on earth, should come
together and celebrate the battle won on the
I'd of February, ls56. Gen. Banks will be
present and preside.
The conference on the fisheries negotia-
tons was resumed at the department of State
this afternoon, all the members in attendance
The Grand Army men employed in the
General Land Office called upon Secretary La
mar to say good by, and expressed their ap-
probation of his kindness and consideration
always shown toward Grand Army members
The Secretary thanked them. The Assistant
Attorney General and the law clerks called
and more speaking and handshakings fol
lowed. This afternoon nearly all the EN-
ployes of the department called and tool
their leave Lamar will retire tomorrow
Asst. Secretary Muldrow will be acting sec
refary until the Senate confirms Villas.
The House committees on Judiciary, bank
ing, and currency, coinage, weights anc
measures. war claims, Indian affairs ans
manufactures. organized Saturday, ant
named days of meeting. Banking and cur
rency appointed Chairman wilkins, Landes
Schneider, Dingley and Weber as a sub-com
mittee to consider the bill reorganizing tn
national banking system suggested BY Comp
troller Trenholm and intoduced in the Hous
By Mr.. wilkins.
Nearly five weeks of the session have pass
{ ed and nothing in the way of legislation ha
been accomplished. The only measure sen