Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-01-06

Chief Engineer, Geo. W Melville of New
York. was nominated to be engineer in chief
of the Bureau of Steam Engineering in the
/ Navy department with the rank of commo-
dore
/ The first annual series of Presidential
State dinners was given at the White House
tonight to the members of the cabinet The
public parlors were handsomely decorated
with palms. potted plants, cut flowers, fes-
toons of smilax. entwined around the chan.
deIiers.
SENATE
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one oV ria'! Ill iavor oi Proiiloi'ihs oie
quor 'raliic III 'ie Disu.o' VI co'u,'oa a,'o
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tory aheho'neh' ny iioai' pe"'io" "s"'i''
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the ohla'iiia reservation III o!,son' anu
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compulsory e"uea.ioh VI iii'l''n .D 81
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at 'ie >a'ioiiai N"p.'a' =" i0'-' "s'' ~, ~"
'er permanent eApos.'io' ,oo., "a. s.,
Americas III ho"oi VI 'he f'o'. "nDi
OF the discovery OF Americas 1t was releI-
rea 10 seiec' co'ii''i.'ee vi een'.',"I ~
eora',oh, y. Da"E'' " N's"on p''" VI
egf"ph' y. ,a''' io' III. 10 ~ lon 60.
mission in'o 'ne oiio'i VI 'ns ,.'e VI ~ VI
,ako'a ny riui'o, ~ eluan1. :
M'tcheii caiieu up 'h1 5u'h' ie'o.".'on II. '''.'o
auced os nun oh 'ne i-tn ""' i'' "e "p
p''''''i'' ~ "a " ,''., a., psa:Go o,o,, al
Tor naval s'al'on oi '''e ",ine oo"s' CIV
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spohe o'i III, sam. J';..,' ,', ,aI ae
was reie''en " '''e 'o"''''''''e '' "'"
iairs' A., D,,; p,,,
me ,.h"'e at 90 'ouN " Wv "l..a
cation Dill as uhnh,Sheu business: oa''eion
moved una, "hen 'ns senate a iuJou,n '''"'
1t adjourn 10 meet Mohoas' Asieeu w.
me unanimous iepo'' Va wy , 70
on educat'oh ana iapor, was 'hen r1ai "i.e'
which bia'r sa'a 'lie OH ''io pesn .pns oe
ate Tho friends of the measure thought it
proper to yield the floor to those opposed TO
the bill.
Reagan spoke against the bill, and based
his opposition on the absence OF the power IN
Congress to enact such laws. The passage
would be the adoption of policy OF central
zation which would establish a despotism OF
the popular maj jority and endanger the lber-
ties of the people. 1t offered bribe of
money To the people 10 sacrihce 'he,i n'",i
hood and their State Cover iments. 1t would
be a surrender by the people OF their birth
right for mess of pottage. Reagan argued
that the Southern states did not need Federal
aid for the support of common schools. and
showed that in Texas the school fund this
year was So, 100000.
Vest obtained the floor and yielded to
Plumb who offered an amendment to the
second section, providing that the money be
distributed among the several States and
territories in proportion to the popnlation' ac-
cording to the census of 1850.
Blair read letters from educational author.
tiles in Texas, complaining of the want OF
funds there, and urging the passage of the
bill.
The Senate at 100 went INTO executive
session and at 80 adjourned till Monday.
uoJ-SE
T.. r
speaker 'aiHsie iias eo"'p'e'u rs. -. y.
before the house, to-day lme way anu
means are as io,io"S WINS Vi ieAas' s,A
chairman; MeMiiieh' ienneSsee, Decke"-
ridge, Arkansas beckehridge' hen'ucky )
Turner, 'eorgia' wilson, ives, virginia !;
scout, Ienns! i'"''" cio" ih'a"" ~
Name Mchihiey' Oh'o' burrows '"'oni-
gan ;,
Committee on approprla''oh ha''iaii Oh
pennsylvania chairman fofhet' Aiaoa''ia :
Burness, missouri, rorah' oh'o; na"yel'
le&as Nle'nen's' ueois'" Na''ppeh' 4>e"
YORK "ay. LOUISIANA nice 'ih,eso'" ;
Cannon iislnois' h.ah' h"nsas' pn.'ei
worth, ONO; Long, Massachuse''s' Mcooni-
as, Maryland ~ d. fiehuerson' Iowa
Merch marine anu hshe,ies Nhe-iii-
Ian, tennessee MORSE, hassachuse"s
Springer, iiiihois' tatch' missouri Pteoh-
enrldge, kentncky cummings Ne" orA
Mcdonald, Minheso,a blhgie!' MAINE
Hopkins. limos fei'on' 1adliorna' far'
quhart' New orKi 'iatk, Wisconsin ELE
Foreign afairs Mctfeary' hentncHy
Norwood Georgla' = T.. HOOKER Miss,ssip
pi Russell, Massachusetts hayhor' Mary
land Chapman, Michigan; Ga'nrah' oou'h
Carolina; hetcham: New ork rheips' Ne"
Jersey; HIT, limos rockwell Massachus-
etts; Morrow CaiiIorhia.
Naval affairs: wise Virginia McAdoo
New Jersey Whi''horn, tennessee husk
Maryland; Cockrane' New YORK; Elliott
South Carolina Aboot, iexas; Harmery
Pennsylvania; lhomas, liilnois' "oh, "es
Virginia; Bouteile, Name; Hayden Massa
chusetts.
The following are the chairmeh OF th'
other committees Judiciary Cnloerson
Texas banking and currency wilkins
Ohio; coinage and weights ana measures
Norwood, Georgia; rivers and haroors
Blanchard, Louisiana; merchant marine ant
fisheries, Dunn, Arkansas; agriculture