Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-04-12


who hal charge of it, that he hoped TO hav,
il disposed of tomorrow. Mr. Turpie oh
tanned the floor and the bill was laid aside I'll
tomorrow.
| The Senate bill for the erection of a mon.
ument in Boston in memory of Gen Jos
Warren, who fell at Bunker Hill, was passed
| The city of Boston gives the site, the Gen
Warren Monument Association of Boston
raises $4,000 and the bill appropriate.
SIS, 900 more. Mr.. Hoar delivered a briei
eulogy on Gen Warren. He said: Gen.
Warren, hearing of the prospect of an en-.
gagement at Bunker Hill, had gone there as
a volunteer. had been offered and
refused the command of all the
forces. on the way friend advised him
not to go TO the battlefield and told him he
would never leave il alive, TO which Warren
replied, Eaiee et decorrm est pro pasiia mo-
n. He had fallen in the hottest of the en-
gagement
House bills were passed, one providing
for public building at Bridgeport, CT,
with an appropriation of Sl50.0o0 and one
appropriating S75, 900 for a fire proof work
shop at the national army, Springfield Mass.
The bill for the purchase from Miss Virginia
Taylor Lewis, of the sword of Washington,
for $40 900 was taken up aud read, A sharp
del bate was occasioned by remarks of Mes
srs Gockrell and Vest who thought the price
exorbitant and thought the memory of W ash
ngton would not be particularly honored by
paying out to his descendants that sum. Pa
triotic speeches were made by Messrs Ev-
arts, Hoar and Norhees, in favor of Wash
ington and his sword. The matter went ov-
er without action and the Senate adjourned.
House
From o'clock until daybreak the mem
bers of the House sat patiently in their seats
or reclined on sofas in the rear of the hall.
No motions were submitted, no points of Or
der raised and no parliamentary inquiries
were broached. The House was in state
of seige
As the early morning light broke through
the glazed ceiling of the chamber, "A short,
informal recess was taken to enable the jan
itorsto clear the floor of the accumulated
rubbish of an all night session. The House
is still constructively in session, as of We'd
nesday of last week.
As noon approached, many members APP
peared on the floor who had been absent, and
Mr.. Weaver of Iowa, moved that further
proceedings under call, which began at five
O'Clock Tuesday evening, be dispensed with.
The yeas and nays were ordered on this prop
osition. There was an extraordinary num-
ber of roil-calls and the length of the session
has been badly demoralized. Reading clerks
and other employees of the House, have been
tried as substitutes, with indifferent success.
The vote resulted in a defeat of the motion
to dispense with "A call by vote of yeas, 73,
nays, 1873, and the House again relapsed into
apathy.
At three o'clock Mr.. Taulbe of Kentucky,
called attention to the fact that the House
had been constructively in session for eight
days, and that it had been continuously in
session over twentv-seven hours. In the in
terest of good health and good nature he
asked unanimous consent that a recess be
taken till II As tomorrow.
Mr.. O'Farrell of Virginia, objected. The
House again sank into state of 'innocuous
desuetude."
After various unsuccessful attempts to OBJ
tain spch result Mr.. Taulbe, at O'Clock
asked unanimous consent for recess till
| | 45 tomorrow. There being no objection
the recess was taken.
The clerk announced call for demo-
cratic caucus at 8 O'Clock.
The Senate has confirmed the nomination
OF d. L.. NitnDOile as I0nSul-benerai AT Iar-
is, by vote of A to s..
The Senate committee on foreign relation
relation further considered the fisheries trea-
ty, Wednesday morning, but did not conclud
the matter and will have another meeting
next Saturday
The congressional commission met here
today and contracted with Strout, Hale &
Bangs of Washington for the stone for the
sub basement of the rotunda and west face
of the congressional library building. Con-
tract price, S257. $50. The granite will be
taken from Hurricane Island, Doblin Hill
and Somas Sound quarries Maine.
General Congressional News
One hundred aud twenty five members of
the House attendeda caucus this evening,
Cox presiding. Cox, Holman and Oates,
advocated harmony. After long discus
sion resolution was adopted that on reas-
sembling tomorrow the House adjourn with
the understanding that the committee on
rules make spec ial report fixing Dec. G,
next for the consideration of the direct tax
bill the vote to occur the following Tuesday
at p. NJ. 1t is general understanding
that the democratic members will abide by
the caucus decision. The republicans will
not probably attempt to defeat this plan,
and will not resort to revolutionary proceed
ings to defeat an adjournment tomorrow.