Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-04-02
House.

During the morning hour the discussion on
the Union Pacific Railroad funding bill was
resumed
Mr.. Anderson of Iowa, regarded the bill as
a very important one, financially or morally
He said the career of the Pacific railroad
companies had been criminal one, and had
robbed the treasury of hundreds OF millions
of dollars practlced extorton on the western
country and that it was controlled by the old
Credit Mobilier gang.
Mr. Dalzell of Pennsylvania, advocated
the passage of the bill, which he contended
dealt in manly, courageous and business
like manner with both the material and moral
aspect of the problem presented.
The bill went upon the calendar as untin-
ished business, and the House proceeded to
the consideration of bills reported by the
committee on private land claims. Several
private land measures were passed, and then
the House went into the committee of the
whole, with Mr.. Blount of Georgia, in the
chair, on the bill to establish United States
land circuit and to provide for a judicial set
tlement of private land claims in Arizona,
New Mexico and Colorado.
The committee rose, and Mr.. Blanchard OF
Louisiana, from the committee on rivers and
harbors, reported the river and harbor ap-
preparation bill, and it was referred to the
committee on the whole.
The House at 5l5 adjourned
Notes.
The President. Secretary Whitney and
Col. Lamont, left Washington Saturday
night at | 20 for New York, to attend the
funeral of ex-Lieut, Gov. Dorsheimer.
Mr.. Evarts, from the library committee,
reported bill appropriating $4,000 for the
purchase from Miss Virginia Lewis Taylor
of a sword once belonging to Washington.
Representative Allen presented a petition
to the House from POO employees of the Smith
& Don Manufacturing Company of Andover,
protesting against any reduction of the duties
on flax or dressed line
Representative Ermentrout of Pennsylva-
MIA presented the petition of Richard T Sulli-
van and Foss & Co of Boston asking the reduc
ton of the present tariff on wool, rags, and
shoddy
DIR. Gallinger presented the petition of the
board of railroad commissioners for the State
of New Hampshire in favor of uniform au-
tomato couplers for freight cars on inter
state railroads.
Petitions in favor of better mail facilities
in New England were presented by Mr.
Whiting Mr.. Allen, DR.. Gallinger and Mr.
MllIIken.
Petitions in favor of the Blair educational
bill were presented by Mr.. Milliken from
the W. c. +. L. of Ellsworth, Me, and DIR
Gallinger of New Hampshire.
The International Council of Women
Saturday mornings session of the Interna
tional Council OF Women was devoted to
nf ha 7" ah.ft
Cady Stanton was introduced as the co-labor
er of Lucretia Mott 40 years ago Mrs
Stanton gave the history of the getting up o.
the Seneca Falls convention of 1913.
John w. Hutchinson of Lynn, Mass, suns
a song eulogistic of Lucretia Mott and tn,
other leaders.
Fred Douglass then made few remarks
He said the demand of the hour is not argu
ment, but assertion in words and in acts.
Mrs. Lucy Stone paid high tribute ts
| Abby Kelley and the Grimke sisters.
/ Henry b. Blackwell traced the pioneer
of the equal suffrage back to Adam and Eve
/ for they were in paradise on terms of perfec
equality. Eve did not take Adams name
| Who ever heard of Mrs. Adam: The wo
men of New Jersey gave John Quincy Adam
! the presidency, for they were at that time al
/ low ed to vote and held the balance of power
! Rev. Antoinette Brown Blackwell gave
history of her difficulties at oberton in tax
ing up the study of theology
Samuel c. Pomeroy argued in favor o
municipal suffrage. Nv hen you capture tn
cities the people will see how excellent
thing it is, ana the state will soon follow"
Miss May Wright Sewall, Mrs. Shattuck
Mrs. Laura NJ. Johns, Rev. Annie Shaw
Mrs. Clara B. Colby and Miss Racheal G
Foster, after preliminary address. present
ed handsome basket of flowers to Mary A
Livermore, Lucy Stone, Susan b. Anthon,
Elizabeth Cody Stanton, Matilda Josyn Gag
and Julia Ward Howe.
Rev. Annie Shaw and Miss Mlay Wrig
Sewall paid glowing tribute to Miss Raci
el Fosters labors in getting up the counci
and she was presented with handsome gol,
badge.
!, Grace Greenwood was introduced as Il
woman who dared to make truthful repo
of a woman's suffrage convention in Is;