Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-20
THE NATIONS SCAPITAL.
The Senate Refuses to Recon
slider the Direct Tax Bill,
And The 1itteP AoI Gees to The House.
1ains Gets Z Share Of the Li9ht House
Appropriation.
Some Exciting FiIhbustering In the
House.
And The Halter AoI Goes to The House.
WAsHiSGrox, Feb. 10.
RauatA

elections reported back the resolution 70
the invesugstion of the recent elections il
Louisiana and other States, and the me moria
| ~ to political associations 70 be Laid on the
table. He also reported the original resolu
| ton instructing the committee on privileges
Of elections to inquire whether In any Stat.
9 free and lawful expression Of the will ol
the people in the election Of the members Of
| the 5lst Congress had been prevented By
violence, Intimidation. fraud or other crime
Also TO inquire into the election in Louis
lana Of April, 1888, and whether that State
has republican form Of government The
committee is TO report the session of Decem
Der, 1859.
salisbury, on behalf Of the democratic
members of the committee on privileges and
elections, eissented from 1.-The resolution re-
ported on the ground that the Senate had no
jurisdiction over the question. The resolu-
ton WAS laid over until tomorrow.
The Senate then proceeded to the consid
GRAFTON of Vests motion To reconsider the
vote by which the conference report on the
direct tax bill was agreed to last Saturday
The motion TO reconsider was rejected
yeas 3, nays 4S.
The conference report now goes to the
House for action.
The Senate took up the sundry civil appro.
pristlon bill,
Among the amendments reported by the
committee on appropriations and agreed to
by the Senate were appropriations for light
houses, beacons and fog s'gnals-Mount
Desert Rock. Me-, $500; Bear Island, Me, ,
$3.50; Great Ducks island, Me-, $50 600;
steam tender for the fret lighthouse district,
$50 900; Great Round Shoal, Mass, So0,-
900; Dumphy Rock, Mass. $3.50; steam
tender for the second lighthouse district,
SCI, ,0O0 Beaver Tail, X. l., $1,000.
Harris interrupted the reading of the bill
and moved that the Senate proceed to the
of executive business.
The motion was rejected by party vote
yeas "a, nays 26.
Harris declared he would give the Senate
opportunity to vote on this motion every day
to the end of the session.
The reading of the bill was resumed. Sen
ate amendment to pay Mrs. Waite 8S,745,
the balance of one years salary of the late
Chief Justice Waite came up. After de-
bate it was agreed to yeas 28, nays l6.
Amendments sppropriating $4,000 each
for statues of Gen. Philip II. Sheridan and
Gen John A. Logan, in Washington was
agreed to.
Plumb gave notice of the amendm ent max
ing honorably discharged soldiers and sail
ors, their widows and children eligible for
appointment, transfer and promotion, subject
only to such examinations as may be pre-
scribed by the heads of departments without
examination.
Without completing the bill the Senate
at SOS.
The committee on printing were accorded
the floor for one hour today. A joint reso-
luton was passed for the printing of copies
of the reports, etc, on various subjects.
The House went into committee of the
whole on the Post office appropriation bill.
Pending the motion to strike out the part
regulating the salaries of assistant postmas-
ters, which was lost, Cannon moved to re-
duce the minimum salary of the stenograph-
ers to the postmasters from Sl200 TO $500.
Blount of Georgia opposed the amend
ment and ridiculed the idea of securing stem
ographers for $500.
After a short discussion the committee rose
for the purpose of considering the confer
ence on the bill to repay the direct tax pre-
sented by Cas- veil who stated that Oates of
Alabama refused to sign the report
Oates was not present when Caswell sub
mtted his report, and this fact was called to
Caswell's attention. but he said that in view
of the necessity for early action on the con-
ference report, he must demand the prev
ious question. Then the famous deadlock
Of the last session was recalled. Crisp raising
tht question of consideration; Rogers OF
Breckenridge of Kentucky, Nc
MILAN of Tennessee. in quick succession,
interjected motions to adjourn, to take re-
cess and to adjourn till Thursday. Oates
entered the Chamber and Caswell called at
tention to the fact, but the only response
from the Democratic side was loud de-
mand for the regular order.
The motion to adjourn till Thursday hav
ing been voted down, Morse of Msssachu-
sets entered the ranks of the flibusterers
with motion to adjourn till Friday.
Caswell called Morse's attention to the
understanding entered into at the last session
that no diliatory tactics be resorted to in
order to defeat the passage of bills.
Morse replied that he had not been party
to the understanding.
No quorum voted on Morses motion.
A call of the House was ordered.
Caswell withdrew his motion from the
of the House.
The House then resumed in committee of
the whole the con ,ideration Of the postofiice
bill. The pending amendment
reducing to $500 q year the minimum sal
cries of stenographers to postmasters Was
defeated.
No further progress was made on the bill
and at 5 O'Clock the committee rose.
The House took recess until 40.