Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-06-11
IN THE HOUSE.
Resolution to Adjourn, This Afternoon,
Passed in Lower Branch.
Numerous Bills Become laws-last Days Z
Session lntere sting.

met at 10 A. NJ, IN 1uftheI coiti'"'
| of the legislative day of SATURDAY.
A resolution offered by Moody. Rep.
| of Massachusetts, authorizing the eiec-
| t;on of committee Number l, to take
| further evidence in the contested elec-
tion case of Hopkins VS.. Kendall,of the
! 10Th Kentucky district, as to the eiec-
| ton in ClarkS county, was adopted.
The Senate concurrent resolution
was agreed to directnfAssthe secretly
| If the interior to resume the work OF
| issuing patents to the Union Pacihc
| Railroad Company for lands sold by II
to bonafide purchasers. according 10
| districts supplied by the company.
This work was suspended q year ago,
| About $500, 900 acres of land ana S2o.ooV
purchasers are affected. A Senate Dill
| was passed authorizing the estbiish-
ment of a life saving station on the
| coast of New Hampshire.
| Crout Rep, of Vermont, called up
| the conference report on the Distrlct
| of Columbia appropriation bill. made
| Yesterday. The House voted to fur
! Their insist on its disagreement to the
| Senate amendment still in dispute
| Dingley asked Grout what differences
| still existed. Grout said only matter
of serious moment Mas the appropria-
! tions for charities of the district.
Dingley expressed the hope with that
and public amedments in the sundry
civil bill being the only substantial
matters of difference between the two
| houses, an early agreement might be
| reached and the session terminated.
| CAppiause). Grout assured Dingley
| .t,. .Io.. ,,.os, n 1anj yrnSnarf pf q
speedy agreement. aae
The following were passed: House
| joint resolution extending the scope of
a good road investigation being con-
Quoted by the agricultural department.:
House bill %forbidding the landing upon
the shores of the United States of a
foreign submarine cable without the
consent of Congress-; House bill open
ing national cemeteries to the burial
of army nurses. honorably discharged;
=, House bill amending the shipping laws
to further provide for the comfort and
well being OF sailors: House bill in
creasing from $4,000 to $40, 900 the limit
of claims by postmasters for loss by
fire, burglary and other unavoidable
causes which the post office department
may settle without referring to Con-
grees. 41o1te-
AT 1.55 the House took a recess Until
3. During the recess rumors more or
less sensational in nature were waited
in and out of the hall creating some
commotion among he members. The
most important was that the Presi-
dents written message to Congress
upon the Cuban question. All rumors
proved unfounded. When the House
reasscmbled. Cannon Rep. of Illinois,
presented the conference report on the
urgent deficiency bill, showing the
Sente had receded from its amendment
giving a months salary to congress
sional employees on the roll Dec. =, 1895
n since discharged.
The report was adopted. Walker. Rep.
OF Massachusetts. chairman of the COM
mlttee on banking and currency, stated
that while that committee had made but
four reports at this session. it diligently
pursued its investigation of the greatest
subject that had come before Congress.
| Early in next December. the committees
would report a bill dealing with the
whole subject of the governments fnan-
ciat policy and the banking and currency
interests of the country. Ample oppor-
tunity would be given to debate it. Can
non reported a total disagreement of the
conferces on the public building amend
ments to the sundry civil appropriation
I'M oio wv ~ IIouSt 1uftutG luSlSI
on its disagreement. Wilson. Rep. of
Idaho, moved the House recede from its
disagreement and concur with the Senate.
After discussion. Wilson'S motion was
adopted: Yeas, 100; nays, SO. This passed
the bill. The announcement was greeted
with applause.
Speaker Reed announced the following
m to sit during the recess to in
vestiGate the charges against the Leavcu-
worth Soldiers Home: Grout. Rep. Of
Vermont: c. w. Stone. Rep, of Pennsyl-
vania; Warner. Rep. of Illinois: Savers.
Dem., of Texas: and Layton. Dem. of
Ohio.
The following bills were passed: Ap-
propriating 500. 900 for the benefit of the
Omaha Exposition; forbidding the trans
portation of liquor under false brands
or names.
the District of Columbia appropriation
bill was presented and agreed TO. AS to
the charities provisions it was agreed
that after June 80. 1897, no money should
be paid to any religious society or insti-
tuition. or to one under secterian or re-
ligious control.
Upon consideration of the conference
report on the District appropriation bill.
| general discussion was precipitated by
Cannon. Rep. of illinois chairman of the
committee on appropriations. who briefly
reviewed the legislation of the session.
Dem, of Missouri. charged the RepubIi-
cans with unparalleled extravaganza.
DinGley. Rep. of Maine. closed the de-
bate which extended quite UNEXPECTEDLY
Tor nearly two hours. with an earnest de-
tense of the Republican policy of pro-
lection as evidenced by history of the
country under it's operation: he prophe-
sled the return of prosperity under a re-