Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-14
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and enable them easily to provide TOT
themselves in Illness and in old age. All
other argument In favor of such sys-
tenn Butler said. was that II the system
was established there would never pc an
other issue OF bonds by the government IN
time of peace 1t would give men OF
small means an opportunity to increase
their capital. would place a. greater
amount Of money in circulation ana
afford benefits to all the poor people o.
incalculable value.
A bill providing for the erection OF an
addition to the public building at Los An
geles to $25O,0OO. was passed
German Nd, of the Democratic steer
ing committee, presented an order mar ai.
ing some changes in the Democratic rep
resentation on the standing committees
of the Senate. The order excused from
duty Jones. Ark. from the chairmansnip
Of the committee on corporations oTsan-
lied in the District of. Columbia 1las ,
DEL from the craftsmanship or the seiee.
committee to investigate the condition OF
the Potomac river front in washington )
German from the craftsmanship OF tnc
committee on additional ACCOMMODATIONS
for the library of Congress ana as
member of the committee on commerce.
Berry from the craftsmanship OF the com
mittee on the five civilized tribes or IN
dams and as member or the coni'ilttte
on patents and private land CLAIMS Dan
iel from the committee on judiciary anu
grounds; Faulkner from the committee
on privileges and elections; Walthali from
the committee on geological survey: NAL
lory from the committee on raiiroads;
and Pettus from the committee on post
offices and post roads.
Anotber order was presented by Cor
man providing that Jones, Ark: pc APP
pointed chairman of the committee on
privilege and claims: Daniel, chairman OF
the committee on private land claims.
toll hair nf
corporations in the District of Columbia:
Turpie. chairman to investigate the CON
dition of the Potomac river front AT
Washington: Berry. of the committee on
woman's suffrage: Gray. chairman of the
committee on additional ACCOMMODATIONS
for the library of Congress; Pasco. ria.
chairman of the committee on hive civil
lZed tribes of Indians. Other senators
were assigned as follows: Daniel Ca. to
finance: Mills to commerce; Pettus. Ala.
to judiciary; German. Nd. to District OF
Columbia: Mallory. Fla. to public health
and national quarantine: Walthall. Miss.
to rules: Money, Miss. to agriculture and
forestry. railroad. post offices and post
roads. public buildings and grounds ana
geographical survey: Turiey, Tenn. 10
private land claims. privileges and cleo
tons. transportation routes to the sea-
board education and labor and patents.
The order was adopted without debate.
The immigration bill, the unfinished
business of the Senate, was called up by
Lodge. Mass. the author of the meas
urc and a vote asked for Immediately.
Objection was made by Allen. Pop. to the
taking of the immediate vote upon the
bill. as he desired time for further con-
sideration of some features of it. He
suggested that Monday, Jan. II, be fixed
as the date for taking final vote on the
measure. Chandler N H.. then asked
unanimous consent that the bill remain
the unfinished business until =. NJ, Jan.
II. when a final vote on the bill and its
amendments is to be taken. This was
agreed to.
Wilson. Wash. presented a resolution
desiring the civil commission to trans
nit to the statement by fiscal years since
1890. showing the total number of per-
sons examined. the total number passed
and the total number appointed in the
several branches of the government SER
vice and the total number of persons on
the eligible lists of the several branches
of the civil service at the beginning of
each of those fiscal years. The resolution
was agreed to.
At 2.4O F. NJ. the Senate adjourned