Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-07-08

ollis on the general calendar passing
large number of them.
Delegates and visitors to the Ma
( tional Educational Association filled
Y the galleries of the Senate at the open
ing of the session, today.
"a bill making appropriations to pay
session employees, of the House of
Representatives and for other pur-
poses. was passed, with the following
amendment:
TO enable the secretary of war in
his discretion to cause to be trans
ported to their homes, the remains of
officers and soldiers who die at mill
tary camps or who are killed in action
or who die in the field at places outside
of the limits of the United States $780,
000."
A bill was called up by Sewell, of the
military affairs committee, and passed.
permitting the secretary of war in mis-
discretion to have erected on the West
Point reservation an editice for reig-
ious worship.
Morgan announced that he proposed
to try to get up his bill for the con-
structon of the Nicaraguan canal by
the United States.
Turpic Ind, sharply opposed the
idea suggested by Morgan.
a bill to increase the number of post
quartcrmastcr scrgcants of the United
States army was passed.
Another measure reported from the
Military committee to reimburse the
governors of states and territories for
expenses incurred by them in aiding
the United states to raise and or
game, supply and equip the present
volunteer army. was passed
A bill to restore Major j. w. Wham,
formerly paymaster in the United
States army, to his full rank and pay
in the army was passed.
a resolution authorizing the commit
tee on finance to make an invention of
internal revenue and customs matters
and to hold sessions during the recess
of Congress was agreed to.
These bills were passed, fixing the
pay and allowances of chaplains of
volunteer regiments, making them the
same as those of a mounted captain
permitting officers in the regular or
volunteer army to hold positions as
commissioners, superintendent or his
torians of national parks.
Two hours were then devoted to the
consideration Of unobjected bills on the
general calendar. Among the blllS
passed We're the following:
To enable naval courts martial and
courts of inquiry to secure the attend
ance and testimony of civilian Witness
cs; Incorporating the American Social
Science Association; to pay Wm. G..
Dodge $4,000 for the use by the United
States of patent cartridge loading
machine; to refer to the court of claims
the claim of the Globe Works of Bos-
ton for work done on the monitor sun
cook
Allison called up the House resolu
ton providing for the adjournment Of
Congress at o'clock, tomorrow and
had it referred to the committee on APP
preparations.
Sewell, n. j., called UP the bill fixing
<he rank of the adjutant general Of the
army as that of a major general. Pet
tus, Ala. objected to cOnsiderlti ton Of
the bill. On motion of SeNall. the Sen
ate. by vote. took up the measure.
Pettus attacked the measure. declar-
ing it was a piece of political favorit-
ism and was a wrong to many other
officers noW in the field.
Bate, Tenn. defended the bin and de-
%ended General C0rbin. the present adj
jutant general paying a high tribute
to General Coroin's executive ability
Sewell said no man had demonstrated
more fully than had General Corbin.
his distinguished ability and his ntire
worthiness for the promotion the pend
ing message would give him.
In reply to the charge of Pettus that
Genefal Corbin was a political favorlte
and had projected thereby. Foraker said
he was unwilling that such state
ment should stand uncontradicted.
Morgan, Ala, thought the general
idea of the bill that the adjutant gen
eraI should be a major general, was
good one, but he believed the President
ought to make the nomination in the
regular way.
The bill passed without amendment.
AT 4.40 the Senate went into eXecu-
tive session and at 6.12 adjourned.