Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-14
CONGRESSIONAL.
ESPECIAL BY rnlnonAru TO THE KEcoRD-usloS.l
senate.

Senate.
WASHINGTON, April 13th.-Bayard reported from
the Finance Committee with amendments, the Sen
ate Dill for Commission Tariff Calendar.
Inc commission VIII consist of nine members, ap
pointed from civil life by the President, with the
advice of the Senate, the President TO be the first
one The pay will be $40 per day and actual eX-
penses The Commission shall consider all classes
OF questions involved ssary to establish Judi
ei0us tariff In Justice to a interests, may visit all
parts OF the country, and report to Congress from
time to time, and report finally not later than De-
cember Sth.
Slater ntroduc I'd bill forfeiting the unearned
lands included in the grant made to the Oregon
Central Railroad Company by the Act of May 4,
1870, and for other purposes. Referred to the Com
mttee Judiciary which has charge Of all bills to
forfeit railway grants.
The joint resolution legalizing the health ordi-
naces of the District Of Columbia was taken up and
passed-40to5.
Consideration of the Geneva Award bill was re-
sumed.
Davis of Illinois addressed the Senste. and ex-
pressed surprise that Hoar should deny that the un
derwrtere are entitled to the rights of the Insured
owners OF vessels DESTROYED by the nculpated cr,is
ers. He declared that England failed in her duty
and we might have declared war 4: but according to
the enlightened spirit of the age we submitted our
disagreements to arbitration, and are md by the
letter and spirit of the result We have no right to
divert the award claims which were rejected namely
all except those for direct losses by the incupated
cruisers. Our obligation this int is solely a
moral one because the United States is not liable to
suit.
Bayard supported the bill.
Blaine and Carpenter engaged in an amusing col
loquy, and pending the debate the Senate adjourned
House.
WASHINGTON, April 18TH - The army bill was
taken up, and Ewing addressed the House. He said
he was surprised that the Democrats were criti-
cised for not debating this question: for the Repub
licans at the extra session had voted for this very
amendment, which was a Republican amendment
During twelve years the Republican party had
placed on Republican bills 3S7 political riders. AL
though not much in favor Of riders he did not tremble
lest the Republicans should arraign the Democrats
this fall for doing the same. He proceeded 10 vnd-
cate the character and purpose of the various
riders put on the bills by the Democrats
as eminently patriotic economical and neces-
sary. He asserted that Robeson's State had on its
statute boot provision in exactly the same words
as this amendment, which Robson characterized so
severely. Another President might not be so
"goody goody" as President Hayes and might use
troops at the polls. He might be man OF ambi
ton, might be General Grant THE Republicans
slightly applauded, with cries of g" 1t will y The
gentleman from Iowa (McCord) had stated that
American troops at American polls had no alarm for
him: He would be ashamed of the other side if 1t
could calmly listen TO such words and feel such
sentiment as that. II liberty degenerated, he
would pray for the return of the old wooden pillow
and hewed log cabins OF our liberty flowing sires
After some further incidents and discussion the
question recurred on the bill and amendme gts
The minor amendments were adopted, and that
respecting troops at the polls by strict party vote
of 1l6 to 95.
The bill then passed-11S to 95-a strict party
vote, except Nichols, who voted no.
The conference report on the Census bill was
agreed to.
Wells, from the Appropriation Committee, re-
ported the Indian Appropriation bill, which was
read to the Committee Of the Whole.
Recess.
The evening session for the consideration of
the pension bills