Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-03-13
CONGRESSIONAL.
Especial BY TELEGRAPH TO THE REconD-usrosl
Senate.

Senate.
WASHINGTON, March l2th.-Bills were introduced
by Teller to enable Colorado TO select lands under
the Acts OF July g 1862, and July %, 1866 making
grants for the benefit OF agricultural colleges and
mechanic arts.
'Ihe Dill Tor the relief OF the widow of General
Custer was indefinitely postponed.
| The request OF Gordon that his Interoceanic
Canal resolut on be taken up, was unanimously
| sgreed to.
Hin called the attention of his colleague to the
fact that Groome, who had offered the resolution for
the appointment of the special committee before
| Gordon offered his, not III his seat.
| Williams said the subject not only presented
foreign commercial and legal questions, but might
also present military and naval questions. He
| hoped special committee composed OF the abest
/ men OF all the committees of the Senate would be
appointed 10 consider IL because ii We intend to
| make our declaration good it may be necessary 10
/ look into the condition OF our army and navy. This
is the greatest question that has been before the
Senate during this session Of Congress, for let me
| say that the American people have made uptheir
/ N nds upon this subject. There may be some dig-
5erences II opinion here but the country is Of oae
mind III TINS regard The people OF the United
! States do not intend that any foreign nation
! or dir ditch across this continent that
I shall SstaBd rs barrier against their
aspirations 10 empire commercial supremacy on
this con neut. Jhat is the fat aud feeling OF this
west aud the statesman or politician who puts him
self up against this current OF popular opinion viii
/ be swept away IS with a rushing mighty food.
hop. this committee viii be composed OF the best
! most patriotic and wisest OF the Senate, and
that al questions connected with this subject may
/ be referred to them.
| after debate GorJon and Groome withdrew their
resolutions for a special CO.. lnttee and the resolu-
ton Of Piett, requesting the President comnuni-
10 foreign Governments the desire OF this Gov
ernmcft to the neutrality Of any transit route
across the lsihmus was referred to the Committee
/ Oh Foreign Relations.
! The calendar Was considered.
! the bill for the erection OF building at Denver
was being discussed when the morning hour ex-
! pired.
| Allison demanded the regular order-the fortif-
| cation bill
| The Senate committee reported an amendment in
| creasing the amount TO S225 coo.
A discussion eusued on the amendment.
Beck criticised the bill inadequate, but said it
was not possible to protect our coast all at once
/ 1t was now utterly delenSeess buG the bill would
help put it in condition; but more should be done
in view Of possible complications in connection with
| the Monroe Doctrine and with the projection OF
| American railroads through Mexico He would
personally vote for the expenditure OF $4,000 GOO
! or SI00, 600 coo for our defense.
/ Walla e thought it stran for the Government to
change its policyaud 90 nanufactuI ng largeg MS
| just rs iron had risen SO lar ely.
MCPHERSON said in regard to the memorials Of
certain contractors rOuClads for the passage OF
! appropriations to complete them, he had learned
that 81, OG0. 900 s. 600 had been expended on
four or five vessels on propositions reading thus
propose to build a certain vessel (undescribed)
in accordance with plans and spec cations land the
plans and specifications are incomplete), for 4 GER
| tain sum OF money" The Navy Department ac-
cepted these propositions made by favored contract
ors, and spent millions OF dollars on these vessels
without knowing whether the vessels would float or
not when completed, and In fact eminent Boards of
Survey have reported that even reducing the weight
nTf .f 1efV,
at the dock when complete according to the plan of
the contractor The vessels referred TO are the Ter
ror at Cramps yard, the Monadnock at San Fran
| cisco, the Amphitrite at Wilmington the Miantono-
| nah and Puritan, the last named being at Roach's
yard Board composed of Lenthall and sherwood.
eminent men in the navy reported these fac S, the
Puritan being the special referred to. 1t is fair
to presume that the rest, being built in the SAM
general way, equally unfit. He thought, in the
face OF these facts, the other side could not be
| charged with undue economy
| Window charged that the Democrats had been
practcing policy Of cutting down appropriations
| to make show OF economy, but afterwards brought
in deficiency bills that brought the expenses up
| the former figure
The amendments were agreed to-ayes a, noes u.
| The bill then passed.
| Kellogg sent to the Clerks desk and had read an
| extract from the Charleston Nes0S alleging that
Jessie RAYMOND was brought to Washington by Kel-
logg, for the purpose of influencing action bis
contested election case. Kellogg said the article
| thOrs cOwards and offered resolution for the
appointment of committee to investigate the
charges.
Thurman asked if the Senate had come to such a
degradation as to notice every newspaper article
seandazing Senator. When the resolution came
up he should move to table it. and let it sleep for
| ever.
On motion # Wallace the Star route deficiency
| bin was taken up.
The Senate adjourned until Monday.
House.
WASHINGTON, March 18th. Mcmahon, from the
| Appropriation Committee, referred back the de
fciency bill, recommending S600OO for Marshals'
and deputies fees making the total amount of the
| bill 81 265, $50. No understanding reached rela-
tive to the length Of the debate Conger stating in
answer to Mcmahon, that four hours would suffice if
no political riders placed on the bill.
| Mcmahon knew OF none.
| The Speaker presented the Presidents message
| transmitting messages recently received from the
| United States Consul at Shanghai on slavery in
| China. Referred.
The House then went into Committee of the
| Whole on the deficiency bill
| Mcmahon said the bill made no appropriation for
special Deputy Marshals, and he doubted that such
appropriation would ever be made by the Demo-
| Gratis. He asked why the expenses of the printing
office were greater this year than any year since
1875.
Conger-The extra session.
Mcmahon said it due partly to that, and
partly 10 the increased cost of paper but chiefly to
the large number of employees.
Hiscock SAID, respecting McMahon's insnuation,
that whatever stealing might be done had been I'M
der the House Committee on Printing, not under
the Public Printer, whom he defended as honest and
economical. He was surprised at McMahon's dec
larations that the Democrats did not propose to
obey the decision of the Supreme Court, and appro-
pirate for special Deputy Marshas. He alluded to
similar issue raised by the last Congress of starving
the Government to repeal the election laws. On that
issue Fowler had beaten Ewing, and Garfield had
been elevated in Ohio. He believed the Democrats
would inevitably appropriate the pay Of special dep
uties.
Finley also attacked the printing office as extrav-
agant, and said Franklin Reeves offered to take the
printing office and do all the printing for 80 per
cent. OF the present cost, pay 800, 900 rent and
make 1925, 900 by the transaction.
bill was introduced by Scales to accept and rat
ify the agreement submitted by the Utes for
sale of their Colorado lands, appropriating $3.50 Oo0
bill was introduced by Covert for the suppression
of pleuropneumonla in neat cattle
. Adjourned.