Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-17
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Last Hours of the FOrfy.sfXth Congress
UneOmplefcd Measures.


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LAST Uaurs of the Forfv.stxth Cousress-
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WASHINGTON limo 18th The sacond
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sSs'i VI 'O " y si1N' tS'' s"9o ~
DAY very tameiy, the only thlnS especially
notlceaDle during the closing hours being the
manner in which faction of the House.
aided by Speaker Randall continued to sue
caad in nraventinn the transaction Of anv
b,'s;rass s IT, faai;nCr 80 ;ra;,.' e'
uusihes' |Hase'S!' hho ieeiths VI iauiS Ia
tion caused by TINS exercise OF the tactics OF
obstruction, which has Tor several days made
it practically impossible to pass scores of
1neritorious bills that otherwise would have
beco,ne laws il w;desnread and ,,ndouhte6lv
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"eH ! iouiieea. anlons ene nioIe Iiian o,VoV
measures introduced since lhe commencement
OF the present congress, which at the ad
iournment to-day went over in yarioIs stages
Of 1ncomplete action to take their chances
81 ,ba navt eecs;or Gro +ba f,IIou-ipot b;IIs
"' 'i-N neA' $50 'Ao as Oi4i0
introduced oy senator Booth-Io restore for
ielted railroad grants 70 the pubne DOMAIN to re-
duce the price oil puoc iahds within railroad Inn
its-reported iav'ra6iy from the Senate committee
to prevent Instructions TO presumption and home
stead settlements TO delne the Acts granting
lands to the Southern Pacific Railroad Company OF
California to authorlze the investment Of the pro
ceeds of the California Agricultural College lands in
United States bonds, etc, netting less than per
cent. lnterest-passed by the Senate, but together
with Pages duplicate, although reported favorably,
were not reached IN the House; the bill conc rnng
Registers and Receivers ices; the bill to pay San
Francisco for street Improvements in front of Gov
ernment buildings; the bill to provide public
building at Sacramento; the bill to confirm the
Stratton survey; the bill to restore the Fort Reddng
militar reservation to the public domain the bill
for the adjudication Of title to the Ranchero La
Virsines the bill for the relief of Frank
Soue and his bondsmen passed the Senate but left
pen ling i'll the House, together with Davis dupli-
cate bill to authorize the appointment OF stem
ographers for United States Courts and the bill for
the relief OF J. N. Dorsey and w. F. Sheppard.
By Senator Farley-TO create new customs col
lection district, with Wilmington port of entry
passed the Senate, but left pending in the House
to create southern judicial district in California
still before the Judiciary Committee to establish a
dead-letter Office III San Francisco reported from
the committee favorabY, TO authorizs the Secre
tary Of the Interior to accept deed of relinquish
ment for excess selections for the California State
University the bill for the adjudication Of the title
to the Rancho De Napa; to impose customs duty
on crude boraX, ETC.; to repeal the tax on bank de-
posts to admit steam piow machines free of duty
for the relief OF settlers on the Western Pacific Rail-
road grant; to provide reservation for the Mission
Indians OF California; TO authorize the State OF
California to select lieu lands Tor school sections
turned as mineral to authorize allowances for the
rent OF land Offices and bill for the relief Of James
Brodie.
By Representative Page-To restrict Chinese i'm
migratlon-reported favorably from the Education
and Labor Committee, but remains on the House
calendar for the appointment OF Commission on
the debris question-consolidated with Berrys bill
and reported faVorabiy; to confirm the Stratton
survey OF the pueblo OF San Francisco-reported
from the committee faVorsbly, but remains on the
House calendar 10 provide publc building FOR
Sacramen'o-rep9rted iaVoraDly ami on the House
calendar; TO aoohsh the duty on printing type;
DlllS une TSueI Oh JONI L. street.
Henry T. smith, X. N. brlggs, A Grlfhth, e. N.
FELTON, and General John a Sutter
BY Representative horace Davis.Io provide
new postoihce puidihg Tor san franclsco-reported
tavoraoiy and on the House calendar 10 grant to
San Francisco the use OF the Preside reservation as
a park to impose an internal revenue tax on the
manufacture OF smoking opium favorably eonsid-
cred in the committee, but not reported to impose
increased duties on rice China nut oil, arrow root
and starch, and also to impose duties on farina,
& ioos e' Ir fnr Aasa steu % 20
nse bv tie city OF San Francisco Of noriian of tbe
military reservation for quarantine purposes-re-
ported fayorably from the committee, and on the
Honse calendar for the relief OF former occupants
1i tle oiit Pan yose il,ll.'S
aInndar t oXtsnd tba ,ii 20 fr on .ne iIouse
stamped documents and hills for the reIief Of VIII
iams & Thornton, J. H. Riley and the Plcifc Sub.
marine Wall Company.
By Representative Pacheco- For the issuance
Moi M patents 70 !ne neiIs Oh Juan Reed for
ohI, a,d o the Hn,se lNor
Postofice building nj Los Angeles. to aon.te
Camp Independence to Inyo and Mono counties for
school purposes to create new customs collection
district 70 esaoiisn ios signal at San huiS Obs
20 i1l .ie leliet " TT
oh PiIer Indian Reservation 10 thn Mil MIL,
domain to repeal the d9ty on prain sacks
10 Pie.Jn' t,IsrI UIs.Iuc.on ~, NJ pIe1elpVlon ana
tory OF the Act granting the lieu lands Of
California for school purposes for the relief of set
tiers on restored railroad ands to amend the stat
utes a; nf , ao surveys the o amend
niner lands the hin to eanai;1e sodiers bn,,i @
ties the bill for the relief Of A. D. Jackson ct al
Ii. c. Wilson, Alexander Mckay, Thomas Guinesn,
VIM. H. Rexford, J. r. Fryerson, Anna Churley and
Augusta Leschlnsky, ana tne phi proposing an APP
s W ry tg h wders OF Ca
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The main feature OF this last bill was COM
bined by the Mining Oommlttee with Pages
blll Tor tne appointment OF Commission, and
the combination substituted measure Is now
ON the House calendar, with the committees
Recommendation tor passage. Although this
bill has failed to make further progress this
session, two long steps have been taken to-
ward the accompaniment OF practical results
in the same direction by the insertion in the
river and harbor Act OF fariey's amendment
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port by government engineers, as to the best
methods and the cost OF preventing further
injury to the navigaoie waters from mining
debris, and by the adoption OF Horace Davis
resolution requesting, the Engineer Depart
ment to examine and report specially what
causes are operating to dihinish the tidal area
OF San francisco bay, etc.
Ex-senator Cwin on the Prcs,de,cv
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cinnasa Gohoens.on as as unit TO support the
dosns NOS. =. sn;.ahIa ~ W. %1oi sne Convention
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ors 20 - oil tbrnnab pt i.rt NC im.eiu 70 a!.
sa Wo,I i a., ~ @ Dus our preference IS
.oi ieiI, ,H" We arc eupPorteu IN thaI prei-