Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-08

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Deficiencies. ............. 29.000.000 5,110,S62
Deficiencies for Pensions. 100000 ......,..
District OF Columbia. 80. 100000 ............
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Proceedings in Congress Inquiry Into
the Whole Labor Questionable Loss Of
the acknowledgement Of the Mis-
sissippI River-The Question OF Ad.
joHrnment.
WASHINGTON, August 7.h.-SENATE-The
following passed House bill pensionine
the widow of Gen Ramsey House bill re-
pealing the section of the revised statutes
which imposes an export tax on tobacco
Senate joint resolution allowing per diem to
employees of Senate on extra months
pay; House joint resolution appropriations
SEQ, 900 to supply the deficiency in The appro-
priation for Z. s. District Attorneys Of The
last fiscal year Houss resolution inssructi1e
! the Secretary ef the Navy to convene Cour,
of Inquiry TO investigate the loss of the steam.
er Jeannette, and the death of Lieutenant
Commander belong; House joint resolution
| for joint select commission upon American
| shipbuilding and ship-owning interests
House bill for railway bridge across the
Mississippi at or near the mouth of the upper
Iowa river.
| Plumb offered q concurrent resolution 70,
adj ournment at 5 p. NJ
Morrill, objected to the present considera.
ton of it, in order to leave il lie over for one
day, under the rules.
| Cameron of Pennsylvania thea moved for
an executive session, but yielded temporarily
| to Morrill,, who appealed to the other side to
allow the tax bill to come up, and either be
voted upon without further debate. or at 3
time fixed.
| Brown offered resolution presenting the
thanks of Congress to John E. Slater. OF
Connecticut, for his donation of 81 600. 900 to
the cause of education in the South, Re-
| ferred.
Blair, Chairman of The Committee on Ed.
ucation and Labor. called up the resolution
directing aR investigation during the recess
| into the labor strikes. This is to be made by
the Committee On Education and Labor and
Is to include as subjects the relation between
capital and labor; of wages and hours of
labor; of the condition of the laboring class
in the United States, snd their relative con-
dition and wages, as compared with similar
classes in the United States, and their rela-
tive condition and wages as compared with
similar classes abroad, together with the
causes and agencies producing strikes. The
committee agreed to recommend to Leeisla-
| lures to remove or modify such causes, and
to provide against their recurrence, and is to
be empowered to ssnd for persons anS
| P1Hcics anu -uAulbiclcE OdtuS, aQu WISH, BY
| sub committees, different parts of the couna
| try. The resolution was adopted, with an
| amendment offered by George, directing On
inquiry into the division between labor ano
capital, in their joint productions, in the
United States.
The Nicaraguan ship canal was made Q
special order for the second Monday in De.
cember.
The Ben Holiday bill was made special
order for the second Tuesday in December.
Shortly after vote was taken on the pend
ing motion of Cameron of Pennsylvania TO,
an executive session, Morrill, meanwhile in.
sisting upon the consideration of the tax bill
The motion pevailed-ayes 81, noes Is.
When the doors reopened the Senate pro
ceedsd to the consideration of the House cen
current resolution for final adjournment
August 9Th.
Cameron of Wisconsin novel to fix tn,
hour OF adjournment at Ii P. NJ. to-day Mon
day..
Salisbury inquired of morrill, if he intended
to call up the tax bill, and received an affirm
alive answer.
Sherman said he would never vote to ad
journ until the tax bill was voted upon.
Beck said the tax bill, as proposed, wa
| only mean attempt to take the bill from til.
Senate, when it was well known the Houst
had not quorum.
The amendment was lost-ayes 10, roes 10
No quorum. Adjourned to Tuesday.
HoUsE.-The Senate amendments tt
the supplemental post route bill were con
| CURED in. The sundry civil bill received the
signature of the Speaker at SATURDAYS SEES
sion. Barrows moved to appropriate $50, COX
to allow the select committee of nine to exam
inc into works for the improvements below
Cairo on the Mississippi. now progressing
and the methods employed in thess improve
ments. The committee was also authorized
10 inquire into the outlet and delta. The
resolution was adopted.
Robson introduced a bill identical with
the tax bill in the Senate, but without pro
viding for the polariscope test.
Cox introduced bill to abolish all license
on commercial travellers.
Robson tried to get his tax bill through
| but only sixty voted on the question, anc
! Ellis and Cox raised the point of no quorum
voting, ard Robson Withdrew the bill, say
ing he had made an honest endeavor to reduce
| taxation.
Under call OF the States, the bill Robesor
introduced was referred to the Committee or
Ways and Means, and the bill for reduction Of
internal revenue, which was the Kelley bill as
it passed the House with amendments pro.
| posed by the Republican Senatorial caucus,
| and the tobacco tax amendment, agreed to in
the Senate. Immediately on conclusion Of
roll call, Robson moved to suspend the rules,
and discharge the Ways and Means Commit.
| tee from the further consideration of his bill,
and put it upon its passage. The objacI
aimed a. by Robson was to secure the pas
| sage OF the bill through the House, SO that il
agreed upon by the Senate there would be nc
difficulty 10 the way of its becoming a law,
with barely hundred members in the House
This was, of course, an impossibility, unless
by unanimous consent. It threw the House
into confusion.
Mills of Texas asked for second to the
motion to suspend the rules, to carry this
proposition.
Most of she Democrats refrained from vot.
ing-yeas 20, nays s.
Cox of New Y ork and Buchanan of Georgia
(Democrats), raised the point of no quorum.
after long wrsngle, in which Robson
endeavored to put the Democrats on record
as opposing the reduction of taxes, and Ran.
dali, Carlisle and other Democrats charged
that the Republican caucus in the Senate was
responsible for the bill.
Mr.. Robson, after securing q vote of GA
to IA on his motion to suspend the rules,
withdrew it, saying, as he did so. that be
had made an honest effort to reduce taxation,
but Democrats had defested it. To which
Randall retorted that mis- proposition was
mere buncombe, and was not sincere, and
that he knew it when he offered it. II all
the members of Congress in the city could
be got to the House, there would not be 8
quorum.
Successful attempts were made By Messrs.
Page and BURROWS to take up bills providing
for Territorial form of government fer
Alaska, and creating the southern portion of
Dakota into State.
Mr.. Burrows reported resolution, which
provided for the appointment. Of committee
to examine into work now in progress from
point on the Mississippi river below Cairo,
and to report to Congress at its next session.
The committee is to take cognizance, Also of
all matters of interest pertaining to
the different Systems, and the question of
extending the same for the facilitation of
the navigation Of the river. The resolution
empowered the committee to sit during re-
cess, ct such places as may be necessary. The
sum OF 600 was appropriated from the
contingent fund of the House for the com.
mittee's expenses. Unexpected as was the
introduction Of the resolution, it was mat.
Ter OF greater surprise to see it taken MP for
consideration, when few objections would
have defeated it. The surprise arose from the
fact that the Mississippi members had made
sacn hard fight, and worked one day LAYING
the plans OF their own Commission. The
Appoinsment OF this Commission locks to n
review OF those .plaus The resolution u,as
passed, however, without q division. After a
few words Of explanation by Burrows and
remarks In support Of it by Messrs, Cox ana
Faye. Later in the day the Speaker ar
nounced the following as the members OF the
Commission: Messrs. Burrows of Michigan.
6usterWorsh of Ohio, Robinson of Massa
cSnusesss, Hazeton Of Wisconsin,, Hisccck of
New York, Townsend of Illinois. Carlisle Of
kentucky. Holman Of Indiana, and Ellis If
louisiana. 1t is as highly respectable com.
mittee as could be made up in the House
and one which. it is generally believed, viii
River Commission.
The President TO Travel-The Ceb,pef.
Day Out.
WASHINGTON, August 7th.--Immed;ateIv
upon the adjournment of Congress the Pres.
ident and his Cabinet viii enter upon a long
planned summer vacation trip. The Presi-
dent proposes to take cruise in the United
States ship Tallapoosa. He win be sccom.
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