Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-01-28
uni1ed States senute.

DDWESkEG.
United States Senate.
WASHINGTON, January 27th.-Ingan ID tro-
duced bill for the free distribution CT pure
vaccine virus. Referred.
The Sherman funding bill was discussed,
and Davis amendment, striking ous the sine
feature of the new bonds and making them
payabls at any time, at the option OF the
Government, was carried by SO TO &c.
Sherman then moved to amend, so as to
make the bonds redeemsble at the pleasure
of the Government at any time after January
l, 1887.
Harris moved to amend the amendment,
so as to lessen the period for the bonds TO
three years. Agreed to-ayes 80, noes 26.
Sherman's amendment, as modified to
provide for three-year-bonds, was then lost
ayes %, noes &c.
The Senate then took up Vests amend
ment, which makes the proposed issue $780,
600 Geo of 8 per cents the sole basis for an
increase of circulation by any national banks
now in existence, or for the circulation Of any
natiooal bank hereafter established.
Pugh submitted an amendment modifying
the provisions of Vests amendment, as fol-
lows First, making more emphatic the
provision that it shall apply only to banks
hereafter organizing or increasing their capi-
forfeits the charter of national bank if it
keeps bonds on deposit after they have
ceased 10 bear interest third, making Sec
tons j. 159 and ), 100 of the revised statutes
(which the Vest amendment re- enacts) apply
only to the new three per cents.
a discussion followed, participated in by
Hill If Georgia, Push. Beck and Hawlsy,
when it was agreed TO defer vote until tue
amendment as proposed to the amendment,
together with the sections repealed and re.
enacted thereby, could be printed.
Upon this agreement the bill was inform.
ally laid aside
Messages from the President were received,
transmitting. in further response to the Sen
ate resolution of December, report from the
Secretary of State embodyipg the purport OF
the recent telegram from the Special Eavoy
of the United States, setting forth the condi-
tons of peace presented by Chile; also. a
further response to the Senate resolution
calling for the correspondence touching upon
modification of TIE Clayton Bulwer Treaty
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions.
Adjourned until Monday.
Hsuse of Representatives.
WASHINGTON January 275h.-Townsend Of
Illinois offered resolution reciting charges
that certain residents of the Territories,
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and Navaioes in Arizona to lawless outbre axis,
and calling on the Secretary of the Interior
for any Information ne may have. Adopted.
The House then considered the private
calendar.
At 4 o'clock the committee rose, and the
House passed several private bills.
Prescott Of New York, from the Com
mittee on Census. reported the apportion-
ment bill, ard Colerick presented minority
report.
The bill was made the special order for
Tuesday.
The Speaker laid before the House mes
sage from the President transmitting, in
further response to the House resolution of
the oath instant, the reports of the Secretary
of State on Chilean affairs; also q communi-
cation from the Secretary of the Navy, il
answer to resolution of the House calling
for Information relative TO certain lands and
harbors known as the Chiriqui grant, Re-
ferred; also communication from the Sec
retary of the Treasury. in answer to House
resolution asking for information as TO the
national banks. Referred
Adjourned until Monday.
The sherman Funding BiII.
WASHINGTON, January 27th.-Senator Tel
this afternoon, INDUCED in some criticism upon
the Republican side of the Senate. He said
the majority of the Republican Senators were
seeking to perpetuate the national debt in the
interest of the national banks that the ma
jority of the Republican Senators were
welded TO the system, and were looking ont
for its interest He also condemned the pres
ent protective tariff, and said it is not such
as the people desire.
Teller said he did not like to fly in the face
of his party; that he was voting here with
ba re I,,L t,o
raised in the Democratic faith, and when that
party failed to represent his sentiments he had
the courage to leave it. and he was not going
to be bound by any party ties now to vote
against his conviction.
Senator Sherman denied he was seeking TO
perpetuate the national debt, and thus con-
tinue the burdens of taxation. He was try
ing to save the people a million dollars a
year, and was not working in the interest of
bondholders.
The RuIwer-Clayton Treaty.
WASHINGTON, January 27th.-Granvile,
in his letter, said that the British Govern
ment relies upon the observance of all the
engagements of the Bulwer-C Clayton Treaty
In response Blaine wrote to Minister
Lowell, November 80, 1881, saying: 81
regret that Hoppen should not have advised
me by telegraph of the purport of his Lord.
ships reply, as it would have enabled me to
present the arguments of my dispatch of the
18th instant in more specific forms, as meet
| ing positive issue rather than as generally
dealing with a subject which, for thirty
| years. has been regarded in but one light by
the public opinion of the United States. :"
Blaine then gives a lengthy summary of the
historical objections to the Bulwer- Clayton
Treaty. and of the very decided differences
OF opinion between the governments to which
its Interpretation has given rise. Blaine con-
cludes with the statement that the terms of
| the treaty are mutually vexatious, and the
object of the Government is to free the treaty
| from its embarrassing features.
The "straw Bid Star Route Cases.
| WASHINGTON, January 27th.-In the straw
| bid star route cases to-day, Bliss stated that
the prosecution was prepared to admit that
it had been the practice of persons bidding for
contracts for carrying the mails to use the
same sureties upon all their bids, and to
justify upon the same specified property on
all their bids. He also admitted that in GER
tain cases the amount paid out by q con-
tractor for the performance of mail service
was more than he had received from
the Government in payment for such SER
| vice. After q short discussion the opposition
| to the admission of the papers was with
drawn, aud Charles III. Dickson was called
to testify. He was asked by the defense
whether he had entered into conspiracy
| with CabeL and Minnix TO defraud the Gov
ernment. Objections were entered by the
prosecution, which were sustained Witness
| tessihed that he owns property ia Indiana
worth about SIS 000 incumbered for 81 500