Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-02-03

WASHINGTON, February 21.-In the SEN
ate to-day. after an unsuccessful attempt
by Mcmillan to have considered the
resolution respecting the inadequaey of the
water supply in the District of Columbis, the
tariff bill was taken up and the paragraph
embracing potato, corn and rice starch was
considered.
Hall moved to make the duty on potato
and corn star ch two cents per pound. Agreed
to.
The rate on rice and other starches was left
at two and one-shird cents per pound, So in
the BILL
The Senate then passed to the consideration
Of the cotton and cotton goods schedule.
Chilcott interrupted to present the creden-
tials of Taber, elected from Colorado, and he
was sworn in and took his seat.
Consideration was then resumed Of the cot
ton schedule.
A vote showed no quorum. although forty
four Senators were present, and motion to
adjourn prevailed.
No changes were made in the liquor sched-
ule.
In the House the tariff bill was again taken
up, the previous amendment being that Of
fered by Carter of Pennsy lvania, to increase
the duty on tanning bark from ten to twenty
per cent. ad valorem.
After debate, certain amendments were
agreed to-96 to "a. The clause now reads !:
" Extract of hemlock snd other bark now
used for dyeing and tanning, not otherwise
provided for in this Act, twenty per cent. ad
valorem."
A spirited debate ensued upon the question
Of quorum voting on the amendment to the
varnish clau.e, during which Mills of Texas
charged Aidrich of Illinois with uttsring a
falsehood, but subsequently retracted the re-
mark.
The clause relative TO vsrnish was then
agreed upon.
The chemical schedule having been COM
pleted, the COMMITTEES rose, and the Senate
joint resolution was passed authorizing the
Public Printer TO remove certain materials
from the Government printing house.
The House then adjourned.
THE RAILROAD CONSOLIDATION QUESTION.
Agents of the Southern and Central Pa
cific Railroads are working industriously to
get action this session on the House bill to
authorizs the Southern Pacific and other
companies to consolidate, and form a con-
tinuous line. The report accompanying the
House bill says: By the Acts of March 8,
1871, and Msy2. 1872, Congress authorized the
construction Of line from the waters of the
Red river, in Louisiana, to the Pacific Ocean
st San Diego, with an extension to San Fran.
cisco; the main line to be built by the Texas
Pacific, and the San Francisco connection by
the Southern Pacific. the road was required
to be built simultaneously from both ends to
the meeting point. The natural topograph-
ical difficulties were such that the meeting
point, instead of taking place in the Terri
tories near the eastern boundary of CalIfor-
mia, was actually made near the Rio Grande,
at the western boundary of Texas, the Texas
Pacific Company having assigned to the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company so much
of the work as might be conveniently con.
stlucted from that end, with the understand
ing that the respective portions of the road
should be operated so far as the public
and the Government were concerned, as
one continuous road. The same Acts
au horized the consolidation of such
portions of the road as might be built on the
prescribed route along the thirty-secoud
Texas Pacific Company, and such authority
is open to those companies at this time. The
greater part of the liAe having been built
from the west coast eastward. and direct
connections to the Gulf and ihe lower Mis-.
sissippi having been secured by the same
parties for the came general purpose, it be.
comes more appropriate that the consolida-
tion should be under such name, style and
title as those companies may themselves se.
lect.
MATTERS BEFORE THE HOUSE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE.
The House Judiciary Committee has Lis.
tened for several days to Judge Jere Blacks
argument against the proposed anti. polygamy
legislation, and for the present has dropped
the discussion of the land grant question. 1t
is doubtful if that subject will be again taken
up this session, although some fresh cases Of
irregular certi6cation of lands TO railroad COM
panies have been brought to the notice of the
committee. One important question now
pending in this committee is held back await.
ing action by the Senate. This is in regard
to the bill to bring the telegraph companies
under the same rules as those governing the
railroad companies es common carriers. A
sub committee, corsisti1g of Judge Payson
and Representatives TowDshend and Hum.
phTieE, have been examining this question,
sid are ready to report upon il, Messrs. Pay.
son and Townshend fav0ring the purpose oi
the bill. Ii had been reported upon favor.
ably, end Senator Logan, who has it il
charge, viii try to csll it up in the morning
hour next week. 1t is expected that if tbs
bill passes the Senate it can be passed in the
House. The object of the bill is to prevent
discrimination in rates by telegraph con-,
pany against messages which have been sent
part of the distance by a rival company.
line and which must be transmitted the re
msinder, or some part of the distance. over
the first company's wires.
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
The California delegation in Congress viii
make strong effort to have an amendment
made to the naval appropriation bill while il
Is in state that will secure an appropriation
| for the completion of the Monsdnock, now al
| the Mare Island Navy Yard. The bill as il
passed the House appropriates S450,000 fel
putting machinery in one of the monitors, NJ
particular one being designated, although il
is generally understood that the Puritan i
the one to which the money will be applied
Senators Miller and Farley and Representa-
tives Berry and Rosecrans will call upon th,
Secretary of the Navy tomorrow, and asl
him to set the documents before the Financ'
Committee, recommending one OF thes
things: That the appropriation made in th
House bill be applied to work on the Monad
mock that an appropriation Of $3.50 GOO b
made for each of the monitors, or that, out
side of the appropriation in the House bill
a special appropriation of $500 be KEEP
for the Monadnock.
LICENSES RESTORED AND REVOKED.
The Board of Supervising Inspectors o
| Steam Vessels further considered to-day tn
case VI Ouio river PiioI Long, IN cu1Tsr
the steamer Lomss on the 18th Of July last
when she ran into and sank the excursion
steamer Sciota near Steubenville. PHO
| Longs license was revoked by the Distric
| Inspector, on account of his alleged negli
gence and incompetency in bringing abou
the collision. The Board of Inspectors fin,
that Long acted in strict conformation witt
the rules established by the Government
therefore his license should be restored
David G. Keller. late pilot of the steame
Sciots, failed to perform his duty. He ignores
both rules and regulations Nos and 2 70
the government of pilots navigating Western
rivers, and that therefore he was clearly re
sponsible for the disaster, and the Boar
therefore recommends that his license be re
| voked
THR LEGISLATIVE EXECUTIVE AND JUDIoIA
APPROPRIATION BILL.
The Legislative, executive and judicial az
preparation bill Ess reported to the Hous
to-day. II recommends an appropriation @
S2Oj9 800, sn increase of S49, GOO compare
with last year. The increase in the anoun
appropriated is mainly due to tue necessar
| r1r0vIaiou for tho sroro,c-I =