Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-09
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pleuro-pneumonia bill.
The Senate insisted upon its amendments and
| the Chair appointed Committee of Confer
| ence Miller of New York. Plumb and Williams
| The shipping bill was taken up and after dis
cussion, McPherson's amendment, cutting off
compensation for the return trip of ships that
may take out United States mails, was rejected
| ayes II. noes 81.
| Vest then moved his amendment. relating to
| the shipping commissioners, but modified 1t 50
| as to make those officers accountable to the Sec
rotary of the Treasury for their receipts and eX-
penses, though leaving their appointment in the
| Circuit Court.
After debate. Vest amendment was agreed TO-
Mcpherson moved TO strike out the section
| providing for foreign mail pay, and ON that
called for the ayes and noes:
| The motion was lost-ayeS & noes A.
The ayes were COckrell, Harris Kenna, La
| mar Mcpherson, Van Wyck and Vest.
This completed the consideration of the bin
| in Committee of the Whole.
on motion OF Frye, the House bill was then
taken from the table, and, with but slight
! debate, was amended to correspond with the
| bill Just agreed to.
Dawes then moved an amendment to admit
free of duty materials made abroad which
should be used for building in this country of
ships exclusively for the foreign trade
| This amendment was laid on the table.
Morgan offered an amendment admitting
| foreign-bu ships to American registry under IL
duty of thirty per cent. ad valorem. Lost-ayes
| 10. noes 81.
The House BILL as amended, was then passed
| without division or debate
Adjourned.
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, May Sth.-The Senate joint reso-
| luton was passed in regard 10 the ceremonies
to be authorized ut the completion of The Wash
/ ington monument.
Randall expressed the anxiety OF the Appr0-
| priation Committee for the disposal of the ap-
| preparation bills, and PaySon demanded the
consideration OF the Oregon Central forfeiture
bill.
Pnysons demand was not aeceded to, and
| Holmes moved 10 so into Committee OF the
Whole on the appropriation bills. This was
lost-6S to 9S.
Holman in the interest of the public business.
| called for the ayes and noes, but Randall de
clarcd the roll-call would not be in the interest
of public business, and the ayes and noes were
! not ordered.
The House declined to consider the library or
public buildings bills, and then went into Com
mittee OF the Whole lDOrSheimer III the chair
on the state ofthe Union
The bill apprOpriating money in aid of the
| New Orleans Cotton Exposition was discussed
at considerable length.
ON motion of HiScock, the amendment was
adopted. providing that the sum appropriated
! shall only be paid on the TreaSurcrOi ehe nitcd
States being satisfied that 100000 has been CON
tribUted by the Worlds Industrial and Cotton
| Exposition.
The committee rose and the bill passed-yeas
49,. nays 81.
The Speaker laid before the House COM
muniCdtiOn from the Secretary of the Interior.
submitting supplemental estimate of S272,26
for an additional clerical force in the Office %
Commissioner OF Pensions. Referred.
Adjourned.
The shipping Bill, as Passed.
WA>HINGroN, May Sth.-The shipping bill, as
passed by the Senate. provides that all officers
of United states vessels shall be American citi-
ZenS Tonnage dues are abolished as'to Ameri-
I can vessels. and rs to VeSSclS-Of other nations
which do not impose tonnage dues under the
| name Of light money - or otherwise on Amer
lean vessels. But this provision is not to impair
any treaty obligation. The Marine Hospital tax
Is abolished and the expense of maintaining
such hospitals deyolyeS on the United States.
Where vessel is built in the United
States for foreign account. wholly or partly
of foreign materials on which import
duties have been paid the amount OF
duty less per cent Is allowed a. Il drawback
when the vessel is exported. The head money
tax is declared not applicable to vessels coming
/ between any port OF the nited States and amy
foreign port, or between ports on the Atlantic
and ports on the Pacific. touching Ut foreign
ports Il sum not exceeding II per mile on the
trip or each mile of nautical miles Travelled,
may be paid by the PostmaStcrLenerl
after legal advertisement and contract with
the lowest responsible bidder The aggregate
expenditures for such service are not to exceed
the gross revenues for the foreign mail business
| for the year preceding the contract, less the
| amount paid for TRANSFORMATION on a foreign YES
: sci and the amounts paid foreign adIninstTa-
tion>. The ships with which such contracts are
made shall be of American registry, and the
contracts shall be for terms of not less than four
nor more than six years. The bill also reduces
from 50 to $40 year the fee to be paid By steam
vessels of 100 tons or under for inspection fees
in addition to the amount allowed by LAYS for
/ issuing enrollments and licenses.
No More Tariff Legislation.
WASHINGTON, May Sth-Morrison and Black
burn, representing the revenue reformers in the
House, say that no more tariff legislation Will
be reported from the Ways and Means Commit
/ tee this session.
The Republican National Committee.
CHICAGO May Sth.-The Republican National
Committee has been IN secret session the last
TWO days, 10 arrange for campaign work in the
/ interest OF the Republican party during the
next Presidential canvass. 1t was decided to
maintain headquarters in Chicago. New York
/ and Washington. The speakers sent out by the
League Will be urged 10 attack the free trade
theory as The SureSt means of alternating the
I irish voters from the Democratic party. on the
ground that free trade is an English measure
/ Twenty-three States were represented at the
/ session. J. Curran keegan, of Colorado. was
| elected General Secretary.
American Bible Society.
NEW YORK May sth-The sixty-eighth an
nual meeting of the American Bible Society
: took place to-day. The annual reports showed
/ that during the past year 1,3T5,05l copies had
/ been distributed in this country. and 431. l64
abroad. The report contains an appeal for
/ more generous contributions to the fund. or the
/ works ofthe Society will be greatly curtailed.
The Methodist Conference
! PHILADELPHIA. May Sth.-The Conference of
/ the Methodist Church reaSSembled this morn
/ ing. report was made by the Committee Of
/ the Epscopacy, recommending Thursday. May
| 10Th. for the election of Bishops. Rev. DR.. King
. OF New York. offered II resolution. which was re-
/ terred by which the Committee on the State of
! the Church was instructed TO consider the mat
ter Of protest against the assaults of Romani-In
on civil and religious liberty in different States
/ The Committee on Missions decided TO recon-
mend the appointment of an Episcopal resi-
dencc in India. motion locating Bishops in
/ Europe was also adopted. At meeting of the
Committee on the FTeedman's Aid Society, II
/ general discussion of the race ensued. and the
color line in the south took place over the pro-
posed change in the name of the society 10
I Frcedmans Aid and southern Educational
Society. After a long debate the committee
/ adjourned without action.
The Trans-continental Association.
! ST LOUIS May sth.- In the Trans-continental
Association meeting today the special commit
/ tee appointed ON Tuesday TO formulate plan
! tor reorganization submitted report recon-
mending gross or money pool to succeed the
I present divcrting plan, and the pro
/ position was freely discussed II is understood
! that two roads in the association oppose the
I pool. chiefly the Northern Pacific. which Is not
able 10 determine how much of the California
I business it can handle The roads likely to
! pool, however think this trouble can be obvi-
ated by leaving the Northern Pacific out for the
present and paying il Il specific sum for main
tanning the rates established by the pool. The
lppthd ana santa II l. Salu, VIII agree TO be
come responsible for the action of the St Louis
and san Francisco regarding the maintenance Of
the rates. and it is believed that both the Texas
! Pacific and Union Pacific will withdraw
/ their previous action in seyering connection
with the association and Join the pool, if one is
| formed.
Designs for the Garfield Monument.
/ CLEVELAND. May Sth.-Forty-three designs for
! the Garfield monument. of which eleven are
( models and thirty drawings, were received
I by the Association on May LIST, the day fixed by
! the invitation to artists in October last. These
/ designs are from France. Italy, Germany. Eng
| land and the United States. Each design has II
motto or mark to identify the artist or his work
| and is accompanied by sealed envelope bear
| ing similar motto or mark, and containing the
| artists name. The designs will therefore be
| examined and passed upon without knowing
| the names of the artists who made them.
A Sixteen-Year-Old Jesse James.
DALLAS (Tex.l, May Sth. -Lucicn Poles, aged
| l6. living near Hutchins stole his father horse
and rode to Lancaster, and after diSposing of it,
| returned, mounted another animal, and armed
| with shotgun took the road Il flll-hedgcd
| highwayman. Riding to Schneiders store. lie
brought his gun to bear on the proprietor. de
| manding money or his life, which was answered
! by five shots from the Storekeepers revolver
whereupon the young hopeful put spurs TO his
horse and escaped. posse have gone in pur
! suit.
A Sensational story Denied.
/ NEW YORK, May Sth-A Times special from
! New Orleans SAYS: Chief Justice Bcrnudez en-
phatically denies the truth of the report of the