Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-21
. CONGRESSIONAL Ala


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WAanNa7oH b. q, Dec 2D--fest called
up his fesclntiou objcctne 70 the sending of
The proposed expedilIou to Nicaragua. Il
was moved shAf TIE matter be considered in
secret legislative session. The motion was
snconded by Cameron wisl and Tie doors
ordered closed
Dnlph introduced in the senate to-day a
| hin amending the act q Jane 80. 1873, relat-
ling 10 The sale Of timber lands IN California.
oregon and nevada and the Territory Of
Washington. The Amendmcnt permits lands
70 be sold without reference 20 their ftnsss
/ Tor cultivation. The original act required
before such lands could be sold shat thar
/ should be certified 70 be ''dndt foE ctllflYa-
nen" Another bill Introduced by D0lph.
/ provides for the amending ofSec 25f7. revived
! STATUTES, relating 10 the sale Of vacant coal
prigin Al sctiiun must BE- tiled iof the prine
| 81 tt'eaty onllar per acre for lnnds 9f that
cl.ar4ctci which may be Withiu hLfeeu
miles of completed railroad, and so per
acre Tor those within that dista nee. Dolphs
lennudlueut proposes % reduce the price to
one.hai In ears ctse Both bills were re-
ierred 70 the ccmmisaiouefo Of Public Land !.
! During the secret session the Dc i for q
| few mitintrs were couAidered open for the
/ plrpose Of receivinx request aom the
House for the further cofaiercnca OIL the
Naval bill. which reqiielp yes granted
/ wiiau the strict legislative seasiot closed
The Senate then weuttntO executive session
| when tbs doors were opened,
I Hoar moved 70 take up Tor confederation
| the llouse resolution providing for an I'd.
ionfnment from toaay ~ January 5tt,
Senator Hoaf asked Allison. chair
man OF the Appropriations Committee, ask
the condition 0i things Ia case the 5enaie
| should agree to resolution on the question.
Allison. said thal 4 he 5snste passed iaiH
resolution. and the two hpnse should I'd.
| iourne5 70 the date mentioned there woqld
On the tst 81 January be no money With
| which the Navy could be paid, EverY Senator
could therefore judge for himself whether
| twas the duty Of the Senate to adiparp.
| Al 5 o'ciuck . message was feceiyed rom
the House making provision for the Neeal
service fOf thiriy-Oue days from the thirty
| first Of Oeeenlher next
Butler called foF the immediate consid.
Butler Withdrew hia cali for the esnsIdefa
/ Logan, from he comn.itsseof Military Affairs
reported The Military Academy bin and Il
passed Without deaa!e 4 epprepTiates ssop,'
next fiscal year The House conoursed IN
ithe resolution providing for the adjourn
| nent from to-day to January 5th which was
taken up and not agreed tv--yeas nays y
There VAS no quorum preseut. Whcreupon
the Senate iiourned TIL Mondg.
HkW<ts
The House resumed consideration of tLs
Inter State commerce bil. Henderson, o.
Iowa, moved TO strike out the section pro
lhlbiting railroed companies from chafginl
creator compensation for transportation o.
freight shorter thsn ionger distance. ns
believed the section was deadly to the inter
est Of the part OF the eoiintfy he represented
He represented great agfieultura
interest. Reagan supported the motion no
70 prohibi, a greater rate for shorter lhan /
Longer haal II was. be said to osubnit 70 rail
roads the regulation Of the entire commerce
Iof the country. During the progress Of d.
dsbate on the Interstate Com1aerce hiA
Reagan asked kandeli 70 permit him to re
port a conferences on the disagreement on tbs
/ Temporary Naval Appropriation bill.
Randall explained the points Of differ
ence between ihe Housc and Senate, ae1 /
Tkomsa was opposed 10 the temporar,
bill 4 wasa slip siod attempt on ti1e par
oi tbs House % dodge stern duty.
Il Cannon said The strongest arg ament as tlna
lhe ratification OF certain treaties va
lowed the policy which would rebound t
its credit. Il stool p0wtfiess to enter uprl
that policy. because j. waa crippled AZ f.
as the nney was Concerned
NttfAro AlAEAntt'H ~ ttE tAt1 -
the Senate amendments aud further con
ferenue was ordered
| Randall lnoscd that when she House "a
ltonrned to-day u would be fih next W eslues
day, the 13fh Instant The Constitution, be
laud, prohibited the hdj0urnrisnt for NOR
than Three days Withuut tie concdffeur
OF tnr Senate. lie asked for. the unaial
| nous consent that II should be es~e'
: that on tho 2ith further adlouranlent cal
he had untlfshe oh. thee 20 the sist ana
l them until the dfn Cf fauuarV. aud tilnf OF
shese days no business win be transacted
Fhn woald accomplish the judgment of thl
|. npuse on the question ef holiday recess
There was barely aqu0fusn IN the Hotis
70 day and Il VIII be impossible e gcf Oh
next week. Randalis motion was agreed
/ l to- hut the unanimous coneett Was not glyel
70 he agreement for further adI9urnmetii
The President nominated Ferdinand Y
4 ShurtieH collector u Customs for the ~
ffici u Willsmetle, Oregon and Jacob
! B0Ieman Associate Justice Of the sapfem