Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-03
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United States Senate.
WASHINGTON, May 2d.-Cullum, from the
Committee on Territories, reported adversely
the memorial and joint resolution from the
| Wyoming Legislature, asking additional
compensation. Agreed to.
| Van Wyck offered q resolution, which
was agreed TO, calling on the Secretary of
| the Interior for information as TO what
action, if any had been taken in regard to
| the entries of public lands by the Utes Park
Company, organized under TIE laws of
Great Britain and doing business in Col
orado, and made in the interest of the Earl
| OF Dunraven the Arkansas Valley Land
and Cattle Company, an English corpora
! ton Sykes Il Hughes, an English firm do
| ing business in northern Dakota, and Falk-
ner, Bell Il Co, another English firm doing
business III California, or for the benefit of
said corporations and companies Van
! Wyck said the public domain should be
protected and these foreign syndicates
| promptly told just what their rights are in
| this country
The shipping bin was then taken up. and
| several amendments were offered The de-
bate which followed was participated in by
| Vest, Mcpherson, Frye and Hale
Pending the debate, the Senate went into
executive session, and when the doors were
reopened, adjourned to Monday.
House of Representatives.
| WASHINGTON, May 2d-In the House the
! morning hour was dispensed with, and the
| House went into Committee of the Whole
Cox Of New York in the chair, on the tariff
| bill
Miller Of North Carolina argued in favor
OF the protection system. II had been tried
and not found wanting. II had stood the
| test and had Injured TO the benefit of every
| class OF Industry. Let Congress stand by
and maintain that system, and still wider
| and deeper prosperity would radiate the
| land
Cox OF New York briefly replied to some
| propositions advanced by Kelley in his ar
gument IN favor OF throwing open the mar
ket OF the world to American industry, and
incidentally put il good word for free
ships and free material. He expressed his
| surprise that the gentleman from Illinois
| tFlnerty) should vote against the free-ship
amendment to the shipping bill, and thus
give England and other foreign couAtries
SAC, ,O00, 600 Ill fares and freightage which
| should 60 to our own country.
Brainard and Brown of PENNSYLVANIA
! briefly opposed the bill, and the committee
rose.
The House took recess until o'clock,
the evening session to be for the considera-
ton OF the pension bin
AT the evening session the House passed
| thirteen pension bills also bill granting
$1,000 to the widow of General Francis F.
Blair, as compensation for moneys expend-
ed by her husband in organizing forces at
the beginning OF the war, and increasing
her pension TO $50 month
Adjourned
Miscellaneous Washington Irens.
WAsBINGroS, May 2d-Senator Farley's
friends were much surprised to-day on see
ing in the Chicago Nclcs a dispatch which
was sent from this city several davs ago
stating that he was lying Ill at his home
suffering from the poisonous effects of hair
dye, and that it was feared he would not re-
cover. There IS no truth IN this statement
which appears periodically in some Of the
newspapers. Senator Farley is enjoying
good health.
The Committee on Public Lands has de-
cIded to consider next Tuesday the bill TO
forfeit the land grant of the Northern Pa
ciflc Railroad Of California
The Senate to-day made the following
combinations; Henry w. Conner, Of Mime
sofa, Controller of Currency; J M John
stOn, Postmaster at Tulare, Cal
The Committee on Expenditures Of the
~ pa NtIitIAs O4 JiASlltt VIII CDIlllnuG LIC
star route investigation Monday.
a Georgia Postmaster has sent to Wash
ington 81 circular requesting contribution
OF S24 for campaign purposes. The circular
was shown u Postmaster General Gresham,
who says he viii protect any Postmaster
who refuses the contribution called for by
the circular.
Immediately after the reading of the
Journal tomorrow morning, the Pacific
coast supplemental Chinese bill viii come
up in the House Probably the entire day
vii; he consumed in its discussion, bat its
passage before the END OF the legislative
day Is almost certain.
Hundreds Of petitions from militia or
carnations al over the country have been
received by the House, in favor of the bill
reported favorably from the Militia Com
mttee to increase the annual appropriation
from 300, 600 to S6O0OQ0
The River and Harbor Committee are not
expected 70 report their bill to the House
until Monday. \ dispute has arisen over
the appropriation for the Missouri river.
Garland reported adversely to the Senate
to-day the House hill making it a necessary
qualification for Governors Of Territories to
be residents Of the Territories two wears
prior TO appointment This bill passed the
House April sth
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