Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-09
United states Senate.

ayes Il. noes 81.
Vest then moved his amendment. relating to
the Shipping Commissioners but modified il so
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.
Mcpherson moved 10 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 bill
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-
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-built ships to American registry under
duty OF thirty per cent ad yalorem 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 Appro-
priation Committee for the disposal of the APP
! preparation bills, and PaysOn demanded the
! consideration of the oregon Central forfeiture
bill.
Payson 5 demand was not acceded to, and
/ Holmes moved to go into Committee OF the
! Whole on the appropriation bills. This was
| lOSt-6S TO IS.
| Holman in the interest of the public business,
/ called for the ayes and noes but Randall de
clared the roll-call would not be i'll 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
| mittce OF the Whole (DorSheimer in the chair
| on the state ofthe Union.
I 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 IreaSuTerOl che tnited
States being satisfied that H50O'oG0 has been con
! tributed by the Worlds Industrial and Cotton
! Exposition.
The committee rose and the bill passed-yeas
! 49, nays 81.
muniCaIion from the Secretary of the Interior,
submitting supplemental estimate of S372.26l
| for an additional clerical force in the Office Of
Commissioner of Pensions Referred.
Adjourned
The shipping Bill as Passed.
WA>HlNGroN May Sth-The shipping bill as
passed by the Senate. provides that all officers
of United states vessels shall be American citl-
zens Tonnage dues are abolished as'to Ameri-
! can vessels. and a to NeSSel>-Ot 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 deVOlyeS 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 Il per cent is allowed a drawback
/ when the vessel is exported. The head money
/ tax is declared not applicable to vessels coming
! from Canada or Mexico. For transporting mails
| between any port OF the United States and any
| foreign port, or between ports on the Atlantic
and ports on the Pacific touching ut foreign
( ports. Il sum not exceeding Il per mile on the
! trip, or each mile of nautical miles Travelled.
( may be paid by the Po>tmaster-tieneral
/ after legal advertisement and contract with
! the lowest responsible bidder. The aggregate
/ expenditures for such service are not 10 exceed
/ the gross revenues for the foreign mail business
/ for the year preceding the contract less the
amount paid for transportation on IL foreign YES
/ sci and the amounts paid foreign adminiStra-
/ tions 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 10 SO year he fee to be paid by steam
vessels of 100 tons or under for inspection fees.
/ III addition to the amount allowed by laW for
! issuing cnrOllmentS and licenses,
No More Tariff Legislation.
I 4
/ burn, representing the revenue reformers in the
/ House say that no more tariff legislation viii
/ 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 to arrange for campaign work in the
interest OF the Republican party during the
next Presidential canvass. Ii was decided TO
maintain headquarters in Chicago. New York
and q "A by IN.
League VIII be urged to attack the free trade
theory as The Surest means of alternating the
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 1870, 051 copies had
been distributed in this country, and 451.16i
abroad. The report contains an appeal for
more generous contributions to the fund or the
works Of the Society will be greatly curtailed
The Methodist Conference
PHILADELPHIA. May Sth.-The Conference of
the Methodist Church reasSemblcd this morn
ing. report was made by the Committee of
the Episcopacy, recommending Thursday. May
10TH for the election of Bishops. Rev. DR.. King,
OF New York, offered a resolution which was re
ferred. by which the Committee on the State of
/ the Church was instructed to consider the mat
ter of Il protest against the assaults of Romanism
on civil and religious liberty in different States
The Committee on Missions decided 10 recon-
mend the appointment OF an Episcopal resi-
dencc in India. \ motion locating Bishops in
Europe was also adopted. Vt a meeting of the
Committee on the Frecdmans Aid Society. Il
general discussion of the race cnsued. and the
color line in the south took place over the pro-
posed change in the name of the society to
Frcedlnan's Aid and southern Educational
Society. After long debate the committee
adjourned without action.
The Trans continental Association.
ST. Louis May sth.-In the Trans-continental
Association meeting to-day the special commit
tee appointed on Tuesday TO formulate plan
Tor reorganization submitted a report recon-
mending gross or money pool to succeed the
present divcrting plan, and the pro
position was freely discussed. II is understood
that two roads in the association oppose the
pool. chiefly the Northern Pacific. which Is not
able To determine how much of the California
business II tan handle The roads likely to
pool, however think this trouble can be obvi-
/ dted by leaving the Northern Pacific ont for the
present and paying II specific sum for main
tanning the rates established by the pool The
Topeka and Santa Fe. ii is said. will agree to be
come responsible for the action of the II. Louis
and san Francisco regarding the maintenance of
the rates. and il is believed that both the Texas
Pacific and Union Pacific will withdraw
their previous action in Severiug connection
with the association and Join the pool, if one i
formed.
Designs for the Garfield Monument.
CLEVELAND. May sth.-Forty-three designs for
the Garfield monument. of which eleven are
models and thirty-two drawings, were received
by the Association on May 1st 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-OldJ Jesse James.
DALLAS TEX, May Sth.-Lucicn Poles aged
&c. living near HutchinS stole his fathers horse
and rode to Lancaster, and after diSposing of it,
returned, mounted another animal. and armed
with "A shotgun took the road full-fedgcd
highwayman. Riding 10 Schneider store. he
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 10 his
horse and escaped. posse have gone in pur
suit.
Sensational story Denied.
NEW YORK May sth-A Times special from
New Orleans says: Chief Justice Bermtldez en-
phatically denies the truth of the report of the
killing in fit of jealousy. of his Colonel by
Lieutenant FarjaS of the French army. and the
husband of his (Bermudezl daughter. He shows
that his daughter Is living happily with her
husband Mt Nincenncs. where his regiment is
stationed The report has been the club gossip