Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-14
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DISCUSSION IN THE
SENATE YESTERDAY.
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Stock-Gilder Does Not Start
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In the Senate.

IN tHe senate.
| WASHINGTON. July 1sth.-The Senate to-
| day resumed consideration of the river
and harbor appropriation Sill, the pend
ing amendment being to strike out the pro
| vision to prevent the dumping of detritus
| from hydraulic mines into the Sacramento
or Feather rivers, California. Mr.. Stanford
| advocated the proposed legislation, as alb
soluteiy necessary to prevent the filling up
| ot the Sacramento river ana the Bay of San
| Francisco. His amendment was to amend
| the provision by inserting The words by
water used through pipes and used through
nozzles under pressure so that it would
direct legal proceedings to prevent wash
ing, stirring, dumping, or discharging de-
| tritus from hydraulic mining by water
| used through pipes and used through noz-
z!es under pressure. The amendment was
| objected to.
In the course of the debate Mr. Hale
called attention to the second section of the
bill, which applies the same principle to all
harbors, rivers and navigable waters and
their tributaries. for the improvement of
whish Congress has made or may make ap-
propfiations.
Mr.. Hoar argued in defense Of the right
of Congress TO prohibit injury to rivers.
He advocated the principle of internal i'm
proyements, and declared that the United
States did not, in proportion to its magni-
tude, spend one-tenth as much on these
| works as England or France did, and there
was not q statesman. whose memory was
worth surviving the fall of the clods upon
the coflin-lid, who had not been in favor of
this policy.
On motion of Hearst, the text was fur
ther amended by adding the words, and
against mountain banks" The question
was upon striking out the provision direct
ing legal proceedings to prevent the dump
ing Of detritus. The provision was stricken
out-yeas 81, nays 49,
An important amendment in the bill was
TO strike out the provision for the improve
ment of the Mississippi river and insert
those reported by the Committee on Com
'nerce. The whole amount of the appro-
priations for various sections of the river is
81, 900 900.
On motion of Hoar, the words 8" to the
substantial, injury OF navigation were in
serted in the section. The amendment of
the committee restricting the application
of the section to hydraulic mining, was
agreed to. Mr.. Hale's motion TO strike cut
the second section was postponed till after
all the committee amendments were dis
posed Of Most of the remaining amend
ments proposed by the committee were
mere corrections of phTaseology. They
were all agreed to. Mr.. Hale renewed his
motion to strike out Section ?. and it was
agreed tO-yeas y, nays II.
On motion of Mr.. Conger provision was
inserted authorizing the Secretary of War
to establish harbor lines in places where
they hay5 not been established, and also to
establish lines within, which deposits
of material may be made without injury to
navigation. The bill, being completed as
in Committee of the Whole, was reported
to the Senate without action ON the amend
ments The Senate at midnight adjourned
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, July 13th.-0n motion OF
Ryan of Kansas, the Senate bill was passed
authorizing the Secretary of War TO credit
the State of Kansas with a certain sum of
money on her ordnance account with the
General Government.
The House then resumed consideration
of the Senate amendment to the legislative
appropriation bill. The Senate amend
ment relative to the publication of the
records of the rebellion was concurred in,
with the amendment reported from the
Committee on Appropriations for the pub
lication of papers relating to the defense in
the case of Fitz John Porter
Breckenridge of Kentucky called up the
bill repeating Section 3151 of the Revised
Statutes providing for the appointment of
inspectors of tobacco, cigars and snuff.
Kelly of Pennsylvania called up the bill
amending the statutes in relation to the
immediate transportation ofdutiable goods
Passed.
Morrison called up, and The House
passed the bin repeating so much of See
ton 1914 OF the Revised Statutes as allows
collectors of internal revenue commissions
on taxes collected on distilled spirits.
On motion of Morrison, the bill was
| passed reducing 70 $3.50, with an additional
| $50 for each person employed in making
cigars, the amount of the bond to be given
| by manufacturers of cigars.
| The House then went into Committee of
! the Whole on the joint resolution directing
the payment of the surplus in the treasury
| on the public debt. The text of the reso-
luton has already appeared in these col
umns Eos
Warner of Ohio offered an amendment
providing that, whenever the circulating
| notes of the national banks are redeemed
| or cancelled. the Secretary of the Treasury
shall cause 10 be issued in the place of such
| notes United States notes, as near as may be
| in denominations as those cancelled.
| Mckinley of Ohio offered as an amend
ment the following proyiso: That the
sum OF 800 600 is herein excepted and
reserved, which amount was purchased by
| the sale of bonds to the extent of So. $780,
, 0O0, and the balance by reservation from
| the revenue, under authority of the Act of
January II, 1875, entitled, q An Act to pro-
vide for tie resumption of specie pay
ments, shall be maintained as provided in
said Act and set apart for the purpose of
| redeemins the legal tender notes of the
United States when presented for payment;
and said fund shall not be used for any
| other purpose.
Weaver of Iowa offered an amendment
reducing the greenback reserve to S5o,000,-
| 600
Pending further discussion. the commit
tee rose and the House adjourned.
Garland Sick of His Electric Venture.
WASHINGTON, July l3th.-In a few days,
certainly before he leaves on his simmer
| trip, Attorney General Garland will hand
back to Professor Rogers his Pan Electric
stock certificate The stock issued TO Gar
land bore the nominal value of 81 800, 900.
AT one time it had some little value but
to-day it is worth just the paper it is
printed on, and no more. II has never
been of any value TO Garland, and has
brought him nothing but trouble.
Help for McGettigan.
WAsHINGToN, July 13th.--In the appro-
priaiions for the Mare Island Navy-yard
the senate Appropriations Commlttee rec
ommends ali increase in the House figures,
raising them from s191 900 to S213, 900.
Washington Notes.
WASHINGTON. July 13th.-It is now very
doubtful whether the Committee on Public
Buildings will have another day in the
House. If the committee does not get a
day or an evening, as it will probably not,
the bill appropriating $3.50 900 for a site for
a new Postoffice building in San Francisco
will not be reached this session.
In the Senate to-day the Chair submitted
the resolutions of the convention of Re
publican editors of Ohio, urging an iu-
vestigation of the charges as to the election
OF Senator PAYNE and of two other Demo-
Gratis in the same connection. The resolu-
tons were referred 10 the Committee on
Privileges and Elections.
The President sent the following NOM
inations to the Senate to-day: David Tur-
pie, of indianapolis. to be United States
Attorney for the District of Indiana. vice
John E. lamb, resigned; George c. Mum
son, to be Assayer of the United States at
Denver
facing at Monmouth Park Yesterday.
MONMOUTH PARK. July 13th.-Twelve of
the seyenty-seyen horses entered for the
Midsummer Handicap came to the post,
and the race resulted not alone in first
class betting event, but a grand race at the
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