Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-06-22

congregation over which Messaros has
charge. The minister declares that the
| whole thing is trap to insnare him.
United States Senate.
! WASHINGTON. June 21st.-The Chair laid
! before the Senate to-day the credentials of
the re- election of Nelson W. AIdrich as
United states Senator from Rhode Island
Received and flied.
George, from the Committee on Judi
ciary, reported farorably the bill TO remove
| the political disabilities of j. W. floarnoy
ifof Mississippi. Thc bill passed, the vote
being unanimous.
/ Frye, from tAe ConEsittee on RSleS re-
! ported favorably Edmuuds' resolution pro-
| 9idi8g for such Oh amers:ment to the rules
| as to admit OF de5ata on motion to recon-
/ slider The resolution wss agreed to and
t:ie rules accordingly were amended
| The army appropriation bill was reported
| from the House, Will a message of nom
| concurrence in the Senate amendments;
| ard asking for a conference.
| Gnmosion of Logas the Senate insists ID
on It's s-amendments, an,lthe Chair appoin.i
ed Messrs- Logan, PluIa5 and German as .
conference committee.
| Tksconsnlar and diplomatic appropria
| ton bill was received from the House of
| Representatives, with a message of non
concurrence.
| On motion of Allison, tl9e'Senate insisted
on its amendment. and ordered a confer
ence.
The bill! to repeal the Presumption and
Timber Culture Acts was then taken up,
and its consideration proceeded with
Blair submitted an amendncrtp providing
that as to desert lands not more than $40
acres should be held in single ownership.
After an executive session thsr8enate ad-
journed.
House Of Representatives.
WAsHINGqoN, June Piston motion of
Townshend Of Illinois, the Senate amend
ments to the pension appropriation bill
were non-conearred in, and ToNnshend
Wilson and Long were appointed eenferees.
The Househaving resumed consideration
of the naval appropriation bill, rejected
ayes SO, noes i:s1-the motion made on
Saturday by Goff of West Virginia to re-
| commit the bill, with instructions, to the
Committee on Naval Affairs to report it
back with an amendment making provision
for the completion of the double-turreted
| monitors. The-lill then passed.
The House went into ommittee of the
Whole Reagan of Texas in the chair ON
the sundry civil BILL
After debate and pending action, the
Committee rose and the House adjourned.
The rSsif Situation.
WASHINGTON, June 21st-Mr Morrison,
speaking of the caucus held tonight by
friends of his tariff bili said "Of course
there was not much to be done. We are
powerless as long as a majority of the
House is against Us. We talked over the
situation, and appointed a committee to
prepare an address to the people of the
country. We can talk, if we can't do any
thing else.
There is considerable talk about a tariff
bill that Randall is carrying around in his
pocket. 1t is reported in some quarters
that he will introduce this, and make
motion for immediate consideration. If
so, all the Morrison men will further its
taking up, as it will be subject TO amend
ment, and they will help in this way to
accomplish something. There is great
speculation in view of the renewal of Nor
| rison's motion tomorrow to take up his
bill. After balancing all the probabilities,
it is most likely that the vote will be the
same as on last Thursday, and that will
be the end of the matter for this Congress.
Caucus of.Tariff Men.
WASHINGTON, June 21st.-The Repre-
senfatives who voted for the Morrison tariff
bill will hold caucus at the Capitol to-
night. and map ogt plan of action for
| tomorrow. Some think that Thursdays
| vote was a fair test and that no tariff legis-
| lation can be accomplished this session,
and are inclined to favor an indefinite
postponement of the question. There is;
also, strong opposition to assisting Randall
with his compromise measure, which, it is
| alleged, he will Introduce after Morrison's
| bill has been rejected a second time.
| The Governments and the Railroads.
WASHINGTON, June 21st.-Some time ago
| the Secretary of the Interior made state
ment to the Secretary of the Treasury in
regard to the indebtedness of the Central
and Union Pacific Railroad Companies to
| the United States. under the provisions of
the Thurman Act, on account of moneys
which had been diverted from the earnings
of those companies to the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company in the form of sub
sidy paid to that company. The Secretary
of the Interior expressed the opinion that
the railroad companies were indebted to
the United States in an amount equal to
200 per cent. of the earnings thus diverted.
The amount thus due front the Central Pa
citic Railroad Company is stated at $685.
1S7, and from the Union Pacific Railroad
Company.at 1854, ,224. The Second Comp
troller of the Treasury, to whom the mat
ter was referred, has made a report to act
ing Secretary Fairchild, that the Central
Pacific Company, so far as examined, show
that there is due it, for the years 1884 and
1885, for services over unsubsidzed por-
tons of the road, under a recent decision
of the Supreme Court, several hundred
thousand dollars. He calls attention to the
Act OF March, 3, 1875, which he says seems
to require the Secretary of the Treasury
when called upon to pay claims due sub
sidized railroad companies to withhold an
amount equal to the amount of the indebt-
edness of the companies 10 the United
States, and also the probable cost of estab-
Hah Iat doh tarltn lsx,.
and in case the company does not assent to
settle, to cause suit 20 be brought and to
Withhold payment until the suit is decided.
The Comptroller recommends this course
to be pursued.
The President and the Veto Power.
WASHINGTON, June 21st.-The freedom
with which President Cleveland exercises
the veto power reminds old-timerS in
Washington of the days of Andrew John
son. To-day fifteen veto messages were
sent from the White House to the Capitol.
Two of the bills vetoed were for the erec-
ton of public buildings-one at GAINESVILLE,
Ohio, and the other at Sioux City, Iowa.
All the rest were private pension bills. In
a message to the Senate relating to one of
those bills, the President says that more
than 800 private pension bills have been
passed by this Congress, being three times
as MANY as by any previous Congress. One
hundred and thirty are now awaiting his
action, and he says many of these must be-
come operative because he cannot have time
TO examine them. In matters of veto, Mr..
Cleveland has broken the record. During
his incumbency he has sent more such
messages to Congress than any of his pre-
decessors in the same time.
Democratic Insincerity.
WASHINGTON. June 2lst.-Last week the
Democrats in the House soundly abused
the Republicans, because, when they were
in power, they did moi build ships of war
to keep the United States navy up to par.
Their insincerity was shown to-day. when,
on strict party line, they voted down, by
80 to l31 the motion of Mr. Golf, of West
Virginia, to recommit the naval appropria-
ton bill, with instructions to insert clause
providing for tine building of the monitor
recommended some time ago by the Naval
Committee. The Republicans voted solidly
ave, and the Democrats no. Il told you
So said Mr.. Ried, of Maine, winking and
smiling. The bill was then passed.
The Appropriation Bills.
WAsuTSGToN, June 2lst.-The House sO-
day, BY vote of 80 ayes to 13l noes, re-
fused to recomnit the naval appropriation
bill. with instructions to report increased
appropriations for steel cruisers and fer the
&c r,pnifarS This action. Ieovae