Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-06-24
TO, THURSDAY MORNING. JUNE "A, 1886
HOME AND ABROAD.
SPECIAL DISPATCHES 10 THE rroorD-usros /
DOMESTIC NEWS.
United States sena,e.

United States Senate.
! WASHINGTON. June 23d.-- HaWley's mo-
ton was taken up to reconsider the vote by
/ which the Senate passed the bill prohibit
ing members of Congress from acting as
attorneys of land-grant railroads.
Beck resumed the floor, and conti1ued
| his remarks against reconsideration.
After debate, the motion to reconsider
/ having been brought to q vote, was agreed
to-ayes 81, noes q.
The only Republican voting iH the mega
| tive was Van Wyck. The Democrats vot-
ing in the affirmative were Messrs. CALI
| Gray. Payne, Pugh and Ransom.
Hawley then moved to refer the bill to
the Judiciary Committee, which was
agreed to.
A number Of veto messages received
from the President were read and laid on
| the table.
The bill to repeal the pre- emption and
| timber culture laws was then placed before
| the Senate, and was debated till adjourn
ment.
! 1t was agreed that al o'clock tomorrow
vote should be taken on the bill
| House of Representatives
| WAsHINeTes, June 23d-Morrison called
I up the report of the Committee on Rules.
amending the rules of the House upon
which debate occurred yesterday
| Reed of Maine raised the question of con-
! sideration, and Hiscock of New York, ex-
] pressing his desire to go on with the sundry
| civil bill, Randall remarked that he would
fake care of that measure
On standing vote the House refused
80 to 91-to consider the report, and the
result was received with applause by the
| Republicans; but on an aye or no vote the
House determined-ayes 1873, noes 115-to
| consider the report, Reed changing his vote
| at the last moment to enable him to move
to reconsider. Having made the motion,
| he yielded to Hiscock to move TO adjourn
end this motion he supplemented with an
| other that when the House adjourn to-day
| it be TO meet ON Friday next.
| Mr. Barrows of Michigan ironically sug-
gesting Friday was too early day, moved
to substitute Saturday.
Thus, having laid the foundation for a
day of filibustering, the Republicans re-
Trained from voting, and left the House
without quorum.
| Morrison moved call of The House
Reed suggested that the House might
consider the sundry civil bill.
will take care of the sundry civil bill, ;"
remarked Mr.. Morrison
You, too?" exclaimed Reed in affected
surprise 8 / am afraid the sundry civil
bill is being taken too much care Of
A call of the House was ordered and the
doors of the chamber were closed.
Then roll l-call followed roll-call with
monotonous regularity. while members
lounged in their seats reading and writing,
or retired TO the cloak-rooms. Both sides
were determined in their course and but
little attention was paid to the proceedings,
which were unattended by any occurrence
TO break their uninteresting character.
A W aH ho
Sergeant-at-Arms to arrest and bring them
to the bar of the House.
The House remained as one member
characterized it, in state of " innocuous
desuetuae until u quarter past 4, when
further proceedings under the call were
dispensed with, and the question required
on Burrows motion to adjourn until Satur-
day.
This was voted down-ayes 2, nays AS.
No quorum was announced, and another
| roll-call consumed the time to o'clock,
when the House adjourned.
Confirmed by the Senate.
WASHINGTON. June 23d.-The Senate to-
day confirmed f. H. Bryan, of California,
| as Consul at Lyons.
More Vetoes from the President.
WASHINGTON, Jnne 23d-The President
| to-day sent to Congress seven vetoes, all
the vetoed measures being private pension
bills which originated in the Senate.
Very Dangerous Contrivances.
WASHINGTON, June 23d.-Among the bills
vetoed by the President to-day was one
granting pension to Alfred Dennis whose
record showed no disability, but twenty
years after he was discharged he filed a
claim, alleging that he was injured by be-
ing thrown forward upon the horn of his
saddle. The President says: "The num-
Der of instances in which those of our
soldiers who rode horses during the war
were injured by being thrown forward
upon their saddles indicates that these
saddles were very dangerous contrivances.'
Patents to California Inventors.
WASHINGTON. June 23d.--The following
patents were awarded to-day to California
inventors: Richard f. Bridgewell, of San
Francisco, for a cable railway; Lorenzo o.
Changer, of San Francisco, an advertising
puzzle; Edward Halsey, of San Jose, an
adding machine and tax and percentage
calculator William II. Keeh, of Stockton,
boiler-tube cleaner; Joseph w. Lauer, of
Mountain View, lniment; Milton Newell
and j O. Litten, OF Fresno City, a two
wheeled vehicle; Emery ]. Nichols, OF San
Francisco a quar'z-breaker and pulverizer;
Charles E. Quigley, Of Oakland, a device
for tapping cans; John f. Stoll, Sacra-
| mento, hopper.
Senator Stanford in Demand.
WASHINGTON, June Esd. To-day Senator
Stanford sent letters to societies at Mon
terev. San Bernardino. San Diego and
several ether places in California, stating
that it will be impossible for him to address
Fourth of July celebrations at those points
on account of the pressure of his official
duties.
UiDston's successor.
WAsHIYGroN. June 23d.-It was stated at
the White House this afternoon that the
President onld appoint Spencer Pratt as
Minister 10 Persia, vice f. S. Winston, re-
signed. Mr. Pratt is native of Mobile,
Ala, aud is one of the best known ply
sicians OF that section.
Pierce hyan's Nomination..
WAsn1NGToN, June 23d.-Representative
Henley called upon the President TO day,
to INQUIRE about the nomination of Pierce
Ryan for sRegister of the Land Office at
Humboldt The President knew nothing
of Ryan. but nominated him on the recon-
mendation of Colonel Lamont.
Irish Agitation.
NEW York, June 23d-An editorial in
the Comn.ercial Bulletin says Inasmuch as
the British Tory journals in London init
mated th:t the Irish agitation for home
rule in the United States is not in harmony
with nor supported by American public
opinion, the suggestion is put forward that
a most conclusive answer to this assertion
would be n'ass meeting in New York to
sympathize with the Irish cause, composed
exclusively of ma ive-born Americans. The