Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-04-09
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WASHINGTON, April Slh-The Senate
unanimously passed the House bill for the
1 erection OF building for the Congressional
Library, without amendment
The Senate resumed consideration of the
bill granting to the Kansas and Arkansas
Railroad Company the right of way for
railroad through Indian Territory. The bill
passed-39 to s.
The Washington Territory bill was
placed before the Senate, and voorhees,
Espoke in advocacy of his amendment,
which consists of an enabling act for the
admission of Montana Territory
Plat and Harrison opposed the amend
ment.
Teller and Mcmillan favored the bill now
before the Committee on Territories.
Voorhees, amendment was voted down
by party vote-yeas 10, nays 23-the
Democrats voting in the affirmative, the
Republicans in the negative.
Eustis moved to amend by combining
the right OF suffrage in the proposed new
State to qualified male electors only.
A long discussion ensued, but without
reaching vote the Senate adjourned.
House of Representatives
WASHINGTON, April Sth.-James of New
York called up the silver bill
Anderson OF Kansas inquired whether
the opportunity would be given for offer
ing an amendment.
The Speaker stated that according to the
order Of the House the previous question
was to be considered as ordered at $50
o'clock
Anderson then asked that at o'clock
the opportunity be given to members to
offer amendments.
Randall objected to any change being
made in the order of the House.
Dihh1a ~ Snutb Garo1t,,o 10, IN
sition to the bill. He favored the suspen-
sion of silver coinage for definite period
of one or two years.
Herbert of Alabama promised his speech
with the declaration that in the President
and in the success of his Administration
lay the hope of Democratic ascendancy.
He had no sympathy with those Democrats
who seemed to think the hope of the De-
mocracy lay in the destruction of tie pres
ent Administration. He favored the re-
Mobilization of silver, but did not think the
Government by itself was equal to the task
of rehabilitating it.
At the close of the debate vote was
taken and the bill was defeated-ayes 126,
noes 16l
Adjourned
Secretary Bayard and the Discourtesy
Shown the Chinese Minister.
WASHINGTON, A pril 8th.-Secretary Bayard
appeared to De quite incensed at the reported
indignity to the new Chinese Minister. At
the Cabinet meeting to-day he spoke quite
warmly upon the subject. In conversation
with gentleman who called at his Office
to day, he said that if the matter could not
be satisfactorily explained he should advise
the President to recall the nominations of
Collector Hagar and Surveyor Tinnin, or
which one of them was responsible for the
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lister. Neither of these nominations have
been confirmed, and it is not probable that
they will be reported favorably upon until
after this matter shall be thoroughly and
satisfactorily explained When an expla-
nation is received from the customs officers,
whether by telegraph or mail, Acting Sec
rotary Fairchild and Secretary Bayard will
take such action as the facts shall warrant
Evasion of Opium Taxes.
WASHINGTON, April Sth.-An ingenious
scheme to avoid the payment of import
duties on opium has been brought to the
attention of the Treasury Department by
the Collector of Customs at San Francisco.
The duty on crude opium is 81 per pound,
while $40 per pound is exacted for prepared
opium. In order to avoid the $40 tax. the
opium dealers in San Francisco-for how
long cannot be observation-disclosures been i'm
POI uiiS INC cluue uIuS, preparing IL on
this side of the water and selling it at the
price of opium actually prepared in China.
To delude the purchaser, they put it up in
labeled packages similar to those coming
from Chinese houses. In order to meet
the case, it will be recommended that an
internal tax be levied upon opium pre-
pared in this country, equal to the tariff
upon the imported article.
Capital Notes.
WASHINGTON, April Sth.-The President
has withdrawn the nomination of Timothy
A. Byrnes, to be Indian Agent at Yakima,
Washington Territory.
One of the questions considered by the
Cabinet to-day was the alleged discourteous
treatment of the new Chinese Minister by
the Collector of Customs at San Francisco.
The House Committee on Mines and
Mining to-day agreed to report favorably
the bill to refer the McGarrahan claim to
the Court of Claims.
Senator Hearst is expected here to-mor-
row. Last night Mrs. Hearst invited a
number of her friends to hear Dr. Milburn,
the blind Chaplain of the House, lecture
upon Dante.