Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-06-29
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United states Senate.

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United States Senate.
WasHISGToN June Mcmillan, from
the Committee of Commerce, reported suck
!, the river ard haTbor bill with amendments.
and said he would move on Wednesday 10
take it up and pass it.
! Teller introduced a bill authorizing tbe
President to appoint and retire Alfred
Pleasantorl as Major General. Referred
Edmunds called up the bill granting a
! pension of 2l00 per month 10 Emily ].
Stannard, widow OF General Stannard, of
! Vermont
| The bill was passed.
! The Chair laid before the Senate tie con-
| ference report on the Postofiice appropria-
! ton bill, stating that the committee was
unable to agree, the question being on the
/ subsidy provision.
! Plumb moved that the Senate insist on
Its amendment (the subsidy appropriation),
and ask further conference.
! After debate the amendment was agreed
! to by ayes SO, noes II,
| The Democrats voting with the RepubIi-
| cans in the affirmative were Messrs. Brown,
Call and Eustis
After an executive session the Senate adj
| journed.
House of Representatives.
| OF the States. bill was introduced by Ran
dali to reduce and equalize the duties on
| imports, to reduce the internal revenue
taxes, and to modify the laws in relation
| 10 the collection of the revenue.
King of Louisiana introduced the fo.-
lowing:
WHEREAS, The French Government gave its
assurance to the Government OF the United
States that the project of De Lesseps was pri-
! rr,+n s.a1, oh
ment was in nowise responsible and whereas,
the extraordinary expenditure OF the Panama
Canal Company have caused ii to appeal for aid
| to the Government of France to assist it by au-
thoriZing loan of 600 000000 francs for the pur-
/ pose of continuing the work of construction:
and whereas, it is reported that the French
Government has recently recommended the
Chamber of Deputies to grant the necessary
authorization; and whereas. such authorization
will identify the French Government with
the enterprise; therefore, be it
/ R1SOtred, That the United States will view with
great solicitude and dsfavor this contemplated
action of the French Government or any other
measure calculated to identify it with the
| Panama canal, as such action is opposed TO the
| policy of the American people as expressed by
| the Chief Executive of the United States at the
| inception of this canal and which policy is
now most emphaticaliy repeated and reiterated
| by the United States; and
| ResOlrel That the Secretary OF State be re-
! quested to send to Congress without delay all
! the correspondence bearing on u subject of
| such vast importance and fraughs with such
! danger to our national interest.
The House then went into Committee of
the Whole OF. the sundry civil appropria-
| ton bill
| Several amendments were adopted, and
| pending final action the House adjourned.
Mammoth G C4Iifornfa Petition.
WASHINGTON, June 2Sth.-Congressm
| Morrow of California presented the largest
nat fhn / daN-r hot hos he.Arn
| seen in Congress for years. Ii is an anti
Chinese petition from citizens of the Pa
! cfic slope, about rs big as carpet roll, and
contains 10000 names. Morrow supple
! mented it with vigorous and powerful
! speech in favor of more stringent exclusion
/ of the Celestials from cur shores.
Pos,ofice Established.
! WASHINGTON, June 28th.-At the request
! of Mr. FELTON,, First Assistant Postmaster
! General Stevenson has established post
! Office at Sanford Santa Clara county, and
| appointed VIM. Began Postmaster.
Civil Service Rules.
| WASHINGTON, June 2Sth.-Mr Lyman,
of the Civil Service Commission, has gone
away for brief season, but it is under
| stood that the two other Commissioners
have taken important action on the subject,
which is giving officeholders and office
seekers so much trouble Just now. The
Commission determined that hereafter the
list of persons who have passed examina-
ton before the local boards shall be accessi-
BILE to no one whatever, except members OF
the examining boards, and shall be kept
in the sole possession of the Secretaries oi
the boards. The Commission will also re-
quest the President to amend the civil serv-
ice rules SO that persons wishing to enter
the Government service shall make appli-
cation for examination to the Commission
and not to the head of the Office in which
the applicants wish to be employed. This
| action of the two Commissioners, If it can
be made to work, will contribute much TO,
wards accomplishing Just what the Repub-
licans are after, and if there is no leakage
of secl cts it will effectually prevent any dis
elimination in favor of Democrats.
The Vienna Vacancy.
WASHINGTON, June 2Sth-The prospects
of the applicants, OF whom there are not a
| few, for the Austrian mission, do not seem
to be particularly bright at this time The
State Department has not given the matter
any consideration whatever since it arrived
at the conclusion that it was not advisable
for the pre- ent to send Minister to Aus
tria The Charge d'A flares is conducting
the little diplomatic business which this
country has with Austria TO the satistac-
ton of the Secretary of State, and he sees
no hecessty 70 1--WE AustliS S aiio'iiel oppu
I,inity 10 snup tue olil'eu pla.es NS' s S.aoi
Porter, the AssIstant ogcretar! I oi osa;e'
sion, said Why the subject has not even
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Miseeilaneo"s washington i'eiiis'
| WASHINGTON, June 2Sth:-lt IS proposed
TO construct bridge, with approaches,
from Observatory Point, IN this city, across
'iT f throo on ordar of brs;
moss of the House held a meeting this
morni,,g in the Speakers raorn. The results
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