Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-15
CONGRESSIONAL.
Probable Death of the Yellowstone Parl
Railroad Bill.

WASHINGTON, December 14th. - In the
Senate to-day, among the memorials pre-
sented was one by Spooner from the Ger
man Aid Society of Wisconsin, expressing
the idea that there was no further neces-
sity, of stimulating immigration to this
country, and that no satisfactory reason
can be assigned for allowing foreigners to
vote and hold office after one years resi-
dence and before they are naturalized, and
suggesting the enactment of laws making
naturalization and suffrage conform to a
uniform standard. Referred.
Morrill,. from the Committee on Finance,
reported back favorably the bill for the
retirement and recoinage of trade dollars,
and a bill to prevent frauds on American
manufacturers. Referred to the calendar.
On motion of Hoar, the House amend
ment to the electoral count bill was non
concurred in and conference asked.
The Senate Committee on Finance this
morning ordered favorable report on the
bill for the redemption and coinage of trade
dollars, with amendments providing that
the amount to be redeemed shall not ex-
ceed $500, 900 monthly, and that it shall be
counted as part of the monthly purchase ol
bullion for the Mint
After a lengthy debate on the tenure Of
office law, the passage of which was op-
posed by Edmunds and advocated by Hoar
the Senate, pending further discussion, went
into executive session and soon adjourned
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, December 14th.-Morrison
gave notice that on next Saturday he will
move that the House go into Committee oi
the Whole to consider revenue bills.
The Speaker laid before the House let
ter from the Secretary of the Treasury
submitting the book of estimates for the
fiscal year 1885, also letter from the Sec
retary of War transmitting the report OF
the list of iron and steel (?). Referred.
Belmont of New York, from the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs, reported back
the resolution calling on Secretary Manning
for information as to what Interpretation
is given by the Treasury Department to the
tariff law of 1888, which in one section de-
clared that fish, fresh for immediate con-
sumption, shall be free of tax on arrival at
our sea and lake ports, and in another Sec
ton declares that foreign-caught fish, I'M
ported fresh, shall be taxed at the rate Of
80 cents per 100 pounds; also requesting
him to transmit copies of all the official
correspondence ON the subject, together
with statement of the duties collected
each year since 1865 on the several descrip-
tions of the fish caught on the lakes or on
Canadian tributaries thereof, or in the
North Atlantic Adopted.
In the morning hour, Payson of Illinois
on behalf of the Committee on Public
Lands, called up the bill granting to the
Cinnabar and Clarks Fork Railroad Com.
pany the right of way through the north
ern portion of Yellowstone Park in Mon.
tana. An animated and lengthy debate on
the bill followed. At the conclusion OF
which, as the bill was being considered in
the Committee of the Whole, Cox moved
to strike out the enacting clause. This was
agreed toll to 65-but before action was
taken by the House the morning hour ex-
pired. The House then went into Com
mittee of the Whole on the sundry civil
appropriation bill.
Long took occasion to criticise the
President for failing TO make permanent
appointment of Superintendent of the
Coast Survey, The President was forgetting
that public office is a public trust" and
was neglecting his duty and was making
the coast surveys a matter of public ridi-
cule in failing to make this appointment
An amendment was adopted appropri-
ating $4,000 forrepairs to the Smithsonian
Institution, and pending further action the
committee rose and the House adjourned