Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-08-03
BONE AND ABROAD.
OLE0MARG4RENE BILL SIGNED BY
TIL PaE,lDENT.
To be Investigated = Trial Races =
Stories About Capital
Notes - Tilden's Condition.
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DOMESTIC NEWS.
United states Senate.


WASHINGTON, August 2d.-Allison. from
the Conference Committee on the sundry
civil appropriation bill, reported that the
committee had been unable to agree.
The Chair presented the resolution
offered by Evarts on Saturday last, request
ing he President to open correspondence
with foreign powers On the subject of
silver
Evarts advocated the resolution, but did
not define his position upon the silver
question. The resolution went over until
tomorrow.
The Senate then took up the House bill
relating to taxation of fractional parts of
gallon of distilled spirits, and amended
it by making the time when it goes into
effect the second Monday succeeding the
month in which this Act is approved, y
and by extending the Act of March Sd,
1877, relating to fruit brandy, to brandy
distilled from apples or peaches, and passed
it, and asked conference.
The Senate then took up the bill reported
from the Finance Committee, to provide
for the inspection of tobacco, cigars and
snuff, and providing for theii importation
to foreign countries without payment of
taxes, under rules and regulations of the
Treasury Department. Ii was passed.
Adjourned.
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, August 2d-Ranlall, from
the conference committee on the sundry
civil appropriation bill, reported 4 dis
agreement
After sharp debate on the Senate Vel
lowstnHe Park amendment, the conference
report WIS agreed to, ana further confer
ence was ordered.
On motion of Randall, a joint resolution
was passed extending until August 9th the
provisions of the resolution providing tenn
porarily for the expenditures of the Gov
ernment
The Speaker proceeded to call the States
for the Introduction Of bills.
Baker offered resolution Of recapituia-
tiOn, self commeudation, modest laudatiOn
and hearty congratulation OF the response
BILE majority of the House.
The reading of this resolution was de-
manded by Payne, and the document
proved to be a " stump paper containing
severe arraignment of the Democratic
majority in the House and the Democratic
President for sins of omission and COM
mission.
Several times Regan interrupted its read
ing, and objected to a stump speech being
injected into the proceedings of the House
under false pretenses.
The Speaker ruled that as the document
was presented under a call of States, and
as il was in the form of a resolution, it
must be received. Headded dryly that the
resolution was not an attack upon the
House, bnt upon the Democratic party, and
that he thought the Democratic party could
stand it,
The resolution, which was indorsed for
reference to the Steering Committee, y
having been read, Randall said that he did
not consider it either respectful or decent.
He therefore moved that it be returned to
the member who offered it.
Baker asked consent to withdraw it, but
objection was made.
Randal's motion to return the resolution
to Baker was agreed to.
Scott offered resolution calling on the
Secretary of the Treasury for information
respecting the coinage of standard silver
dollars.
Atkinson introduced a bill to prevent the
acquisition of real property by corpora
tions.
On motion of Mason, the rules were srIs-
pended. and the House, by a vote of 167
ayes to 81 noes, passed, with verbal
amendment, the Senate bill increasing the
pension of soldiers who have lost an arm
or leg in the service.
Adjourned