Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-19
The Senate.

WAsHIEGToN, January 1Sth.-A bill re-
ducing passports from five TO one dollar was
passed.
Hoar introduced bill to provide for in
quests under national authority.
The morning business being finished, the
bill for refundiDg the direct tax of 1861 was
taken up.
The question being Oh Chandler's motion
TO recommit the bill, the motion was re-
jected. The question was then taken upon
the amendment offered by Edmunds, re-
quiring all claims to be filed within six
years, and itwas agreed to, as was also the
amendment by Berry, providing that no
part of the money collected from individ-
uals shall be retained by the United States
as set-oh against any State Indebtedness.
Vance offered an amendment extending
the provisions of the bill to the cotton tax,
collected under the law of 1862 and subse-
quent laws. He said if the direct tax was
to be refunded, this cotton tax, which was
also direct tax ought to be refunded.
George and Berry advocated this. Brown
and Morgan, while believing the cotton
tax should be refunded, thought the pro-
posed amendment would defeat the pend
ing bill. Sherman vigorously opposed the
amendment Beck thought the pending
bill should not be incumbered with any
thing else VOORHEES, views were the same,
and after further debate the amendment
was rejected-46 to 16.
Further amendments, offered by Chan
dler and Plumb were rejected, and the bill
passed-4S ayes to 10 noes.
THE bill directs the Secretary of the
Treasury to credit to each State and Terri
tory and to the District of Columbia a sum
equal to all the collections made therefrom,
or from citizens or inhabitants thereof, IN
der the Direct-tax Act of August 5, 1861.
1t RENTS all moneys still due to the United
States under such Act, and it appropriates
the money necessary for reimbursement
Sums collected directly from individuals,
to be held in trust by the State for the ben
efit of persons from whom they were col
lected, or their legal representatives.
The Blair educational bill was then
taken up, and Brown addressed the Senate.
The House.
WASHINGTON. January 1Sth.-Plumb of
Illinois asked unanimous consent to offer,
for immediate consideration, q preamble
and resolution. The preamble recites that
the Secretary of the Interior, acting in &C
cordance with the views of the President,
has paid out of the revenues collected from
imports the sum of s., ,S52, OILS in premiums
to the holders of Government bonds as
suming that in no other way, under exist
Ing ldhS, Cdll tut Vi lle Sllk-
ing fund be met. But by the terms of the
Refunding Act all of the bonds called
" four-per-cents are payable at the pleas
ure of the United States for thirty years
from the date of their issue-a provision
which. if, understood and acted upon in
accordance with its manifest wording and
intention, makes it possible not only for
the payment of said bonds as fast as any
surplus available for such purpose may
accumulate in the treasury, but also the
retunding of the same at a rate of interest
that would save to the taxpayers more
than $500, 900 GOO. Said Refunding Act,
however, has, as it appears, without due
authority, been so altered and published in
the statutes at large as to read payable at
pleasure of the United States after thirty
years" instead Of =" for thirty years." as
voted, thus entirely subverting the mani
fest meaning of the provision of the Act
The resolution calls for a committee of five
members to make a careful examination of
all the facts connected with the subject of
the resolution.
Lyman of Iowa, from the Committee on
Elections, submitted the views of the
minority on the Thoebe- Carlisle contested
election case, and they were ordered
printed.
The House then went into Committee
of the Whole ON the agricultural expert
mental stations bill, which appropriates
S5S5,000 to carry into effect the provisions
of the Act of March, 1887.
After brief debate the committee rose
and the bill was passed.
Crisp of Georgia, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Elections, called up the report of
that committee in the case of A. E. Red
stone, claiming to have been elected from
the Fifth California District. The report
asks that the committee be discharged from
further consideration of the matter, and
it was agreed to.
Wilkinson of Ohio called up the bank
ing bill as unfinished business. An effort
was made by the friends and opponents of
the measure to come to some agreement by
which the bill might be open to full dis
cussion. But it was unsuccessful, owing
to the announcement by Weaver of Iowa
that he would not surrender his right to
antagonize the bill at any time by any
means in his power. He raised the ques-
ton of its consideration and the House
determined-yeas, $50; nays, 53-to con-
slider the bill. Filibustering motions were
then submitted. This was continued for
some time, when the House adjourned.