Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-26
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Senate Passes the
Deficiency Bill.
SEVERAL NEW NOMINATIONS.
MasOn's Resolution Directing an
Investigation Into "COm-
binations" Adopted.
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Associated Press dispatches to the HERALD
WASHINGTON, January ss25.-In the
Senate the resolutions offered by
Chandler, calling ON the Navy De-
partment for information as to the
purchase of plans and specifications in
foreign countries Of ships-of-war and
as to contracts made for ships and
ordinance since the 4th of March,
1885, were taken up. The first was
adopted. The second was referred to
Committee on Naval Affairs. The
third was amended so as to substitute
1880 for 1885
The resolution offered by Mitchell,
calling on the Interior Department for
information as to the boundaries of
Ceur d'Alene Indian reservation in
Oregon, was taken up and adopted.
Senator Butler reported substitute
for Platt's bill for the division OF
Dakota and the admission of the
southern portion as State.
THE AGRICULTURAL COMMITTEE
OF the Senate gave a hearing to rep
resentatives OF pork-packing houses
regarding bill to outlaw adulterated
lard. The representatives of the COM
pound makers admitted that the bulk
Of lard which they put upon the mar
ket contained but 60 to 70 per cent of
lard, and that the remainder is COM
posed of tallow, stearine, cotton-seed
oil, etc. But they claim that it is
equally pure and healthful and in no
way deleterious. The representatives
of the Cincinnati and Louisville pack
ers testified that'the mixed lard of the
Chicago manufacturers was driving
pure lard out of the market, and that
the mixed article is sold at less than
the actual cost of pure lard.
A NUMBER OF NOMINATIONS.
The President to-day sent the fol-
lowing nominations to the Senate:
Receivers of Public Money-Robert
Kennedy at Shasta, CAL; j. I. Lin
thicut at Sacramento; Lewis G.
Granger at Marysville; John j. Orr
of Kentucky at Buffalo, Wyoming
Territory.
To be Registers of Land Offices
Jared A. Van Anken, Central City,
Col; E. o. Miller, Visalia, Cal. j.
H. Craddock, Marysville; H. w.
Patton, Lo, Angeles.
Edwin Eels, agent for Indians of
Nisquallie and Skokomish agency in
Washington Territory.
James P. Roosevelt Of New York to
be Secretary Of Legation of the
United States at Vienna.
THE FOLLOWING COMBINATIONS
were made to-day: J. r. Hosmer,
of New York, Secretary of Legation to
the Central American States; y. s.
Long, Of New York, Secretary of Le-
cation to Corea; H. S. Lubbock, of
California, Inspector Of Steam Yes
sells for the First District; r. l.
Bouire, Special Examiner Of Drugs,
at San Francisco.
The Senate then resumed consider
alton of
THE DEFICIENCY BILL.
Hale said that the House was con-
tinually leaving out items necessary
for the carrying on of the departments
or items which were obviously i'm
proper, and if such items were added
by the Senate, the House would en-
deavor to show at the end OF the ses-
sion that extravaganza originated in |
the Senate and not in the House. He |
then offered an amendment appropri-
ating $26l ,l6l to complete the cruisers
Chicago, Boston and Atlanta.
A loud discussion ensued, many |
Senators arguing against the putting |
into the bill an amendment that
would have the effect Of delaying its
passage.
Hale defended his action on the
ground that the Senate had just over
ruled the position which the Appro-
priation Committee had taken on the |
subject (not to add any items to the |
bill as It came from the House), and |
also on the ground that the Secretary |
of the Navy stated that the appropria-
ton was absolutely needed.
Hale finally withdrew his amend
ment.
Evarts moved to add to the pro-
vision limiting the rate of interest to
3 per cent. in the item of $500, 900 for
the repayment of duties on imports
collected, the words, "But this amend
ment shall not affect existing suits or
Agreed to.
The bill then passed and the Senate