Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-07-20
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS


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WASHINGTON, July 18th. - Gibson of
Louisiana was the only Senator present
when the Senate opened this morning.
The House bill throwing open to settle
ment the reservation IN Idaho was taken up
and passed.
Fifteen thousand copies each of the re-
ports OF ihe Geological Survey and the Bu-
Teau of Ethn0logy were ordered to be
printed.
A number Of bills were introduced and
others reported from committees.
The Senate passed, on motion of Gibson,
bill authorizing The construction OF a
public building al Opelousas, La, at q cost
OF $4,000.
The House bill authorizing the President
to appoint two additional Justices for Da-
kota was passed, on motion OF Wilson of
Iowa.
The bill amending the Revised Statutes
relating to postal crimes, SO as to cover the
use of transparent envelopes to collect
debts, was, on motion of Vest, passed. 1t
was unobjected to-
The following bills were taken from the
calendar and passed: Senate bill amenda-
tory OF the Act of the 18th of June, 1888, as
to postal crimes declaring non mailable all
indecent, iewd, deiamatory or threatening
delineations, epithets or language, written
or printed).
Senate bill to prohibit members of Terri
torial Legislatures from holding certain Of
fees.
Senate bill relieving municipalities. in
Territories, certain cases.
House bill supplementary to the Pacific
Railroad Acts, with amendments.
The Senate then proceeded to the con-
sideration of executive business, and when
the doors reopened adjourned.
The House.
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WASHINGTON, July 19th.-In the House
to-day, on motion of Holman, next Tues
day evening was set apart for business
from the Public Lands Committee.
When the House went into Committee
of the Whole on the tariff bill. La Toilette
was given the five minutes, for VIII ch he
contended yesterday, to discuss the Sumatra
tobacco clause AT the close of his speech
Mills motion to strike the Sumatra to-
bacco clause from the bill was adopted,
leaving the tax where it now is.
The clause Of the bill fixing duty of 80
per cent on bonnets, hats and hoods for
men, women and children, composed of
hair. whalebone or any vegetable material
was taken up, and two hours were set apart
An attempt was made to have July 31st
set apart for consideration of the nil from
the Labor Committee but Oates Of Ala
bama objected, and the attempt failed.
Springer delivered a retrospective speech
on the tariff, dwelling more particularly on
wool schedules
On motion of Mills, call tobacco and
leaf, unmanUfactured and not steamed. 50
cents per pound was stricken from the
oil and the present rate of duty restored.
The present rate of duty ON pipes, pipe.
bowls and all smokers materials was re-
stored, OF motion of Mills.
The following administration feature was
stricken from the bill: All laws and parts
of laws inconsistent with the require
ments of the provisions of this Act are re-
pealed.
Butterworth said that no workmen whose
wages would be affected, nor those who
represented the vast and growing indus
tries OF the country, had been given a
hearing IN the framing of the Mills BILL
The tariff bill, in Committee of the
Whole, was reported to the House with q
favorable recommendation, amid hearty
applause from the Democrats. Its further
consideration was then postponed until
1l:30 A. NJ. On Saturday.
At P. NJ. the House took a recess till TO-
night. To-night's session was devoted to
bills from the Military Committee.