Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-06
The Senate.

to-day Reagan reported adversely from the
Postoffice and Postroads Committee the
Edmunds and Cullom postal telegraph
bills, and reported favorably the original
bill to regulate the interstate commerce car
ried on by telegraph, and to subject the
telegraph companies to the supervision of
the Interstate Commission.
Cullom insisted that this bill should be
referred to the Interstate Commission. A
sharp conflict followed and the matter
finally went over without action.
Among the petitions and memorials pre-
scented and referred were the following:
From the Women's Christian Temper
ance Union, for the repeal of internal
revenue taxes on alcoholic liquors, and
for prohibitory amendment to the Con-
stitution.
Thirtv-two petitions were presented by
Sherman for the passage of the per diem
service pension bill, and numerous other
petitions from other States TO the same
effect
The House concurrent resolution direct
ing the Secretary OF the Navy to designate
a national vessel TO convey the remains of
ex-Pres.dent Paez, of Venezuela, to La
guayra was passed.
The unfinished business, the pension
bill, was laid aside, and the urgent de-
ficiency appropriation bill taken up.
Among the more important amendments
recommended by the Committee on APP
preparations, and adopted by the Senate,
were the following; Reducing the item
for erecting officers quarters at Mare
Island, Cal, from s. 900 TO $500 insert
ing an item of S779,495 to complete the
reports of the Tenth Census reducing the
expenses of land offices from S35, 900 to
$4,000; striking out the item of $4,000
for IF ba Init
States Courts, being a deficiency for the
year 1887 inserting the item of $685. 900 for
printing and binding for the Postoffice De-
partment.
The amendment to strike out the follow
ing paragraph: And the Public Printer
is hereby directed to rigidly enforce the
eight-hour law in the department under
his charge" having been reached, Hoar in
quired of Hale why those lines should be
stricken out.
Hale said there were persons in the de-
partment working by the piece who desired
10 work more than eight hours, some pre-
ferred to work twelve hours, and the adop-
ton of the item might be construed to
make these men stop work at the end of
eight hours. The resolution might COM
pei good workingmen to stop work after
eight hours, and to allow new, untried and
green hands to be brought into the Office.
Hawley said the provision, if it had any
meaning at all, was an attempt to forbid
man to work more than eight hours.
Therefore, in behalf of the workingmen, he
protested against it. 1t seemed to him
piece of demagogism.
Quite a lively debate ensued between
Hoar and Hawley, which finally termin-
ated by Hale withdrawing his amendment
Without reaching vote the Senate ad-
journed.
The House.
WASHINGTON, March 5th-In the House
to-day Morrow of California introduced a
resolution calling on the President for the
correspondence between the United States
and its Consular agents at Navigators and
Samoa Islands, touching public affairs at
said islands, the seizure and deposition of
the late King, with whom this Government
had entered into certain treaty stipulations
and the difficulties which have recently
taken place concerning the Government of
said islands and the due administration of
the laws. Also, for such other correspond
ence as may have been had with European
Governments, and particularly with Ger
many, respecting the government of those
islands. And the President is requested 10
inform the House what measures have
been taken to protect the rights and prop
erty of American citizens in those islands,
Bills and resolutions were introduced as
follows:
By Woodburne of Observation-Disclosures
tie issue of coin notes.
By Grosvenor of Ohio-Resolution d.
recting the Committee on Military Affairs
to ascertain whether unofficial matter has
been incorporated in the war of the re-
bellion records, as has been asserted, and
If so, under what circumstances and by
what authority.
By Nutting of New York-For the CO.
struction of a ship canal around Niagara
Falls in New York
The House then proceeded to the consid-
Grafton of the McDuffie-Davidson (Ala-
bama) contested election case.
Marsh of Pennsylvania opened the case
for the contestee, and denying the state
ment made in the minority report, that the
contest involved no legal question, pro-
ceeded to discuss the legal bearings of the
contest, as well as the facts elected in the
testimony, which he contended were en-
tirely insufficient to prove the allegations
of fraud made by the contestant.
Rowell of Illinois advocated the minor
ity report, ana after some debate the case
went over until tomorrow.
n joint resolution was passed allowing
Paymaster J. Q. Barton, of the navy, to ac-
cept from the Emperor of Japan the deco
ration of the Order of the Rising Sun.
Adjourned