Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-18
WASHINGTON.
A BILL TO REPAIR THE HART.
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Important Decision-Carlisle
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
The Senate,


WASHINGTON, January l7lh.-Platt of
tered resolution instructing the Postoffice
Committee to make inquiry whether any
mail matter addressed to Senators had been
detained IN the Washington postoflice, and
whether such detention was legal or illegal
lie made an explanatory statement to the
effect that 400 copies of book mailed by a
Connecticut advertising firm to Senators
and members of Congress, and on each of
which eleven cents postage was paid had
been charged thirty-one cents extra post
age, because the words "iudicious advertis
ing agents and experts " had been printed
on the wrapper, and had not been delivered
because such extra postage was not paid.
In his judgment, the law did not authorize
this extra charge.
After some discussion the resolution was
agreed to.
In connection with the same subject,
Sawyer asked for unanimous consent for
the immediate consideration of the House
bill relating to permissible printing or
writing on second, third and fourth class
matter" such bill having been reported
back from the Postoffice Committee with
out amendment Consent was given and
the bill passed.
Wilson of Iowa offered q resolution,
which was adopted, calling on the Secre.
tary of the Treasury to report as to the
amount of revenue collected on each kind
Of liquor, each year, since the passage of
the internal revenue law, and from the
special tax on distillers and brewers
On motion of Teller, the bill reported by
him from the Committee on Public Lands,
granting to the city of Colorado in the
State of Colorado, certain lands for water
reservoirs, was taken up and passed
| The presiding officer laid before the Sen
ate a message from the President with the
report of the Pacific Railway Commission.
AT the conclusion of the reading of the
message, Plumb offered a resolution, which
was adopted, calling on the Secretary of the
Treasury for a statement of the sums of
money paid to States and Territories under
the Act OF the twenty-first Congress as 10
per cent. of the sales of public lands.
The Blair educational bill was taken up,
and Bowen spoke in support of it. The
bill was then temporarily laid aside and
Frye's bill, amending the laws relating to
inspection of steam vessels, was taken up
| and passed.
The bill reported from the Committee on
| Indian Affairs January 9Th, as to the rela-
ton of marriage between white men and
| Indian women, also passed. The principal
| provision is that white men, marrying In
dian women, shall not thereby acquire any
right to tribal property.
The Blair bill was again taken up, and
Blair spoke at some length in advocacy of it.
The Senate then adjourned
! The House.
Mckinley of Ohio presented the resolu-
tons adopted at the conference at the wool
| growers and manufacturers meeting re-
Gently held, and they were ordered printed
in the Record.
| Crisp of Georgia submitted a report upon
| the Thoebe-Carlisle contested election case.
and it was ordered printed Leave was
granted to the minority to file their individ-
ual views and Crisp gave notice that be
would ask the House to act upon it before
| Friday.
Wilkins of Ohio called up as unfinished
business bill to provide for the issue OF
circulating notes to National Banks associ-
| ations.
| The Speaker pro TEN laid before the
| Honse the Presidents message and the ac-
| companying report of tine Pacific Railroad
Commission. The message was read and,
| with the report, was referred 10 the Com
mittee Oh Pacific Railroads.