Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-06
IN THE CAPITOL.
The Postal Telegraph Bill Ad.
verseiy Reported.

verseiy Reported.
WASHINGTON, March g. In the
Senate to-day Reagan reported ad-
versely from the Postoffice and Post
Roads Commission, the Edmunds
and Cullom Postal Telegraph Bill and
reported favorably the original bill to
regulate interstate commerce carried
on by telegraph and subject telegraph
companies to the supervision OF the
Interstate Commission.
Cullom insisted that this bill re-.
ferred to the Interstate Commission
A sharp conflict between the Com
missioners followed and the matter
| finally went over without action.
A NOMINATION..
The President sent to the Senate the
nomination OF John Lee Brown, Of
New York, to be Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court of Idaho.
THE FOLLOWING COMBINATIONS
Were made: Moses j. Liddle, of
Louisiana, Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court of Montana; Thomas
Gutter, Collector,of Customs. District of
Humboldt, California; E. P. Brisas, of
Mississippi, Agent for the Grow
Indians, Montana.
| THE LA HABRA CLAIMS.
The President sent to the Senate a
message in relation to the well-known
We'll and La Haora claims. The
President says that it will be seen
from the accompanying report, from
the Secretary of State, that it is sug-
gested that these claims be referred
to a court in order that the charges
of fraud made in relation to these
claims may be fully Investigated. If
for any reason this proceeding be con-
sidered inadvisable, he asks that some
final and definite action be taken
directing the executive department
of the government what course to pur-
sue in the premises.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
| Among the memorials presented
and referred were the following
From the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union, for repeal of the
internal revenue taxes on alcoholic
liquors, and for a prohibitory amend.
ment to the Constitution; thirty.tw
petitions presented by Sherman) for
the passage of per-diem service pen.
sion bill, and numerous other pc
titions from other States to the same
effect. The House concurrent resolu-
tion directing the Secretary of the
Navy to designate a national vessel
to convey the remains of ex-President
Paez, of Venezuela, was passed.
The unfinished business (the Pen.
sion BILLY was laid aside and the Ur-
gent Deficiency Appropriation bill
taken up. Among the amendments
recommended by the Committee on
Appropriations and adopted by the
Senate were the following: Reducing
the item for erecting officers quarters
at Mare Island, CAL, from So 900 to
$500; inserting an item of $779, ,495
to complete the reports of the tenth
census; reducing the contingent ex-
penses OF land offices from 1856 900 to
$25 900; striking out an item of $40,
600 for miscellaneous expenses of the
United States Courts being the def
cheney for the year 1887; inserting an
item OF $9S, 900 for printing and bind
ing for the Postoffice department.
THE PRINTING DEPARTMENT.
An amendment to strike out the
following paragraph, "and the public
| pri utter is hereby directed to rigidly
enforce the provisions of the eight
hour law in the department under his
charge" having been reached, Hoar
inquired of Hale why those lines
should be stricken out.
Hale said that there were persons
in the department working by the
piece who desired to work more than
lS hours, who preferred to work II
hours, and the adoption of the
item might be construed to make
these men stop work at the end of
hours. The resolution might be the
means to cause good workmen to stop
after hours and allow new untried
green hands to be brought into the
office.
Hawley said that if the provisions
of it had any meaning at all, it was
an attempt to forbid man to work
more than s hours, therefore in be-
half of the workingmen, he protested
against it. It seemed to him piece
Of demagoguism. Quite a lively debate
ensued between Hoar and Hawley
which finally terminated by Hale
Withdrawing his amendment. The