Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-07-31
TIE CAPITAL.
CONGRESS MAY PASS A REPUBLI-
CAN TARIFF BILL.
Mckinley Will Talk Protection in
the South-The Government
Irrigation Measure.
SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE HEooRD-usros. !
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
The Senate.

| The Senate.
ICopyTig, 1888, by The California associated Press
| WASHINGTON. July 30th.-Senator Sher-
man introduced in the Senate to-day q bill
to create land districts in the counties of
Colfax, Mora and San Michael, N. NJ.
Senator Blair introduced another to
amend the Act prohibiting the immigra-
| ton and migration OF foreigners into the
| United States under contract of agreement.
Mr.. Blair makes the penalties more bind
| ing and extends them to all concerned in
! any way.
Senator Teller made a favorable report
on the bill to protect purchasers of lands
In the vicinity of Denver, Col, withdrawn
by the Interior Department as lying within
| the limit OF certain railroad grants and af-
| terward held to be without such limit.
A number of private bills were intro
duced in the Senate this morning, after
which the sundry civil bill was taken up.
Senator Allison offered quite a number
| OF amendments of minor nature, which
were adopted.
The discussion over the amendment to
the sundry civil bill appropriating $3.50, 900
for surveys for lr1igating reservoirs lasted
till o'clock. The original amendment
was amended by Senators Teller and Rea-
gan, so as to keep the surveyed land in re-
serve and prevent jobs.
After more discussion, vote was taken.
and on the vote Us to 29) the amendment
was agreed to.
Senator Spooner offered an amendment
for the construction of public building at
Atchison, KS, to cost $75, 900.
This started another discussion, as the
bill authorizing such buildings had not
passed the House. Forty seven public
buildings bills that had passed the Senate
were unacted on by the House, and the
temper of the Senate was for placing all
these on this bill.
The Senate went into executive session
for ten minutes, and at 5:45 adjourned.
The House.
Copyright 1883, BY the California associated PressI
WASHINGTON, July 30th.-The' House
agreed 10 the report on the naval appropria-
ton bill.
Bacon presented resolution, which
was adopted, ordering the Committee on
Manufactures to continue the investiga-
tiOn of trusts during the Congressional
recess.
The regular order was demanded.
Payson of Illinois introduced resolu-
ton authorizing all business from now un-
til the end of the session to be proceeded
with in the Committee of the Whole, dur
ing the morning hour.
took up the general deficiency bill.
bill was introduced setting aside as a
public reservation certain lands in New
Mexico containing valuable archaeological
remains.
Clardy introduced a bill amending the
interstate commerce law so as to eoualize
the rate on oil carried in barrels and tank
cars and prevent other determinations.
The general deficiency bill was discussed
in Committee of the Whole Until 4:45 p. NJ.
The committee rose and reported as having
come TO no result on the bill.
On motion of Mills, resolution was
adopted changing the hour for convening
from IL to II clock.
Mills afterward made an attempt to set
apart August 9th for the consideration of
bills reported from the Committee of Labor,
but on objections from Taulbee it was of
no avail, and the House at o'clock ad-
journed.