Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-31
POLITICAL MATTERS.
Important Constitutions
Amendment MOOted.
POSTAL PROBLEMS DISCUSSED
Complete Reorganization of the
Present Land Laws
Proposed.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.

lASSOClateu fresS DISPATCHES 10 the HERALD.
WASHINGTON, January 3O.-In the
Senate, Hoar, from the Committee or
Privileges and Elections, reported q
proposed constitutional amendmen,
as to the meeting of Congress, and
said that he would ask the Senate
tomorrow to take it up and deal
with it.
Delegate Voorhees,, of Washington
Territory, this morning addressed the
Senate Committee on Territories in
support Of the bill to annex the Pan
handle of Idaho to Washington Ter
ritory, and Governor Stevenson, Of
Idaho, replied, opposing the change.
Next Friday the committee will
hear arguments on the pending meas.
ures relating to affairs in Utah.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
The President sent to the Senate
the following nominations: Commo-
dore Bancroft G. Harardi to be Rear
Admiral: Captain M. f. Fitzhugh to
be Commodore; Commander Henry
B. Robson to be Captain.
POSTAL PROBLEMS.
Sawyer from the Postonice Commit.
tee reported back adversely the propo-
sition to reduce the letter postage to
| cent.
Hoar desired to have put on the
record his bill. 1t was the duty of
the government and for the interest
of the people to have the postage
reduced to cent.
Beck said that he could not under
stand how the government could al
ford to carry bonneJs and harness and
merchandise all over the country for
cent an ounce and not be able to
carry the intelligence OF the people at
the same rate.
Platt dissented from the proposition.
A rate OF postage ought to be con-
sidered which would have reference
to the question whether the postoffice
department is self supporting or not.
The people desired the best and
cheapest postal service.
Salisbury of the Postoflice Com
mittee said that the Committee was
not prepared to advise reduction of
the letter postage, because it would
involve very considerable amount
which have to be appropriated by
Congress to sustain the department.
He did not believe that the Senate
ought to be devising ways and means
to get rid improperly of the surplus in
the Treasury.
Reck said that the resolution was
not scheme to deplete the Treasury.
He wished the adverse report to be
placed on the calendar so that it
might be discussed. 1t was so
ordered.
PLUMB s PROPOSITION.
Plumb offered resolution instruct
ing the Post-office Committee to in
quire into the case of insufficient mail
services especially in the west and
south. He said that the late Post
master General had seemed to be
possessed of such q frantic effort to
make both ends meet that he had in
that effort deprived the people of what
they always had until within short
period. The postal service in the
west had reached that point where
its condition was absolutely unbear-
able. The resolution went over.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
Among the petitions and memorials
presented and referred were the fol-
lowing:
OF the National Board OF Trade, in
favor OF reciprocal treaty relations
between the United States and
Canada; of the Board of Trade of
Wichita, Kan, in favor of organizing
the Territory of Oklahoma; of the
Cigar Makers Union, No. "A, OF st.
Louis, against any interference with
the internal revenue tax on cigars ;
of the Chicago Board of Trade, for a
naval reserve.
George introduced a joint resolu-
ton directing the Committee on Labor
to investigate the companies produc
ing the leading articles of consump-
ton in the United States and compet-
ing countries. Referred.
FRYE's RESOLUTIONS.
Frye offe ed resolution which was
adopted, calling on the Sec etary oi
the Treasury for information as tc
what meth DDS had been taken to
protect revenue derived from bonded
goods passing the frontier both ways
and as to the enforcement OF the sec
ond clause of the sixth section OF the
Interstate Commerce law.
He also offered aresolution instruct.
ing the Committee on Foreign Rela.
tions to have prepared statement
embracing the various data politica
and economic concerning the domin
ion of Canada both as related to itsel
and to it's connections with the United
States. The necessity for the infor
nation was apparent in view of the
fact that var ious questions OF CONNER
cial interest were liable to arise at an,
time between the United States anC
Canada. The resolution was lail
over.
AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS.
The House bill, making an appro
priation to carry into effect the Law
establishing experimental stations a
agricultural colleges was reporte'
from the committee on appropriation
and passed with All amendment ap
propriating the money from the Treas
ury direct instead Of devoting tn
proceeds from the sale of public land
to the purpose.)
The Senate took up the Blair Edu
cational Bill, and Morgan spoke 10
the third time in opposition. Evart
announced his intention to speak upol
the bill tomorrow.
| THE HOUSE.