Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-11
A GOOD DAYS WORK.
Important Matters Dis
-eassed in Congress.
SENATE COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Cainc Presents to the House
Utah's Memorial For Admis-
sion to Statehood.

Associated Press Dispatches 10 the HEEALD.
WASHINGTON, January 1o.--A spe.
cial meeting Of the Senate Committee
on Judiciary was held this morning.
A final vote was taken on the nomi-
nations of Lamar and Villas. Party
lines were drawn on the nomination
OF Lamar, and there will be majority
report of all the Republicans of the
committee against confirmation, and
q minority report signed by the Demo-
Gratis OF the committee in favor Of
confirmation.
The committee will unite in recon-
manding the confirmation of Villas,
and the reports will be referred to the
Senate in secret session this afternoon.
Ii the opportunity is offered, Chair
man Sawyer, Of Postoffices and Post
Roads, Is ready to make an unani-
nous report in favor OF the confirma-
ton OF Postmaster-G General Dickinson.
IN THE SENATE.
Sawyer, from the Postoffice Com
rnittee, reported, with the recon-
mendation Of indefinite postponement,
Buffers resolution for the appoint
ment OF select commimissioner on
Postal Telegraph. The resolution was
indefinitely postponed.
Among the bills introduced and re-
ferred were the following:
BY Teller-To grant right of way
through Indian reservations to the
Rio Grande, Pacific and Denver and
Rio Grande Railway companies; also
to eGualize allowances for extra ex-
penses at Presidential postofices.
By Edmunds--To incorporate the
Maritime Ship Canal OF Nicaragua.
THE TAX OF 1861.
The bill to credit and pay to the sew
eral States and Territories and the
District of Columbia all the money
collected under the direct tax OF
August, 1861, reported by Morrill,
from the Committee on Finance, on
the 18th OF December, was taken from
the calendar and considered.
Berry offered resolution directing
that In the cases where the tax was
collected from citizens either directly
or by the sale of property that the
amount be paid to the Governor in
trust for such citizens, whether the
State be or be not indebted to the
United States.
Sherman, Brick, Salisbury, Plumb
Mcpherson and Chandler spoke in
opposition of the resolution, which
was rejected by 38 to IA.
Berry said that as his amendment
had been voted down he did not think
that the bill was just one and hoped
it would not pass.
Gray favored the passage of the bill
but argued that, as the States had
dealt directly with the general gov
ernmcnt, also, the general govern
ment should directly deal with the
States in refunding the amount, and
he moved to strike out the proviso in
the third section where the tax is col
lected either directly or by the sale OF
property, and the sums so paid to be
held in trust for the benefit OF the
heirs Of those from whom they were
collected.
Edmunds moved to amend the pro-
viso which he proposed be struck out,
by making it apply only where the
tax was collected by the United
States. This was. agreed to-.
Edmunds also offered an amend
mont requiring that all claims under
trust be filed within six years, and
that all claims not SO filed be forever
barrel.
Ala o'clock the bill was laid aside
without further action.
INVESTIGATION ASKED FOR.
Chandler offered resolution in.
structipg the Judiciary Committee to
inquire into the suppression of the
votes of colored citizens at Jackson,
Miss, at the recent municipal cleo
tion in that city, and into the alleged
participation in such suppression by
the United States District Attorney
and by the Deputy Collector of the
Internal Revenue, and the Deputy
United States Marshal. Laid on the
table.
Stewart introduced bill to estab.
lish q National university in the Dis.
triet Of Columbia for the education o.
teachers in common schools eff the
States and Territories and District o.
Oolambia. Referred.
THE BLAIR BILL.
The Senate then proceeded to con-
sideration of the Blair bill, and Will
son, of Maryland, made a constitu-
tional argument against it. The
people of the Southern States, he
said, did not seem to comorehend the
nature of the bill. They shut
their eyes to the fact that il
would cost the people Of the
most favored States quite as much in
customs duties and taxes as they
would receive under the bill. He
would not vote for a measure which
not only would not bring any pecuni'