Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-04-11
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
The Senate.

WASHINGTON. April 10TH In tie Senate
to-day among the petitions and memorials
presented and referred was one for an
amendment to the interstate commerce
bill, SO as to make the Act apply to the
transports ton of oil by the pipe line.
On motion of Sherman the Freedmen's
Bank bill was taken from the calendar and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Plumb, in presenting petition in favor
OF the bill to preserve Yellowstone Park,
said that it wss one of many which had
been sent to him, and which were evidently
circulated from certain center, and per-
haps had personal purposes for their found
alton.
Vest said the Senator from Kansas was
mistaken. The bill which had passed the
Senate had been drawn by himself from his
personal knowledge OF affairs at the Park
II had been reported from the Committee
on Territories, of which he was not men,
Der. 1t met great necessity, and had no
personal object.
Dawes asked Plumb whether he proposed
to have Yellowstone Park surrendered If
not, did he propose to adopt measures for
its preservation? He was in favor of its
preservation. and was therefore in favor of
all proper means and measures to secure
its preservation.
preservation of the Park.
The Senate resumed consideration of the
bill to authorize the sale to aliens of GER
tain mineral lands, the question being on
an amendment offered by Faulkner, re-
quiring majority of the stockholders,
Trustees or Directors of mining companies
to be citizens of the United States
The bill was passed.
The Senate then resumed consideration
of unfinished business, being the bill to
provide for the admission OF the State of
South Dakota, and the organization of the
Territory of North Dakota.
Butler hoped the present Territory of
Dakota would not be dlsmembered The
question of the admission of Territories
was entirely within the discretion OF Con-
gress. Ii any other doctrine should pre-
vail, why should not the Territory OF Utah
be admitted rs State, or what was to pre-
vent 100000 Socialists, Anarchists, Nihilists
and Communists taking refuge in some
corner OF Territory, and proceeding TO
frame Constitution and State Govern
ment, and demanding 10 be admitted as a
State2
Without any action on the bill the Sen
ate proceeded TO executive business, and
when the doors were reopened adjourned
s.aesss The House.
WASHINGTON, April 10th.-Al the talk
of compromising the deadlock i'll the House
of Representatives has ceased. Tue belief
was generally expressed this afternoon that
the present couultion of affairs will con-
tinue unlii Tuesday nezt-the day when 1t
is intended 10 call the tariff bill-when a
determined effort will be made to break the
deadlock.
The hours wore away without being
marked by single Incident OF interest
Late IN the afternoon vote was taken
upon motion TO adjourn. TIE atfirma i've
vote was 50, exactly the number v no voted
in similar manner yes erday. The mega
tive vote fell off from l56 yesterday 10 l46
to-day, the falling off being accounted ior
by the fact that number uf leaves of ab-
sance were granted, mainly from the ranks
OF the supporters of the bill.
At P. N. the Sergeant at Arms appeared
at the bar of the House, having in custody
Lawler Of Illinois, who was subjected To a
good deal of badinage by his feilox-msm..
bers as he formulated his excuse for hay