Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-16
CONGRESSIONAL pRoCEEDIses.
The Senate

WASHINGTON, March 15th.-In the Senate
to-day Plumb sent to the Clerks desk and
had read letter written by Washington
hrm OF pension claim agents to Kansas
ex-soldler, saying that some time ago they
had written to him asking TO be allowed 10
take his pension claim TO Congress. and
had not heard from him in reply: that
they were conversant with his claim. and
believed that, if properly presented, Com
gress would not refuse a special pension;
that their Zee was $25, of which $40 was
payable in advance; that S63 special pen
sion bills were passed by the last Congress-
and a still larger number would probably
be passed by the present Congress: that
this was the best time for the presentation
OF claims to Congress- as the country was
on the eve of Presidential election, and
parties and individuals were on their metal
to make a record.
Plumb expressed the belief that large
amounts were being obtained through such
representations, although the writers could
render no service whatever. Not ONLY
would an attorney not be permitted to ap-
pear before the Pension Committee, but he
could perform no useful service whatever
in connection with special pension cases.
1t was an outrage-putting it mildly-for
men TO be imposed upon in that way. He
the letter and consider it and make a re-
port to the Senate, so that such swindling
OF eX-soldlers should not be continued.
After further discussion the letter was
referred to the Committee on Pensions.
The following were among the bills re-
ported and placed on the calendar
10 ratity and confirm the agreement
with the Gros Ventre and other Indians in
Montana; for the formation and admis-
sion into the Union of the States of Wash
lngton and North Dakota, with the minor
ity reports; the House bill for the purchase
OF certain swords of Major General James
Shields
Dolph offered a resolution, which was
laid over, calling on the Secretary of the
Treasury for information as to the pro-
hlbltlon of fur-seal fisheries in the waters
OF Alaska or Behring Sea beyond q marine
league from the shore.
Teller proceeded to address the Senate ON
the subject of the Presidents message. and
spoke at considerable length. He said it
would not do for the friends of the Admin
to assert that this was an attempt
on the part of the President and his friends
to modify, revise or correct the tariff. No
such intent could be gathered from his mes
sage. Il had been received everywhere as
an attack-not on a defective tariff, not to
remedy 1nconslstencieS-bu to destroy the
protective system. The President had
spoken of that system as vicious ineauit-
able and illogical, and his former Secretary
OF the Treasury had spoken OF it as bru-
tai method.
He (Teller) was not ashamed to point to
the great results of the twenty-seven years
OF experiment under the protective system,
to show that it was neither vicious, illog-
lcal nor iniquitous, but that it had brought
to the people of this country a richness,
content and glory which no other system
had brought upon any other people
The motion TO refer the message went
over without action.
The resolutions of the House on the sub
Ject of the death of Representative MofIatt
were presented TO the Senate and several
Senators eulogized the deceased.
The resolutions were unanimously ad-
opted and the Senate adjourned.
Tho House.
WASHINGTON, March 18th in the House.
Thomas OF Wisconsin, rising to o question
OF privilege, sent to the Clerks desk and
had read an article in the New York SIM
relative to the pending railroad legislation
The article states:
" While doubling the truth of the claim
that Major Reddington, proprietor of a
bucket-shop in Washington, controlled
such anti-monopolistic members as Weaver
of Iowa, Allen of Mississippi, Anderson of
Iowa, Shiyely of Indiana. and Thomas of
Wisconsin,
Thomas declared he did not know Red
dington, and had never had any commune
cation with him. He was not interested in
stocks, and the whole mattei--so far as he
was concerned-was an absolute falsehood
and lie.
Allen also denied having any knowledge
OF or dealings with Reddington.
White OF New York offered resolution
requesting the Postmaster General to in
form the House what instructions, if any,
by circular, letter or otherwise have been
given to subordinates with regard to mail
matter sent from Canada which is intended
to prohibit American citizens from using
the United States mail on the same terms
with citizens of the Dominion of Canada
living in the same vicinity and competing
In the same branches of business. Re-
ferred
The House then went into Committee of
the Whole for the consideration of Senate
TO the urgent deficiency bill.
The amendment appropriating $25 600 for
the pay OF Assistant Custodians and Jani-
tors of public buildings, and for the REIN
statement OF as many persons discharged
since February 1st as may be necessary,
was agreed to-
The amendment striking ont the clause
the Public Printer to rigidly en-
force the eight-hour law was non-concurred
IN, and the committee arose and the House