Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-12-06
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
VANDEYER'S BILL TO CUT CALI.
FORNIA IN TWO.
Illness OF Historian Bancroft-Dam-
ages Against Hayti-More
Cabinet Talk-Etc.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REooRD-uN1os.I
PROCEEDINGS.

In the Senate.
WASHINGTON, December 5th. - In the
Senate this morning, when the tariff bill
was taken up, Harris of Tennessee moved
to lay it on the table. An amendment TO
the House bill was proposed by the Com
mlttee on Finance, which is the whole
Senate bill. A demand was made for the
ayes and noes. The motion was rejected
by strict party vote-ayes 10, noes 26.
Vest offered resolution continuing the
existence of the select committee on the
question touching the meat products of
the United States, especially as to its trans
portation, with leave to sit during the ses-
sion and during the next recess. Referred
to the Committee on Contingent Expenses.
Dawes offered a resolution (agreed toy
calling on the Secretary of the Interior for
Information as to alleged outrages, the
restraint of liberty, committed in Alaska
on indian families and other persons and
what steps, If any, had been taken by the
Department to protect the persons of fe-
males in Alaska from such outrages.
Hoar offered resolution (referred to the
Committee on Contingent Expenses) con-
tinuing the Select Committee on Relations
with Canada, with power to sit during the
recess and report at the December session
of 1889.
Plumb offered a resolution (agreed toy
instructiDg the Committee on Epidemic
Diseases to inquire as to the causes of the
introduction OF yellow fever into Florida
during the past season, and what legisla-
uon, II any, was necessary to prevent SINH
lar or other introduction of yellow fever.
The Senate agreed to take up the Union
Pacific bill for consideration on Wednes-
day at o'clock.
At 1880 the Senate proceeded to the con-
sideration of the tariff bill
Senator Harris moved to strike out the
Senate committees substitute Tor the Mills
bill. The motion was lost-19 ayes, 26
noes.
Much of the time of the Senate during
the afternoon was occupied in calling the
roll upon series of amendments to the
internal revenue clauses of the tariff bill
proposed by Vance of North Carolina.
There was no discussion in these amend
ments. They were voted down as rapidly
as presented by party vote.
At o'clock the Union Pacific settlement
bill came up as unfinished business, and
was postponed as the special order till
Wednesday next.
The consideration of the tariff bill was
then resumed. The discussion took polil-
ical turn, but q vote was finally taken on a
motion made by Mcpherson to strike out
all the sections as to alcohol used in manu-
tactures, and it was rejected-yeas II, nays
"a.
Sherman voted with the other Republi-
cans in the negative.
After disposing of thirty pages of the
bill and reaching the end of schedule AZ
mo amendments being offered-the SEN
ate proceeded to executive business and
soon adjourned.
In the House.
WASHINGTON. December 5th. In the
House to-day, under the call of States, the
following bills were introduced and re-
ferred:
By Oates of Alabama-To regulate i'm
migration.
By Vandever of California-To divide
the State of California into two States.
By Morrow of California-For the con-
struction of revenue cutter for San Fran
cisco. Also a resolution calling on the
Secretary of the Treasury for information
concerning the relief of the American
whaling and fishing vessels in the Behring
sea and Arctic ocean.
After brief debate, the Senate bill for
the adjustment of the accounts of laborers.
workmen and mechanics, arising under
the eight-hour law, went over without
action.
Payson, from the Committee On Public
Lands, reported as privileged matter the
bill to quiet titles of settlers Oh the Des
Moines river lands in Iowa.
Rowell made a point of order that the
report was not privileged one.
After quite a lengthy discussion, the
Speaker decided in favor of Payson.
Before the discussion opened the pro-
ceedings were interrupted to enable Mills
to present, and the House to enter, the fol-
lowing order: That Thursday, December
9th; Saturday, the S;h, and Tuesday, the
1ltb, immediately after the reading of the
journal, be set apart for the consideration
of Senate bill I39-the direct tax bill-now
in Committee Of the Whole, and that at 4
P. NJ. on Tuesday, December 11th, the same
shall be reported to the House, with such
amendments as may have been agreed
on IN committee; and that the previous
question shall then be considered as ordered
on all such amendments on ordering the
Dill TO third reading and on its passage,
and votes thereon shall then be taken in
the House.
Springer asked unanimous consent for
the adoption of a resolution making the
Senate bill for the admission of the Terri
tory of South Dakota and the organization
OF the Territory of North Dakota the
special order for tomorrow, and from dav
to day until disposed Of and that thereafter
the bills for the admission of Montana
Washington Territory and New Mexico
shall be IN order until disposed of.
Payson objected for the present, and
called up the Des Moines river land bill.
After short discussion the bill was
passed, and the House adjourned.