Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-09
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
SLOW PROGRESS BEING MADE ON
THE TARIFF BILL.
Filibustering in the House-Sher-
mans Election Bill = More
Cabinet Gossip-Etc.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-uS1oN.l
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate.

IN the senate.
WASHINGTON, January sth.-In the Senate to-
day the Postoffice Committee reported bill
providing that the omission to pay the lawful
postage on special delivery letters shall not pre-
vent or delay its transmission and delivery but
that the lawful postage shall be collected on
delivery. Passed.
sherman introduced bill to make and alter
the regulations as to the time, places and man
ner of holding elections for Representatives in
Congress. Referred TO the Committee on Priv
ileges and Elections.
HOar offered resolution agreed to) calling
on the Secretary OF the Treasury for report of
Special Treasury Officer Byrne made in No
yember, 1887, in regard TO the evasion of sugar
duties in New York
The Senate then resumed consideration OF
the tariff bill. Some amendments were offered
to the cotton schedule by Democrats and re-
Jones of Arkansas moved to amend the para
graph which taxes bagging for cotton, gunny-
CLOTH etc, for coverings, composed wholly or
partly of hemp, iute, jute butts valued at
not more than cents per pound), three-fourths
of a cent per pound, by putting it on the free
list.
The amendment was discussed at great
length by Berry, Jones, George, Allison, Platt
Sherman, Butler, Aldrich. Hiscock, Vance and
Coke. vote was tually taken on Jones
amendment, and 1t was rejected-ayes 49, noes
"a, Brown voting with the Republicans in the
negative.
Jones then moved to reduce the rate from q
to Is of a cent, and the motion was rejected
Brown again voting in the negative.
On motion of Allison the value limit of cents
pound in the paragraph was reduced TO 215
cents.
Vest moved 10 go back to paragraph "a, and
put burlaps on the free list, which was rejected
Brown again voting in the negative.
Vance moved to add proviso to the section
that the duty on no article in the section should
| exceed a rate of so per cent ad vaorem.
| No action was taken and the bill went over
till tomorrow, Allison giving notice that unless
| better progress were made with the bill he
would tomorrow or next day move for evening
sessions. or to meet at IL O'Clock and sit until
| 6 or $50 o clock.
| Secretary OF War to loan the Committee on In
| augural Ceremonies flags, etc., was reported by
| Hawley and passed. Adjourned.
| In the House.
| WASHINGTON, January shin the House to-
| day, Reed of Maine fired the first gun of the
| fifth days contest over the proposed change OF
/ rules, calling up the resolution reported by
him from the Committee on Rules. The shot
| took effect and the previous question was or
| dered on the resOluti0n-lS7 to 20.
| Then Holman of Indiana in pu! suance of the
| caucus action of last night moved to recon-
| nit the resolution, and upon that motion de-
1 manded the previous question.
Payson of Illinois desired to move to recon-
/ NIT the resolution with instructions to the Com
| mittee on Rules how to act in the premises, but
| the Speaker ruled him out of order.
| The yeas and nays on the previous question
| were ordered-yeas, DIS; nays 4. The vote on
| Holman's amendment resulted: Yeas, 40; nays,
| III, and the resolution was re-committed.
| The floor was then accorded to the Commit
tee on Printing. After providing for the print
ing of various documents the hour accorded to
the committee expired, and then there was
clash OF conflicting interests.
| Crisp of Georgia called ND the contested elec-
| tion case of Smalls VS.. klliott from the Seventh
South Carolina District.
Blanchard, as the representative of the river
| and harbor bill, was promptly on his feet and
his effort 10 have the election case set aside was
| seconded by Springer, who wished the Okla
| homa bill to have precedence of consideration.
Crisp was victorious The House, by vote OF
100 to GO, determined to consider the election
case, but his victory was not yet complete.
Springer asked unanimous consent for making
an order for final vote on the Oklahoma bill
! at o'clock to morrow, and upon Finley of Ken
| lucky objecting Weaver moved to reconsider
the vote by which the House determined to con
slider the election by r,ising the point of nc
quorum. On the vote by division Weaver
forced yea and nay vote upon Crisp's motion
to table his motion.
Crisp's motion was agreed to yeas 100, nays
To-
Weaver then-not in opposition to the election
case. but in pursuance OF his purpose to press
/ the Oklahoma pill upon the House, to the ex
clusion of every other measUre-moved to ad
journ. and further moved that when the House
| adjourned it was TO be to meet on Thursday
| next.
The latter motion was voted down. to l59-
| and Weaver substituted Friday for Thursday
No quorum voting on this motion, and Crisp
| appreciating the fact that there was no hope o.
| securing one. moved adjournment stating that
he would call up the election case tomorrow.
Pending the motion to adjourn, Cox introduced
| for reference to the Committee on Commerce. q
bill authorizing the secretary of the Treasury tc
establish harbors of refuge at or near Point Bar
row and Point Hope. Alaska, and at East Cape
| Siberia. or-in his discretion-at any one O.
| these places; providing the consent of the Rus
| sian Government shall be given to such estab
lishment.
Randall, from the Committee on Appropria
tions, reported the suudry civil appropriation
bill. Calendar
Crisps motion was then agreed to, and the
House adjourned.