Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-09
CONGRESSIONAL pKooEsDrNes.
In the Senate.

I
| WASHINGTON, February S;h in the SEN
ate to-day Chandler presented resolutions
OF the Republican State Central Committee
of Louisiana asking an investigation of an
| election in that State last April.
| Senator Mitchell introduced a bill tC
make Blaine, W. T., port of entry also, s
! bill 10 pension soldiers who have served in
the Indian wars
| Senator Stewart introduced resolution
for the appointment of a select committee
TO investigate the subject of irrigation and
reclamation of arid lands, and that the
committee have power to sit during the
sessions of the Senate and employ clerk
| Referred TO the Commit zee on Contingent
| Expenses.
Chandler's resolution for an investiga-
ton Of the payment of the accounts OF
naval officers for longevity pay, allowances,
etc, was adopted.
The Senate resumed consideration of the
| legislative appropriation bill. The amend
ment to increase the clerical force of The
| Civil Service Commission was rejected and
the bill passed.
The pension appropriation bill, as to
| which there was motion to reconsider
| pending, was amended in relation to checks
for pensions and to payments for portions
| OF the quarter up to the death of the pen
The Senate then resumed consideration OF
! the Union Pacific funding bill, the pending
| question being MitchelIs motion 10 recon-
NIT, with instructions to include within its
| provisions the Central Pacific Railroad
| Company, and Mitchell proceeded with his
| argument in support of the motion. He
| declared that the Thurman Act had been
in every essential particular an absolute
failure. He compared with the Thurman
Act the bill reported by Senator Matthews,
! and said that including the interest On in
vestments, the amount in sinking fund on
| the 1st Of February, 1889, under the Mat
thews bill, would have been s35, 600 600, as
! against less than $13,000000 under The
Thurman Acc.
Mitchell yelled to have the conference
report on the South Dakota bill presented.
The report was that after full and free
conference the committee had failed to
agree.
The Senate further insisted on disa-
| greement, and conferees were appointed
Mitchell then proceeded with his argu-
ment, and in conclusion said that inasmuch
as the original legislation for the great
| transcontinental railroad had been com
prised in one Act, and as in all subsequent
| legislation the subject had been treated as
one subject, his motion to recommit the
| controversy in one measure should be well
! coined by the committee, and should re-
celve the favorable action of the Senate.
The bill went over without action.
| The Senate then took up the private pen
sion bills on the calendar, and passed So of
them, and then adjourned till tomorrow.
In the House.
| WASHINGTON, February Sth.-After rou-
| tine busine ness, the House went into Com
mittee of the Whole on the army appro-
| priation bill.
| The pending question was on the point
of order raised by Randall against the
| clause appropriating $500,000 for the pur-
chase of movable submarine tcrpedoes.
The Chairman sustained the point of order
on the ground that the item for torpedoes
| belonged to the fortihcation bill, and the
clause was stricken out
| On motion of Townsend an amendment
was adopted appropriating $4,000 for the
| purchase of guns Of musketry caliber.
| Morrow offered an amendment appropri-
ating $3.50, 600 for the purchase of four
| pneumatic dynamite guns to be placed in
San Francisco harbor.
! Ruled out on point of order.
The committee then reported and the
bill passed.
| The agricultural appropriation bill was
| taken up and passed, and the House toel;
a recess, the evening session to be for the
consideration of private pension bills.
AT the evening session the House passed
thirty eight private pension bills.