Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-05
WASHINGTON CULLINGS.
EXpiratiOnS Of Terms Of Senators From
the New States Fixed.
THE NEW ASSOCIATE JUSTICE.
Report of the Secretary of the
Treasury-List of Bills Intro
duced in the Senate.
THE NEW ASSOCIATE JUSTICE.
lsrscIAL D1srArcHEs TO THE RscoRD-uMoN.l |
CONGRESSIONAL.
Seating the New Senators In the Glasses
to Which They Belong.

ascertaing by lot the classes to which the
Senators from the three new States-North
Dakota, South Dakota and Washington
shall be assigned as to their respective
terms of service.
Cullom thereupon presented certificates
from the two Houses of the North Dakota
Legislature, designating Pierce es Senator
for the long term.
Hoar contended that the Legislature had
nothing to do with the matter, which ex-
pressly devolved on the Senate.
German remarked that idsntically the
same case had been presented in regard to
the first Senator from Minnesota, when the
Legislature designated Rice as the Senator
for the long term, and the Senate decided
that the action could not be regarded by it.
The resolution was agreed to, and draw
ing by lot (as provided by it, was proceeded
with. The result was that Of the two SEN
ators from the State of Washington Squire
was assigned to the class of Senators whose
terms expire March 8, 1891. and Allen to
the class expiring in March, 1898. or
South Dakota, Senator Moody got the short
term and Pettigrew the long term. OF
North Dakota, Senator Pierce got the short
term and Case the long one.
A petition presented by Cullom of the
Short Horn Producers Association favors
subsidies for steamships to South and Gen.
trail America, and fsvors Chicago as the
site of the proposed Worlds Fair in 1892.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Five hundred and five bills were intro
duced during the day, among which were
the following:
By Cockrell-Of Kansas City Commercial
Exchange in favor of st. Louis as the site
for the Worlds Fair, with Chicago as Sec
ond choice. Also in favor of one cent let
ter postage.
BY Sherman-To make and alter the
regulations a. TO the time, places and man.
ner of holding elections for Representatives
in Congress.
By Reagan-To define trusts; for the free
coinage of silver; to repeal the Act for the
sale of bonds; TO redeem legal tender notes
By yDawes-Extending the pension law,
Ia bill prepared by committee of the
G. A. R)
By Stewart-To provide for free coinage
OF both gold and silver, and for the issu-
ance of coin certificates to circulate as
money.
By Morrill-To refund direct taxes col
lected under Act of 1861.
By Spooner-Two bills as to the election
of members of Congress. Also a bill to
regulate commerce by telegraph.
By Manderson-To grant pensions to
ex-soldiers incapacitated for manual labor;
to prevent the summary cancellation of
pension certificates and provide for the
hearing in cases relating thereto,
By Vance-To repeal the OWL SER ice
law.
By Evarts-Several bills to increase the
salaries of United States Circuit and Dis
trict Judges.
By Voorhees-For payment of arrears Of
pensions from the date of death or dis
charge.
By Cullom-To equalize the rates of pen
sions in certain cases.
By Farwell-ro perpetuate national
banking system.
By Call-Making it unlawful and provid-
ing for the forfeiture of vessels owned by
subjects of foreign Governments fishing
within three leagues of the coast of the
United States or within any of the BAYS or
headlsnds of the United States.
By Paddock-To exempt railway mail
employees and Postoffice Inspectors from
the operations of the civil service law; to
provide for the disposal of the Fort Sedg-
wick military reservation in Colorado and
Nebraska to actual settlers; to permit the
organization of national banks with cap
ital of less than $4,000 in towns of less
tnan o,UOU pOpulatOD-
By Morgan-A bill from last Congress re-
ferring the Lorba claim to Court of Claims
for final adjudication.
By Mitchell-Extending the Mexican
Pension Act to all who served thirty days
or more in any war since 1845.
By Turpie-Granting a pension of one
month for each days service in the army
during the late war.
By Dolph-That the States of Oregon,
Washington and Montana shall constitute
the Tenth Judicial Circuit, with new Cir
cult Judge; also, a bill for the forfeiture of
part of the Northern Pacific grant; also,
to repeal the pre-emption and timber cult
ure laws; also, appropriating 100000 to
enable the Secretary of War to purchase
necessary sites for fortifcation at such
points where such sites have not been pur-
chased or acquired.
By Mitchell-Appropriating 81, 900, 900 for
the construction of boat railway at the
Dalles and Cello falls, and at Three and
Ten-mile rapids, on the Columbia river.
Oregon.
By Wilson of Iowa-Amending the In
terstate Commerce Act, so as to provide
that any article of commerce manufactured
and the sale of which is prohibited in any
State, shall not be transported and deliv-
cred within that State by any transporta-
ton company.
By Reagan-Giving all the holders of sill
yer bullion of the value of $50 or more the
privilege of having the bullion coined into
silver dollars.
Cameron introduced the subsidy steam
ship bill introduced by him in the last
Congress.
Dolph introduced a bill providing for
Notifications and other sea-ceast defenses,
as recommended by the Board appointed
by President Cleveland to select ports at
which fortifcations are most urgently
needed. Among the ports selected are San
Francisco, the lake ports. New Orleans,
Galveston, Portland, Oregon, and San
Diego. The bill appropriates for the pur-
pose $126, ,377, 800, to be expended over
period of twelve years. The guns for the
batteries on the Pacific coast may be con-
structed at the Government gun factory to
be erected on that coast at cost not to e1-
ceed 81, 100000
Senator Manderson introduced bill i>
accordance with the recommendations of
the Secretary of War, to increase the
efficiency of the infantry of the army.
Each regiment shall be composed OF twelve
companies, with one Colonel, one Lieuten-
ant-Colonel, three Majors, one Adjutant
and one Quartermaster. The bill also pro-
vides the number OF enlisted men OF the
army shall be increased to 10000.
Senator Cullom introduced bill for the
disposal of all the public lands of the
United States in California. Oregon. Colo
RADIO. Nevada, Washington, Montana, North
and South Dakota, and in other States that
may be formed out of the Territories of
Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Idaho, Wyo-
ming and Alaska, which have not been
otherwise disposed of or reserved before the
acceptance of this Act by the States and
their ratification by Congress. 1t provides
that those lands shall be ceded to the States
in which they lie on condition that the
States shall convey not more than so acres
susceptible TO remunerative irrigation to
any one settler. If the State shall elect to
sell the lands, the proceeds shall be used
for the irrigation of such Of the lands as
may be made remuneratively productive.
If the land is given to settlers. it is to be
taxed and the proceeds applied to irriga-
ton purposes.
By Wilson Of fIowa--Subjecting imported
liquors to the provisions of the law of the
several States.
BY Davis Granting pensions to ex-