Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-01
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate.

WASHINGTON, January 51st.-Presidenx
pro tenn. Ingalls, laid before the Senate to-
day the Samoan correspondence sent to the
House yesterday, with the accompanying
message of the President
Senator Stewart introduced bill to crc-
ate an additional Justice of the Supreme
Court of Arizona.
The report of the Commissioner of Pat
ents was laid before the Senate.
The consideration Of the diplomatic and
consular bill was resumed.
Senator Reagan spoke to the amendment
proposed by him to the clause appropriate
ing S503,000 to enable the President to
carry out the stipulations with Samoa His
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS that the money shall
be used to protect the rights of American
citizens in the islands and to preserve the
neutrality and independence of the people
thereof. Reagan said that Congress should
tell the President precisely what to do in
the matter, and leave nothing more to his
discretion, which he says he has exhausted
Senator Hale asked what Reagan meant
by preserving the neutrality of the people
of the islands?
Reagan replied that he meant to protect
the people of the islands. He proposed
that the United States should guarantee
the autonomy of the Samoans.
Senator Fry said that he believed this
question should be left 10 the Foreign Re-
lations Committee.
Reagan rebuked Sherman for criticising
his speech yesterday as Fourth of July
Grafton.
Sherman explained that he intended no
disrespect, but wished simply to say that
the Foreign Relations Committee could be
depended upon to do all necessary in the
premises.
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third-rate power in Europe would have
stood the insults which Germany has put
upon the United States.
Mr. Frye said the harbor of Pango- Pango
is the best in the Pacific Ocean. If any
Isthmian canal is built, Samoa would be OF
more value to our commerce than the Ha-
waiian Islands. If Samoa is taken we have
no resting place in the Pacific Ocean but
Hawaii. Senator Frye read a telegram
received from Auckland via London that
the Germans at Samoa had directed the
search Of all arriving vessels for articles
contraband of war; that the Samoan Times
mas been suppressed; also that British
citizen who visited Mataafa's camp was
placed under arrest by the Germans, but
was subsequently released also, that the
Germans had assumed control OF the police
force of Apia, and that Mataafa's forces
numbered 4. 600. and that he was being rap
idly REINFORCED by the natives. Frye said
II tLls news was true, Germany had as
sumed the right to search American vessels;
that the right of free speech had been sup
pressed, and that the Germans had assumed
control of the police force at Apia. mu-
nicipaliiy which, by an agreement between
the United States, Great Britain and Ger
many, had been made neutral ground.
Senator Reagan said that as it was prob
q n % l~f1
the Senate in another form, he would with
draw his amendment, and the clauses OF
the bill recommended by the Foreign Re-
lations Committee was agieed 10.
Senator Hale said he believed, in view of
tie letter of Bismarck TO the German Min
lister a Washington, that the action OF the
German Government III Samoa was taken
Deliberately in pursuance OF settled policy.
Whea the Executive Department of the
Government was confronted with such
action, it was confronted with German
authority and German policy. He ex-
pressed the hope that wise policy would
be pursued, aud that deplorable conse-
qusDces might not follow, unless it was
shown that American rights had been in
terfered with.
The amendments as reported by the
Committee on Foreign Relations were
agreed to.
The Presidents message in relation to
Samoa and Corea and presented in the
House yesterday, was read and referred to
the Committee on Foreign Relations.
The amendment raising to the rank of
ambassadors the Ministers to England,
France, Germany and Russia was rejected
yeas %. nays IS.
The Senate then went into secret SEES
sion and spent four hours in the con-
sideration of the British extraditon treaty.
bnr adjourned leaving it still pending.
In the House.
WASHINGTON, January 31st-In the
House to-day Springer called up the Okla
homa bill as coming over from yesterday
SIS unfinished business. The opponents OF
the measure endeavored to defeat it's con-
sideration by making the point of order
that the bill was not unfinished business,
inasmuch as its consideration under the
special order expired with the adjourn
ment yesterday.
The Speaker Justly overruled the point
and the bill was brought up.
Yoder of Ohio moved to reconsider the
vote by which the soldiers homestead
amendment was agreed to yesterday.
Payson moved TO lay the motion on the
table. Lost.
The motion to reconsider was agreed to.
The question recurring ON the amend
ERent, Kerr of Iowa made the point of order
that the proposition was d;vidable. The
Speaker sustained the point, and the ques.
ton was put on the first clause of the
amendment, as follows:
'Itisexpressly provided that the rights of
honorably discharged Union soldiers and
sailors in the late civil war tognake homes
on public lands. under the exciting home
stead laws, shall not in any degree be i'm
paired by the passage Of this bill"
The question then required on the second
clause, which provides that the rights of
such Observation-Disclosures Union soldiers
and sailors to make homestead entry and
perfect the same'by occupancy .rnder the
existing Homestead law shall extend to any
and all lands which shall be opened to any
settlement by the provisions of this bill.
After considerable debate this clause was
rejected.
Payson's town ate amendment was
agreed to without division.
O'Ferral of Virginia moved a reconsider
atiQp, and Springer moved to table that
motion. pending which, the House ad-
journed.
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