Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-06
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
RESULT OF THE INQUIRY INTO
ELECTION 0UTRAoEs.
Virginia Farmers Want Silver Re-
stored Greek Indian Trade
The Tariff Bill.
EsracIAL DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD ur1oE.l !
CONG eessroNAL PRooEEpINes
10 the senate

WASHINGTON, February 5th. = The Senate
wrangled for two hours this morning over the
reference OF the bill to create the Oklahoms
territory, Senator Dawes. representing the
wishes OF the Atehison, Topeka and Santa FL
party, moved to refer the bin to the-Iudian f
ialrs committee, in which it was believed il
Woulo receive s2eedier action than in the Com,
mlttee on Territories. By vote of SO TO - how,
ever. the bill was referred TO the Committee OIL
Territories
Hawley offered an amendment to the sundry
civil appropriation bill. which was referred e
the Committee on Military Affairs, for the paw,
ment to the widow of General Sheridan IS, 600
s ne house JOINT resolution for the payment Of
S5Og 1000 L? to the representatives of the late Jas
q. Eads was taken up and passed
Inc Legislative, executive and. judiciary an.
preparation bid was then taken up The amend.
ments TO the bill reported from the Committee
on appropriations were agreed TO without oues-
tion. They were few and unimportant The
Only notieeable one being that increasing the
50, $50 to s. 600 ~
An amendment offered by Hawley TO increase
the clerical force of the Civil Service Commits
sion provoked q discussion on the question of
elvl service reform, during which Stewart
characterized the present system as "a broad
farce, and Plumb said that partisanship of the
most desperate character had been practiced in
Its administration.
Before the discussion ceased the conference
report on the bill amendatory of the Interstate
commerce law was passed and read. The con
ference committee not having sgreed on the
house amendments in reference TO the trans
portation of oil Sherman moved To concur in
that amendment. is being in the line of inter
state commerce law.
Plat, argued against the amendment
While the discussion was still in progress
Kldoleberger made an effort to have an exec
utiye session, 80 as to remove the OBLIGATION of
secrecy from the proceedings on the British ey
tradition treaty, but a motion TO adjourn pre-
vailed, leaving the conference report ard leg
islative appropriation bill not disI osed of
In the House.
ton OF The Nicaragua Canal bill conference re-
port was resumed in the House
Cobb of Alabama urged the rejection of the
report. He said although the House had adopted
some amendments III a formal manner by a YEA
and-nay vote, yet the Conference Committee
mad rejected them. The rejected amendmenfs
he said, were the ones that were the most OBJ,
noX Gus to the promoters OF this enterprise His
own amendment, requiring a declaration of
non-liabllity by tie United States to be printed
on each bond Issued by the company, had been
rejected and no reason given for it.
Raynor one OF the conference, explained that
tne committee thought it unnece ssary to print
this declaration when it was expressly stated in
the body Of the charter
Cobb continued his speech, making objections
20 the conference report in toto
haynor replying 10 attacks made by Cobb
defended the constltuuonaity of the Near
asuan bill, and retnted Cobb allegations that
congress has no night 10 grant this charter
Bland then took the floor TO mske a set speech
against agreeing to the report.
-NSoi > a. % the remaining nOur was 0cCu-
pied by Wilson of Minnesota in a speech
directed against the bill generally, aud making
an argument 10 show why the amendments that
were stricken out should have been left in.
Five o clock arriving, at VIII hour under a
previous order, recess was to be taken for a
N. ht session. lardy ssked unanimous consent
to have the previous QUESTION ordered but OBJ
lection was made and the mater goes over uIi-
III to morrow, when the debate will be re-
newed.
The night session was devoted 70 the consid-
Grafton of bills from the Commit ee on District