Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-03-02

stated that in his journey and investigation
/ in Alaska he found nothing so confirm the
newspaper stories of gross violations of the
rights of women, but it was reported to
him that agents OF the fur companies on
the Aleutian Islands were ill-treating
| women.
! Sherman from the Committee on For
eign Relations reported back the Senate
bill for the protection of the salmon fisher
les of Alaska, with recommendation that
| the House amendment extending the pro-
visions of the bill to Behring sea be dis
agreed TO. The amendment was disagreed
| to, and conference asked.
Jones of Nevada reported back the rese-
luton, which was agreed to- authorizing the
Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds to continue the investigation of
the Office of the Supervising Architect of
the Treasury
Stewart offered a resolution. which was
agreed to- authorizing the Committee on
Mines and Mining to continue during the
called session the inquiry as to the cutting
of timber on public lands for mining and
domestic purposes.
Ali the pension bills of the calendar (52)
were passed. Among them was one Civ
ing a pension of $50 per month to the
widow of the late General Hunt
Blair moved to take up the joint resolu-
ton proposing liquor prohibition amend
ment to the Constitution.
Pending action Riddleberger moved to
proceed to executive business.
The motion was agreed to, and when the
doors were reopened the Senate took a re-
cess until s p. M.
AT the evening session the deficiency bill
was taken up. Among the items inserted
were the following The sum of SIS, 900 for
salaries and expenses of agents and subor-
dinary officers of the Internal Revenue,
and 81, ,651 439 to pay the findings of the
Court of Claims in the French spoliatiun
cases.
WASHINGTON, March 2d.--At 2:40 A. NJ.
the Senate was still IN session voting on
miscellaneous amendments to the def
cheney bill, and the bill will probably be
passed before an adjournment is taken.
In the House.
WASHINGTON. March 1st.-In the House
to-day the conference report on the bill for
the relief of certain volunteers and regular
soldiers of the late war aud the war
with Mexico as to the removal of the
charge OF deserter, was agreed to.
After the transaction of some unim-
portant business Holmes of Iowa called up
the Des Moines river land bill, with the
Presidents veto message thereon.
Holmes urged the passage of the bill, the
Presidents veto to the contrary notwith-
standing. The bill sought only to allow
settlers to go into C QUIT and inquire
whether the Des Moines Navigation Com
pany has complied with the terms of the
grant
White of New York said the argument
that the bill was intended only to quiet
titles was specious. The measure was a
legislative decree defying decisions of the
United States Supreme Court for the past
twenty years. 1t would have been easier
for Cleveland to have fallen into accord
with the popular voice and signed the bill,
but the man had shown that he had a con-
science about this business
Wheeler of Alabama and Parker of New
York also opposed the bill
Gear of Iowa said the settlers had gone
on the lands in good faith. They had gone
on in their young manhood, and to-day, in
their old age, were liable to pc evicted
under cecision of the Court gained in
his Judgment, by clear case of collusion.
Payson of Illinois sent to the Clerks
desk and had read a telegram which had
been published in the papers stating that
700 evicaons are threatened in three coun-
ties of Iowa. He spoke. he said, in behalf
of the raen whose property was being
taken from them by legislative robbery. The
paid attorneys and lobbyists of the Navi-
CATION Company had been heard around the
hall ever since the pendence of this legis.
lation. The gentleman from Alabama
(Wheeler) had said that as far as he knew
he never had been a lobbyist against the
bill. The gentleman knew and he PAY
SOM knew that eX-membsrs of Congress,
with MOI e. of the Navigation Company in
their pockets, in violation of privileges as
eX-mem bers, came on the floor to stife
legislation, and had conferred with the
gentleman at this session. to his (Payson's)
knowledge. If the gentleman wanted him
TO name the men who had been violating
their privileges it would afford him pleas
ure to name them here and now. Zap
plause ] The very bill which the gentle
man from Alabama says should have
Congress and presented to him, as know,
and as he knows that l know.
Wheeler" You say that an sttorney
gave me that bill?
Payson-" Egbert Viele wrote the bill
and gave it to you He told me, and you
told me. Do you deny that you know
Niele? You have shown me telegram after
telegram that you had received from
Viele, formerly member of this House
and now attorney for the Navigation Com
paDy."
iue MOUSE TeiuSeu 10 pass the Dill over
the Presidents veto-yeas 147, lays l03
(not the requisite two-thirds in the affirm
ative)
Randall was Immediately on his feet,
with motion to dispense with private
business, SO as to pave the way partially to
the consideration of the Cowles bill, and
Mills, in antagonism, called up, as ques-
ton of privilege, the Presidents veto of a
private pension bill.
Both these gentlemen were side-tracked,
however, by Enloe. of Tennessee with
conference report on the bill to punish
dealers or pretended dealers in counterfeit
money for using the United States mails.
Pending vote on the report the House
took recess, the evening session to be for
the consideration of private pension bills
The House, at the evening session, passed
35 private pension bills and adjourned.
COMMERCIAL UNION.
A Resolution to Promote Closer Rela-