Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-12
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
SOME INSIGHT INTO THE SAMOAN
SITUATION.
A Very UneventfuI Day in Con
gress-Interesting Cabinet Cos
sip-Coast Affairs.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE EaoosD-unroa.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate.

In the Senate.
WASHINGTON, January 1lth.-The Senate
met at IL o'clock and after spending q
quarter of an hour in getting quorum, re-
sumed consideration of the tariff bill. The
pending question was the amendment of
fered yesterday by Plumb 10 strike out OF
paragraph 557 the words Except when
frozen or packed in ice or otherwise pre-
pared by any process for preservation SO
as to let the paragraph read simply, fresh
fish free"
Plumb spoke in support of bis amend
ment, which was opposed by Hoar and
supported by Reagan.
Hale moved to strike out a paragraph
that he said would leave all the fresh fish
under the duty fixed in another part of the
bill at half cent per pound and then New
England would fare no better in that re-
spect than other parts OF the country.
The discussion was continued at length
by Blair, Spooner, Stockbridge, Palmer,
Teller and others. Allison and Eyarts
favored Hale's amendment
Finally PlumbS amendment was with
drawn, and Hales amendment agreed to
yeas %, nays 13-and fresh fish was
placed on the dutiable list at one-half cent
per pound, without division.
On motion of Allison, paragraph 6O3.
leather, old scraps,'' and 626, mica and
mica waste, were struck oct of the free
list Paragraph 627, mineral waters" was
passed over informally.
Having reached paragraph 100, as to
cedar and other woods. unmanufactured,
Aldrich moved to strike out of it the
words, "osier or willow, stating that the
object was to put them on the dutiable list
at 10 per cent. Agreed
The end of the free list having been
reached at paragraph 795, Allison said he
supposed the Senate would finish the read
ing of the bill early tomorrow (the ad-
ministrative sections of it,. He would pro-
pose, he said, to spend the remainder of
the day on omitted paragraphs in the free
list after which he would propose to take
up the the paragraphs as to guns, cutlery
and a few miscellaneous items of that
character. Early next week he wished to
proceed with the wool and woolens sched-
ule, which had not yet been touched.
Adjourned.
In the House.
WASHINGTON, January 11th. : In the
House TO day, Weaver of Iowa at once
moved that when the House adjourned it
be to Monday. After the count had pro-
ceeded half an hour without a quorum
making its appearance, Randall demanded
the ayes and noes, and they were ordered.
The motion having been defeated-ayes 2,
QeYa-
tive, moved q reconsideration Randall
made the point that it was not in or
der to move to reconsider vote upon a
motion to adjourn to-day. The point was
sustained by the Speaker. Weaver moved
to take recess until l:30, but was again
blocked by Randall with point of order.
He held that the motion was in the nature
of business, and therefore not in order uu-
til the journal had been read. The Speaker
decided the point well taken.
The journal was then read, and Weaver
again began his dilatory motions. These
were mainly interrupted by Dibble, who
came forward with a conference report
upon the Senate bill for the erection of a
public building at Milwaukee Wis, which,
notwithstanding Weaver's protest, the
Speaker ruled of higher privilege than a
motion to adjourn.
Weaver took advantage of the half hours s
debate upon the Milwaukee bill to deliver
speech in favor OF the Oklahoma bill, in
behalf of which he has been making a
hlibustering fight for some days past
Mason OF Illinois made the point of order
that the gentleman was not speaking to the
subject before the House, and the Speaker
pro tenn. (McCreary) sustained it.
No quorum voting on ordering the yeas
and nays on the adoption of the conference
report, Weaver again raised his point of
order that no quorum was necessary
The Speaker overruled the point, and the
conference report was agreeo to-yeas 179,
nays 81.
Dibble then presented the conference re-
port on the bill for the erection of public
building at Omaha, Neb.
Weaver permitted the report to be agreed
to without forcing yea or nay vote, but
when Dibbie rose with another conference
report he raised the question of considera.
ton, ana pending this moved to adjourn.
Dibble raised the point of order that the
latter matter was not in order, but the
point wes overruled by the Speaker, who
held that pending the decision of the ques-
ton of consideration it was competent fol
the House TO adjourn. He also held in
order the subsequent motion, that when
the House adiourns to-day, it be to meet on
Monday next.
The latter motion having been defeated
Weaver withdrew his motion to adjourn
and on his motion the House took a recess
till evening, the session to be for the con.
sideration of private pension bills.
Weaver of Iowa was not present when
the House met this evening, but Kilgore oil
Texas was on hand to block legislation by
raising the point of no quorum.
Upon a motion to go into Committee o.
the Whole for the consideration of private
pension bills, call Of the House was or
dered and continued until $50, when thu
House adjourned.