Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-28
CONGRESSIONAL PRooEsD1NGs.
In the senate.

WASHINGTON, February 27th.-In the Senate
| to-day the conference report on the Agricult-
| ural Department appropriation bill was pre-
sented and agreed to.
The Senate bill to amend the law to provide
better protection for the salmon fisheries in
Alaska was passed.
Platt, from the Committee on Territories re-
ported two bills for the formation and admis-
sion of the States of Idaho ard Wyoming
Z oar, from the Committee on Privileges and
Elections. reported an amendment to the de-
ficIency bill, which was referred to the Com
mittee on Appropriations. appropriating S25 COO
TO enable the President to offer a reward for the
detection and conviction of the persons who
illegally carried away and destroyed the ballot
boxes at PluInmf rville, Ark. 1t was the majority
report. minority dissenting.
On motion OF Cullom the Senate proceeded to
the consideration of the Senate bill to amend
the Interstate commerce law-to act upon the
two House amendments on which the confer
ence committee was unable to agree.
Sherman favored concurrence in the House
amendments, and one also to buy the railroads.
He was IN favor of the general principles en-
bodied in the amendment, that every railroad
company should be required to furnish the same
facilities and modes OF transportation for all
alike.
Stewart opposed The amendments and Reagan
supported them.
Cullom made an argument against them. He
said the amendment IN relation to cars for the
transportation of petroleum, instead of carrying
out equal and exact justice to the people would
enforce unjust discrimination. Wheu one ship
certain kind OF car. and The company declined
to do so, aud when the shipper furnished
.Ech ears for himself, it did not seem to him
that such shipper was required by the common
law-or should be by statutory law-to supply
the same facilities for all other shippers in The
business. As 10 the other House amendment
to confer jurisdiction on State Courts Cullom
believed the result would be shat there would
be different decisions in the construction of the
national law. He was anxious TO 20 Just as far
as he conld consistently with the law and Coz
h.Y
was not willing TO go SO tar as to take step of
doubtful propriety. Already the railroads of
the country were suffering under difficulties
which came-not from interstate legislation,
not from any act o eonlmerce-but from condi-
tions which prevailed before the passage of the
interstate law
No ac' ion was taken on the amendments, and
after the transaction of some other unimportant
business the Senate adjourned.
lu the House.
WASHINGTON, February 27th.-During consld-
Grafton of the Indian appropriation bill in the
House to-day, y Neill OF Indiana (Dem. secured
the floor aud had read at the Clerks desk an
article in San Francisco journal OF March I,
1887, charging fraud by Feiton's supporters in
his election.
Rowell. Chairman of the Republican minor
ity OF the Elet tions Committee said that the
whole report of the democratic majority on
that case was based upon no better evidence
than bear,ay and just such newspaper reports.
MckeDna introduced an extract from testi-
mopy taken befO,e the Elections Committee
whe Elm James F. Reed testifies to Democrats
purchasing eighty votes III one or the wards in
San Francisco.
0'Neiil criticised NeKenna for filibustering
against al owing the sullivan FELTON, csse to be
tried in the House. DE alluded 10 the testi-
mony showing frauds BY the Republicans.
Rowell challenged this statement and denied
that auy such testimony existed
O'Neiil dared the Republicans to allow the
case to come up for consideration, and he would
prove this testimony had been offered.
Consideration OF The Indian app. opriation bill
was resumed. Au amendment was agreed to
appropriating sl.s2l ,00U To pay the Seminole In
dians for lands in Indian Territory.
Oates reported from the House Jadiciary Com
miItee an amendment to the naturalization
laws providing for the establishment of a Regis
tration Bureau in the State Department to regis
ter all neturaljzations. and requiring such reg
istraticn to be essential to lega. naturalization.
Taking advantage of the FIVE minute debate
Kennedy of Ohio, replying to aensures by Crisp
passed upon his conduct as presiding officer of
the Ohio Senate, rehearsed the history of the
baliot-box frauds in Hamilton county He de-
fenced his conduct III refusing to sllow four
members of the Legislature, whose seats were
contested, 10 take part in tina proceedings, and
said that such Democrats as Thurman and Con-
verse sustained his action, which was IN accord
ance with every parliamentary authority.
AT er disposing of the 2ndian appropriation
bill the committee rose sndthe House adjourned.