Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-19
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The Subsidy Bill Will fro7e a Great
Benefit to this Coast.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
The Tobacco Rebate Bill Signed
by the President-Wash-
ington Notes.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-uNIos.I
lsrEc1AI DISPATCHES TO THE RRcoRD-uNIoS. ]
CONGRESSIONAL.
IN THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, December 1Sth.-The Senate,
Immediately after reading the journal, pro-
ceeded to executive business on motion of Hale.
The secret session lasted but few moments,
and the Senate proceeded to the consideration
of the morning business.
Senator Sherman reported from the Finance
Committee this morning the financial bill agreed
upon by the Republican caucus last night, and
it was recommitted to the Finance Committee.
The only change OF consequence made was to
limit to banks having capital of $4,000 each
an operating provision reducing TO 81 600 the
compulsory requirement of deposit OF bonds
with the Treasury.
fore described, the measure contains require
ment that the Secretary of the Treasury issue
Treasury notes to the amount OF 10000 900,
based upon abraded and otherwise uncurrent
subsidiary silver coins now in the Treasury.
AlSo Senator Allison's proposition for inter-
national arrangement to secure uniformity in
ratio in silver coinage, with provision Tor the
appointment of three Commissioners to repre-
sent the United States, and an appropriation for
their salaries and expenses.
Sherman also reported a bill providing against
the contraction OF currency. ordered printed
and rscommitted.
Coke addressed the Senate in opposition to it.
diseussion u of the bilI to the end that the Amer
lean people shall be informed OF the startling
and radical departure proposed TO be lnaugu-
rated in the character Of the Government, II
the dictates of the political faction that hap
pened to hold possession of all the departments
Of the Government were to be registered in the
statute books without debate, without discus
sion, without examination; il the rules and
usages and methods of procedure that had for q
hundred years obtained in the Senate were to
be overthrown and neither House of Congress
to be any longer a deliberative body, it was at
least proper that the fact be proclaimed, SO that
the people might pass judgment on the political
party responsible for 1t.
Cullom addressed the Senate. He accepted
the bill as the best that could be framed to meet
the evils complained of, with the understand
ing that he should favor appointments that
would meet his appreciation. A duty was i'm
lion, and also by the results of the war, to pro
teos the negro of the South in his right to cast
| free ballot and have fair count. He would bt
pleased, If possible, to trust entirely to the
States themselves to do justice at the elections
| but he felt impelled by sense of duty TO give
his vote for the bill, and would do so in an effor
| to put stop to lawlessness in the Southern
| States. He knew full well the passage of tht
| South an excuse for mob violence and rebellion
| against national authority, but he was sure tina
sceh results (hinted at, rather than courageousl!
| expressed, would not prevent the bill being Ell
| acted and approved.
| Bate took the floor He opposed the bill be
| ca1se he believed it q strike at the freedom o
| the ballot and tended to breed disturbance an(
de: troy the peace and quiet OF society. He be
| lieyed it to be the most prominent of man,
| fngerboards on the political highway tha
| pointed TO an empire. Such legislation in ,
\
| gerous and vicious, and was especially so at tn
present time.
The election bill was then informally lai,
aside
The House amendments to the Senate bill 70
| q bridge across the Willamette river in Oregon
| was concurred in.
Adjourned.
| IN THE HOUSE.
WARRINGTON, December 1sth.-In the Hous
morning hour, the pending measure, the Senat
bill amending the Interstate Commerce Act b.
providing for taking depositions by Notarie
Public, was passed.
Baker of New York called.up and the Hous
passed the Senate bi authorizing the town c
Albany, Or, to construct bridge across th
| Willamette river.
Ferouhar. Chairman of the Committee O
Merchant Marine and Fisheries, moved that tn
House 60 into Committee c5s the Whoie for cor
sideration of the senate bill, with the Hous
Springer and Fithian positively denied ths
the committee had authorized the motion, an
the Speaker decided that Farquhar had not su
6cient authority for it He recognized Farqr
har however, to make motion that the Hous
go into Committee of the Whole on the state {
the Union. This was agreed to, and Burrow
took the chair.
Farouhar then moved that the House pr
ceed to the consideration of the Senate bill I
place the American merchant marine on a
equality with that of other nations.
Springer made a point of order that the mi
ton was not in order. but the Chairman ruled
was, and springer's appeal was voted down.
Farquhars motion was agreed to. In SUI
porting the ship ing bill, he expressed regrt
that any member should refer to it as q 'job
(this referring to remark by Blount). No co
poration or organization got one dollar out
the measure to which it was not fairly entitled
Outhwaite asked how much the Pacific Ma
Steamship Company would receive the fir
year after the passage of the bill.
Farquhar referred him to the testimony take
| by the committee.
Cultivate further asked whether the gentl
man could account for the rise in value of p
cific Mail stock yesterday, it being urderstoC
. that this bill would be called up to-day.
Farquhar-"Not being interested in the
ciic Mail (as some Ohio men are) l do not kno
anything about it,
Farquhar advocated the bill at length, an
. pending further discussion the committee ro
and the House adjourned.