Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-08
Removal of Utes Opposed.
CONGRESSIONAL.
IN THE SENATE.


WASHINGTON. March 7lh.-In the Senate to.
day Allison and others presented numerous pc
titions in favor of the free coinage of silver.
Mitchell presented petition from citizens of
Oergon favoring the transfer of the leyeuue
marine to the navy.
Dawes introduced bill to authorize the Sec
retary of the TIeasuary TO gather authentic in
formation relative to fur seals.
The calendar was then taken up.
A number of Senate bills were passed, includ-
ing the following for public buildings in the
West: For site and building at Oakland, CAL,
and appropriating 600 therefor; for site and
atipg Sl50O00 therefor; for site and building at
Helena, Mont, and appropr1ating 100000 there
for.
The bill appropriating $500 0GO for site and
building at Salt Lake City, Utah was then
taken up, and Plumb offered an amendment
reducing the amount to 100000,
Paddock objected and a debate ensued, result
ing in the morning hour expiring, when the bill
went over without action.
Senator Dawes introduced q bill providing for
an inspection of seal industries. 1t provides
that the Secretary of the Treasury shall employ
at sa.ary OF sl2 per cay and expenses, some
person experienced in the seal fisheries, to visit
the seal Islands OF the Aleutian Archipelago
and Peninsula of Alaska, and report upon the
present condition of seal and other fishing, and
the effects of piratie sealing thereon.
Senator Allison introduced bill TO create the
customs district of the Territory of Arizona,
with Collector at the salary of 5000, to be To-
immediate transportation TO such district.
Senator Dolph introduced bill returning to
settlers on lands which may have been forfeited
as unearned railroad grants: one-half the
double minimum price which they may have
been compelled 10 pay byreason OF Proclamation
TO such road.
The Blair educational bill was then taken up.
Blair addressed the Senate. He insisted that
the Republican party had pledged It's platform
to the passage of his bill and he predicted that
If that party failed to make good its pledge that
fact would put an end to the party. He was not
mistaken as to the source from which most of
the Misrepresentation at the North concerning
the bill had come. The Jesuitical power of the
country had decided that the way to get con-
press. The press had received its full space of
attention and had manifested its full share OF
subserviency. The New York papers were mo-
nopolies of the worst kind. be said, and the
country papers had been perverted and poisoned
by them.
After an executive session the Senate ad-
journed until Monday.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March 7th-The House to-day
took UP private bills, soon after the reading OF
the journal.
Van Schaiek reported favorably the bill for
public building at Spokane Falls, Wash. The
amount wss reduced by the committee from
$500 coo to Sl0O,000.
The direct tax bill was favorably reported
from the Committee on Judiciary by Taylor.
The House then went into Committe of the
Whole.
Without transseting any business of import
recess until evening before the consideration of
pension bills.
At the evening session the House passed five
private pension bills and adjourned