Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-21
CONGRESSIONAL.
IN THE SENATE.


WASHINGTON, August 20th.-This morning
Quay's resolution, fixing the time for voting on
the tariff bill and designating the other legis.
lative business TO be taken up this session, was
laid before the Senate.
Hoar offered as substitute for Quay's resolu.
ton proposition making il in order that, when
any bill or resolution shall have been under
consideration for reasonable time, for any
Senator to demand that debate thereon be
closed. He also moved to amend Quay's resolu-
ton by adding to 1t provision 10 include IN
the business to be taken up the Federal elec-
ton bill, and to have vote on it taken on the
ith of September.
Quay gave notice that at the proper time he
would demand division on the question.
Hoar addressed the Senate at length. insisting
that the election bill should not.be postponed.
AT the conclusion of Hoar's speech, Spooner
moved to refer the Quay resolution to the Com
mittee on Rules.
Frye made an imprisoned address against
that motion, and in favor of the amendment
to the rules providing for the adoption of a pre-
vious question.
Several other Senators spoke and at II o'clock
the tariff bill came up as unfinished business.
The suggestion to lay aside the tariff bill tenn
porarily was refused, and so the Senate pro-
ceeded in its consideration.
The pending question being on McPherson's
amendment to strike out the classifcations and
compound duties and to substitute a uniform
rate OF As per cent ad valorem in the cutlery
paragraph amendments. Rejected. Paddock
was the only Republican voting aye.
The bill was then laid aside, with but one
page isposed of day.
The House amendments to the agriculture col
iege, bill and to the meat inspection bill were
laid before the Senate and concurred in.
The House bill for the relief of settlers on the
Northern Pacific Railroad indemnity lands was
taken tom the calendar and passed.
Adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE. s
WASHINGTON, August 2Oth.-In the House. to-
day, the bill TO exempt mining land from the
alien land law was laid on the table by a vote
of 95 to 9. resolution calling for information
as to Russia's prescription of the Jews was le-
ported and adopted.
The House then began the consideration of
the Senate meat inspection bill
Funston. Chairman of the Committee on Agri-
culture, said that it was proposed by this meas
ure to open foreign ports 10 American meats. By
opening those ports. Millions and millions of
gold would be brought into the country aud
would relieve the embariass condition of all
classes of industry.
Bitt of Illinois said that this bill would re-
move the pretenseon which the ioreign Covert
ments excluded our hoR products. He objected
to an III just discrimination being made against
American pork under the pretense that 1t was
unwho,esome.
Morgan of Mississippi offered an amendment
bringing lard within the operation OF the bill.
Lost
Sayers offered an amendment providing that
Texas fever shall not be considered as contagious
or infectious disease. Lost. The bill then
passed.
The House then proceeded TO the cousidera-
ton otthe bill defining lard. Without disposing
of the measure the House adjourned.