Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-07
he Senate.

The Senate.
WASHINGTON, January 6-The Senat
reassembled at noon today, after tn,
holiday recess, with the Vice. .Presiden
in the chair, and with less than {
quorum present.
Chandler offered bill proposing al
amendment to the Constitution, so thai
ifany State shall fail to enact or effectu
ally enforce the laws against murder o.
other felonies, Congress may provide TO,
Furnishing these crimes within such
State.
Platt presented copy of the consti
tuition adopted at Boise City for the pro.
posed State of Idaho. Referred.
Among the bills introduced and re.
ferred were the following:
BY Frye-To promote the ocean mai
service between the United States and
foreign ports, and promote commerce.
Reagan-To prevent the transportation
of merchandise in bond from ports oi
entry in the United States into the
Republic of Mexico, and to restore that
privilege when the coma HbrG along the
boundary between the two countries ia
abolished.
Cullom, by request-Authorizin the
Secretary of the Treasury to loan money
to farmers at two per cent
Plumb offered a resolution which was
agreed to, directing the managers OF
National Soldiers Homes to consider and
report upon the advisability of establish
ing hospital at Hot Springs, Arkansas,
to which all disabled ex- Union soldiers
shall be admitted under proper recon-
mendations.
Plumb also offered resolution regard
ing the lease Of the Alaska seal fisheries,
which was laid on the table for further &C.
tion. 1t provides that the Secretary of
the Treasury be requested not to make a
new lease of the islands until further &C.
tion by Congress, or until the latest Pc
riod made necessary by the existing law,
and that meanwhile he make full re-
port to the Senate as to the manner in
which the Alaska Commercial Com pany
has discharged its duties and obligations
under the present lease. and also what
additional legislation, if any, is neces.
sary in order that the interests of the
Government and those of the natives
and citizens of Alaska may be more fully
protected.
Call offered a long preamble and reso.
luton setting forth that the German
Government is interested in assisting
Spain to perpetuate her sovereignty in
Cuba, protesting against any such COM
bination, and requesting the President to
furnish the Senate such information as
may be in the possession of the State
Department in regard to the matter.
Referred.
Dawson offered resolution, which
was agreed to, calling on the Postmaster
General for information as to the
progress made by the Postoffice Depart
ment in connection with telegraph COM
panies, and as to the probable cost of the
erection by the Government of an in
dependent telegraph line between the
cities of st. Louis, Chicago, Philadelphia
and New York.
The Senate then took up the bill to
amend the Census act by increasing the
pay of the supervisors from $500 to
81 900. and Stewart proceeded to make a
speech on the silver question, after
which the bill was passed.
The bill to increase to $72 per month
the pensions of certain soldiers and
sailors totally helpless from injuries re-
ceived, or from diseases contracted while
in the service of the United States, was
passed.
Adjourned.
House Proceedings.