Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-12
Postal Changes.
CONGRESSIONAL.


WASHINGTON, June 11th-In the Senate too day.
adverse reports were made from the Finance
Committee on Stanford's bill for Government
loans or liens on real estate, and on the bill to
abolish metal money.
The Heuse silver bill was taken up and Eustis
addressed the Senate. He spoke in favor of un-
restricted coinage, and was followed by senator
Iurpie on the same side. The silver bill then
went over until to morrow.
The Senate bill to prohibit the monopoly of
the transportation of cattle to foreign countries
was passed, with an amendment that it shall
not apply to vessel room already contracted.
The Senate joint resolution in regard to the
export trade in cattle was then passed.
1t requires the President of the United States
held with the authorities of Great Britain for
the purpose OF securing the abrogation or modi-
hcatlon Of the laws now enforced which require
cattle imported into Great Britain from the
United States to be slaughtered at the port of
entry, and prohibiting the same from being
carried alive to other places in said Kingdom
The Senate bill to provide. for the inspection
OF live cattle and beef products intended for
and passed.
1t requires the Secretary of Agriculture to
cause to be made careful inspection of all live
cattle snd beef products intended for export to
foreign countries from the United States, with a
view to ascertain which of such cattle and beef
products are free from disease, and for this pur-
pose he may appoint an inspector, who shall be
authorized to give an official certificate clearly
stating the condition in which such animals and
pCcl piOOuCtS dfc iOuuu, 6uQ no clearance snail
be given any vessel having on board cattle OF
beef products for expectation to a foreign coun-
lry unles the owner or shipper of such cattle
hes certlficate from the inspector stating that
said cattle or beef products are sound and free
from disease.
The Senate then proceeded to the considera.
ton of individual pension bills on the calendar,
and passed seventy d We of them.
After an executive session the Senate ad-
journed.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON. June I1th. = To-day. in the
House, the Speaker announced the appoint.
ment of Mills OF Texas as a member of the Com
mittee on Rules, and Turner of Georgia as a
member of the Committee on Ways and Means,
70 M u vacancies occasloned by the resignation
Morrill, of Kansas presented conference re.
port on the Senate dependentpension bill.
Morrii ooJected. The previous question was
Morrill,, in explanation of the report stated
that the conference Committee struck on the
dependent feature of the Senate bill and the
| service feature of the House bill The measure
as determined upon, is not exactly what he
would desire, but was the best he could obtain
1t would distribute sS5, 600 900 among the pool
| soldiers of the nation.
Yale of Ohio protested against the conference
| the soldiers.
| Springer of Illinois entered vigorous nrotes,
against the manner in which the bill was
| brought before the House, as no Opportunity
was offered the members to examine its pro
| visions.
| Cannon o. Illinois favored the bill on the
ground that it would place on the pension roll.
$4,000 names and increase the pension of 5000
men now on the rolls
McComas of Maryland elected round of ap
plause by reference to Morrill, as the best frient
! the soldier had in the House for many years
The conference report was agreed to-yea.
1 l45. nays s6.
| Stewart of Vermont presented a conference
| report on the Senate antitrust bill 1t wen
over without action until tomorrow, and III,
| House adjourned