Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-11
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The Senate Votes to Abolish Sales Of
Liquor in the Army.
SOME CONSULAR POSTS FILLED.
The Army Appropriation Bill Passes
the Senate-Discussing
the Tariff Bill.
ESPECIAL lsrArcHrs 70 THE arooaD-uslos.l
CONGRESSIONAL.
IN THE SENATE.

ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-UNIoN.l
CONGRESSIONAL.
IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May 10th.-Dawes presented a
petition from delegates from Indian Territory
protesting against any more railroads being
granted right Of way through their Indian res
ervations as already enough grants had been
given to supply the demands OF business.
Allen from the Committee on Public Lands
reported iavorably the bill granting the State of
Washington section of land for use for q Sol
diers Home and for militia purposes.
On motion of Spoener, the Senate concurred
in the House amendment to the Sacramento
public building bill. The amendment simply
was to strike ont the appropriation clause in the
bill. 1t will now go to the President for his APP
proval.
Hale called up and the Senate passed the
special deficiency bill for contingent expenses
of the House.
The bill for the transfer of the Fish Commits
sion to the Department of Agriculture was re-
ported back from the Agriculture Committee
and referred 10 the Committee on Fish and
Fisheries.
The army appropriation bill then came up,
and a vote was taken on COckrelPS amendment
to abolish the sale of all alcoholic liquors in
the army by canteens or posts. The amend
ment was rejected by l6 ayes to Is noes.
Avote was then taken on Hsle's amendment
to abolish the sale of alcoholic liquors, beer or
wine in the army. Tie amendment was
adopted by 30 ayes to Is noes.
Butler suggested that soothing syrup, nursing
! bottles and wet nurses be authorized for the sol
diers.
The bill was then passed.
A letter was received from the Acting Secre-
tary OF the Treasury transmitting the informa-
| ton called for respecting the transfer of the
| from the same official transmitting the CORE
spondence. ETC., relative to the claim OF Caifor
| MIA against the United States.
At $50 o'clock the calendar was taken up and
| numerous bills to which there was no objection
were passed.
Following bills were introduced:
By Cameron-PrOviding ali Navy Medical Di-
rectors, irrespective of grade held by them at
| the time of retirement, with the relative rank
of Commodore, at the age of sixty years, shall
receive the same rate of pay that is provided by
law for Medical Directors retired from the active
army list.
By misunderstanding special pension to
soldiers and sailors who were on the steamboat
Sullivan when she exploded, April a. 1885.
By Quay-Amendment to the Interstate Com
merce Act, providing that nothing in the Act
shall be construed to prevent common carriers
from giving reduced rates of transportation to
commercial travellers and permit to carry
weight OF sample baggage in excess of the ordi-
nary travellers.
By Ingalls-A bill providing that 81 per month
shall be the lowest pension for disability to sur
vivors of the war of rebellion.
Frye introduced bill providing that when
for any American vessel in the coastwise trade,
| or trade between the United States and the Do
| minion of Canada, Newfoundland, the West In
dies or Mexico, authorized by Section 2,
Chapter a2l of the law passed by the Forty-nipth
Congress, an agreement shall be made with
each seaman engaged in the same manner as
provided by Sections ASH and 1872 of the Re-
vised Statutes for the shipment of the crews of
other vessels.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, May l0th.-The House met at II
o'clock and went into Committee of the Whole
Lanham of Texas made short speech, and
was followed by Barnes of Georgia, who spoke
six minutes.
McAdoo of New Jersey took the floor and
spoke in opposition to the bill.
Lafoliette made lengthy argument from the
protective tariff standpoint
He was followed by Springer OF Illinois, who
bounty.
Dingley of Maine followed Springer and de-
voted his remarks principally to the discussion
of the proposed tariff on manufactured wooden
goods.
The following bills were introduced this
morning:
By Joseph of New Mexico-Providing that in
all cases where parties have paid double mini.
mum price for land on account of any land grant
to railroads and such grant has been forfeited
for failure to construct the road, the excess of
81 25 per acre shall be repaid to the purchaser
thereof, or to his heirs or assigns.
BY Connell of MINI ,sota-Providng that any
town may engage in banking business with all
the privileges nov CD lferred on national banks
The following Ill were favorably reported:
Wheeler's bill t6 o nend Section Abs of the
Revised Statutes, an to provide for The registry
of wrecked vessels,
Farquhar's bill prov ding for marking vessels
names at the bow al he stern; also his bill to
limit and govern the changing of names of YES
sells.
AT the evening session of the House the tariff
debate was continued. Walker of Massachu-
sets, Grosvernor and Hayes of Iowa, Bliss of
favored the Mckinley bill, while Chapman of
Michigan, McRae Of Arkansas, and Mansure of
Missouri criticised the measure.
Henderson was opposed to free hides. he was
not In favor of a reduction of the tax on to-
bacco. The United States was not ripe for that
legislation. He attacked the beef trust of Chi
cago, and declared that the hand that struck
down its despotism could lift up the agricult-
ural interests of the country AT HIS the
House adjourned.
Wanamaker's Explanation.
WASHINGTON, May 10th. = The Post
olution adopted by the House inquiring
what Postoffice Inspectors or Special
Agents bad been employed to investigate
the standing and claims of rival applicants
for appointment as Postmasters.
He says. II know of no instance where
an Inspector under this Administration has
been detailed merely to ascertain whether
or not the applicant was Republican or a
Democrat, or a member of any other party,
unless it was where the charge of decep-
ton had been made in seeking the APP
pointment." The Postmaster General adds:
THE practice of occasionally sending In
spectors to report upon applicants is not
new, and has been followed by all Post
| masters General for years past"
Possible Failure.
WASHINGTON, May 10th.-In the corri-
doris of the Arlington, where the New
York politicians mostly congregate when
in the city, there were rumors freely circu-
lated of some possible startling disclosures
as to the affairs of one of the national
banks in an interior city of New York
State. Its affairs have been under investi-
CATION by the National Bank Examiners,
aud shortage of 5000 900 is limited at. The
names of prominent officers and politicians
are mentioned as said to be implicated,
and distinguished ex-statesmen of national
reputation are accredited with efforts to
smooth the matter over and cover it up.
Fremont's Luck. ~
New YORK, May 10th.-A special dis
patch from Washington to the Mail and
Express says General Fremont yesterday
discovered upon visiting the Treasury De-
partment that the Government has actually
owed him $21 600 for forty years, and that
clerical error had been responsible for
making it appear all these years that he
was indebted TO the Government SIS, 600.
Fremont went to the department to ask
that his salary as MajorGeneral be not re-
tanned to meet the supposed debt, and
! when he received the good news he tainted.
| A warrant was made out for the amount
due him.
Weather Crop Bulletin.
WASHINGTON, May 10th.-The weather
crop bulletin says that during the past
week the weather was generally unfavor-
able for growing crops throughout the
central valleys and lake region and the
middle Atlantic States owing to the I'M
equally low temperature and frosts.
Rain is much needed in Minnesota. Da-
kota and Nebraska and eastern Kansas,
while in western Kansas the most favor
able crop conditions are reported.
In Oregon the crops are reported as
growing finely. The wheat is promising,
but more rain would prove beneficial.