Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-18
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Numerous Petitions Presented-Fa"
ciflc Railroads Rfll Reported.


WASHINGTON, February 17.-ln the
Senate today Dawes presented over 24(
petitions from Massachusetts,, stating
that more than 500, 900 gallons of intoxi.
eating liquors were annually exported
from the United States to Africa, ,demoral.
izing the people of Africa, and being
detrimental to all legitimate commerce
with that people land praying that under
that section OF the Constitution which
authorizes Congress to regulate commerce
with foreign nations, that sort of thing
be stopped. Referred to the committee
on education and labor.
Chandler presented a petition from
Mississippi, complaining of the suppress.
sion Of the Republican vote of that State,
representing that the Legislature oi
Mississippi recently enacted law fol-
establishing a new constitution for the
State on the 18th of August, 1890, the
same not to be submitted to the people
for ratification; that it was the avowed
purpose of the Democrats to employ
fraudulent methods to deprive many in
telligent citizens of their franchise. Re-
terred to the committee on privileges and
elections.
Blair presented petitions signed by
&c, 900 members of the Grand Army ol
the Republic, in favor of pensions to
army nurses, and petitions signed by
over 1000, 900 persons in favor Of his Ed.
ucational bill.
Among other petitions presented we're
several for per diem pension law; for
the removal of the limitation on pension
arrears for bounty to soldiers of the
regular army who served in the war of
the rebellion.
Frye, from the select committee on
Pacific railroads, reported back adversely
two Pacific Railroad Funding bills re-
ferred to it, and in lieu of them reported
an original bill on the subject, with two
reports; one of these reports touching
the Union Pacific indebtedness, the other
the Central Pacific indebtedness. The
latter report, he declared, had been
drafted by the Senator from Minnesota
Davis. He explained that the reason
why the bills were reported back ad-
versely was that the committee finally
succeeded, to its own satisfaction, in con-
bill (now presented) contained terms OF
adjustment with both companies-the
Union Pacific and Central Pacific. The
reports had been unanimously adopted
by the committee. The bill, so far as
the Union Pacific was concerned, had
also been unanimously reported.
At the conclusion of Frye's statement,
the bill was placed on the calendar.
Blair then resumed his spsech on his
Educational bill.
Blair spoke about three hours on his
Educational bill, but did not conclude
his argument.
Chandler offered a resolution, which
went over till tomorrow, calling on the
Attorney General for information
as to the recent assassination
OF Saunders, United States Dep
uty Marshal for the northern district of
Florida.
The bill to authorize the President to
confer the brevet rank on officers of the
army for gallant service in Indian cam
paigns was passed.
The bill for the admission of the State
of Wyoming having been reached on the
calendar, Platt gave notice that he would
call it up for consideration at the earliest
opportunity.
The House amendment to the
bill to have statistics of mortgage
indebtedness obtained in the next
next Census was non-concurred in, and
conference was asked.
On motion of Allen, the Senate bill to
establish two additional land districts in
the State of Washington, was taken
from the calendar and passed.
Adjourned.