Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-18

I WASHINGTON, April i7th.-The House
land Senate Republican Causus Committees
are hopelessly apart on the silver question.
After the last ineffe ,tual meeting of the
Joint sub b-comm;tlee the House contingent
reported to the full COMMITTEES failure tc
agree.
Thereupon Wa,zer of Massachusetts ad-
dressed the committee. Aol6iug that the
concessions to the extreme silver men had
been made with she misunderstanding that
something positive would be achieved but
| that as they had failed 10 reach an sgree-
ment, the House co.Dmiltec shoald have
the bill modified 10 TIE Win en- bili, as
reported by the Coinsgs Committee.
This was put as motion, which pre-
vailed, by vote of 1eto5. The next step
will be 10 report 10 the House Repablican
caucus, probably aboCt Monday night.
| The indications are that the cBucas will ac-
cept the House committee bill Thet will
pass the House.
Meanwhile the Senate will proUablv pass
It's bill and the matter be turned over to
the Conference Committee.
Free of Dstty3
WASHINGTON, April l7th.--Senator Gull
| lom to-day presented a petition siEued by
many citizens OF Ohio, Illinois, Iowa. Wis
consin, Minnesota, Michigan, Colorado.
Missouri, Kansas Arkansas, North Dakota.
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that sugar, lumber, salt, binding twine,and
materials entering into its composition, be
| admitted free of duty, and that cut of at
| least 90 per cent. be made on woolen, cot
! ton and linen fabrics.
Senator Plumb presented the.resolut;on
! OF Newton of the Kansas Board of Trade.
protesting against the imposition of any
duty on ores containing lead imported from
Mexico, and favoring the negotiation of a
reciprocal treaty with that country.
Montana's Senator's
WASHINGTON, April I7th.-Sandsrs> aud
Power, now the Montana Senators were in
their seats this morning, their desks, hav-
ing been placed on the Republican side
SINCE the adjournment yesterday,
The desks were first located on the DEM
ocratic side after the four new States>wers
admitted, and there they remained until
the action OF the Senate yesterday in seat
| ing the Republican contestants.
/ Under the terms of the resolution pre-.
sented in the executive session yesterday
| oy Hoar, Sanders and Power were assigned
by lot to the classes of Senators whose
terms expire in '93 and '95 respectively.
Arid Lands Committee.
| WASHINGTON, April 17th-The House
Committee on the Irrigation of Arid Lands
at the meeting to-day was addressed by
Major j. w. Powell, Director of the Geo
logical Survey. The subcommittee will
report to the full committee Saturday, and
the California member, General Vandever,
says on Thursday next the bill will prob.
ably be introduced in the House.
Acts Approved.
WASHINGTON, April l7th.-The President
has approved of the Act for public build
ing at Houston, Texas an Act providing.
for an Assistant General Superintendent
and Chief Clerk of the Railway Mail Serv-
lee; an Act granting an increase to the
pension of General Horace Boughton, and
an Act to correct the patent to John Seehier
to certain lands in Colorado.
Torpedo Boat Gushing.
WASHINGTON, April 17th.-The new-tor-
pedo boat Cushing, recently built by the
Herreschoff Company for the Government.
will probably make her appearance here
before long. 1t is proposed to send heron
run from Norfolk to this city on the out
side course, in order to test her sea going
qualities.
Captain Healy Exonerated.,
WASHINGTON, April il17th.-Secretary Win
dom has approved the acticn of the Board
of Investigation which exonorated Captain
Healey of charges of cruelty to sailors while
in Alaskan waters