Los Angeles herald., 1890-04-02
AT THE CAPITAL.
Congress Ground Out a
Small Grist Yesterday.
The Senate Remained Long in
Secret Session.
Florida Nominations the Theme OF
Deliberations.
Fertilization Appropriations Passed by
the House-Idaho Admission
Bill on Deck.
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chase or hire such boats as are immedi-
ately necessary to rescue the inhabitants
in the overhowed districts, was laid be-
fore the Senate and passed Immediately.
Among the bills reported and placed
on the calendar were the following.
Senate bill directing the Secretary OF
Agriculture to cause to be made all
necessary field examinations, surveys
and experiments with reference to irrl-
CATION by overflow waters between the
9th degree west longitude and the foot
hills of the eastern slope OF the Rocky
mountains.
House bill to amend the census law N
relation to Chinese residents.
Then the Senate proceeded to execu-
tive business. When the doors were
opened the Senate adjourned.
House Proceedings.
In the House the committee on
judiciary reported a resolution reciting
that it is alleged by the Attorney
General that in many United States
District Courts the practice of suspend
ing sentence in criminal cases prevails
without the warrant of law that in some
parts of the country, United States Dis
trict Attorneys, marshals and deputies,
and United States Commissioners have
been guilty of maladministration and
corruption in office; directing the COM
mittee on judiciary to inquire into the
extent of the cause and effect of such IL
legal practice. Adopted.
Tho Houca tbnO wont into pOmmittpp
of the whole on the Fertilization and
Appropriation bill.
On motion of Cheadle, and after some
argument, an amendment was adopted
providing that board be created to in
quire into the facilities for producing
steel forging for high power guns; it
shall also extend it's inquiries to the
indianapolis arsenal.
The committee then rose and the bill
passed without division, the amount ap-
propriated being $4 4,521 ,678.
The National Geological Park bill, pro-
viding for a park in the District OF Co
lumbia, was passed.
The Naval Appropriation bill was re-
ported and placed on the calendar.
A resolution was adopted that the
Idaho admission bill be made the spe-
cial order tomorrow and Thursday, the
previous question to be ordered at 3
O'Clock Thursday.
The death of Representative WILDER,
of New York, was announced, and the
House adjourned.
Senator Stewards Beer Bill.
Senator Stewart has introduced a bill
regulating the manufacture, sale and
importation of lager beer. Beer con-
tanning anything except hops, malt and
water is designated as adulterated beer.
The bill imposes taxes upon brewers of
and dealers in adulterated lager beer,
with heavy penalties for failure to take
out license. All packages containing
adulterated beverages shall be branded
"Adulterated." Adulterated beer i'm
ported shall pay the duty on lager beer.
Pawnee Land Purchases.
Perkins, from the committee on In
dian affairs, today reported the House
bill providing that all purchasers of
lands in the Pawnee Indian reservation,
Nebraska, who may be in default of pay
ment under the provisions of the act of
April 10, 1876, be- required to make full
payment therefor within two years from
the passage of this act, and any person
in default sixty days thereafter, shall
forfeit his right to the lands purchased,
and any and all payments.
Estrays Subject to Duty.
The Collector of Customs at Fort Ben
ton, Montana, informed the Treasury
Department that a large number of for
eign cattle strayed into his district from
British America about three years ago
and have remained ever since. He asks
whether they are liable to duty. Assist
ant tSecretary Tichenor replied that while
the increase in number of said animals,
which may naturally have occurred since
the arrival of the herd in the United
States, is not liable to duty, being of
domestic production, the animals which
strayed across the border are properly
subject to duty.
Z Public Debt Statement.
I Interest-bearing debt, principal, $S02,-
122 2,532; interest, 5000, OPS; total, $S11, :
O26,557. Total debt on which interest
has ceased since maturity, principal and
interest, 81 1881, ,144. Total debt bearing
no interest, 1886, ,854, ,842. Total debt,
principal, 81 800, sos, ,4S0; interest, $9, ,054,-
064; total, $1,599, ,862,544. Total debt
less available cash items, 81 ,O55, ,773, ,514.
Net cash in treasury, $32, 2,615,8 ,842. Debt,
lCSs CdSll III tlCdSuIy hPIll lSI, Pl,UAC,-
157 ,672. Debt less cash in treasury
March 1st, $l,034, ,547 ,529. Decrease of
debt during month, $11 1885, 1857. Decrease
of debt since June 80, 1889, $53, ,48S, $40.
Total cash in treasury, as shown by Treas
urer's general account, 1928, ,764 ,791.;
The Ticket Brokers Protest.
The National Ticket Brokers' Associa-
ton today presented to the House COM
mittee on commerce vigorous protest
against the passage of Bakers amend
ments to the Interstate Commerce act,
to prohibit the sale or transfer, by any
person except regularly appointed ticket
agents, of railway tickets. They hold
that the proposition would result in
higher railway rates to the public.
An Ocean Patrol.
Representative Turner today intro
duced preamble and joint resolution
for the better protection of human life
on the Atlantic ocean. 1t calls attention
to the recent accident of the City
of Paris, and says the rivalry
between competing lines of steamships is
SO keen that considerations of safety
and humanity are often lost sight OF.
1t holds that better protection to human
life and property can be afforded by a
system of ocean patrol than by any other