Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-30
CONGRESSIONAL.
IN THE SENATE.

WASHING oS, May 29th.-When the Senate
met to-day, stewart, rising to question of per-
sonal privilege, mad read an article from local
paper containing statement made by Major
Powell, Director OF the Geological Survey in
reference to stewards recent resolution, in
which Powell spoke of the movement as inst.
gated by land sharks and specula ors for the
purpose of ''gobbling up irrigable lands and es-
tablishiug sort OF hydraulic feudal system"
Stewart sketched an outline OF whist had been
done in the work OF stimulating irrigation in
the Far West recently, with the appropriations
Powell. he said, had used more than half the
appropriation in vast and expensive surveys of
no practical use for The object in view, and in.
timated that Powell had an enormous power in
both Houses from his giving employment to q
lot OF young men, sons and relatives of members
of Congress. and that he kept an enormous
lobby in Washington to control the action of
Congress. The Bureau of Geology and Mineral
ogy was nothing, Stewart said, but mass of
humbug and fooishness.
German defend Major Powell as valuable
fully.
Teller introduced joint resolution setting
forth determined policy of the United States
Government 10 use both gold and silver as full
legal tender money under the ratio now exist
ing IN the United states, or which may here
after be esta olished by the United States alone
or acting in accord with other nations. Laid
on the table and ordered printed.
The mported LIQUOR bill was then taken up
the question being on the following substitute
offered by Gray TO the substitute from the Ju
dietary Committee: THAT fermented distilled
or other intoxicating liquors transferred as an
article OF commerce or brought into any State
or Territory from a point or place outside of
such State or Territory for use or consumption
or sale therein shall not be exempt nor shall
the owner or person in possession thereof be
exempt from the operation of the laws or regu-
laeions of the police or taxing power of such
State or Territory affecting or applicable to all
other like property by reason of such liquors
being in original packages of importation or
transportation as subjects of interstate or for
eign commerce"
Gray's amendment was agreed to-ayes &c,
noes 49,.
Vest moved TO amend the substitute by max
ing it apply TO fresh beef, veal mutton. lamb
and pork, and argued that if the bill was to be-
come law ii should not be confined TO intoxi-
eating liquors. This was the first time he knew
OF the supreme Cour4being the suggester of
remedies The proposed law would produce
chaos, but If he were wrong in his position and
the friends of the bill were right, then he
wanted to give the cattle-raisers of the West the
same privileges granted the Iowa Legislature in
the exclusion Of alcoholic stimulants. He had
served on the senate committee in relation to
the beef business, and found an alarming state
of things III his Inspection of beef cattle.
The vote on Vests amendment was, yeas D,
nays 50, the yeas being Call, Morgan, Payne,
Stewart and Vest.
Wilson OF owa offered a substitute for Gray
amendment. providing that liquors transported
into any state or Territory for use by con-
sumption or sale Tor storage) shall on their arri-
val be subject 10 the operation and effect of the
laws OF such STATE or Territory, and shall not be
troduced in original packages.
Wilson's substitute was adopted-23 TO 90
The bill then passed "a to 10.
voorhees, moved 10 amend the bill by making
II read: a bill to override the decision of the
Supreme Court of the United States in its inter
probation and construction of the Constitution
on the subie Of com nerce between the several
States, and thereby relieve the State of Iowa
from the consequences OF her own misguided
legislation Rejected.
The title was then amended. on motion of
Wilson of Iowa, TO read; "A bill tolimit the eff
feet and regulations of commerce between the
several States and WITH foreign countries in GER
tain cases
The river and harbor bill was received from
the House and referred to q committee and the
Senate adjourned until Monday.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON May 10Th. I'm the House to day
the Committee ON Public Lands reported back
the Senate bill with amendmentsl for the gen.
eIal forfeiture OF the land grant. 1t was ordered
recommitted
The senate bill was passed for the relief OF
the widow of ReaE-Admiral David MeDougal.
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole on the public building bills.
The following public building bills lso were laid
CO.., $3.50 Coz: Portland. oregon, 100000.
There Was 3 lively tilt ON the question OF
public building bills, brought out by the bill
for public building at Bar Harbor, Maine, at a
cost of $1,000. Minis had,asked what the direc-
ton of the eommizee was. and Mllliken replied
that two Republican bills would be called up
and then one Democratic bill.
Mills thought III 5 unfair, and that the
committee should alternate between the two
sides.
Allen declared the whole system was vicious,
AID that politics should have nothing TO do
with the question.
The committee finally rose. The agricultural
bin was reported, and the House adjourned
until MOlld