Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-03-21
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL,
Blair'S Educational sill Defeated in the
Senate.
GEN. CROaK,S APACHE CAMPAIGN
Geronimo Denounced as a Blood.
Thirsty Monster-The Trial of
Private Soldiers.
lsPEcIAL DISPATCHES TO THE RRooRp-us1os.l
CONGRESSIONAL.



WASHINGTON March 2Oth- the Senate 10
day Cockrell presented the protest of the PORK
Packers Association of st. Louis against the hin
for the inspection of meats, declaring the hin
unnecessary and Injurious to the stock-raisiug
and curing interests-more Injurious even than
German and French prohibition Ii was re.
ferred.
The bill appropriating $4,000 for lighthouse
and fog signal at the mouth of the Coauille
river, Oregon. was reported and placed on the
calendar.
letter was received from the Secretary of
War transmitting certain information called for
about the Apache Indians.
A resolution was passed ordering %, COO copies
of The address of Chief Justice Fuller on The
Life and Character of George Washington
also q resolution directing the printing Of the
reports OF the Melbourne Exposition.
After taking up the Blair bill and after a
short debate the Senate proceeded to vote on
the bill and amendments. The first vote was
on the three amendments offered by Moody OF
South Dakota, that the illiterates among Indians
shall be included in the calculations
Halwey, opposing the bill, read table of ap-
preparations to be made for the next fiscal year,
with the following recapitulations Probable
appropriations. S%55, eco; proposed appropria.
tions. s5S 242 COO; total S52S $40 900. Estimated
revenues, si5o, 1000; excess of appropriations
over revenue, S7S442, 900.
MoodyS amendment was agreed to.
The Senate then proceeded to vote on the
third reading and engrossment of the bill. When
the vote was concluded and IL was known that
1t resulted against the bill Blair changed his
vote from aye TO no, so as to make a motion to
reconsider. The result was announce; yeas 81,
nays 81, as follows:
Yeas-Republicans: Allen, Allison, Chandler.
Cullom. Dawes. Dolph, Edmunds. Evarts. Hig.
gins, Hoar. Mcmillan, Manderson, Mitchell,
Moody. Morrill,. Pettigrew, Pratt, Squires, Stan.
ford, Stewart, stockbridge. Teller. Wilson of
Iowa. Democrats: Barbour, ColQuitt, Daniel
George, Hampton, Hearst, Pasco, Pugh-Sl.
Nsys-Republicsns Aldrich, Blair, Davis.
Dixon, Farwell, Frye, Hale. Hawley, Hiscock,
yer. Sherman, sspooner, waleott. Democrats :
Bates, Berry, Blackburn, Blodgett, Cockre!l.
Coke, Faulkner, German, Gray. Harrison, Jones
OF Arkansas. kenna, Morgan, Payne, Reagan,
Turpie, Vest, voorhees,, Walthall and Wilson OF
Maryland-37.
The following pairs were announced But
ler, Vance, Paddock, Casey, Gibson. Brown and
Call (who were for the bilD, with Qlay, Nc
Pherson, Eustis, Ransom, Washburn Beck and
Cameron (who were against it).
Blair made motion to reconsider the vote
which motion was entered, and after an execu-
tive session the Senate adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March 10Th Representative
Henderson of Iowa presented in the House to-
day resolution from the General Assembly of
Iowa rsing LEGISLATION against the adulteration
of lard. Referred
In response to resolution, the Secretary of
the Treasury transmitted to the House the state
ment that there are in the United States Treas
ury for sinking of the Union Pacific and Central
Union Pacific, SS,5l5,OOO; Central Pacific, 500,
coo.
Secretary Proctor to-day transmitted TO the
House the report from Colonel Comstock, Presi-
dent OF the Mississippi River Commission in re-
gard to the floods on that river. He says that
he has all the money needed unless an addi.
tional rise occurs. He says that the river is
higher than ever before known, and that a fur
ther rise would cause widespread disaster So
far there is little danger to life.
The House then resumed the consideration Of
the MuddLompton contested election case, and
was addressed by Compton, the sitting member
At the close of the debate, Moore of Texas, on
behalf of the minority committee, offered a
resolution declaring Compton entitled to his
seat. Defeated-yess las, nays 156. The ma
jority resolution declaring Mudd entitled to the
seat was adopted-yeas l59, nays las.
Mudd appeared and took the oath of office.I
Morrow of California moved the House go
into ommittee of the Whole for further con.
sideration of the pension appropriation bill,
pending which Hooker of Mississippi moved an
adjournment. Lost.
Morrow's motion was then agreed to- The
committee Immediately rose and the House ad-
int,r nnI