Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-03
CONGRESSIONAL.


WASHINGTON, December 2d.-In the Senate
to-day, among the various communications and
petitions presented and referred, were numer-
Gus petitions for the amendment of the tariff
BILL providing for a rebate on manufactured
tobacco.
The annual report of the Secretary of the
Treasury was presented; also petition from
Nebraska for the disarmament of the Sioux
Indians, and suggesting they be deprived OF
their horses and furnished with oxen.
A number of bills were introduced and re.
ferred, among them one by Daniels to allow q
rebate on tobacco and snuff held in stock Jenu-
airy !, 1891.
Henderson offered a resolution (sgreed to)
calling on the Secretary OF War for information
of the Indians on the reservations in Nebraska
and South and North Dakota.
Mitchell offered resolution agreed toy in
structing the Committee on Foreign Relations
to inquire into the adyisability of the passage
of q law authorizing a survey for trans
Pacific submarine cable from some point on the
Pacific Coast to the Hawaiian Islands; thence
By Samoa and New Zealand to Australia, and
TO encourage the formation of company fol-
The Senate bill for the donation to Challam
county, State of Washington, for public build
ings, the proceeds Of the sale of certain public
lands, was passed.
Hoar moved to proceed with the considera,
ton of the election bill Agreed to by a strict
the bill and continued till 2 P. NJ, when unfn.
ished business became the order.
Hoar moved to proceed with consideration OF
the election law.
German rose to argue against that motion.
The point of order was made by Hoar that the
motion was not debatable.
The presiding officer (Hale) decided in sup:
port of the point of order, but said he would
submit the question 10 the determination of the
Senate, After a prolonged debate the Senate
decided, by strictly party vote, TO proceed
with consideration of the election bill.
a point was raised about the displacement Of
the eight-hour-law bill by the election meas
ure, and lengthy discussion on parliamentary
points resulted.
Finally it was agreed again by strict party
vote to proceed with the election bill, Blail
giving notice that he would, at the earliest op
portunity, subject to the election bill, move tina
the Senate proceed TO the consideration Of the
labor bill, just displaced.
The clerk resumed the reading of the election
bill, and when it was finished the Senate ad
| journed.
WASHINGTON, December I'd I'm the House to
| day, Harmer of Pennsylvania presented pc
| tition in favor OF all amendment to the Nc
Kinley bill, allowing rebate on broken pack
ages, smoking tobacco and snuff. Referred.
The Speaker laid before the House the Senats
| bill referring to the Court of Claims the claim
| of the Chesapeake Female College for property
destroyed during the war.
In the discussion, Wheeler of Alabama tax
ing advantage of recognition, proceeded tC
argue that the omission of Section 80 of the
tariff bill from the enrolled copy rendered the
Dill
The bill was passed, yeas 121, nays Sc.
The Committee on Patents called Up the copy
right bill. The Speaker recognized Simmons &C
move an amendment providing the Act shat &C
into effHcccc.. January !, 1891 Notwithstanding
the effort of Kerr Of Iowa to secure recognition
for motion to adjourn, Simmons demanded
the previous question on the bill and amend.
ment. Keer moved adjournment. Lost-yea:
81, hayes 132. The question turned on demand
for the previous gus stion.
Hopkins Of Illinois moved to lay it on the
table.
Spinoa of New York made the point OF order
that the motion was dilatory,
The Speaker overruled the point and enter
tanned the motion.
The question required on the demand for the
previous question on the copyright bill, pending
which motion by Hopkins TO lay the bill OF
the table was lost.
The motion to adjourn having been voted
| down, the previous question was ordered
The House then adjourned, leaving the bill q:
unfinished business.
The proposition of the bill is to permit for
eigners to take American copyrights on the
| same basis as American citizens, in three cases
First. when the nation of the foreigner permit!
| copyrights to American citizens on substantially
the same basis as its own citizens; second, wheI
| the nation OF the foreigner gives American cit
| liens copyright privileges similar to those pro
| vided for in this bill; and third, when the ma
| ton of the foreigner is party to an in
| in copyrights, by the terms of which agreement
| the United States can become party thereto 8
| its pleasure. All books copyrighted under tn,
proposed Act shall be printed from type Sc
| within the United States or from plates mad,
therefrom.