Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-16
CONGRESSIONAL.
N THE SENATE.


WASHINGTON, December 15th.-The Senate
met at 10 o'clock this morning. Morgan gave
notice that he would call up the Dolph resolu
ton respecting the abridgement of the right of
suffrage to morrow morning.
The first bill on the ca endar was one enlarg
ing the rights Of homesteaders on public lands.
1t was passed. 1t provides that when parties
settled opposite unsurveyed lands and Therefore
were obliged to take up less than 100 acres they
may extend their ho- dings not to exceed l6O
acres.
The bill subjecting oleom argarne to the oper.
alton of state laws, the Paddock pure food bill
and the Conger pure lard bill having come up
in their order, were laid aside and the Senate
proceeded to consideration of the elections bill.
Colquitt of Georgia, Wilson of Maryland, and
Vance of North Carolina, spoke at some length
against the elections bill
at the conclusion of vance's speech the Vice
President announced the question 10 be on
Graves amendment to strike out the House
| clause. vote was not reached, however.
Butler spoke in. support of the amendment.
He had suggested several days ago that the
clau;e providing that the supervisors, canvass
| eIs and other election officers be regarded as
ministerial and not as Judicial officers.
Hoar opposed the amendment. and a long de-
| bate ensued
Before it ended the Senate went into execu
| tive session, and soon adjourned.
| IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, December l5th.-In the House
! to-day Mckinley, from the Ways and Means
| Committee, reported and the House adopted a
resolution calling on the Secretary of the Treas
\ ury for the names of banks in which public
money is deposited the reasons for making de-
posts and the rate of interest. if any, given in
return for the use of public funds. Also for in
| formation as to the authority by which and the
| law under which such deposits are made.
| The Speaker stated that the pending business
| was on motion made by Herman. of Oregon,
to suspend the rules and pass the bill forthe ad-
justment and payment of the claims arising
| from depredatiops.
After advocacy of the measure by Herman,
Lanham, Townsend tof Colorado), Sayers. Mills
and Perkins and criticism upon it by Holman
| and Kilgore, the bill rassed
| The bill provides for the appointment by the
| President of three Judges to constitute a Court
to adjudicate all claims for property taken by
| Indians without Just cause.
Spinola of New York moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill approrriating 100000 for
| the erection of a monument to the victims OF
| the prison-ships at Fort Green Brooklyn.
Allen of Michigan, while adding his need OF
praise to the patriotism of the men whom it is
designed 10 honor, opposed the bin. These
men had suffered untold sorrows, but all
over this country men had suffered horrors
equally as attfocious, as at Libby. Andersonville
and every prison south of the Potomac. These
men hs6 come tiI,erand again to ask Congress
had been refused, I'D leading papers of New
York city had been engaged in bringing their
batteries to bear upon public sentiment in or
der to turn it against granting pensions of any
| kind whatever. At the same representatives oi
New York city came here and asked the Gov
ernment to build monument to commemorate
OF their patriotism.
Sweeneit of Iowa said the present was M
time for making appropriations of this charac
ter. The gentlemen who urged the passage O.
this measure were the very ones who, day aftel
day, declared that there would be deficiency
in the Treasury.
Cannon of Illinois said he was informed thai
the Library Committee had reported favorabl!
the bill. There was an estimated increase il
the expenditure of the Government of SIS, 0 0.
010 and an estimated decrease of revenues .
100000. Congress must choose between Civ
ing relief to the living and monuments to tht
| deat.
]. D. Taylor of Ohio and Kerr of Iowa twittet
the New York members with the fact that thei
city had not erected monument to Genera
Grant, but nevertheless asked Congress for
monument to victims of the rison ships.
Spinola's motion was lost-103 to 90.
| Mckinley of Ohio reported the Flower resolu
ton, extending the bonded period to July Is
| next.
There being disposition on the part of Cul
, berson OF Texas to debate it, Mckinley with
drew it.
| Adjourned