Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-03
Assistant Treasurer.
coNGRE ,sIoNAL.
IN THE SENATE

WASHINGTON, May 2d-Numerous private
pension aud public building bills were reported
tayorably.
CulIom. from the Interstate Commerce Com.
mittee presented report of the committee on
It's Investigation into alleged indiscrimination
BY eanaoian railroads operating in the United
states, and also into. rates charged American
vessels passing through the Welland, St. Law
renee and other canals.
Mitchell introduced resolution calling upon
the Secretary of the Treasury for information
respecting the par value of gold and silver coin.
ana the market value OF COLO and silver bullion
exported during the last calendar yea.: also,
the values Of gold and silver imported from for
eign countries, with the names OF the countries
from which received: also, the amount of paper
money retired with the kind and quality OF
that issued during the same period. The reso-
luton went over without action.
Dolph called up his resolution authorizing the
President 10 negotiate treaty with Great Brit
ain and Mexico relative to the preventing OF
Chinese from coming into the United States over
those countries. The resolution was agreed to
unanimously.
The service pension bill came back from the
House with amendments and was referred 10
the Senate Committee on Pensions for an exam
ination.
The customs administrative bill was taken up,
the question being on Gray's amendment to
strike out of the fourteenth section the words
except in cases wherein applications fled in
the Circuit Court within the time and manner
provided for in Section Is of this Act and insert
the provision that where Congress has not
clearly and distinctly declared the classifca-
ton OF any imported article, etc., the lowest of
rates shall be levied and collected, and the col
lector shall inform the Secretary OF the Treas
ury for his report to Congress.
After long debate, Grays amendment was
rejected without division.
Gray offered another amendment, and was
discussing it, when Frye remarked that it would
not cover SO plain, palpable attempted frauds.
The remark was resented by Gray, who as
serted that the attempted frauds were on the
the other side of the chamber.
Tie amendment was rejected. The discuss
ion was interrupted to receive message from
the House announcing the passage of the SEN
ate antitrust BILL with amendment, which was
referred tothe judiciary Committee.
Discussion on the customs bill was resumed.
At O'Clock the discussion closed and the
Senate commenced TO vote on the bill and
pending amendments.
Vest called for a separate vote on committee
out the words Entry shall be liquidated ac
cordingly. be the owner, importer, consignee or
agent OF the imported merchandise, subject to
reappraisment by the Board of General APP
praisers and he shall have the privilege Of
being present with or without counsel, as he
may elect" and insert the following: "The
Collector. or the person acting as such, shall as
certain the fixed and liquidate rate and amount
of duties to be paid on such merchandise and
dutiable costs and charges thereon, according to
law
The amendment was agreed to--3i to Is.
Hkeocks proposition to give a trial by jury
In certain cases failed to secure the assent OF the
committee, and was net urged.
All other committee amendments were agreed
10, and the bill was passed-yeas 50, nays lS
Payne being the only Democrat voting in the
affirmative.
Platt gave notice that he would next Monday
ask the Senate to take up the bill for admission
of Wyoming.
On motion of Jones OF Nevada, the bill author
izing the issue of Treasury notes for DEPOSIT sill
yer bullion was taken up and made the unfin-
ished business from Wednesday next until dis
posed of.
The conference report on the Oklahoma town.
sites bill was presented and agreed to.
After an executive session the Senate ad-
jou-n
IN THE HOUSE,
WASHINGTON, May 2d.-Mr. Morrill, presented
the following memorial: .'The undersigned,
members of the Board of Directors of the La
dies Silk Culture Society of California respect
fully represent that the Ladies. silk Culture So.
ciety has been duly incorporated and has had
an organized existence for more than five years,
during which time it has energetically encour-
aged silk culture in California. Fifteen acres of
land have been purchased at Piedmont Ala
media county, seven acres of which was planted
with mulberry trees sufficient to yield a large
quantity of leaves for feeding worms. In addl-
ton, a cocoonery has been built, and the Soci-
ETY. has distributed great quantities of silk
worm eggs to all parts of the State The
memorial says that the Society feels that
any effort to divert Government aid to new and
untried channels would involve an unwise and
useless expenditure OF public money. The ef-
feet of such experimental work would be the
placing of silk culture where the ladies found
1t five years ago. Attention is called to the last
annual report Of the Profess sor given in the ae
companying memorial which is signed by the
officers of the Ladies Silk Culture society. Re-
ferred TO Agricultural Committee.
June l4th was set aside as a day to pay tribute
to the memory Of Samuel J. Randall.
The copyright bill came up as unfinished
business, ana Adams of Illinois took the floor
in support OF the bill