Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-19
CONGRESS ON IT'S LAST LEGS,
Final Adjournment Expected
Next. Monday.
The Ways and Means Committee Will
Report No More Bills.
Camrnetse's Debris Bill Passed-The
Anti-Options Bill Again Before the
senate--California River and
Herbor Needs.
BY the Associated Press.l


for the final adjournment of congress on
the 25th, unless something unforeseen
arises. 1t is believed the resolution
will be adopted by both houses.
The policy of some OF the Democratic
members of the ways and means COM
mittee for the postponement of further
attempts at tariff revision, prevented
action on the sugar, salt, lumber, iron
ore and other proposed bills at the meet
ing of the committee this morning.
The improbability of any additional
tariff bills emerging from the committee
is increased by the fact that the Repub-
lican members of the committee are
not disposed to assist the Democrats to
secure quorum.
Word has been received by the Demo
cratic members that the Republican
members will not attend any session of
the committee except for the considera-
ton of the adjournment resolution re-
ported today. The number of Democrat
ic members in attendance is not large
enough to make it possible for the COM
mittee to do anything. The refusal to
attend, if persisted in, besides prevent
ing the report of additional tariff bills,
will render impossible an adverse report
on the sub-treasury bill, and also on
Dalzell's motion of inquiry with refer
ence to the losses sustained through ma
tional and state banks.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
In the house today the McGarrahan
land claim bill passed.
A bill was also passed opening to COM
petition by local architects the design
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ings.
Caminetti managed to secure the pas
sage of his bill creating the California
debris commission.
The senate Joint resolution was passed
authorizing the com mittee on labor to
make an investigation of the slums of
cities.
The house then took a recess, the
evening session to be for general debate
ON the worlds fair features of the SUM-
dry civil appropriation bill.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
After the passage OF the deficiency
appropriation bill by the senate today
the anti-options bill was taken up and
made the regular order. The opponents
of the measure interposed series of
dilatory motions designed to oust the
antioption bills from its position of pre-
cedence, but the friends of the measure
were strong enough to resist the effort,
and when the senate adjourned the anti
options bill was unfinished business, :"
to come up at 2 o'clock tomorrow.
HOMESTEAD INVESTIGATION.
In case the house decides to adjourn
Monday next, the committee investi-
eating the Homestead troubles will prob
ably report progress. If adjournment
is set later, the committee will question
the PinkertOns.
AN ANTJ-PINKERToN BILL.
In the house today, Broderick of Kan
sas, member Of the Judiciary commit
tee investigating the Pinkerson system,
introduced bill to prohibit the trans
portatlon from one state to another oi
q private voluntary force of police or
body of armed men, not belonging to
the military or naval forces of the
United States or the military OF any
state or territory.
ROAD EXHIBIT.
Durborrow of Illinois has introduced
bill in the house, appropriating $780,
900 for the construction of building at
the worlds fair for comprehensive ex-
hibit of roads, their construction and
maintenance.
PACIFIC CABLE FRANCHISE.
Morgan has introduced in the senate
the bill introduced in the house some
time ago, granting G. G. Moreno and as
sociates the right to lay telegraph cables
in the Pacific ocean between the Ameri
can and Asiatic coasts.
CROW INDIAN COMMISSION.
Secretary Noble has appointed Elbert
d. Weed, Fred HI. Foster and Fellows D.
Pease, all OF Montana, to be commission
ers to negotiate with the Crow Indians
for notifications of the agreement con-
cluded with them December 81, 1891
The commission is appointed under the
provision OF the first section of the ac
of July 13, 1892.
CALIFORNIA RIVERS AND HARBoRs.
The army engineer in charge of rivel
and harbor improvements in Californls
has submitted his annual report to the
secretary of war. The engineer speaks
encouragingly of all improvements, an6
says substantial benefits to commerce
will ensue.
For Oakland harbor it is estimated
$300,O00 will be needed for the nexi
fiscal year. 1t will require 500 900 tc
complete the work to be done in the ex
cavation of the tidal canal, the com
pletion of the south jetty and tht
dredging of the channel in the uppel
and lower harbor.
For San Diego harbor 100000 il
needed for the next year and 1894, ,O0(
to complete the Improvements contem
plated.
For the Sacramento and Feather riv
ers, $420, 900 is needed. For the Moke
lumne river, $9100; San Joaquin river
$164, 100, variously distributed; Petalu
ma creek, $4,000 to dredge a channe
five feet deep.
Humboldt harbor and bay, 500, ,OOl
for next year.
San Luis Obispo harbor, $l3O, 900 fo
next year, and 1920, 900 to complete.
Wilmington harbor, $51, 900 to com
plete.
Losts
Once lost, it is difficult to restore tn,
hair. Therefore be warned in time