The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-07-26
MATTERS BEFORE CONGRESS.
CONFERENCE REPORT ON TIE
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
The Judiciary Committee Decides to
Report the Nomination of ShIras
without Recommendation.
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WASHINGTON, July %. = The Senate
Judiciary Committee this morning, with
two Republicans and four Democrats
present, decided to report the nominal
ton of George Shiras to be Associate Jus
tice of the United States Supreme Court
to the Senate without recommendation
The fact that the Democrats allowed the
report to be made in this shape encour-
ages his friends in the belief that there
will be no factious opposition in the SEN
ate.
In the Senate this morning Vest intro
duced a joint resolution authorizing the
President to offer to Great Britain, Ger
many and France, as an inducement to
enter national agreement for the free
coinage of silver. a reduction of 25 per
cent. III the tariff on textiles, hardware,
earthenware and glass. The resolution
was laid on the table.
The anticipation bill was taken up and
George addressed the Senate. George
said the New Orleans and New York
Cotton Exchanges were composed of
men who did not raise cotton, consume
or ever handle it, and characterized their
dealings as gam bling.
George yielded the floor temporarily,
and Allison presented the conference re-
port on the sundry civil bill. 1t
was very long, and the reading occupied
a quarter OF an hour.
Allison explained the report, saying
that outside of the provisions about the
Worlds Fair only one matter was left
open-the provisions inserted by the
House prohibiting the employment of
PinkertonS.
The report was agreed to and further
| conference asked on the points on which
there was no argument.
Pettigrew introduced a joint resolution,
which was referred, authorizing foreign
exhibitors at the Worlds Fair to bring
to this country foreign laborers to work
on their EXHIBITS.
George then resumed argument on the
anti-option bill, and closed with an APP
peal in favor of his own substitute, and
! then Wolcott submitted motion, which
went over, to refer the bill to the Com
mittee on Finance, with instructions to
report at the next session some measure
looking to the relief sought for.
Allison moved to lay Wolcott's motion
on the table, but after discussion with
drew it.
Adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, July 25.-In the House
this morning, Wheeler of Michigan
called up the report of the Pension In
vestigation Committee.
Little OF New Y DIRK spoke in advocacy
OF the majority resolutions, which gave
it as the judgment of the House that
Raum should be removed.
Lind OF Minnesota opposed it.
Enloe of Tennessee spoke in favor of
the report.
The debate, which was embarrassing,
was interrupted by Sayers, who sub
mitted a disagreeing report on the gem
eral deficiency appropriation bill, and
the report was agreed to.
Holman moved that the House recede
from its amendment granting widows or
legal representatives of deceased mem
bers the balance of salary.
Hayes of Iowa moved to lay the motion
on the table. Lost. Then Hayes moved
reconsideration and pending that
moved an adjournment, pending which
Enloe moved q recess until tomorrow,
the object being to keep the legislative
day in existence. No quorum voted,
and the House adjourned.