The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-02-27


Manderson supported the amendment,
urging the great expense incurred by the
beet sugar producers in anticipation of
the bounty.
photographic petitions from New Or
leans were read during the consideration
OF the bounty amendment. The banks
and business men urged that they had
given credit of $50, ,000.0 in the faith that
the Government policy as to the bounty
would be retained.
The point OF order against the sugar
bounty amendment was then submitted
to the Senate, and by decisive vote the
amendment was held to be in order
yeas 40, nays l6.
1hls was test of the strength of the
sugar bounty, and its adoption became
assured.
Speeches continued to be made against
IT, however. McLaurin opposed the
bounty law as unconstitutional, and
therefore void AS law or contract with
the sugar producers.
McLaurln offered an amendment that
the sugar bounty be paid in silver coin.
TO be coined from silver seigniorage now
In the treasury.
Black burn made point of order that
Ihe McLaurln amendment was not GER
ulahe, ana the presiding officer sustained
the point.
Wolcott offered an amendment direct-
ing the purchase of 100000 ounces ofsil-
yer monthly for the next eight months,
ana It's coinage into standard silver dol
lars. by vote of l3 to 80 the amendment
was declared out OF order. The vote was
not significant on silver lines. Those in
Ihe aIhrnatlye We're: Bate, Brice, Cam
efon, Clark, Hansbrough, McLaurin,
Mdntie' NILS, PETER, Pettigrew, Teller.
Walsh, Wolcott.
HOar moved to Strilyo o,t A. i'll.
tenths cent bounty for sugar made from
sugar cane. The Hoar amendment was
deieateh by viva voce vote. The final
vote was then taken.
Inc question was divided, the vote be-
ing upon the proposition for bounty on
sugar produced prior TO the passage of
tae 1afln Act, and it was agreed to-yeas
46, nays 90
Then, at 6:lO, the Senate took a recess
until o'clock.
hen The Senate convened in the even
ing session an agreement w2s made, after
some discussion, by which the roll was
called, and as each Senator's name was
caiied he had the privilege to name the
Dill 10 be considered.
aere was a spirited controversy when
Hlll OF New Y 1ork objected 10 a bill urged
Dy Na!Ilnger OF New Hampshire as to a
W ashlngton suburban railroad. Gall
llnger declared the New York Senator
was inspired by pique, and he would
theTeIore obJect to allow other business.
Harris also criticised Hnrs course.
mere was an exchange of personalities.
during which Hill declared that QUAY
was backing certain local railroad bill
IN the interest of Philadelphia railroad
syndicate.
Gallinger withdrew his general obiec-
tlon and business proceeded again. and
the following bills were passed:
Protecting public forest reservations: to
open 10 settlement and provide for the
olsposal OF the public lands at Fort Nc
fhefson Military Reservation aud Camp
SherIdan, Neb.; for public building at
Oakland, Cal, to cost 500, 000 for the re-
lleI OF the chapter of Calvary Cathedral,
SIOUX Falls, 5. D.; for the relief of the
States steamer Tallapoosa
AT 1880 P. NJ. the Senate adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2G.--Tbe House
met at ii o'clock to-day. Henderson
(Dem.) OF North Carolina, Chairman of
the Committee on Postoffices and Post
roads, Immediately called up the confer
ence report on the postoffice appropria-
ton bill, much to the disappointment of
the members who were clamorlng for
unanimous consent TO consider their
bills.
The Senate amendment providing that
hereafter mail clerks should live some-
where along the route to which they are
assigned, but clerks heretofore appointed
should not be required to change their
residence, was the only question in dis
pute between the two houses, The
amendment was designed to destroy the
effect of the general order (No. 379l, is
sued by the Postmaster General, reuuir-
ing clerks TO live on the line of their
routes. When the order was issued some
I30 clerks lived off their lines. Since
then SEQ have changed their residence.
Henderson had read letter from the
Postmaster-General protesting against
the Senate amendment. But il was evil
dent the amendment would occasion
some debate, and Henderson withdrew
the conference report in order to give
Catchlngs an opportunity to present the
special order. giving to-day until O'Clock
to the Committee on Labor, and to-mor-
row TO the Committee on Public Build
ings and Grounds.
The special order was adopted without
division, and McGann OF the Labor Conn
mission called up The national arbitration
bill, entitled "A bill concerning carriers
engaged in Interstate commerce and their
employees"
The purpose Of the bill is to provide a
board of Cancellation consisting of the
Commissioner of Labor and the Chair
man OF the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, whose duty it should be, when 2
controversy concerning wages, hours of
labor or conditions of employment arose
between carrier under this Act and the
of such carrier, seriously in
terrupting or threatening to interrupt the
business OF said carrier, to put them
selves in communication with the parties
10 sucn controversy, and shall use their
best efforts, by mediation and concilia-
ton, to amicably settle the same. and if
such efforts should be unsuccessful,
should at once endeavor to bring about
an arbitration of said controversy by sub
uniting the same TO board consisting of
three persons, one to be chosen by the
employees, one by the employer and those
two selecting the third
Erdman lDem.l of Pennsylvania ex-
pIalned the provisions OF the bill, which.
ne SAID, were originally drawn by the
AItofney- General, and being carefully
considered and perfected by the Commit
zee zee on LABOR to-day had the support of all
lhe chleis OF labor organizations involved
ana OF the Commissioner OF Labor.
oPeeches favoring the bill were made
by 1kert NDem.) of Pennsylvania, Hem
derson (kep.) of Iowa and Dunn iDem.l
of New Jersey.
on motloh OF 1awney (Rep.) of Min
nesota, an amendment was adopted in
the shape OF proviso to the effect that
no empioye should be punished for fail
ure 10 comply with an arbitration ayvar5
as by contempt of court. Several Other
unimportant amendments, together with
those offered by the committees we're
agreed to, and without division The hill
was passed.
McGann then called up the Joint reso-
luton TO raise the rate OF wages of
printers and oookbinders in the Govern
ment printing office from 10 to 80 cenfs
per hour. After some debate the hin
was withdrawn.
\ bill was passed for the publication
of the bulletins of the Department of