The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-02-23
PROVIDES FOR THE PAYMENT OF
NEARLY A CENT A POUND
Masked Men Hold Up Train in Mis-
souri,, But Meet With Failure in
Plundering the Express Cara
Hunting Party Frozen to Death
Near New Orleans.
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.

dnenumenC 10 Ine SunQry CIVIL Dill TO
provide for the payment of the full
bounty on the sugar produced in 1893.
and for the payment of eight-tenths of a
cent. per pound on the production of
1894. The amendment tor payment Of
the first-class claims carries an appro-
priation of $3.50, ,2S9, and is as follows:
THAT there shall be paid by the Secretary
of the Treasury to these producers and
manufacturers of sugar in the United
States from maple sap, beets, sorghum,
or raw sugarcane grown in the United
States. who complied with the provisions
OF the bounty laws as contained in the
schedules of the tariff of 1890, a bounty of
cents pound on all sugar testing not
less than 9Oo degrees by the polariscope,
and Il cents per pound on all sugars
testing less than 900 and not more than
S00 manufactured and produced by them
previous to the 18th of August, 1894, and
upon which no bounty has previously
been paid"
The provision for the payment of part
of last years bounty is that there shall
be paid to producers who complied with
the Mckinley bounty law by filing appli-
cation for license and the bonds required
prior to July l, 1894, and who would have
been entitled TO receive license, bounty
of eight-tenths of cent pound on
sugars actually manufactured and pro-
duced in the United States testing not
less than So during the period OF the fis-
cal year ending June 30, 1895, comprised
in the period commencing August rs,
1894, and ending June 30, 1895, and for
this purpose S5,OO0,000 is appropriated.
Rev. Mr.. Milburn opened the session
OF the Senate to-day with fervent and
eloquent prayer eXtolling the public and
private virtues of George Washington,
who, he said, showed a steadfast devo-
ton to the interests of mis- country, SUBJ
ordinating his private wishes and will
TO the good OF the whole people. Such
q noble example might we'll enter into
the character of every American boy and
exalt our patriotism, making our na-
tional institutions the safeguard of all
social, religious aud private institutions.
A bill was passed donating the con-
demned cannon to the State Soldiers
Home at Rosebud, Or.
Quay presented a memorial from the
Manufacturers Club or Philadelphia
strongly urging that the cause of imam
cial distress was the assault on the
American protective system and indig-
nantly protesting against the course of
the President in borrowing money from a
foreign syndicate. The memorial closed
with an earnest appeal TO the Senators
and me bers to so adjust the tariff as to
overcome the distress OF the Treasury
Senator Mills has given notice of the
following amendment to the sundry civil
appropriations bill: And all laws which
authorize the Secretary of the Treasury
to sell bonds for any purpose are hereby
repealed"
When the executive bill comes before
the Senate a motion will be made to
strike out the provision for the Utah
Commission. 1t is claimed that as Utah
will become State in the fall with full
powers, the commission should be abol-
ished. The commission Will continue
until July lst
The two House bills were passed
amending the articles of regulation OF the
army.
A spirited contest arose over the con-
structIon OF the bridge over the Della
ware River at Philadelphia. 1t was
finally agreed TO take vote on the ques-
tion tomorrow noon,
German secured unanimous consent
that unobjected cases on the calendar
should be taken up at the night session
next Tuesday.
The Indian appropriation bill was
then taken up. The pending amend
ment was that OF Pettigrew of South Da-
kota, that OF the 81, l04, $50 appropriated
Tor industrial and day schools Tor Indians
S1l5,0 shall be used for contract schools
and that 20 per cent. of the latter shall be
used in purchasing such contract schools
as may be offered for sale.
A vote was taken on the amendment
of the Appropriation Committee, striking
out the House provision that the Secre-
tary OF the Interior should reduce the
expenditures 70 per cent. annually so
that at the end of five years the entire ex-
penditures for sectarian Indian schools
shall be at an end. The committee
amendment was sustained-yeas IL. nays
23 The effect of this was to do away
with the House provision for the gradual
abandonment OF the contract schools dur
ing the next five years.
The Pettigrew amendment was de-
1eated-yeas l3, nays 80.
Lodge Withdrew his amendment of
fered last night, fixing three years as the
limit for the abandoning of the contract
schools, instead OF tive years.
With the changes made, the provision
for Indian schools makes a reduction of
20 per cent from the expenditures last
Year, but leaves future Congresses to
make such further reductions as they
see fit.
Morgan offered an amendment for the
establishment of United States courts in
Indian Territory. he spoke of the bar
barous condition of affairs among the five
civilized tribes, where an armed vendetta
existed.
Berry urged that a territorial form of
government was the best remedy for the
evils existing In the Indian country
Train robbery, lawlessness of all kinds
and the absorption of Indian lands by a
few persons constituted the main abuses,
The discussion of conditions in the
Indian Territory lasted throughout the
afternoon.
Mills made point of order against
Morgan's amendment, on the ground that
IL was new legislation. and being submit
ted to the Senate, the amendment was
declared not in order.
Call, in charge of the Indian bill, sought
TO have time fixed for final vote
There were objections.
IF this bill does not pass to-day or early
Tomorrow" said Call, then some of the
remaining large appropriation bills will
surely fail"
AT this point Pettigrew (Rep.) of South
Dakota came forward with most EN-
phatic objection. 1T is understood. -
said he, "that plan is on foot to get this
bill out OF the way, and then to take up
the pooling bill at 3 o'clock tomorrow
and sit it out even over Sunday. / want
to say here and now distinctly that the
plan will not succeed if l can prevent it.
And, what is more. the pooling bill can
not become a law if L can do anything to
prevent it; especially it cannot be passed
on Sunday"
Pettigrew made his statement with the
evident consciousness that the Senate
rules permitted the opposition of one
man to be very effective. This and the
other objections prevented any time be-
ing fixed for completing the Indian bill.