Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-07
The Chinese Con,rnission- Secretary Evsrts
and HE President.

dhe sAhe 4 Fesidcnt.
Especial to the RECORD UNION.
WASHINGTON, April 6th.-During the ex
ecutive session of the Senate to-day, the nom
nations of Messrs. Swift and Prescott. a.
Commissioners to negotiate a treaty with
China, were reported back from the Foreign
Relations Committee and placed on the cal
endar, with a recommendation that they be
confirmed. There will be no opposition tc
their confirmation, and it may therefore be
expected at an early day.
Its learned in diplomatic circles that Sec,
rotary Evarts has gotten into difficulty with
Sir Edward Thornton, aud has also greatly
strained his relations with President HAYES,
on account of certain curious circumstances
growing out of his holding views antagonistic
to the general sentiment of the country on the
interoceanic canal question. 1t appears that
he took it for granted that he would shape the
policy of the Administration on this question,
and that he assured the British Minister on a
number Of occasions that nothing of any i'm
portance or In the least way obnoxious to the
British Government should be said in the
Presidents messages to Congress on this sub
ject. When, therefore, the President sur.
prised him one day by reading the very en-
phatic Monroe doctrine which he (the
Presidency had himself prepared, and
sion and protestation, he refused tc
modify, the Secretary's amazement, NOR.
titcation and chagrin We're unbounded,
and when it was sent to Congress he had to
explain matters to Sir Edward as best he
could. 1t is quite generally understood that
a breach has already been opened between
the President and Secretary Evarts by the
latter's ill-disguised contempt for the abilities
of most of his official associates, including
the President and there is no doubt what.
ever that the occurrences above noted have
wldened the breach very materially.
The Springer AGair-Card from Finley.
WASHINGTON, April 6th-A. H. Finley
has issued card, and says:
OF the charge of Representative Springer that a
certain anonymous letter, dated March 4th, and
mailed March Stn, in which s., 900 was offered him
If he would support w. d. Yashburn in the DON
nelly contested election case, was written by me or
by some one for me, desire to state uneouivocaly
and positively that wrote any such letter or
employed any other person to write it. and did not
know OF Its existence until after Mrs Springer had
shown it to Hon George W. Julian. Springer at
the time he made the charge also read a letter of
mine dated March 7, $780, in which strongly urged
him TO support Donnely. There is nothing in that
letter regret. did not 81 eak or pretend to speak
for Tilden. l spoke as a Democrat in the name of
Democrats. believe the State of Minnesota was
stolen away from the Democracy by UNPARALLELED
briberies and intimidatlons, and was in favor of
restoring it to the Democratic column of States
where 1t properly belongs. l had many
times conversed with Springer on the sub
Jeet, and he had, as he repeatedly assured me-
agreed with me in those views aud said he would
vote to seat Donnelly. Only one week before the
date OF the anonymous letter Springer volunteered
the remark to me that the Democratic party had
already received much abuse for the Donnelly-
Washbnrn case as it could receive and he was in
favor Of going ahead and at once seating Donnellv
l was astonlShed beyond expression when learned
few days afterwards that the Republicans were
claiming Springer as upon their side l wrote,
therefore, earnestly and warmly, because did not
wish to see Springer injure his own reputation and
at the same time oppose the great interests of the
Democratic party. Ii spoke too strongly in that
letter, or IN any other way, if | guilty Of an
improperly, | regret it. | have no hostility to
Springer and no desire to do him injustice | do
think, however, it would only have been fair upon
his part when he made so serious charge against
me, ii he had demanded committee nvestiga ion
and given me an opportunity to have defended my.
self on the records of the same body in which the
attack was made.
Appropriation Bills.
Especial to the RECORD. UNIoNl
WAsHINGToN, April 6th-The House
Committee on Commerce have not yet COM
pleted the River and Harbor Appropriations
bill, and in response to an application of the
California Representatives to be heard on the
subject of the appropriations for California,
have agreed to notify them before that por-
ton of the bill is framed. Page has pre-
pared an amendment which he will offer to
the pending Army Appropriations bill, to
authorize the President TO detail an army
officer to act as Professor of Military Science,
etc., at the California State University. 1t
appears that the maximum number of such
details now authorized by law has been alb
ok nd
vision be made for this institution the arms
now there will soon have to be removed to
some Federal post.
The Exodus" Investigation.
WASHINGTON, April 6th.-Before the Ex-
odus Committee to-day several witnesses
testified to the undesirability of the Kansas
pauperism. Per contra, Charleton H Tandy,
President of the st. Louis Refugee Relief
Board, presented memorial setting forth
the outrages to which colored men in the
South continually submitted, urging Con-
gress to investigate the exodus, while the
story of oppression, fraud, cruelty, intimida-
ton and robbery is gone over. About 70
white citizens of st. Louis sign the
memorial, including ex-senator Henderson,
Judge Dillon, United States District At
torney John Noble. and William Mckee,
publisher of the Giobe-Democrat. Tandy
thought the exodus would never cease until
the Southern whites stop the cruelties.
Elections in Ohio.
COLUMBUS, April 6th.-Complete returns
from this city show that Graham rep. is
elected City Engineer by 81 majority Dent
(Rep is elected Police Commissioner by 81
majority; Pausch DEM is elected Police
Commissioner, and Olnhausen DEM is
elected Justice of the Peace. The Republi.
cans have 10 members of the City Council
and the Democrats g. The Board of Edu.
cation is tie. Specials from outside towns
show large Republican gains.
CINCINNATI, April 6th.-E. Shelby's ma.
jority for City Comptroller over Hoffman
tDem.) is estimated at 5000. The Republi
cans elected the entire School Board, l6 Out
of % Councilmen, and II of the IA Alder
men.
TOLEDO, April 6th.-The Democrats elect
the Street Commissioner by 200 plurality
The Republicans elect the Clerk of the Police
Court, Cemetery Trustees, half the Board Of
Education and divide the other officers with
the Democrats and Nationals.
Indiana Township Elections.
INDIANAPOLIS, April 6th.-The elections
in Indiana for township officers and on the
constitutional amendments to-day brought
out about two-thirds vote of the State
The indications are that the Republicans
make large gains in the township elections,
and carry the constitutional amendments by
a very decided majority. The Republicans
all voted for the ratification of the amend.
ments, and as far as reports have been re.
ceived they indicate that from 10 to 20 per
cent of the Democratic vote was in favor OF
the ratification. The Germans voted about
solid for the amendments. The ratification
of the amendments dispenses with an October
election, fixing the State election on the
day of the Presidential election.
CHICAGO, April 6th.-The Times Shelby.
vile (Ind.) special says that negro offering
to vote was told that "no id niger could
cast ballot there" and he was run of
the square. Lee Amsden, County Treas
urer, commenced to club another negro
and was dubbed himself by white Republi
cans, tearing his scalp open. Amsden led
the mob which attacked the negro emigrant
train in December The excitement is in
tense here over the introduction of the
/" Y azoo idea"
Hestward.boundP Passengers.
OMAHA, April 9Th. = The following
through passengers were on to-day's train,
leaving at 12:15 P NJ, to arrive in Sac.
ramento April 9th: William B. Davis, New
York Mrs. Dewdney, British Columbia w
n. II. Morgan, Mrs. K. L. Morgan, Max
Pracht. D. White. San Francisco q. T. Du
pert, Victoria, B. c.; NJ. Van Hartigen,
Bristol, Pa: D. Whiting, Cape of Good
Hope J. B. Montgomery, Portland, Or; F.