Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-05

Thursday One party of volunteers started
last night from Silver City, and two more go
tonight. The Indians are of Victorio' s
band.
Washington Notes from Cur Own Core.
spOndent.
WASHINGTON, May 4th-The Presidents
veto of the Marshals' Deficiency bill has
naturally been the subject of much private
comment at the Capitol to-day, and specula-
ton is rife this evening as to what will be its
consequences. There is considerable excited
talk among the extremist or Bourbon faction
of the Democratic Congressman, some of
whom insist that firm stand should be
made by embodying the vetoed bill, rider
and all, in the forthcoming general def
cheney bill, and thus return it to
the President as the Houses ultimatum.
Cooler members of the party perceive, how
ever, that this would simply renew the fight
of the extra session, with practical cer-
tainty of similar outcome, and the general
expression is that the clause relating to the
election of Marshals will be promptly passed
as a separate bill, and the remainder of the
bill be sent to the President, either by itself
or as part of the general deficiency bill, at
later period of the session. If this course
be agreed upon, the election of Marshals
clause may be somewhat altered, to obviate
and others against its machinery. It will
doubtless be first presented as a separate bill
in the Senate, and after passage by that body
be passed in the House from the Speakers
table 1t is confidently expected that the
President will sign the proposed separate
| measure, as he has based his veto to-day
solely upon his objection to "riders." If
not. the Democratic majority in Congress
will undoubtedly provide the nee
essary appropriations, and make them
source of political capital in
the Presidential campaign. Many of
them, indeed, profess to be delighted with
to-day's vote, for, assuming it to foreshadow
determination to resist any amendment of
the election law, they say it demonstrates
the existence of Republican intention to
use the entire Federal machinery for partisan
purposes, and on this issue they are willing
to appeal TO the country.
The Internal Revenue bill, as passed by the
House to-day, contains without amendment
the provisions heretofore noted in these dis
patches as prospectively highly beneficial to
California brandy-makers.
Representative Horace Davis has prepared
an amendment which he will offer to the
pending Postoffice appropriation bill, pro-
viding authority for the Postmaster General
to remit in favor of the colonies of New
Zealand and New South Wales so much of
the overland transportation of their mails as
he may deem just. The Importance of this
matter, being the threatened withdrawal of
the colony subsidies from the San Francisco
and Australian steamship line, has heretofore
been explained. Another amendment to be
offered to the postal appropriation bill is one
providing for the distribution of silver coin
through the mails
Representative Page and John Valentine
lofAr tho pnctpna cta -ft ara1 Il
a commission of Department officials to-day,
and argued against the proposed discontinue
ance of Wells. Fargo & Co.'S letter-carrying
service. Page presented memorials signed
by $4,000 citizens of the Pacific States and
resolutions of the California Legislature, the
San Francisco Produce and Stock Exchanges
and the New York and San Francisco Cham
bers of Commerce, all protesting against the
threatened suppression of the company's
letter-carrying facilities, and Page then
proceeded to read a carefully prepared
and strongly framed argument which
appeared to be absolutely unanswer-
there is really no law in existence authoriz-
ing, or in any way justifying, such an inter-
ference with this business as the Department
Commission have advised. This position will
of course be strenuously assailed by them,
but aside from the question of legal authority,
the arguments offered by Page as to the wis
dom, Justice or expediency of depriving the
public of this express company's facilities
were complete in themselves, and it is conf
IDENTIFY hoped will prove sufficient to deter
mine Judge Keys Judgment.
Horace Davis, at the instance of Super
visor Langley, called on Superintendent
Walker to-day, and obtained his promise to
provide authority for the employment of in
terpreters, etc., to assist In taking the census
Of Chinese in San Francisco. Davis will to-
morrow request Secretary Evarts to ask the
Chinese Minister to take measures to facili-
tate the census work by explaining to the
Chinese that they have nothing tofear fromit.
The River and Harbor Appropriation bill,
as completed and reported by the House to-
day, contains the Pacific coast items hereto
fore foreshadowed in these dispatches, with
out change in the amounts, except that the
item for the San Joaquin river has, by Pages
effort, been increased from S10,0 to S15,-
600. and that the amount for Petaluma creek
was finally made $1,000. Efforts will be
made by the California delegation to increase
the amounts in the Senate, and also to in
crease the $50, 900 for the Sacramento river
to the full amount of the engineers estimate
The appropriation of $50, 900 for Oakland
harbor is accompanied by the reappropriation
of $50, 600 granted last year. both items be-
ing coupled, however, with a new pro-
viso, which is much less stringent
appropriation is still tied up. The new pro-
viso ia as follows: 1.-The sums so appropriated
and reappropriated shall not be available un-
til the right of the United States to bid on
the estuary and training walls of this work is
secured without expense to the Government
in manner satisfactory to the Secretary of
War" 1t is believed that the Attorney-G Gen
eral will give his opinion that the Govern
ment title is already sufficient, and that upon
the reception of such an opinion, the Secre-
tary of War will authorize the resumption of
the work.
The bill introduced by Senator Booth to-
day to provide for public building at Sacra-
mento is copy of the measure recently re-
ported by the House Committee and now on
the House calendar.
The Presidential Question.
CHICAGO, May 4th.-The Daily Neaos has
an interview with K. B. Washburne in which
he says he will under no circumstances de-
clare himself q candidate for the Presidency.
He is for Graat, first, last and all the time
The Journal, commenting on the interview.
says it is not a question of MIR. Washburne's
wants, but of the peoples wants. Wash
burne has gone to Springfield to-day with
Grant.
CHICAGO, May 4th.-There is great activ-
ity and excitement in political circles in this
city, caused by the doubtful outcome of the
county elections to the State Convention, and
the action of the latter respecting delegates
to the National Republican Convention.
Grant, Blaine and Washburne, the three
most prominent names mentioned, have up
to this time secured all the delegates elected
to the State Convention. A Washburne
meeting, called by his friends and neighbors,
will be held at Fairbanks Hall tonight.
CHICAGO, May 4th.-Grant is supposed to
have gained substantial advantage by the
action of the Cook County Republican Cen
tral Committee this evening. His adherents
were in the ascendant, and appointed May
9Th for holding primaries and the 10th for the
County Convention, in spite of the efforts of
the Blaine partisans to secure later date
The result of to-day's County Conventions
throughout the State gives Grant 90 and
Blaine 26 delegates to the State Convention,
leaving the totals according to both claimants
nearly equal.
CINCINNATI, May 4th. = The Hamilton
County Democracy elected an almost solid
Tilden delegation to the Columbus Conven-
ton.
NASHVILLE, May 4th-The East and West
Tennessee delegations are divided between
Grant, Blaine and Sherman, while Middle
Tennessee is solid for Grant. Instructions
for Grant will be bitterly opposed.
PHILADELPHIA, May 4th.-Trouble ex-
fafa in tho c.fu Ialarof.n, - Ch,oonxo .nya-o1