Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-29

Reporters were excluded.
The House Immediately took a recess till 4
O'Clock.
TIE general expression of the Fusion mem
bers is to go to the State House.
The Legislature is expected to dissolve sine
die tomorrow.
SUBMISSION TO THE DECISION.
PORTLAND, January 2Sth.-The New Era
the Greeuback organ, submits to the decision
of the Supreme Court and appeals to the
people. 1t also calls upon the press to pub
fish the declaration of principles of the Brick
Pomeroy League.
RETURNING To THEIR DUTY.
AUGUSTA, January 2Sth.-In the House to-
day, Hill of Corinth and Milliken of Burn
ham (Fusionists) took their seats.
THE Fusion LEGIsL AZURE.
BosToN, January 18th. = The Heralds
Augusta special says: The Fusion Legisla-
ture, after prolonged secret session this af-
ternoon, adjourned to the first Wednesday
in August next. Many of the members will
go home, not to return here before that date
Others will go back to the people of their
districts to abide by their decision as to going
into or remaining out of the State House
Legislature. Others will take their seats
among their Republican brethren. The
counted-in members will some of them go
home, while others will contest the seats Of
their rivals for the sake of getting the pay
usually voted to defeated contestants. Two
Fusionists to-day appeared in the Republican
House, and numerous others have expressed
an intention to follow them. The Eusionist
Governor, Smith, and Talbot, Speaker of the
Fusion House, will leave for their homes to-
morrow.
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE Al WORK.
AUGUSTA, January 2Sth.-The committee
to investigate if enlistments for the enroll
ment of men have been made, held its first
session this afternoon. Mayor Nash, of this
city, gave lengthy testimony. He says he
Was fully satisfied that there had been enlist
ments made here, and that an organization
was being formed here in the office of r. W.
Black, the object of which was to sustain
GGrceion, and hold the State House. 1t was
notorious about town that these men came TO
this building and occupied it every night
They drilled nightly with arms brought from
the Bangor Arsenal.
THE CONTEST ENDED.
AUGUSTA, January 2Sth.-SOme Fusionists
claim that it is the honest purpose and inten-
ton of their Legislature TO meet in August,
and that they will enter upon heavy campaign
work for the next election, and endeavor to
have two returns of the Congressional vote,
one to be sent to them and another TO the
Legislature as recognized by the Courts, and
that they will make up a case to Congress
concerning the electoral vote The Repub
licans and quite number of Fusionists say
the Fusion Legislature will never again
meet, as will be shown tomorrow by the
members taking their seats in the regular
Legislature that the course pursued was an
indirect method of dissolving. If members
go home they will soon be returned by their
constituents, TO look out for important inter-
ests coming before the Legislature this session.
The Legislat ure will declare vacant all theseat
that are not now filed, and new election
will be ordered. The Fusionist Secretary of
State, Sawyer, promises to return the valua-
ton books to the Office of the Secretary Of
State, and it is thought be will not claim to
be Secretary any longer. 1t is the opinion on
all sides that the contest is now ended and
the excitement closed.
Affairs at the National Capital.
Especial TO the RECORD-UM0N.I
WASHINGTON, January 2Sth.-A prominent
New York politician, who has the confidence
of Senator Conkling, is authority for the
statement that the New York Republican
Convention will not be called until April, and
that the probability is that the delegation to
the Chicago Convention will be instructed to
vote for Senator Conkling for the Presidential
nomination.
Colonel Tom Keogh, Secretary of the Ma
tioual Republican Committee, left for his
home in North Carolina last night. He says
that Secretary Sherman will not be able to
get the North Carolina delegation to the Ma
tional Convention. He thinks that Grant is
losing ground in New York.
A prominent member of Congress from
Pennsylvania, whose judgment is entitled
to especial confidence, says that the State
Convention which meets at Harrisburg Feb
ruary 18th, will not instruct the delegates TO
vote for Grant. They would not be in
structed to vote for any candidate In particu-
lar he thought. The only instructions will,
in his opinion, be to vote as unit This
course would be pursued to secure more i'm
portance to Pennsylvania.
Senator Blaine's temperance in the SEN
ate Chamber to day was enthusiastically well
coined by his hosts of personal and political
friends He is in excellent health, and does
not seem to be at all displeased with the
"boom," which is now making itself SO
strongly manifest in his presidential interests
to Maine matters, he predicts that three days
hence there will be not q vestige of the Flu
sion Legislature left. His family returned
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Eanlzahon- An interesting Report.
WASHINGTON, January 28th.-Representa-
tive Harris, of Massachusetts, In behalf of
the House Naval Committee, to-day reported
to the full committee bill which was unan-
imously adopted and will be presented to the
House tomorrow with a request that an early
day be set for its consideration. 1t is in.
tended as the forerunner of legislation look.
ing to the complete reorganization of the
navy. Representative Harris bill authorizes
the Secretary of the Navy to cause to be
made a thorough inspection of all the vessels
in the navy and all stores and materials. and
to sell such as are pronounced unworthy.
TIE bill provides for the establishment of 2
construction fund for the navy.
which shall comprise the appropriations
made therefore from time to time by Congress.
and the proceeds arising from the sale Of old
condemned vessels of the navy and condemned
materials. stores and supplies. which fund
shall be used and expended by the Secretary
Of the Navy in the construction, armament