Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-27
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WASHINGTON, April 26th.-Hon. John F.
Swift has arrived from California. He called
upon President Hayes this morning with
Senator Booth, and in the course of pleas
ant ffteen-minutes conversation, the Presi-
dent expressed himself warmly in sympathy
with the people of the Pacific Coast in regard
to the evils of Chinese immigration, and
earnestly desirous of modification of the
Burlingame Treaty to restrict it. Mr.. Swift
subsequently paid his respects to Secretary
Evarts, and also made the acquaintance of
his colleague, Mr.. Trescott Minister An
gell has not yet returned from Michigan, but
is expected daily, and upon his arrival the
necessary Instructions for the work of the
Commission will be promptly completed.
Representatives Berry and Horace Davis
appeared before the House Committee on
Commerce to-day, to urge liberal appropria-
tions for the improvement of the Sacramento
river and Petaluma creek. Berry showed
the committee that the Sacramento river is
the only natural outlet for large portion of
California, including an extensive wheat
growing region, which would be wholly at
the mercy of extortionate railroad monopo-
lies if the navigation of this stream be not
opened and kept open. He advocated an
appropriation of $4,000 for the specific pur-
pose of constructing a snag boat, by means of
which the snags may be pulled up and de-
stroyed, instead of continuing the work on
the present system of dragging them
out of the channel into shoal water, whence
they are washed back into the channel
again by the next freshet. Some old snags,
he said, had been thus removed four or five
years in succession, and the river had never
been thoroughly cleared but if once cleared,
small annual appropriation would hereafter
be sufficient to keep it clear of snags He
made similar argument as to the necessity
of making Petaluma creek navigable outlet
for product, whose transportation the North
Pacific Railroad now threatens to monopo-
lie. Davis cordially indorsed the statements
of his colleague, and added some appropriate
remarks in the same line of argument The
committee seemed favorably impressed, but
are not likely to depart in these cases from their
usual rules of limiting river and harbor ap-
propriations to amounts not exceeding 30 per
cent. of the Department estimates They will
probably recommend appropriations of $780,,
600 for the Sacramento and So, 900 for Peta-
luna creek.
Representative Page went before the COM
mittee ON Saturday, and informed them that
an official recommendation and estimate for
the improvement of the San Joaquin river
was on the way from California, and after
briefly arguing the Importance of making i'm
mediate provision for it, he left with the
committee the printed memorials, etc., by
the citizens of San joaquin valley, and OBJ
tanned permission for further hearing after
the arrival of the estimate 1t was received
by mail at the War Department this after
noon, and Page will appear again before the
committee tomorrow.
Miscellaneous Washington Items.
Especial to the RECORD UYIoSl
WASHINGTON, April 26th.-Representat
Pacheco to-day introduced bill to donate
the military reservation of Camp Independ-
ence to Mono and Inyo counties, for the pur-
pose of establishing and maintaining High
School.
Henderson of Alabama introduced bill to
confirm to the original Mexican grantees the
title to the Rancho San Ignacio del Barbaco-
mari in Pima county, Arizona.
The House Committee on Private Land
Claims to-day heard Montgomery Blair in
advocacy Of the proposal to issue to the
heirs of Juan Read patent for the Rancho
Corte del Madra, California, in accordance
with Secretary Delano's decision of 1871
The committee postponed action until the
next meeting.
The House Committee on Public Buildings
having agreed to recommend an appropriation
of 500, 600 for the erection of d new Post
Office at San Francisco, Representative Davis
now intends to endeavor to induce the Com
mittee on Appropriations to insert cor
responding item for this purpose in the sun
dry civil appropriation bill.
The House Indian Affairs Committee have
reported favorably on Davis bill to provide
for the auditing of accounts of California
merchants for supplies furnished for Indian
service in former years. A copy of this bill
was introduced by Booth in the Senate, and
has also been favorably reported to that
body.
Representative Daggett has obtained the
promise of the Coinage Committee to delay
action on the proposition for the removal of
the Carson Mint.
Mint Wanted st Denver.
WASHINGTON, April 26th.-The House
Committee on Coinage, Weights and Meas
ures held another meeting to-day, and gave a
hearing to Senator Hill of Colorado, who
urged the claims of Denver as fit and suit
able place for the establishment of Mint, on
account of the abundant production in that
State of the precious metals, and the cheap
ness of coal, labor and other ingredients in
the coinage of the metals. Hill stated further
that in the smelling and refining of gold and
u
Denver upwards of forty tons of sulphuric
acid-an important essential in the coinage of
money-was wasted daily, which could be
utilized if Mint were located there
Northumberland Passengers.
OMAHA, April 26th.-The following through
passengers were on days train, leaving
at 1880 P. NJ, to arrive in Sacramento April
30th: A. B. Smith and wife, E. L. Spill
man, New York; L. Ogden, Tombstone, A
T.; Hon. Franklin Fairbanks and wife, Yer
mont w. S. n. Wright, S. P. Wright,
Santa Rosa /; Lambert Bigelow, Augusta h
Bigelow, I. Howe, Boston A. Yesmans,
Ohio; r. G. Brown, Oakland /; J. NJ Liv-
lngstone, San Francisco George Lord, Phil
adelphia; A. J. Vanness, Ohio.
One hundred and twenty-five through emf
grants left on Saturday nights emigrant train,
to arrive in Sacramento May I'd, and 80 last
night, to arrive May Sd.
New York Journals and the kaIloch.De
Young Affair.
NEW YORK, April 26th.-All the journals
have articles deploring the Ka,loch- De Young
vendetta, In some of which the opinion is
given that the end is not vet. The COM
ments are strangely unanimous in one par
ticular, and that is the utter lack of SYM
pathy for either party.
The Tribune says: There is not word to
say in defense of the wretched sophistry of
revenge. Looking carefully at this latest
deed of blood, we seek in vain for any ex-
tenuation of its worst feature. Men are not
to nurse their revenges for weeks and then
plead provocation for indulging in deliberate
homicide.
Persistent Attempts at Assassination.
CINCINNATI, April 26th.-A Times special
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past forty hours to kill Eph Holland
the famous gambler and leader of the gang of
repeaters which carried Cincinnati for Tilden
in 1876. Friday afternoon Jake Aug, a
noted keeper of a pool room and Democratic
politician, shot at Holland on Vine street.
At an early hour this morning an attempt
was made to assassinate Holland at his resi-
dence on College street. He has lately
worked against the Democrats and threatened
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