Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-10
TELECRAPHlC.
LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES TO TIE RECORD.
UNION.
MATTERS AT WASHINGTON.
The Reported Division of Texas into Four
States Secuted.
PASSENGERS PASSING OMAHA.
A Wisconsin Woman Kills Her Babe and
then Commits Suicide.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT m CONNECTICUT.
Annual Session of the National Council of
the Union League of America.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS OF FOREIGN NEWS.
The Outlook Favorable for Lively scrim-
mage in Ulster County, Ireland.
Etc............,.....E Etc...................E Etc.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Joint Republican Caucus.

DOMESTIC NEWS.
Joint Republican Caucus.
WASHINGTON, December 9th.-A Joint
caucus of Republican members of the Senate
and House was held this evening for the pur-
pose of determining the party policy in re-
gard to the Senate concurrent resolution now
pending in the House, which provides for the
adoption of a specific joint rule to regulate
| the counting of the Electoral vote. Between
| so and 80 members were in attendance, and
| the debate. which occupied two hours and a
| half, was quite general. Blaine, Anthony, Fer
| ry, Teller, Lapham, Conger, Keifer, Haskell,
| Butterworth, Hiscock and Robinson spoke.
| The only question upon which any difference
was expressed was the extent to which it
should be considered necessary or advisable
| to oppose the adoption of the pending rule.
! While none of the speakers believed there
was any purpose on the part of Democrats to
| attempt to revoke the result of the recent
! Presidential election, or that any danger, at
| the present juncture, need be anticipated
from the adoption of the proposed rule, the
majority held that a great principle was at
| stake, which might at some time affect the
stability of our institutions, and the policy of
the party should be to meet the issue now, and
resist by every known parliamentary method
| the adoption of the proposition, alike unwar-
ranted by the Constitution and at variance
with precedents Of the past. At the conclu-
sion of the debate vote was taken upon
Judge Lapham's resolution declaring it to be
the sense of the caucus that the Republican
minority should resist the adoption of this
| joint rule by all the means authorized by
parliamentary law, and without dissent it
| was adopted.
Relief Of Settlers on Restored Railroad
Lands.
WASHINGTON, December 9th.-The House
Of Representatives to-day, on motion of Del
egate Brents of Washington Territory, took
| up and passed the bill reported by Repre-
sentative Berry last session from the Public
Lands Committee for the relief of settlers on
restored railroad lands. It is as follows:
Be it enacted, ETC. that all persons who shall have
settled and made valuable and permanent improve
ments upon any odd numbered sections of land
within any railroad withdrawal in good faith, and
with permission or license of the railroad company
| for whose benefit the same shall have been made
and with the expectation of purchasing of such COM
pany the land settled upon and improved NAV
for any cause, be restored to the public domalp and
who at the time of such restoration may not be en-
titled to enter and acquire title to such land under
the pre-emption, homestead timber culture Acts
of the United States shall be permitted, any time
within three months after such restoration and
der such rules and regulations as the Commissioner
of the General Land Office may prescribe, to pur-
chase not to exceed 160 in extent of the same
by legal subdivisions at the price of 81 80 per acre,
and to receive patents therefor.
The bill now goes to the Senate.
The Talk About Dividing Texas.
WASHINGTON, December 9th.-Coke was
to-day asked if there was any truth in the
recently published statement that scheme
is being pushed by the Democrats to divide
Texas into four States, and hold the United
States Senate by thus obtaining six addi.
tional Senators. The Senator replied en-.
phatically that there was not one word of
truth in any assertion Of that kind. Said he,
"Jhe people of Texas are almost unani-
mously opposed to any division of the State.
No man could be elected to office in any
county of the State on platform favoring a
division of the State. The Democrats are in
favor of the unity of the State" General
Maxey, the other Senator from Texas, denies
the report with equal emphasis.
The Proposed Provision for Grant.
CHICAGO, December 9th. : The Inter.
Ocean's Washington special says: Whether
the House Military Committee will report
favorably on McCook's bill to place Grant
on the retired list with the pay of General of
the Army is very doubtful. The indications
are that all the Democrats on the committee
will oppose it, in which case it will never be
reported; but this is not positive, as members
are not at all communicative on the subject,
and will not be until they have discussed it
among themselves.
Another Refundfng Bill.
WASHINGTON December 9th.-Representa-
tive Kelly of Pennsylvania has prepared a
substitute for the refunding bill now pending
before Congress. 1t provides that the Secre-
tary of the Treasury shall be authorized to
issue notes in the amount of S400, ,000, COO, of
denominations not less than SO, bearing in
terest at rate not exceeding per cent, per
| annum, redeemable at the pleasure of the
United States after a year, and payable in
ten years from date of issue; but not more
of said notes shall be redeemable in any one
| fiscal year than the amount of the sinking
| fund for that year, and the particular notes
to be redeemed from time to time shall be
determined by lot, under such rules as the
Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe.
This will be offered by Representative Kelly
as substitute when the Wood refunding bill
is called up.
Arraignment Of tho Democrats.
WASHINGTON, December 9th.-The most
eventful speech of the House to-day was that
of Lapham, who in the course Of his speech
said that the Democratic party was too prone
to look leniently en- political crimes. The
leaders who were responsible for that blister
| ing infamy and colossal fraud, the Morey for
gerry, were enjoying high places in Demo-
| cratic opinion, the men who tried TO steal the
State of Maine for the Democrats were still
| their trusted leaders, and in New York they
elected man to the State Senate by IL 900
| majority after his crimes had become so infa-
nous that he never dared appear and claim
his seat. [Referrine to Tweed in 1861
miscellaneous Washington Items.
WASHINGTON, December 9th.-Secretary
Thompson denies the statement made in a
Paris dispatch that he has been informally
| offered the Presidency of the Panama Canal
Company, and that he will accept when
properly rendered He has received no offer
| from authorized persons.
In the Committee on Ways and Means to.
day, a long discussion took place upon the
proposition to remove the internal revenue
tax from bank checks friction matches,
patent medicines, etc. The matter was
| finally referred to the subcommittee on in.
ternal revenue, with instructions to consider
| and report upon the same at future meet
ing.
The prevailing sentiment among members
| of Congress is to make the holiday recess
| this year unusually short. The talk is to ad-
journ over from Friday, December oath. to
Monday, January 3D.
| The President, Secretary Ramsey and Gen.
eral Sherman left this morning to attend
dinner to be given by the Farmers Club in
Philadelphia tonight.
| Senator Bailey, who arrived from Tennes-
see to-day, says there is nothing in the talk
of electing Republican Senator to succeed
him Bailey. He asserted, 1--WE have a
| majority in the Legislature, and are going to
elect Democratic SENATOR
| Stanley Mathews will succeed Justice
Swayne on the Supreme Court Bench, and
Judge Devens may have place if he will
| take it.
3 For the first time since the war, the South.
ern States will participate in the Inaugural
| tion festivities. There is every probability
that it will be grand occasion.
National Council of the Union League of
America.
PHILADELPHIA, December 9th.-The Na-
tional Council of the Union League Of
America held its annual session to-day.