Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-03-15
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Capital Notes, from Our own Corre-
spOndcnts
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC AND TEXAS PACIFIC
RAILROADS.

WASHINGTON, Harcn loIh.- Al eo-uay
meeting Of the Senate Committee on Rail
roads, it was very distinctly lntimated 1y inc
four Southern members that they will not
allow favorable report to be made IN the
hill tn extend the time for the completion at
fine Northern Pacific Railroad unless the COM
mites by the same vote authorize iavoraoie
report on the bill to extend the time tor the
completion of the Texas Pacific Road. Inns
arrangement will probably be agreed to at
the next meeting and both bills Will DOUBT
less be reported back to the Senate on the
same dav. The friends of the Northern Pa
cifc bill intend to press it forward for action
during the present session, but the Texas
Pacific people are understood to prefer that
their measure shall remain on the calendar
until next winter, by which time they expect
il will have gained strength by reason of the
construction of several hundred miles of road
in Western Texas, now under contract. :.
COUNTING ELECTORAL VOTES.
It has been substantially decided by lead
ing Democrats of both houses of Congress
that no legislation on the subject of counting
electoral votes will be enacted this session,
and a committee of the Senate caucus had a
long consultation to-day in regard to the ex-
pediency of reviying the old twenty second
Joint rule to govern proceedings OF the two
houses in ascertaining and declaring the re-
SUITS Oh the coming IItSiucutidl SlcCbAoh. LII
dications at to-day's meeting were that this
rule, OF something very similar, will be
adopted but, of course, the question is not
considered as SO urgent and important as it
would be If the House and Senate were con-
troiled by different political parties.
DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATION BILL.
Representative Mcmahon, who has charge
of the deficiency appropriation bill, which
includes $40O, 900 for Marshals and S400 900
for the Government Printing Office, says he
intends to press it against all other business
brought forward in che House. He thinks
that the bill will certainly be passed in the
House by Wednesday next, and he hopes he
can get it through by Tuesday.
ARMY AND NAVY APPROPRIATION BILLS.
The House Committee on Appropriations
have finished the Army and Navy appropria-
ton bills and will be ready to report them to
the House as soon as the Consular and Dip
lomatic and Indian appropriation bills are
disposed of.
CAMERON CONFIDENT THAT GRANT WILL BE
NOMINATED.
Senator Don Cameron has been informed
by one of his Philadelphia chieftains that
Grant may not receive the full vote OF the
Pennsylvania delegation at Chicago on the
first ballot, there being strong indications
that at least twelve of the delegates will I'M
mediately announce their preference Tor
Blaine. Cameron is reported to have said IN
replv that he believed the contest would be
practically settled long before the Convention
met at Chicago Maine and Ohio might cast
COMPLIMENTARY votes for their favOrite sons,
hut other States would go there instructed for
Grant to make q contest useless, and he an
ticipated that the FIRST ballot would carry
paarly all the States for Grant. Among the
States which he now considered absolutely
certain to instruct their delegates for Grant
are Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee and MIS-
souri, He also claims that, notwithstanding
the predictions of solid Indiana delegation
for Blaine, one-half of the votes of that State
will he cast for Grant. In short, he consid
ers the result absolutely certain, except IN
the contingency of General Grants death,
and for this reason he says he has no secono
choice and Is not inclined to listen to any sug
pestion as to what be might do if Grant were
out of the way. He also declares to his
friends that his confidence is founded upor
information that is not at all known to the
public.
Westward-Bound Passengers.
OMAHA, March 18th. = The following
through passengers were on to-days train
leaving at l P. NJ. to arrive in Sacrament
March 17th ID. Perkins, Rocklin. Cal; >
N. duncan, dlttJoI oCvi6C W.
Oakland; Mrs. Bell, Kentucky; John b
Haskin, Adele D. Haskin, N. f. Smith. wife
and child, New York Fred. Morse. Boston
w. c. Johnston, China; John Middleton
Yokohama; J. X. Cunningham, Japan Mr.
Evans, China; H. McGregor and wife, Il: j
Goughan, Yokohama Louis St0dder, Alas
lla; NJ. S. Feinberg, Henry s. Brooks, Sar
Francisco.
Ninety-three through emigrants left on las
nights emigrant train, to arrive In Sacra
mento March 2lst.
singular Persecution.
NEW YORK, March lSth.-The Times pub
fishes a two-column account of a singula
persecution directed for the past three week
against Rev. Morgan Dix, by a party O.
parties unknown. Business men here anC
throughout the country have overwhelmed
him with letters which he never wrote
Tradesmen of all kinds have called upon him
junkmen and old clothes dealers hav,
wrung his hell at all hours Of the day, anC
clergymen have been invited to dine will
him-all the result of forged communication
by some malicious persons. Detectives havt
valnly endeavored TO ferret them out. Dil
alleges that he is ignorant of any cause fo
such prosecutions.
The Exodus Investigation.
WASHINGTON, March 1Sth.-The Senat
Exodus Committee again heard Henri.
Adams colored. He testified to persona
discomforts and dangers in Louisiana, ant
said colored men were being driven dali,
from Arkansas, Texas and other States, b,
their deplorable condition, arising from tn
dishonesty Of merchants and planters. HI
acknowledged that this was the only reasol
why colored men could not make money il
the South There was not much differenc
between Republican and Democratic rule a
to the treatment of negroes, but they had t.
pay more taxes under Democratic rule, AM
the whites paid less.
Convicted on Twcnty.nfne Counts.
BosroN. March 13th.-Nathan P. Pratt
Treasurer of the Reading Savings Bank, trie'
upon fifty-two counts for embezzlement, ha
been found guilty on twenty-nine counts
The case goes the Supreme Court Pratt,
bond is 500, 900. He negotiated paper witt
other banks to the extent Of $4,000. an
systematically stdle from tierco.slts uhel
handed in All his transactions we're KEEP
from the knowledge of the bank officers, bu
he says the exercise of ordinary care on thei
part would have prevented any wrong by him
His steslings aggregated over $3.50, 600. an,
will make the bank insolvent and entirely
without assets to pay some $500. His SOL
fed before the father was arrested, and hi
present whereabouts is unknown
Onortiy aiter CONVICTION startling paper
In the possession of Pratt's counsel, was mad,
public. 1t is confession Of Sidney P. Pratt
son of the prisoner, and up to within a few
months chief clerk, bookkeeper and cashier
of the bank of which his father was Treas
urer. He takes the entire responsibility o.
the defalcatiens, and details the manner ir
which the stealings were effected. He alb
stracted mortgages, insurance policies, ETC.,
from the bank, realized upon and replaced
them with cunningly executed forgeries. Hs
stole, he says, SIC, coo in Government bond:
deposited in the bank as collateral, substi
tuting in the envelop old papers.
The Maine Election Investigation.
AUGUSTA (Maine), March 13th.-Ex-Gov
erner Garcelon was before the Hale commit.
tee to-day, and in the course of his testimony
said he took his facts from the Councils re.
ports. We have to do many things on the
testimony of Others l did not have any
suspicion of the Council L must confess to
being somewhat guilty of neglect in not look,
ing more closely into the matter" For the
statements he had made in public and In