Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-19
DOMESTIC NEWS.
washizgtOn Notes, from our own COrre-
spOndent.

washizgtOn Notes, from our own COrre-
spOndent.
WASHINGTON, April l7th.-The California
items in the River and Harbor Appropriation
bill, as prepared by the subcommittee, and
now awaiting action of the full committee,
are said to be $50, 900 for Oakland harbor,
$50. 900 for the Sacramento river, and about
$4,000 for Petaluma creek The California
representatives will be given hearing in re-
gard TO the appropriation for their State be-
fore the full committee takes action, and they
viii endeavor to obtain a very material in
crease.
APPEALS IN LAND CASES.
Captain John Mullan, of San Francisco,
Today completed an elaborate argument be-
fore the House Committee on Public Lands.
which he began yesterday against the numer-
GUS provisions OF the Land Commission bill.
He argued in favor of retaining Receivers and
the present contract system OF surveys, aud
contended that ell decisions made by Regis
ters and Receivers in contested land cases
ought to be appeaahle tn the local Courts in
the States and Territories, and not to the In
terror Department at Washington, as pro-
posed by this bill. He took strong ground
against vesting in that department any ad-
ditional functions of a judicial character.
He held that the entire effect of the bill is to
centralize all power relating to the surveys
and disposition of the public lands at Wash
ington City, and to take it away from local
officers in the States and Territories. This,
ne claimed, would be detrimental to the best
interests of the country; and, in view OF
these provisions and many others alleged to
be injurious or defective, he urged that no
final action should be taken on the bill in its
present shape during the session.
TOWN SITE CASE.
The Secretary Of the Interior to-day af
hrmed the decision of the Commissioner OF
the General Land Office in the case of the
town site of North Leadville, Colorado,
against A. D. Searle ct al. The contest was
between claimants under the town site law
and those who alleged the land to be mineral
in character. By this decision the latter have
won the case.
THE STATE OF OREGON WINS A CASE.
Secretary Schurz has reversed the decision
of the Commissioner of the General Land
Office rendered in January, 1879, in the
swamp land case of Dennis Crowley against
the State of Oregon. The decision of the
Secretary is in favor of the claim of the State.
He holds that the obvious meaning of the
law OF 1860 is not to continue the disposal of
land found to be swamp, or to dispose of land
in the face of the asserted and undetermined
claim of the State.
TILDEN AND KELLYISA.
The Eyening Star publishes a special dis
patch from New York, purporting to give the
exact position of Governor Tilden, which the
Star editorially says lis from confidential
friend of the Gramercy Park statesman, aud
may be accepted as entirely reliable" This
authoritative statement, il appears, is that
Mr.. Tilden hes not decided to withdraw from
his Presidential candidacy. On tie contrary,
he is making the most earnest, though quiet,
political contest Of his life" to crush out John
KellYism in New York politics and establish
his Owls supremacy. To surrender or COM
promise with Kelly, Tilden holds, would be
as fatal to the Democracy as = surrender
would have been in the regular State Conven-
ton to Mr.. helly's secession in the Couven-
ton last fall at Syracuse. In his opinion, if
the legitimate organization and control of the
party are not retained and enforced il every
election precinct in the State of New Y ork,
it is quite immaterial whether he or any other
Democrat be nominated at Cincinnati
This, says the Stars informant, SIS the
precise situation, which Governor Tilden re-
CARDS as much higher than mere personal
candidacy"
miscellaneous Political Items.
CINCINNATI, April 17th.-The Board of
Council met last evening and refused to
grant permission to the Western Union Com
pany to erect poles to carry wires to Music
Hall. It is thought the vote may be recon-
sidered, but the Board does not meet again
until two weeks from to-day. This action is
causing some concern, because it reopens the
subject of the removal of the Democratic
National Convention on the ground of lack
of telegraphic facilities at Music Hall.
ALBANY IN. ", April 17th.-The Argus
tomorrow will contain the following Out of
q total membership of 3S4 delegates to the
Democratic Convention to be held at SYRIA
cuse next Tuesday, we are advised of the cleo
tion of go OF this number 200 are Iilden
men, 40 anti Tilden, and 20 doubtful.
WASHINGTON, April 17th-In conference
in Logan's room last night, Washburne re-
marked . recognize the fact that all roads
out of the Grant camp lead into the Maine
camp. Some of my friends, see, propose to
make me halfway house, but do not pro-
pose to be put in that position"
ST. LOUIS, April 18th. - Buford Wilson
writes to the Anti. Third Term managers that
not only viii he nos support Grant, but will
take steps against him if the St Louis gather
ing should result in placing in the field some
sterling anti Grant man, like General Cox,
General Hawley or George William Curtis.
Providence Or. l. April 17th.-At a Sec
end trial in this city to-day to choose State
Senator and third Representative, f. Liska
Mowry was supported by the Democrats,
Prohibitionists, and few Republicans and
was elected Senator by twenty-Dine majority
over C. S. Smith, regular Republican nomi-
nee. No choice again for a third Representa-
tive to-day. The Republicans had LISP /;
Tiffany tDemocrat), 1889; Carpenter PRO,
hibitionist), 675.
BANGOR, April 18th. - The Democratic
State Convention decided to hold Conven-
ton June 1st for the nomination of Governor.
and the selection of delegates TO Cincin-
natl.
WASHINGTON, April 17th.-The Greenbacll
Labor Convention has elected delegates to the
National Convention.
FREMONT (Ohiol April 17th.-A large Re
publican Convention to-day appointed Blaine
delegates to Columbia. Resolutions were
passed in favor of Blaine.
NEW YORK, April 17th.-The Independent
Republican organization issued an address to-
day saying: 1.-THE undersigned American
citizens of German descent, adherents of the
Republican party, would consider the nomi-
nation of General Grant as a candidate for
the Presidency an injury deeply affecting the
welfare OF the country, as well as the Repub-
lean party
COLUMBUS, April 17th.-Republican rrima-
ries TO elect delegates to the Franklin Con-
vention were held in wards and townships
tonight. The County Convention only Sc
lects delegates to the State Convention
Sherman and Blaine delegates were voted for
and q very large vote cast Thirteen wards
and seven townships have been heard from,
and Sherman carries all excepting one town
ship. This viii give him majority in the
Convention. Blaine carries one ward in the
city. All of the wards have been heard from
and eight townships. The delegates stand as
follows: Sherman, III Blaine, II.
CHICAGO, April 17th.-A correspondent OF
the Journal, writing from st. Albans' Yer
mont. says he was informed on the train be.
tween New York aud Montreal. by leading
Democratic politician of New England,
whose high standing in the councils of the
party entities him to prominent recognition
That in the late Democratic conference in New
York City, at which Iilden and General
Hancock. together with members of the Ma
tional Committee were present, the question
of Tilden's candidacy was settle at the meet
ing, and T'ilden positively decided not TO be a
candidate for nomination, and that Tilden
has written letter, to be read at the SYRIA
cuse Convention, Withdrawing bis name from
the feld-urging as a reason his failing health
and desire to preserve harmony and insure