Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-19
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Affairs at the National Capital.


Virginia Wallis, of Kentucky; Tillman,
of South Carolina Mcmillan, of Tennessee
Hutchins, of New York Page, of Cali
fornia. Ballou, of Rhode Island; Barlow. of
Vermont; Osmer, of Pennsylvania and Van
Aerna1n, of New York. All the members
were present to-day except Barlow, who has
been called out of town by private business.
Horace Davis was also present by invitation
during the greater part of to-day's meeting,
and participated in very thorough discuss
ion of the subject.
In the course of the discus sion, Tillman,
of South Carolina, who spent some time IN
California last year, intimated that some OF
his friends there had repeatedly intimated to
him that in spite of the popular clamor, they
were in favor of Chinese immigration, and
he added that although he believed this ought
to be white mans government, yet as the
South had to put up with the negro, he also
thought California might, perhaps, as well
be left to wrestle with the Chinese.
Waldo Hutchins, newly-eiected Demo-
crat from New York. also incidentally re-
marked that he had carefully observed the
results of the last Congressional election III
California, and he had noticed that although
President Hayes vetoed the bill passed by
Democratic votes for the restriction of Chi
nese immigration, the people of California in
that election had not condemned the Repub-
lican Presidents action.
This called forth prompt and pertinent
inquiry from Page, whether Hutchins pro-
p 1sed to vote against similar bill because
California had not gone Democratic; where
upon the New York member disclaimed the
apparently logical inference, and said nothing
more on the subject.
Page and Davis were warmly supported in
their views by Willis, Goode, Callen and Nc
MILAN, and they agreed that the sole thing
to be done was to pass the fifteen passenger
bill again in the same shape that 1t passed the
House in the last Congress, emitting the sec
ton which required notice to be given OF the
abrogation of the fifth and sixth articles of
the Burlingame treaty, this being the section
upon which President Hayes mainly based
his veto.
Other members of the committee, except
Tillman, said they were not ready to record
their votes npon the subject at this meeting,
as they wanted more time to examine and
discuss it or some of its details.
Page at this point called attention to the
fact that the committee may very possibly be
called for reports before they have another
opportunity for meeting and he therefore
suggested that without calling the roll in
committee, Mr.. Willis should be authorized
to report the measure above indicated as the
action of a majority of the committee, and at
the same time ask the House to set day for
its consideration. The motion, being formal
ly put by Chairman Goode, was unanimously
carried, and the bill will therefore be reported
whenever the committee is reached in the fu-
ture order of the case.
The House has passed the bill reported by
the Ways and Means Committee, blending
together two measures introduced by Repre-
sentatives Davis and Cox, especially for the
benefit OF night inspectors of San Francisco
and New York Custom-houses, increasing
their pay hereafter to So per diem.
The policy of the Interior Department in
negotiation with the Ute delegation in Wash
ington appears to be one of delay, based upon
the consideration that in case of their failure
to secure a surrender of the prisoners the
troops will have to operate, and that it is not
advisable to undertake campaigning before
spring sets in. 1t is not unlikely, therefore,
that the Indians visit will be prolonged some
time, in which event they will not be hurried
to give their final answer, although no pains
are spared to press upon them daily the ALSO
lutte necessity in their own interest of comply
ing with the Governments demands.
Northumberland Passengers.
OMAHA, January 18th. - The following
through passengers were on to-day's train,
leaving at 12:l5 P. H., to arrive in Sacra-
mento January 21st: Miss Josie Sailor,
Philadelphia; George J. Brooks, Stephen w.
Patten and wife, San Francisco; Miss Lilly
Brooks, Vermont; J. L. Redfern, Washing
ton; H. S. 5ibley, Mrs. J. A. Sibley, Mrs.
E. A. Sibley, the Misses Sibley, Boston
J ohm A. Church, New York II. A. Tweed,
Brooklyn; L. w. Mason, Boston.
Thirty-seven through emigrants left on last
nights emigrant train, to arrive in Sacra-
mento January oath
OMAHA, January 17th.-Among the pas
sengers on the overland train to- day. was DIR.
Aaron Ordway, President OF the Whitefeld
and Jefferson Railway Company, of Law
renee, Mass, who is en- route to California
to arrange for visit to that State Of 200
ladies and gentlemen OF Boston and vicinity.
This is the sixth annual excursion gotten up
by this gentleman, but the first one to Cali
fornia. The party is select one, comprising
members of an association of which Mr.. Ord
way is Secretary, and is composed Of the first
people of Boston. The party will arrive in
this city about April 10th, on a train of
Pullman cars.
The Ute Question.
WASHINGTON, January 11th.-Ouray had
a second interview with Schurz to-day. 1t
has been about determined to send Ouray,
j ack and other chiefs back to Colorado In
charge of an agent, for the purpose of bring
irg, if possible, the twelve Ute murderers, or
as many of them as can be induced to come.
1t is believed by those who are informed in
Indian matters, that it is the intention to
play upon the fears of the Indians with a
view of settling on as good terms as possible.
Ouray has persisted from the first that he has
no power to bring in these Indians. He as
sures the Secretary that he cannot compel
them unless he can kill them first, which he
is personally willing to undertake. After to-
day the embargo on the Utes will be re-
moved, and they will be allowed to see visit
ors. 1t is understood that General Hatch is
already on the way, or about to start, from
the Indian country with second delegation
of southern Utes, who will come here in
few days. 1t is not likely they will be
allowed to go home until they have come to
some agreement which will be satisfactory to
the Government.
WASHINGTON, January 17th.-William NJ.
Leeds, formerly Chief Clerk of the Indian
Bureau of the interior Department, was be-
fore the House Committee on Indian Affairs
to- day. He assigned, among the reasons and
causes of disafection, the failure of the In
dian Bureau to send to the Indians subsist-
ence supplies and agricultural implements, as
lt had agreed TO DO the pr0nlDltlOn by the
Department of the sale of arms and ammuni-
ton upon their reservation, leaving them I'M
der the necessity of travelling ninety miles to
obtain ito theml the necessaries of life, as
without the means and ammunition for hunt
ing they were unable to sustain themselves
upon their reservation the delay of the De-
partment in furnishing supplies to the
starving White River Utes, and the notice
given in two successive annual reports by
Indian Commissioner Hayt that he proposed
theirremoval to the Indian Territory, without
making any mention of any proposition to
them for their lands.
The star Route Mail Service.
WASHINGTON, January 11th.-At the in
vestigation to-day, into the Star route mail
service, General Brady stated that the Star SER
vice could be run to the end Of the year by
keeping intact the l, 500 new routes, and all
others where the cost Of expeditions service
has not exceeded s., 600, and cutting down all
Others to a point at which the increased pay
for expedition was begun, for Sc, 416. SO for
the entire year. which would still require
deficiency appropriation of 81, $40. General
Brady persisted in his former assertions that
he had not exceeded his authority and the
discretion vested in him by law, and was
perfectly confident that Congress would sus-
tain him.
The Fitz John Porter Case.
WASHINGTON, January 17th.-The House
Committee on Military Affairs to-day took
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