Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-12
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Affairs at the National Capital.

DOMESTIC NEWS.
Affairs ut the National Capital.
| Especial TO the RECORD UNIoN.l
| WASHINGTON, FEBRUARY 11th.-The bill in
troduced by Senator Farley to-day provides,
as was toreshadowed in last nights dispatches,
for the creation of new customs collection
district, to consist of the waters and shores
Of the counties of Santa Barbara, Ventura,
| Los Angeles and San Bernardino with Will
mington as its sole port of entry, and Santa
Barbara as port of delivery, in charge of an
Inspector. The bill provides for the appoint
ment of Collector and Deputy Collector
of Customs at Wilmington, with salaries of
So, 600 and 81, 500 each, respectively. Another
| section provides, in addition to the present
authorization for continuance of the Col
lector of Customs at San Diego and the
appointment of Inspectors and such other
subordinate officers as may be needed for the
collection of revenues at that port, that the
Seer, tny of the Treasury shall have power to
appoint such Inspectors as he may deem nec-
essary to enforce the customs laws along the
boundary between San Diego and San
Bernardino counties and the Republic of
| Mexico.
Senator Booth to-day introduced bill for
| the relief of the Postmaster of Yolo from lia-
bility for about 800 worth of stamps stolen
from his office last fall by burglars.
it is reported here to-day that John Russell
Young is an applicant for the appointment
as Minister to China, to succeed Seward,
whose early retirement is again predicted.
Young's friends assert that when General
| Grant was here uring the Christmas hOli-
days he told Secretary Evarts that Young
would be one of the best men that could pos
sibly be found to fill the place. The report
| as yet lacks confirmation.
The bill agreed upon by McLane of Mary
land, Ross OF New Jersey, and Henderson of
Illinois 1.-THE subcommittee appointed by the
| House Committee ON Commerce to draft
measure for consideration as an alternative to
Reagan's bill, and which may very possibly
be adopted by a majority of the committee at
its next meeting), provides for a National
Board of Railroad Commissioners, whose
| duty shall be to exercise general supervision
over all railroads that cross State lines and do
not lie wholly within the boundaries of q
single State. with power to examine the books
and business of these roads to see that all
| laws relating to them enforced; to exam
| inc into the methods and systems of transporta-
ton, and to report to Congress the necessary
| data for the passage of an intelligent system
OF railroad legislation. The Commission is to
hear and investigate complaints of i'll treat
ment by railroad corporations, and when
| they shall find that any road does not
duct itself III manner promotive of the
public interests, they shall report the same
| TO Congress, in order that the abuses found to
exist may be corrected and prevented by leg
islation. When the Commission find that
the law is violated, they are required to re-
port at once to the Attorney General. The
Board is given power to call for persons and
papers and take evidence The bill also
prohibits any railroad company charging one
! person more than another for the same
service, and from directly or indirectly af-
| fordiDg one person better facilities than an
other. This is very nearly what is known
as the Massachusetts plan, which was recon-
mended to the committee recently by Charles
Francis Adams, Jr
Finley's Pension Bill.
WASHINGTON, February 11th. Speaker
Randall has consented to recognize Congress-
man Finley on Monday next to move sus-
pension of the rules for the consideration of
the bill to equalize the bounties of soldiers
who served in the late war. The bill pro-
vides for bounty OF IS 333 per month for
the service of each soldier who enlisted be-
tween the 1st of April, 1861, and before the
10Th of July, 1865, all previous bounties re-
ceived to be deducted, including bounties
paid by States and counties. With a view to
get an approximation to how much
money would be required to meet
to Secretary Sherman, asking him how to
make an estimate. The Secretary replied, in
substance, that iG is impracticable to make an
accurate statement, but that an examination
made in 1874 to ascertain how large a sum
would be necessary to satisfy the claims aris-
ing under the provisions of similar bill in
troduced at that time, showed that more than
500, COG, 900 would be needed, together with
a force of $50 additional clerks for four years
in the office of the Second Auditor
The Southern Exodus Investigation.
WASHINGTON, February 11th.-The Senate
Exodus Committee resumed its examination
of witnesses this afternoon.
T. T. Latin, of Frankenston, n. c., was
called, and corroborated the testimony of
previous witnesses regarding the good treat
rnent of the colored people by the whites in
! North Carolina, and stated that the white
Republicans generally in his county tLenoir)
are opposed to the exodus.
j. ii. Russell, an undertaken from Indian
apolis testified to the great destitution among
the emigrants in Indianapolis. He men,
toned an extreme case where family of
nine lived in a small hut, having but two
rooms, and where there was no furniture and
| nothing for a bed but a pile of straw and
blanket He thought it shame and outrage,
both on the emigrants and the people of
/ Indiana, to bring these poor, destitute people
| to that State. He believed the people of
Indiana generally were opposed to it, but
thought some leading Republicans were assist
ing the movement for political purposes.
| Other testimony was given tending to show
| that the movement was political in its nature,
and was SO understood to be by the negroes.
Indian Murderers Punished-Two Killed
and Three Captured.
| DEApwooD I'd. t. February 11th.-The
Times Fort Keogh (Mont.) special of Feb
ruary Sth says: Sergeant Glover, of Com.
pany B. Second Cavalry, of this post with
! ten men and ten Indian scouts, started out at
| daylight on the 4th instant to capture the
party of FIVE Sioux Indians, supposed to be-
| long to sitting Bulls band, who killed one
| man and wounded another some days ago on
! Mespah Creek They found them near the
head of Pumpkin Creek, when lively skir.
| mish ensued, which resulted in the death of
two Sioux and one soldier killed and one
wounded. This, together with news that the
Sioux had gotten under cover in such man
ner that Sergeant Glover and his party could
not get at them, came to the post last
night, and on its receipt Captain Snyder, of
the Fifth Infantry, with company, proceed
| ed at once to the scene of action and put an
end to the affair. The scouts came in this
afternoon displaying the scalps of the two
| Indians who were killed. The other three
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brought in by Captain Snyder and his COM
mand.
| New York Stock Market.
! New YORK, February 11th.-Stocks were
unsettled, though generally buoyant to-day.
The rise in Erie is due to the announcement
that a contract between the Erie and New
York Central roads, for division of the New
England traffic, had been signed, and that
Erie is to receive fifty per cent. of the New
England business. 1t is stated that arrange
nents are nearly completed by which tie
Erie, Reading and New Jersey Central roads
will soon receive largely increased traffic.
QUOTATIONS.
| Silver bars, 113l money, SOS; Govern
ments generally firm; stocks closed strong
Western Union, 1887; Quicksilver, 203; Pacific