Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-03
Affairs at the National, Capital.

Especial to the RD-CNIoN.l
WASHINGTON, February 2l-John NJ.
Morton's nomination was not taken up DUR
ing the Executive session today, bat will
probably be reached for action Tomorrow.
Pacheco to-day introduced a bill providing
for the creation of = new customs collection
district, to consist of all that portion of Cali
fornia lying south of Point Conception, with
Wilmington as its port Of entry.
Davis to-day introduced bill to grant an
American register to the bark Annie John
son, owned by A. Crawford & Co., of San
| Francisco. The hull Of this vessel formed
part OF the old British ship Adah Iredale.
which, being burned at sea, was found
floating wreck, towed into Tahiti and rebuilt
there by American mechanics taken to Tahiti
for that purpose from San Francisco
Davis had ready for presentation to-day,
under the call of States, the following inter
esting resolution, but as the call this after
noon was stopped with the introduction of
bills, he will offer it tomorrow for passage,
II he can obtain unanimous consent to pre-
sent it for that purpose, and otherwise will
have it referred to committee
WHEREAS, Throughout the greater portion OF the
United States west of the Tooth meridian, the eli
matte conditions and nature OF the soil differ
ent from those Of the Atlantic States to require
very different system OF agriculture and whereas,
the good or i'll success of certain crops certain
varieties of stock in the Eastern States gives cri
terion OF their value To the Pacific coast and
whereas, the Agricultural Department, as hereto
fore administered and the agricultural reports as
heretofore published, have been devoted almost
exclusively the wants of the region east of the
1c0th meridian; therefore be it
ReSLred, That the Committee on Agriculture be
directed TO inquire into the most feasible method of
extending the benefits of the Agricultural Depart
ment that portion of the United States Of
the Tooth meridian, either by experimental stations,
by closer connection with state Boards OF Agri-
culture, or by special bureau in said Department,
devoted TO the district above named and aotting
portion of the annual agricultural report to in
formation furnished by this Bureau, and that said
committee be directed TO report to this House the
result OF their inquiry.
United STATES Supreme Court Deci>iOn.
WASHINGTON, February 2d.-A decision
was rendered in the United States Supreme
Court this afternoon, in the case of the Den
yer and Rio Grande Railway Company VS..
The Canyon City and San Juan Railway
Company. upon petition for writ of nan
danus. The writ was asked for by the Den
yer and Rio Grande Railway Company, upon
the ground that the United States Circuit
Court for the District of Colorado had disre-
garded the mandate of this Court in its de-
cision of the points ut issue at its last term.
This Court, however, denies the petition for
mandamus, upon the ground that as to the
substantial matters complained of by the
Denver Company, the Circuit Court was at
liberty to exercise its judicial discretion, and
that in such cases the remedy Cor errors COM
mitted was by appeal, and not by mandamus.
This Court, however, declines to express
any opinion IS to whether the DEGREES
Of July, 1879, and January, 1880.
contain errors to the prejudice of
either party, but as the rights of the Denver
Company will cease under the provisions of
an Act of Congress in 1882 as to the portion
of its road then finished, this Court cousid-
ers it its duty to afford the parties an early
final determination of their controversy upon
its merits. 1t therefore announces that upon
the perfection of the appeal, and upon filing
a transcript it will hear a motion to advance
the cause for consideration at the present
term. Justices Field, Bradley and Sawyer
dissented from the opinion of the Court but
as the cause will soon come up for {. final
hearing, they refrained from expressing an
opinion as to the details OF the litigation.
The Use OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Governor
E'iihin Says.
New YORK, February 2d-The Times
Washington special says: Because the House
Committee on Indian Affairs conducted the
investigation with closed door, the press re-
ports are often imperfect and untrue. Pitkin
claims his testimony has been garbled. He
testified that Indians have frequently driven
miners from the North and Middle Parks
and he gave list of murders and outrages
committed by the White River Indians dur
ing the past few years, furnishing the COM
mittee with the names of the victims Of In
dian atrocity and the date of the aggravated
outrages upon settlers and the destruction of
their property. In conversation with Times
correspondent, Pitkin represented that the
condition of affairs in the vicinity of Los
Pinos, where the White River Utes are now
encamped, is very serious, and that the set
Elements are kept in state of constant APP
prehension by hostile demonstrations of In
dians.
Pitkin to-day received petitions signed by
many people residing at Ouray, Dallas and
Uncompahgre Park, in which attention is di-
rected to their condition and an urgent APP
peal made for assistance and military protec-
ton. The troubles of last fall prevented
freighters from taking the usual winter sup
plies to Ouray county, and the fear of lndi-
ans still deters them. The result is that the
people in that section are actually suffering
for the necessaries of life. In another peti.
ton received to-day by Pitkin from Portland,
| a mining camp in Ouray county, the writer
appeals in behalf of himself and family and
the inhabitants of Uneompahgre Park for
protection against the U ties. ''Our lives and
the mercy OF the savages."
Mormon Zar d-t;ra bling.
New YORK. February 2d.-The Times
comments as follows on certain u tan affairs
A curious phase of the Mormon difficulty is
presented in an alleged scheme by which all
Of the arabic land OF the Territory is mon
! opolized by MornIons to the exclusion of all
other persons Every person familiar with
! Utah regions has noticed that the Mormons
plant city" wherever they plant colony.
These so.called cities al used to take up vast
tracts of land under tie laws of the United
States, though the "cities are merely
shams Thus one Of these fraudulent com
munities with big name ATTACHED to it,
though only hamlet in the sagebrush, with
| GOO inhabitants, claims and receives from the
| Government tract of land containing four
square miles. As " cities" of this type are
spreading all over Utah, it happens that
| great land monopoly is created tor the benefit
! of the followers of the Mormon hierarchy 1t
| is contrary to sound policy to allow monopo-
lies of this sort to exist, whether Mormons or
Gentiles share in their benefit.
Decisions Reversed.
[Special to the RECORD UNIoN.]
WASHINGTON, February %. The Secre.
tary of the Interior has reversed the decision
of the Acting Commissioner Ct the General
Land Office in the case of PierIepont Orion
W. the Southern Pacific Railroad Company,
involving title to lands at Visslia, California,
and also in the case of John Phillips against
the same company. A patent for the lands
in controversy was issued 20 the railroad COM
pany. The decision of the A. ting Commits
| sioner was in favor of Orton and Phillips, but
the Secretary has refused to recommend that
the patent be nulihed.
Westward. bouud Passengers.
OMAHA, February 2d.-The following
through passengers were on to-days train,
leaving at 12:15 p. n, to arrive in Sacramento
February 9th: S. Roshland, s. Hannak.
San francisco; A. Booth. Chicago; A.
Chesebrough. Oakland Miss Lille Burck.
France; J. B. Hamilton, Toronto NJ. j.
Cummings, Cincinnati; W. r. Dryer, st.
Louis: Alfred Cullerton. New Orleans
Samuel W. Market, Kansas City.
Thirty through enigrants left on Sunday
nights emigrant train, to arrive in Sacra-
merto February Sth, and "a last night, to
arrive February 9th.
Alleged Election Frauds TO be Inquired
WASHINGTON, February I'd. Senators
Wallace, Mcdonald, Garland, Hoar and
Blaine will go to New York Thursday, to
take testimony as Subcommittee of the
Senate select committee-appointed to in
ouire into the alleged frauds in the late cleo
tiops. It is understood that this renewed in
L Il to,x,a II,