Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-09
WASHINGTON.
Caucus Of Republican Repre-
sentatives.
THE ELECTORAL VOTE QUESTION.
Possibility Of the Republicans Getting
Senator in Tennessee
FURTHER NOMINATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT.
No Certainty that General Mcdowell will
be Placed on the Retired List.
THE ELECTORAL VOTE QUESTION,
FURTHER NOMINATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT.
No Certainty that General Mcdowell will
be Placed on the Retired List.
(srnoIA1 By rrlsaRApu TO THE RECORD -usIos.l


The Tennessee Senatorshfp.
WASHINGTON, December 8th-A Tennes-
see Democrat of some prominence, who ar
rived here to-day, reports that the Republi-
cans may very possibly succeed in gaining a
United States Senator from that State. He
says that State Senator Harrison, promi-
nent Republican, has recently been to Wash
ington, and assured the Administration that
with the control of little patronage be
{Harrison) could be elected United States
senator that upon bis return to Tennessee
Harrison not only told his political friends,
but said to the Democrats that he had
everything arranged to get votes enough
in the Legislature, and that he would be
the next Senator. The Democrats there
believe that Harrison has made bargains
with certain low tax or reputation
Democratic members of the Legislature to
vote for him. 1t is also said that the Tennes.
see Democrats felt very gloomy over the Sem
atorial situation. On the other hand, Repre-
sentative Mcmillan of Tennessee told re-
porter oday that he believed the Democrats
would get the Senator that the low tax men
are Democrats on national questions, aud he
believes they will join in the election of
Democrat. The Legislature has to elect
State officers below the Governor, and Nc
MILAN could not say whether the two wings
of the Democracy would join in this or not.
He did not speak confidently about the Sem
atorship but held the opinion that Demo-
crat would be elected.
River and Harbor Improvement The
Debris Bill.
WASHINGTON, December Sth.-In anticie
patton of an early commencement of the
preparation of the annual river and harbor
bill by the House Committee on Commerce.
Rerara tat Paoa and Rarrxy he hao
actively at work to-day impressing upon in
dividual members of the committee the i'm
portance of making liberal provision for
the improvement of the rivers and harbors
of California. They are hopeful that much
more will be done by the committee for the
benefit of California commerce this winter
than ever before.
An earnest effort will also be made to OBJ
tain the passage of the debris bill, which is
now on the House calendar.
Nominations by the President.
WASHINGTON, December S.h.-The follow.
ing are the nominations made to-day: Josiah
Nj. Hetrich. Assayer at the Mint at Carson
City, New; George A. Mckenzie, Register
of Land Ofics at Stockton, CAL: Henry w.
Dwight, Register of Land Office at La
Grande, Oregon.
Colonel Nelson A. Miles, Fifth Infantry,
to be Brigadier-G General, vice General Ord,
retired; Colonel William b. Hazen, of the
Sixth Infantry, to be Chief Signal Officer, with
the rank of Brigadier-G General; Lieutenant
Colonel Emery Upton, to be Colonel of the
Sixth Artillery Major George P. Andrews,
to be Lieutenant. Colonel of the Fourth Ar
tillery Captain R. H. jackson, to be Major
of the Sixth Artillery, and number of army
promotions in the lower grades.
The President sent to the Senate to-day
the following nominations for Justices of the
Supreme Court: For New Mexico, Warren
Bflsal; for Arizona, w. II. Stillweil. af
w York; for Utah, Stephen P.aToyiss;Aof P.
esoHri. For Consul at ss.-sf : = =,
1.4fder, of Nevada. 4ss
Democratic Characterization OF Raaks.
WASHINGTON, December Sth.-A caucus
OF Democratic members was held in the hall
of the House of Representatives immediately
after adjournment, for the purpose of naming
successor to Stewart. late Postmaster of the
House. o. w. d. Nowlin, the present as
sistant Postmaster, was selected.
Senator Herman introduced bill in the
Senate to-day, directing the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue to refund all taxes collected
upon the capital employed by any person
in the business of banking which come within
the principles of the decision of the United
States Supreme Court in the case of Barley,
Collector, VS.. Clark and others. The bill
provides that application for such refunding
shall be presented to the Commissioner Of
Internal Revenue within one year from the
passage of the act.
Unconditional Republican
Representatives and the Electoral Vote
Question.
WASHINGTON, December Sth.-Captain III.
w. Howgate, of the Signal Service Office,
has rendered his resignation Internationally.
It will be placed before the Secretary Of War
to. morrow, and viii undoubtedly be accepted
by him, to take effect at once.
In the Republican Representative caucus
this evening, for the purpose of determining
the party policy In regard to the Senate con-
current resolution on the electoral vote, the
discussion was continued for nearly two
hours. 1t was ascertained, while all the
members present were in accord in consider
ing the proposed joint rule unfair, unneces-
sary and unconstitutional, there were differ
ences of opinion as to the extent to which
the party's opposition to its passage should
be carried. 1t was argued on one hand that
in view of the large and manifestly decisive
majority Of electoral votes for the Republi,
| can candidates, there is no danger that any
attempt will be made to set aside the
result of the election by the improper
use of the proposed regulations, and there
fore the Republicans of the House should
abstain from prolonged opposition, and con-
tent themselves with recording their votes
against it. A resolution to this effect was
offered by Hiscock, and supported by him in
speech. Judge Lapham contended that it
would be unwise and improper to yield with
out a struggle to the Democratic majority in
both houses the power claimed by the Sem
ate-a proposition which, in his judgment,
was alike unwarranted by the Constitution,
unjusti6ed by any present emergency, and
| utterly useless to the Democrats for any good
purpose. He therefore offered resolution
proposing to declare it the sense of the eau
Gus that the Republican minority should re-
sist the adoption of this point by all the
means authorized by parliamentary law. No
vote was reached upon these resolutions, nor
on several other similar ones 1t was finally
concluded to postpone further consideration
of the whole matter until tomorrow evening,
when it will be laid before caucus of Repub-
lican Representatives and Senator'S
New Democratic Idea.
WASHINGTON, December Sth.-Some lead
ing Democrats in the House have conceived
the idea of capturing the organization of the
next House by making an alliance with the
Greenbackers and supporting Greenbacker
Ladd of Maine) fer the Speakership.
The Refunding Question.
WASHINGTON, December Sth.-Secretary
Onerman, Wnlie JDlnklDg MS own recon.
mendations respecting refunding are better
than those of the Committee Of Ways and
Means, will offer no obstacles to the establish
ment Of three per cent. as the rate of inter-
est for the refnndiDg bonds.
Miscellaneous Items.
CHICAGO, December Sth. - The Inter
| Oceans Washington special says: Frank
Hurd proposes to press his free trade resolu-
| tion persistently.
/ Pound of Wisconsin will urge action upon
his bill fixing the Presidential term at six
years, and Of congressman at three years.
Secretary Sherman announces that he will
do his best with the three per cent. bond, but
thought itwould be wiser to leave the matter
to his discretion. While there is pretty
general agreement among members on the
low rate, yet as to the details of the new loan
there is good deal Of difference Of opinion,
and there will be much discussion.
| 1t is stated positively in high official quar-
ters that General Mcdowell is not to be re-
| tired. Ord's friends, including General
Sherman, are very much disguised at the
turn things are taking, for they protested
that Ord should not be retired unless Nc
| Dowell was, the latter being the older man
Of the two. 1t is probable that the power
behind the throne which retains Mcdowell
is President Garfiald himself. They are fat
friends, and Mcdowell travelled from the
Pacific slope TO the Atlantic States t. vote