Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-22
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Affairs at the National Capital.
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WASHINGTON, January 21st.-Representa
tive Berry left Washington tonight for Cali
fornia, upon receipt of telegram announcin,
the very serious, and perhaps fatal, illness o
his wife. Representative Page has pairet
with him on all political questions exceptin.
contested election cases.
Page has introduced bill providing for tn,
purchase of the San Yzabel Rancho, in San
Diego county, according to the terms of
written stipulation entered into with the In
dian Commissioner in 1876 by 3. n. Harris
horn, of San Francisco, and a. II. Wilcox
owners Of said ranch, to be dedicated to tn,
| use of the Mission Indians of California, sub
ject to such regulations as Congress may pre-
scribe.
The Cherokee Indians now here are desir
Gus of having the Ute Indians go down int
the Indian Territory and live with them
| They will have an interview with Ouray anC
his party. to persuade them to this end. Tn,
! Interior Department, it is understood, woulC
| be willing to permit the Utes to 90 to tn,
Indian Territory, but they are said to be un
| willing
The House of Representatives will en-
deavor to dispose of the report of the Com
mittee on Rules this week, and Immediately
afterwards settle down to work on the appro
priation bills.
The Marshals deficiency bill, in the shape
reported to-day, containing an express pro
hibition against the payment of any election
deputies out of the total which it appropri
ates, will undoubtedly give rise to prolonged
political discussion, but when it is out of the
way all the remaining appropriation bills
will be brought forward free from politica
riders and passed with promptness.
The dissatisfaction over the nominations oi
| Supervisors of Census increases as the list
| examined, and members of Congress complain
that they have been trihed with in % manner
that arouses great indignation. Several Of
| them state that they originally asked nc
favors in this regard, but merely referred the
| application for appointment from their dis
trict to the President without comment: but
we've afterwards sent for by the President and
Superintendent OF Census, and asked TO desig-
nate men for appointment, being told that
their selection would be accepted and the
men they designated would be appointed. All
least seven Congressman went through this
little transaction, and notified their friends OF
the result. In looking over the list none OF
them find the men they designated Con-
gresham Pound,of Wisconsin,is probably the
maddest man in Congress. He had con-
stituent whom he was very anxious to have
appointed, and secured the Endorsement OF
him by the Wisconsin delegation, and whole
Walker and the President both promised to
appoint him week ago. Gov. Pound learned
incidentally that another man was talke j
Of and went to see both the Presi lent and
Walker. They gave second assurance that
Pounds man should be nominated. and
further promised that if any other application
came from his district they would let him
know at once. Pound heard nothing further,
and when he saw the list in the morning pa
pers was considerably surprised to see the
name of a man he never heard of put down
| for his district. Surprising it to be mistake,
| he went to the Census office and found the
contrary to be the case-that the appointee
was recommended by Ex-Governor SoIomons,
of Wisconsin, now Democrat in New York,
and by no one else. Pounds remarks
are not matter of record. OF the
| $50 Supervisors appointed, the Democrats
get SO. The only State in which the Super
visors are all Democrats is North Carolina,
which is also Southern State that has two
| Republican members of Congress. Northern
and Western Democrats complain that all
but six Census Supervisors nominated foI
! their sections are Republicans, and 1t is very
probable that unless the President withdraws
number of them there will be a correspond
! ing number of reflections.
Arrangements are being made to commence
the purchase of silver bullion at Denver, and
begin coinage at that Mint very shortly.
| they will probably be perfected within the
next few days.
Cenklins's PdIicy-Ne is Undoubtedly !.
Candidate.
CHICAGO, january 2lst-A Times Wash
ington special says Cenkling is unduubt.
edly Presidential candidate. His friends
now all admit this. He has been exceedingly
quiet, and has not seen lit in any way to deny
any of the rumors concerning his position
that have been banded about in the Senate
cloak Don Cameron and Conkling
have had very little to do with each other
since their differences during the extra ses-
sion. The projects of Cameron in Grants
favor have been openly discussed for the last
two weeks, and ont of the very holiness of
his policy has grown the opposition that has
developed thus early. This opposition to
Grant among Republican leaders has become
so great as to lead Conkhng to believe that
Grant could not succeed in securing the
nomination, and that being one of
the possibilities, he might as well
be a candidate as any other of his
Republican rivals. Whether he has any par
ticular object in striving to gain strength so
that he can transfer it to some other candi-
date, is not now developed. It is certain
that he will try to get the vote of the New
York delegation, either for himself or for
Grant, as he may elect. The fact OF his not
going south with General Grant is now
brought up, and what was then charged as
owing to misunderstanding, is now credited
to thorough understanding. None of the
New Y ork politicians here, however, believe
tnat any change will be made in the New
York Legislature in the method of selecting
Presidential electors. Notwithstanding the
~ in no y1b oh ARA Eaipf
published in the New York papers, Conk-
lng's candidacy is one of the latest topics in
political circles.
Iseecher and Brooklyn Eing Politics.
NEW York, January 21st. = The Times
says: A caucus will be held tonight at the
house of Lorin Palmer, Brooklyn, for the
purpose of shaping Brooklyn legislation in
the joint interest of Republicans, who were
recently expelled from the Republican party
and the Ring Democracy. 1t is rumored
that bill has been proposed providing for u
single headed Commission in Brooklyn, and
intrusting the appointing power to the Mayor
City Auditor and Controller. Just before
the election, when Conkling spoke in the
Academy of Music, Beecher also delivered
an address, in which he made an earnest APP
peal for the united support Of the whole Re-
publican State ticket. He particularly asked
ing Cornell. This speech, it is said, secured
Cornell thou ands of votes, not only in Brook
lyn but throughout the State. The Demo-
Gratis say that the Governor, mindful Of
Beecher's efforts, will listen attentively and
give heed to any suggestions the pastor of
Plymouth Church may have to make in re-
gard to local legislation for Brooklyn.
Serious Shooting Array in Colorado.
DENVER, January 21st.-A special to the
Nears reports a serious shooting affray at AL
pine. Monday night. The parties engaged
were Daniel Pickett, James Louch and Dan
iel .Jannison, miners, and J. ID. Forester a
driver on Barlow & SandersonN stage line
The row originated in dance h1hse over one
of the girls, and ended in the miners beating
Forester severely. The latter swore out
warrant before Justice Knowles, and Constable
Stanton undertook to serve the papers. The
officer met the men in Cults saloon. They
resisted arrest, and Stanton called OH the cit
liens present to assist him. The miners
showed fight, when the Constable drew re-
yolver and emptied The contents into the
crowd, killing Pickett instantly, and fatally
wounding Louch and Jennison. The miners
were from Plttsbury, and are well known in
this section Pickett and Louch both have
families in Alpine. The Constable gave him
self up, and is under arrest at Alma. For
roster is also under arrest.
Westward. bound Passengers.
OMAHA, January 2lst.-The following
through passengers were on to-day's train,
leaving at 12.15 p NJ to arrive in Sacrame nto