Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-14

who is found to be competent and able to
discharge officially the functions of his office
/ Applause So I hold that man should
not only be eligibls for third term. but even
a fourth term, or a fifth term. Prolonged
applause l do not know why, if Judge is
elected for seven years, and reelected re-
peatedly if he is an efficient Judge, Pre-l-
dent should not be reelected in the same
manner likewise l should elect Grant II
had the casting of the whole vote OF the
country. l should elect him because think
he is perhaps the most remarkable man our
age has ever produced in any country. lie is
a man very little understood"
wAsHBuRNE NOT CANDIDATE.
CHICAGO, February 13th-The Inter Ocean
has the following doubleleaded editorial
The persistent efforts of certain journals hos
tile to General Grant in trying to make peo
pie believe that Hon. L. b. Washburne is a
candidate for the Presidency has become an
noying to that gentleman, and he authorizes
the Inter Ocean to announce that he Is not.
aud under no circumstances will he be, such
candidate. He is for Grant for the Presidency
first, last and all the time. He further says
thatthe friend who wrote to this paper the other
day that he was candidate for Governor OF
Illinois was more Jealous IHdu WISE. Inc
Inter Ocean is fully authorized to announce
that Washburne is candidate for no public
position whatever; that it is his earnest de-
sire to see Grant nominated and elected
President He believes Grant is the man for
the place against all others that he is the
man to lead the party to success, and the
country on the road to permanent prosperity.
Washburne appreciates the compliment in
tended him by many earnest friends in men
tioning his name for these high positions, but
understands also that his name is being used
to divide and demoralize the stalwart force,
and he desires in this way to put an end to it
all.
EOard of Railroad Commissioners Fill.
WASHINGTON, February 18th. -Henderson's
Railroad Commissioners bill was amended
in several particulars before accepted as
substitute. 1t provides for Board of Com
missioners with powers and duties similar to
those proposed by the McCord bill and the
Charles Francis Adams plan. One of the
amendments extends the jurisdiction of the
Commissioners over transportation of all
property by railroad from one State or Ter
ritory into or through one or more other
States or Territories or to or from any
foreign country, whether such property be
carried by one railroad or by several rail-
roads running in connection with each other,
and whether such commerce be carried on
roads lying wholly within one State
or more. Another amendment, adopted
on the motion of Bliss, requires the
Commission to inquire into that method
! of railroad management known as pooling"
and state the result of their inquiry in their
first annual report, and whether, in their
Judgment, any, and if so what legislation is
expedent in relation thereto. The bill was
adopted by the following vote: Yeas-Repre-
sentatives Bliss, Ross, McLaine, Deuster,
O'Neill, Wait, Henderson, Townsend of
Ohio, Russell-9. Noes-Representative
Reagan, Kenna. Thomas, Turner of Ken
lucky, Acklin, Beale, Clardy-6 The billwas
ordered to be reported to the House, with a
request that an early date be assigned for its
consideration.
The last section of the bill appropriates
S25, 900 for carrying into effect its provisions
| from the date of enactment to June so, 1881,
and provides that no pending litigation be-
tween railroad companies shall in any way be
affected by the provisions of the Act.
The Naval Expedition.
New YORK, February 13th.-A Herald
Washington special has the following i'm
portant announcement The naval expe-
dition which has been sent down to the Bay
of Chiriqui has for its purpose the establish
| ing there and on the other side of the 18TH
mus, in the Gulf of Dulce, two coaling sta
| tions. This action has been taken by the
| Administration. with the advice and consent
| of leading gentlemen in Congress of both par
ties. 1t means nothing more than is stated
above-two coaliRg stations at convenient
points ON the Isthmus, such as the Navy De-
| partment has at many other points and is
! frequently establishing. For instance, the
Department has now a cargo of coal on the
way to the Samoan Islands, where also new
coaling station will be established, the
Secretary having found it very expensive
to have naval vessels depend on supplies
in private hands, which are often held
at exorbitant charges. The Bay of
Chiriqui and Gulf of Dulce offer peculiar ia
cilities for such stations, not only because of
safety, but because the two bays and the in
tervening tract of land have been owned for
many years, and ever since the days of Bu-
chanan's administration, in fact, by an Amer
lean citizen, who, it is understood, is willing
to sell all his right to the United States
This fact made the acquisition Of real estate
and water rights for coaling stations there
easier than at any other point equally con-
venient on the Isthmus. 1t is said that nego-
tiations are on foot for the acquisition by the
| United States of the whole of the Chiriqui
| tract.
The Worlds Washington special has the
| following additional The Adams and Kear-
sage have been sent to sea under sealed ORDERS
The officers surmise that this is in connection
with the Isthmus canal project The Adams
started from San Francisco and the Kearsage
from Key West. There is authority for the
| statement that ore of these ships will go to
| Panama and the other to Aspinwal, and that
naval stations will be established at or near
these ports.
senator Gordon Outwitfed.
WASHINGTON, February 18th. : Senator
Eaton has rather outwitted Senator Gordon
! in the Interoceanic Canal matter. While
Gordon was busy in the Republican cloak
room soliciting support to defeat the con-
firmation of Simmons, Eaton had quietly
passed resolution from the Foreign Affairs
Committee calling upon the President for in
formation relative to canal matters. 1t is
probable that the President WILL in answer to
this resolution, transmit to both houses of
Congress a message on the subject. Some of
the Democrats are endeavoring to dissuade
the President from presenting any such mes
sage, as they do not wish the Administration
to have any benefit from taking the initiative
in a reassertion of the Monroe doctrine.
The Case of the POnca Indians.
WASHINGTON, February 13th-At the Sen
ate investigation to-day into the removal of
the Cheyennes and Poncas, the attention of
Bright Eyes was called to paper purporting
to have been signed by the heads of nearly
all the Ponca families, requesting the Presi-
dent to remove the tribe to new reservation
in Indian Territory. Bright Eyes exclaimed,
"Why, White Eagle has told me dozen
times that he never signed any such paper !;
why, that is monstrous !" Standing Bear
was then shown the paper. He read it over,
smiled incredulously, made several gestures
of disgust, accompanied by expressive
"Ughs," and finally said: "Thats white
mans way. They write one thing and tell
us another"
Terrific Cyclone.
NASHVILLE February 13th.-A cyclone,
accompanied by thunder, lightning and heavy
rain, passed over the city at midnight. The
wind blew at the rate of forty miles an hour.
The spires of the First Colored Baptist, st.
Johns and st. Pauls (colored) Churches
were blown down; also the inside wall of the
new Custom-house. The roof of Rhea 4
Sens elevator, containing 10000 bushels of
grain, was swept off. The third story of the
Edgefeld Manufacturing Company was