Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-03-16
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Aaalrs a. SIC aasiaaal Cap,tal.

w ASdlNGIONs OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
tive Horace Davis this morning received a
telegram from the San Francisco Chamber
of Commerce requesting him to endeavor to
obtain Congressional appropriation for the
purpose OF sending vessel to attempt to res
cue the crews of the two whaling ships that
are believed to be either frozen up or wreck
ed in the Arctic. These two vessels-the
Vigilant and Mount Walliston were
last seen III the vicinity of Herald
Island and should have returned Nth the rest
of the Arctic whaling fleet last summer.
Their crews number some sixty men. The
Chamber of Commerce dispatch states that
there is no naval vessel on the Pacific station
suitable for the purpose, and therefore sug-
gests that Congress provide for chartering
private vessel, in which event San Francisco
merchants will donate all necessary supplies
for the missing seamen. The two ships in
question belong to New Bedford. Mr.. Davis
Immediately communicated this dispatch to
Congressman Grape. who represents that dis
trict, and they proceeded with it to the Navy
Department., where they held a conference
onthe subject with Secretary Thompson and
other officers of the Department. As re-
suit of the conference Grape this afternoon
introduced Joint resolution, authorizing the
Secretary of the Treasury to furnish
revenue cutter to the Secretary of the Navy,
to be properly strengthened and equipped for
this voyage, and appropriating $4,000 to de-
fray the cost. 1t is believed that one of the
revenue steamers will be better suited in all
respects for an Arctic voyage than any YES
sci, and it is desirable TO have one strength
ened for the purpose for cruising in Alaska
waters. irrespective of the special purpose
now in hand.
Senator Farley to-day presented to the
Senate joint resolution of the California
II .Jo@,. L. Ill l.
vocate legislation for tire establishment of o
branch Dead Letter Office at San Francisco,
and moved its reference to the Committee on
PostoHices.
Conkling thereupon made point of order
that the paper was notaddressed to the Senate
or to Congress, but only to individuals and
that. therefore, under the rules, it could not
be considered a memorial entitled to reference
to committee.
The-Vice President remarked that this
question had never before been raised in re-
gard to resolutions Of a State Legislature, but
he felt obliged to sustain the point of order
The joint resolution, therefore, was merely
received and laid upon the table, without
reference to any committee; but Farley iol-
lowed up the matter by giving notice that he
will introduce and urge the passage of bill
to grant the request.
Berry to-day presented a duplicate Of this
joint resolution to the House of Representa-
tives, where it was received and appropri-
ately referred under the regular call of
States.
Representative Daggett to-day introduced
a bill providing that ali public lands withia
railroad limits lying opposite constructed
section of a railroad, and which have hereto
fore been subject to presumption entry at
81 30 per acre, shall be reduced to 81 % per
acre when three years shall have elapsed after
the completion of said section of railroad.
The theory of this bill is that all the best
double minimum lands have been already
sold, and that the rest should be sold, and
that the list should be reduced in price for
the benefit OF the poorer settlers.
Representative Pacheco says, with refer
ence to the LEGAL criticisms on one of his bills,
that his desire is to have both Wilmington
and San Diego ports of entry, and that he
would not consent, under any circumstances,
to. take away from San Diego the Federal
patronage she now enjoys.
captain Harker, who has lived on the Sa-
moan Islands during the past IS years, is
here, endeavoring to obtain the removal of
Consul Dawson, formerly of Oakland, Cal,
on a charge that Dawson is using his position
as Consul at Samoa to play into the hands of
wealthy German houses as against American
interests
Colonel Chapman, of Portland, ard f. Z.
Hogg, of Corvallis, Oregon, were before the
Senate Railroad Committee to-day to urge
the incorporation of some provision in the
Northern Pacific bill that shall secure for
any and all railroads the right to run cars
over the track to be constructed through the
Columbia river pass Chapman showed that
this pass OF about seventy miles through the
Cascade mountansis the only gateway to East
err Oregon, and he argued that it should not
be monopolized either by the Oregon Steam
Navigation Company or by any one rail
road company with which they may unite
their interests.
Gen. John A. Bingham, now Minister to
China, viii. it is understood. soon come home
and run again for Congress in his old Ohio
district. Bingham, it is remembered, was
for many years very prominent member
OF the House of Representatives, figuring
especially during the conflict between Con-
gress and President johnson, and acting
as one OF the House managers during the
latter's impeachment trial
kearBey's CrawHsiiing.
CHICAGO, March 10th. The Journal, on
Kearney's speech yesterday. says: Discre.
ton is the better part of valor, and the dan
ger of mob outbreak in San Francisco is at
an end. The firIz and formidable aspect pre-
sented by the organized friends of law and
order has lad its effect. Kearney is van
pushed.
WASHINGTON, March 15tb-The Star of
this evening contains the following editorial:
Kearney virtually hoisted a flag of truce at
the sand lots in San Francisco yesterdayyand
surrendered to the powers of law and order
In his Sunday speech he took very different
tone from what has characterized his har-
rangues heretofore, and the prospect is that
he will soon subside altogether, and sink into
obscurity. When he drops violence and vul-
garity in his role OF agitator, Kearney aban-
dons all that has ever given him notoriety
The firm stand taken by the Citizens
Committee advised him that it would
be dangerous to proceed much further in his
old course, and he had the discretion to sur
render. He yesterday complimented the
committee very highly, and declared that
they had the interests of the workingmen at
heart. Mayor Kalloch took his cue from
KearneY. and wisely recognized the good pur-
pose of the citizens movement. Thus, by
display of unity and frmness, have the citi
zens Of San Francisco silenced the two men
who were evidently endeavoring to incite the
poor classes to violence. This is a great stride
towards a restoration OF quiet and order in
the community, and the men who have begun
so well will no doubt be able to maintain the
peace.
The Purchase OF (hIna Steamers and the
Pacific Mail Subsidies.
NEw YORK, March 15th.-The Times
Washington correspondent commenting on
the alleged Could Huntington purchase Of
the China vessels and franchises OF the Pa.
cific Mail Company, agreeing TO pay 81. 600
goo for each, says That part of the trans
action BY which the China trade was trans
ferred to the railroad company cannot be
reached by any act of Congress or the Courts.
for the reason that the transfer was made to
tbe Oriental Steamship Company. and the
railroad companies, as such, are not known.
The arrangements, however, by which the
two railroad companies agree to pay the Pa
ci6c Mail $4,000 per month for the privi-
laoe of fixing passenger and freight rates by
OCEAN route between New York and San
Francisco can, it is believed, be reached by
CONGRESS. and it is the opinion of those
Familiar with the various acts of Con-
nress under which the Pacific Rail
5oad Companies were chartered and
s,,hs;dized. that the payment Of the
subs;dv to the Pacific Mail by the Union
Ed Central Pacific Railroad Companies is
Illegal; lie, because it is, as described in the pre-
> nbls to the resolutions passed by the Senate,
directly prejudicial to the public inter
ssts and contrary to the public policy that
Controlled Congress in chartering the Union
pan;Gc Railroad Company, and in granting
- both companies large subsidies In money