Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-03-19

DOMESTIC NEWS.
The Eeputy MarsI,o, oucs,ton

feature OF to.days proceedings in Congress
was the presentation by Representative
Springer OF proposition designed to end the
present controversy over the Federal election
laws, by providing that Deputy Marshals
shall hereafter be appointed by the Federal
Judges, and be selected for each voting pre
cinct from two or more different political
parties. 1t is also proposed to restrict the
appointments at each poll to a number not
exceeding three. This proposition was offered
by Springer, after consultation with many of
the Leading members of his party. and as the
Republicans. from the President down. have
professed entire willingness to assent TO any
reasonable amendments calculated to add to
the efficiency of the election laws, and pre-
vent their use for party purposes, there is
strong reason to believe that this proposition.
or something very similar, will be incorpo-
rated in the pending deficiency bill, receive
the Presidents approval, and thereby remove
from the domain of Congressional controversy
the troublesome subject that for two years
has so largely enGrossed it. During
to-day's debate on the question of
providing for the payment of Deputy
Marshals employed at the last election,
Representatives Page and Horace Davis
both made effective little speeches under the
6ve-minutes' rule. They took substantially
the ground that in the disturbed condition of
affairs last year in California there was an
unusual need of Deputy Marshals of Flee
tions; that the best citizens of all parties de-
sired their appointment; that those who
were appointed under the law we're honor
able men, performed their duties fairly. and
were entitled to their compensation. Davis
also emphatically denied that three Deputy
Marshals have been paid by the Republican
party, and challenge the production of .
scintilla of proof to support that charge.
Titles 10 Mineral Lands.
Especial to the RECORD UNIoN.J
WASHINGTON, March 1Sth.-The House
Mining Committee to-day continued their
consideration of that portion of the Public
Land Commissions report which relates to
mineral lands. The majority decided TO ap-
prove the section doing away with ledge loca-
tions and in favor OF the adoption # the
common law system of bounding claims by
vertical lines. The majority also voted to
fix the maximum area of mining claims at
900 feet square, or parallelogram eouiva-
lent to these dimensions, which comprise
about q acres, provided that the length Shall
not in any case exceed l, 500 feet, and to give
the locator one years time after discovering
the mineral within which to perfect his title
by paying 81 80 per acre for his claim. in.
stead of s., as at present. He is also to be
allowed to hold his claim for twelve months
by merely stalking it off and applying for A
survey. a minority of the committee dis
sent from all these propositions. and the bill
is still open for amendment in regard to
them or any other features until the commit
tee takes final action upon it as a whole.
Pacific Coasf EarbOr o. Eeiuge.
Especial to the RECORD UNIoN.I
WASHINGTON, March 1Sth.-The Senate
to-day, on motion of Slater of Oregon.
adopted resolution calling for the data in
possession of the Engineers Department re-
spectiDg the entrance to Yaquina bay. and
particularly copy of the report of Captain
Woods examination and survey. made last
December by direction of the Pacific Coast
Board of Engineers. AS part of the investi-
CATION is still in progress to determine w ere
the Pacific coast harbor of refuge should be
constructed, Slater's purpose is to use these
data in support of his effort to obtain a large
appropriation for the general improvement Of
Yaquina bay, for which several monster petit
lions have been received lately.
The Chrisi.ancy Case.
Especial to the RECORD UNION.
WASHINGTON, March 1Sth.-The Star this
evening publishes the following statement
with reference to its yesterdays report that
divorce proceedings are about to be instituted
wife: Mrs. Christiancy says she was com
PEELED to leave Peru on account of the ex-
IRENE cruelty of her husband, who even went
so far as to threaten her life. She avowed to
him her purpose to procure a divorce upon
her return to the United States, and to make
known to the world his extreme cruelty to
her, as well as the true inwardness of his re-
cent bargain with the late Senator Chandler,
whereby the latter secured his resignation as
Senator in order that he (Chandler) might be
elected to fill the vacancy. Mrs Christiancy
says that the charges now made against her
are instigated by Mr.. C.'s friends, in order to
weaken her statement of the true condition of
the relations between them. When both
sides of the question are heard Mrs. Chris
tiancy will not be found the guilty one. She
some time ago took the preliminary step to-
wards procuring divorce, and it was on
learning of this that Mr. Chr;stiancy's friends
started the stories about his wife.
Receipts at the Treasury.
Special to the RECORD UYIoN.l
WASHINGTON, March 1Sth.-There was
very large increase in the receipts at the
Treasury during the month of February over
the corresponding month a year ago, but the
increase during the first half of March has
been even larger. The customs receipts for
the first fifteen days OF March were So, 0G0,-
COO, or $500, 600 greater than the corre-
spending days last year, while the internal
revenue receipts were over $500, 600 greater
THAI for the same time last year. The entire
receipts were S13, 100000, while the expend-
itures were only 81, 250, eco, leaving a net sur
plus of over 50, $50 600 for the first half of
the month. This is a most extraordinary
showing, and If the receipts keep up during
the month, the Secretary will be able to pur-
chaca af loapt Gin mn mn af =
bonds for the reduction of the public debt
during this month, after retaining sufficient
amount of these surplus revenues to meet the
demands OF the pehding deficiency bill, and
pay the Sc, 600, 000 of interest due on the five
per cent. bonds on the LIST of April.
The Letfer.Carrying of Wells, Fargo d Co.
New YORK, March 1Sth.-The Tribune has
the following: H. B. Parsons, Agent and
Assistant Secretary of Wells, Fargo 4 Co. in
New York, said to the Tribune reporter:
"Wells, Fargo & Co. use in their business
regular Government stamped envelopes. As
the company pays the Government full price
for the envelopes and delivers the CORE
spondence committed to it without any ex-
pense to the Government, instead of the
business being at variance with the postoffice
service, it is an auxiliary and assistant. The
letter business of Wells, Fargo & Co. spranq
from the necessity for postal communication
not furnished by the General Government in
new and sparsely settled regions, and it has
been the means OF facilitating communica-
ton with otherwise inaccessible localities
Thus it has contributed to the public
good and helped to open up the couo
try. As the facilities of the Government
postal service has extended, the need of the
service supplied by the company has dirnin-
ished, SO that since 1879 the carriage of let
tiers has fallen of 81 per cent. The carriage
of postage-paid letters by Wells, Fargo &
Co. began with the settlement of the Pacific
coast, thirty years ago, and has been contin.
ned ever since. To large extent, for long
time. it was the only means of communicat
ing the pioneers had. and it still remains a
great convenience. The average number of
letters now carried is about 200,0o0 a year.
mainly to the Pacific coast. For the stamped
envelopes used $50, 000 year is paid, which
is net income to the Government, as no
commission is paid for the sale of stamps,
aud there is no expense OF carrying and de-
livering. The commission on that amount Of
stamps, If sold by Postmasters, would of il
self amount to s., COO year. Many pay US
the advance price-ten cents for each en-
velope-because they think correspondence
in our hands is more certain Of safe and
quick transit than in the mails. but in any
case the revenue of the Government is not
diminished. A great many letters are car
ried by the company for the Chinese both in