Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-24

Frightful Ravages Of Diphtheria in Censra
Russia.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Capital Notes. from Our own Corre
spOndcnt.
DAVIS SLAP AT THE CHINESE.
WASHINGTON, February 23d-Representa
tive Horace Davis to-day introduced bill
providing that from and after its enactment
a customs duty of 6 cents per pound shall be
imposed and collected upon sago and sage
Hour, tapioca and tapioca -four, arrowroot
and arrowroot -four, manioc flour Ia variety
OF tapioca-root fiour) starch. farina, and al
starch made of any material whatever, O,
however used The existing tariff law imposes
a duty of one cent a pound and 20 per cent
ad valorem on starch made from raw potatoes
or corn, and OF three cents a pound and &c
per cent. ad valOrem on starch made from
rice or any other material. Sage and sage
-four, root -four. farina and tapioca are on
the free list The Chinese now import to
California for use in their laundries large
quantities of low-grade starches under the
name of root flour, sago -four, manoc flour,
etc, which, although really starches, have
until recently been admitted free of duty.
One million five hundred thousand pounds of
these substances were imported at San Fran
cisco for use in Chinese laundries, and
the Government having assessed the duties on
these importat1ons, which have been pro.
tested, about 100 suits concerning them are
now pending. 1t is well known that one
reason why the Chinese compete SO success.
fully with white laundries is that the Mon
golians use poorer and cheaper starch. 1t
will be observed, therefore, that Davis bill is
calculated to subserve the several desirable
objects of protecting white labor and our
own products, increasing the Governments
revenue, preventing litigation and helping to
make our country less desirable place of
residence for the Chinese.
THE CHoTTEAU PROJECT.
Representative Page to-day presented.the
joint resolution of the California Legislature
against Leon Chotteaus French commercial
treaty project, and had it read at the Clerks
desk, so as to bring it more prominently to
the attention of the House, and secure its
incorporation in the Congressional Record.
He also presented the Legislatures resolu.
tions asking an appropriation for the i'm
provement of Humboldt harbor.
RELIEF BILLS.
Davis introduced copy of Booths bill for
the relief of ex-Assistant Treasurer FELTON,,
and also bill providing for the payment of
the claim of the Pacific Submarine Wall
Company for Government work done at
Fort Point.
Pacheco has ready for introduction bill
appropriatins S75 900 to erect building at
Los Angeles for postotfice and other Gov
| but ln1 b IL
opportunity to-day, and will introduce it to.
morrow.
The bill for a rehabilitation of the bounda-
ries of the Pulgas Rancho was to-day report
ed to the House Private Land Claims Com
mittee by the sub committee adversely.
REPORT ON MINING DEBRIS.
| The forthcoming report of the Public Lad
| Commissioners, who visited California last
autumn, will contain the following interest
| Ing passage on the subject of mining debris :
1.-The Importance of the mining debris cues.
| ton is set forth in the testimony accompany
ing this report, 1t will appear therefrom
| that q serious and increasing conflict exists
| in California upon this subject between the
miners and aSriculturists. 1t would
| also seem to be q question falling within
the legitimate scope of Congressional action.
The United States still own 40 per cent. of
the lands in that State, large portion of
| which contains mineral Facilities for run
ming off their tailings are indispensable to a
successful working of these mines, and the
Government could scarcely expect to sell the
same to purchasers and yet deny the neces-
sary convenience for their operations; but it
is claimed that such unrestrained debris facil-
ties destroys the agricultural lands on the
| lower portions OF the streams and that by
the shoaling of the rivers and bays
navigation is being destroyed and COM
merce restricted. 1t should satisfactorily
be determined whether these allegations of
| fact are true, and if so whether there is an
appropriate and just remedy. This Commits
sion has not enjoyed the requisite facilities
| for an intelligent solution of this important
question, and it is not clear that it tails
within our jurisdiction, but it is closely allied
| to the future disposition of the public domain
| in mineral localities, and it is of such growing
| Importance that we feel warranted in recon-
mending the creation of properly organized
| Commission, clothed with authority to ascer-
tain the facts and to propose to Congress an
| adequate remedy for any evils that may be
found to exist, which shall settle this vexed
question with even-handed justice to all par
ties interested"
ANTI-TILDEN VICTORY.
The selection of Cincinnati by the National
| Committee to-day the place for holding
the Democratic Presidential Convention is
generally considered an anti-Tilden victory.
| No such issue was openly made, but it is
known that Tilden's friends would have
greatly preferred st. Louis or Chicago, and
| the selection of either of these cities would
have been claimed as a Tilden success. 1t is
also learned tonight that the Jewett influence
has been quite potent in the decision of the
| contest in favor of Cincinnati. Isaac G..
Eaf0n fha Doif taa nbar from
who at first was for st. Louis, finally voted
for Cincinnati upon receipt of a telegram from
| his brother-in-law, Jewett, requesting the
change in his (Jewett's) Presidential aspira.
tions The Ohio delegation return home to-
night in special car, which bears upon its
side the following inscription Cincinnati
| her Convention gave you the last Democratic
President and will give you the next"
Short Session Of Congress.
WASHINGTON, February 23d.-In the Sen
ate Bayard moved that in respect to the
memory of George Washington the Senate
adjourn.
Mcdonald announced that he would to-
morrow ask final vote on the pending five
| per cent. bill.
Baily gave notice of an amendment, ad-
mitting free of duty clothing and other con-
| tributions from abroad for the relief of
| colored emigrants.
Adjourned.
In the House the following bills were intro
| duced-:
| By Cofforth--Organizing Court of Pen
sions, to consist of the Chief Justice and four
assistant Justices, who shall receive an annual
salary of s.. 900 each.
By Kelley-To provide for the introduction
and cultivation of the cinchona plant in the
| United States.
| By Muldrow-Placing on the free list
paper suitable for books and newspapers.
BY Hill-For the appointment of a select
joint committee to inquire into the causes Of
the present grain blockade, and report to
Congress what legislation can be had to rem
edy the evil.
| BY Blackburn -Abolishing the tax on to-
| bacco; also reducing the tax on distilled
spirits to so cents on every proof gallon.
Page introduced the resolutions of the Cali
fornia Legislature opposing the Franco
American treaty.
Davis introduced bill in amendment of
existing duties.
At the expiration of the morning hour pub
lie business was suspended and memorial adj
dresses on account of the day were made.
After speeches hy Knott Phillips Clark