Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-14
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Washington Notes, from our own Corre-
spOndent.

DOMESTIC NEWS.
Washington Notes, from our own Corre-
spOndent.
! WASHINGTON, May 13th.-Next Saturday
evening has been assigned by the House of
| Representatives for the consideration of bills
reported by the Committee on Education and
Labor. The members of that committee held
a conference to-day, for the purpose of deter
mining the order in which its various meas
ures shall be called up from the calendar for
action in case the committee actually obtains
the day, it being well understood that all spe-
cial assignments Of this sort are liable to be
set aside towards the close of the session in
favor of the appropriation bills, etc. The
| committee, after some discussion, decided that
it would be impracticable, worse than use
| less to attempt to pass the Chinese immigra-
ton bill at the present time, in view of
| the recent appointment Of the Commission to
negotiate a treaty on that subject and
it was therefore arranged that if the COM
mittee obtains the floor on Saturday the
House shall be asked to make the Il. passen-
ger bill a special order for the first Tuesday
of next December, which will be the next
| day after the commencement of the session.
| The committee are of the opinion that by
that time it will be clearly manifest whether
or not the diplomatic agencies now provided
| for the solution of the Chinese problem will
have rendered further action at the hands of
Congress unnecessary. If the Commission
shall then have failed to accomplish the de-
sired result the pending bill will be urged for
| immediate passage with the chances of sue
cess incom parably greater than could be
hoped for at the present time, while both
House and Senate are far from giving their
sanction to the creation of Commission ap-
pointed for the sole purpose of dealing with
| the same subject.
| The Secretary of War sent to the Senate
to-day copy of the report of Lieutenant
Colonel G. S. Stewart, upon an examination
of Trinidad harbor, made in compliance with
the river and harbor law of March 8, 1879
Colonel Stevenson says the examination made
last July developed that no change in the
depth of water or in the character of the ma
terial of Trinidad harbor appeared to have
taken place since the United States coast
survey was made in 1872 1t was thought,
therefore, that a complete new survey was
not needed. He says the harbor is exposed to
heavy swell from the south and west in
heavy southerly weather, and if this were cut
off the anchorage would be quite Sc
cure at all times. AS it now is, it
forms good shelter against summer
northwest winds. The approaches are free
from hidden dangers, and the rocks to the
west Of the head are close in shore and can
be easily avoided. There are but few sunken
rocks in the harbor. The head is good land
mark, and the holding ground is equal to that
at most of the anchorages on the coast
"The. e." the Colonel says, are all tie
favorable points, and those interested in this
place are DESTROYS to have it made the site of
an artificial harbor by the construction of a
breakwater from the head to Pilot Rock.
He remarks that the expense of such work
would be altogether out of proportion to the
amount of commerce to be benefited, if that
of Trinidad alone was to be considered.
Colonel Stewart estimates the total cost of
constructing the breakwater at So 293, 227.
This amount, be it noticed, is more than
double the estimate by Colonel Williamson
in his recent minority report on the subject
of the selection of site for the proposed
Pacific coast harbor of refuge.
Representative Horace Davis appeared be-
fore the House Committee on Appropriations
to-day and urged the insertion of an item in
the sundry civil appropriation bill to reim-
burse the city of San Francisco for about
S23 900 expended in street improvements in
front of Federal property.
The Star this evening publishes the Presi-
Dental views of Judge Hastings and Mr..
McHooD, whom it describes as two very prom
inent Democrats from California and who
are quoted as saying "Judge Field can
any candidate the Republicans can name.
California is Democratic when the party is
united, and it would be united with will on
Field. The coast is enthusiastic for him"
They recount his distinguished services in
shaping the present mining laws and estab-
fishing the benefcent principles of land juris-
prudence, ETC., in California, eulogize his SUI
preme Court opinions on great constitutional
questions, and predict that California will
send a delegation to Cincinnati who, al
though uuinstructed, will vote for his nom-
ination as President
Senator Don Cameron has returned from
his visit to Philadelphia, and was in his seat
to-day. He says the reports of an extensive
revolt in the Pennsylvania delegation to Chi
cago are not true that he has investigated
the affair thoroughly and that he is confident
the delegation will vote as instructed for
Grant that few of the delegates-not over
half dozen-may disregard the instructions
and vote for Blaine. but the revolt will not
go beyond that. He believes Grant will get
them all. His report of the result of his trip
to the other Grant leaders was, Everything
is satisfactory to Pennsylvania"
State Conventions.
WEST NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
WHEELING. May 18th. evening the
first two districts appointed Blaine delegates
TO Onlcago Ii the third the majority report
was In favor OF Sherman delegates, and the
minority tor Blaine. A hot discussion en-
sued, in the course of which Mr.. Dye asserted
that the Third District would not vote for
Blaine at Chicago, and If smothered here, it
would send a delegation to Chicago and de-
mand recognition from the National Conven-
ton. This caused much excitement. The
minority report was finally adopted. The
delegates at large are w. j. Burley, Samuel
7. Mccormick, John H Riley and A. w.
Campbell The whole daleoation vas in