Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-18
WASHINGTON.
The Senate and the Proposed Hol-
iday Recess.
ELECTORAL VOTES RECEIVED.
Garfield Declared Ineligible for the Pres
idsncy by New Jersey Man.
Yesterdays CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Spirited Debate in the Senate on the
Educational Bill.
ELECTORAL VOTES RECEIVE.
Yesterdays CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

Spirited Debate in the Senate on the
Educational Bill
ESPECIAL By rsLEsRAPH TO THE REcosD-UEIos.l
WASHINGTON, December 17th.-The easy
going Senate gave the public surprise to-
day by rejecting the House resolution for
fourteen days holiday recess without making
| any attempt to amend it; but the explana-
ton was very apparent to any spectator of
the proceedings. 1t was sudden disinclina-
ton of most of the Democratic members
present to go on record in favor of SO long q
recess on aye and no vote, in view of the
fact that the Republicans were almost solidly
voting for it, and that several of their own
number had just warned them that the adop-
ton of this resolution might necessitate an
extra session, for which the country would
hold the dominant party responsible. A
motion to reconsider the vote was entered,
however, and as the minority was very small
it is believed the resolution will be agreed to
on Monday, either in its present shape or
with the amendment already foreshadowea
shortening the time two days.
DELEGATE cANNoN's SEAT IN CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, December 17th.-Delegate
Cannon, Of Utah, who has four wives and a
seat in Congress- is not disturbed by the re-
ports from Utah, which represent that Gov
ernor Murray will withhold his certificate
and give it to Campbell upon the ground that
Cannon is married too much and has never
been a legally naturalized citizen of the
United States. Cannon says: 81 think
the Governor will delay as long as possible in
giving me certificate, but | doubt ii ne will
give it 60 Campbsll. No one disputes my
majority or the fairness Of the election. The
Governor is only a ministerial officer. H
cannot judge OF my election. The House is
the only body empowered to judge of the
election and qualifications of its own mem
bers. Campbell will in all probability con
test my seat. He claims that | am not a le-
gally naturalized citizen OF the United
States. That question was settled by the
Forty-fourth Congress. My seat was con-
tested at that time, the question of citizen
ship being the principal one involved. While
no report on that question was ever made to
the House, the members of the committee
were unanimously of the opinion that | had
been properly naturalized."
THE RETIRING SECRETARY.
WASHINGTON, December 17th.-Secretary
| Thompson, whose resignation goes into effect
Monday next, at the request Of number of
friends and subordinate officers, will hold a
reception in his office tomorrow afternoon
for the purpose of taking a formal leave Of
the employees. The Secretary will probably
remain at the Department until Monday
next. He will visit his home in Indiana in
the course of week or So to attend to some
business, after which he expects to return TO
Washington for the winter.
ELECTORAL VOTES RECEIVED
| WASHINGTON, December 17th.-Yice-P resi-
dent Wheeler to-day received the Electoral
votes of Rhode Island, Ohio, Indiana, Kan
sas and California, in each instance by mes
senger. He mas now received, either by mail
or messenger, the votes of all the States ex-
cept Oregon.
THE SUPREME JUDGEsHIP.
| WASHINGTON, December 18th. = The
threatened opposition TO the confirmation of
Judge Woods as Justice Strong's successor on
| the Supreme Bench seems likely to dwindle
to small proportions. The Star this evening
| cogeutly remarks on this subject that the
people who alternately crack jokes and
| grumble about Ohio in connection with the
! Organization of the Supreme Court must
either let up on Judge Woods or let go their
| hold on Chief Justice Waite and Justice
Swayne as available material to work with
1t says Although native of Ohio, Judge
| Woods has been a resident citizen of a
! Southern State for more than fifteen years.
| On the other hand, although appointed from
Ohio, Judge Waite is a nativeo of Connecticut,
while Judge Swayne was born in Virginia.
| Clearly all three cannot properly be charged
| to the Buckeye State, in the Office holding
and office-seekipg sense of that term"
THE VACANCIES ON sHERMAN's STAFF.
WASHINGTON, December 17th.-It is to-
day reported on good authority that the va
carcies on General Sherman's staff caused
by the death of Colonel Audenreid and the
promotion of Lieutenant Colonel McCook,
will be filed by the appointment of Lieu
tenant Colonel Dodge of the Twenty third
Infantry, and Major Tidball of the Second
Artillery.
THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
WASHINGTON, December 17th.-The army
appropriation bill, which is nearly completed
by the House subcommittee, will not differ
materially from that of last year. 1t will
make appropriations on the basis of an army
of q, 600 men, and according to present in
tention will not propose any legislation for
reduction or reorganization.
RESTORATION OF PUBLIC LANDS.
WASHINGTON, December 7th-Represent-
alive Berry, as result of conversations with
members of the Public Lands Committee, is
satisfied that he viii obtain a favorable re-
port for his bill to restore to the public do
main the many thousand acres of land with
drawn for the California and Oregon Railroad
Company on the uncompleted portion of its
line in California.
rrurxyt, MOI DID
WASHINGTON, December 17th.-All the
members of Congress to-day received a
pamphlet signed Henry Day, and dated
Fairview. N. j.. the 18th instant, arguing
that General Garfield is ineligible for the
Presidency because he failed to take out nat
uralization papers after making a trip to
Europe. The writer holds that any person
who goes out OF the country must be natural
lied to regain citizenship. This astonishing
document, by reason of its intense gravity
and apparent sincerity of conviction, creates
some amusement Scores of similar mono
maniacal productions are. however, received
by Congressman each session.
CALIFORNIA; ELECTORAL VOTE.
WASHINGTON. December 17th.-The Flee
toral vote of California was delivered to Vice
President Wheeler to-day by the venerable
Stephen Cooper, of Colusa county, special
messenger of the Electoral College, who, de-
suite his S4 years, came alone across the con-
tinent for that purpose, and appeared at the
Capital this afternoon as hearty. hale and
erect as most men born after the close Of the
war of 1872 in which he participated.
NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE.
WASHINGTON, December 17th.-The Ma
tional Board of Trade adopted resolution
favoripg Government management of the tel
eoraph service by two-thirds vote also
commenting the statistical efforts of the
United States Consuls. The shipping ques-
ton was discussed, but no action was taken.
Adjourned sine die.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senate.
WASHINGTON, December 17th.-The House resolu-
ton for recess from December I'D to January 9Th
was disagreed to-31 to q.
motion n PI,r11aide To adior1rn to-day until