Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-04-23
Washington Notes. from Cur Gwn Corr
respondent.


the Senate deadlock as will admit of the
transaction Of at least portion of the accu
mulated executive business, his principal OBJ
ject being to obtain action on the Chinese
treaty, which is now at the head of the calen
dar. These treaties would, of course, b,
wholly lost if the deadlock were prolonged
until next autumn, or il the Senate SHOULD
previously adjourn until next wintel
without taking action on them, for they
expressly provide that the necessary ex
change of ratification shall take plac:
in Pekin not later than the 18th of Novem
Der. Fully impressed alike with their i'm
portance and the threatened danger of delay
General Miller has not failed to urge upon
his Republican colleagues the advisability Of
an early modification of the present pro.
gramme, and has privately made known tc
several of them his firm determination tC
break the deadlock for this purpose by vot.
ing with the Democrats some day in favor oil
q motion TO go into executive session, in case
the Republican caucus failed to arrange fol
holding one without much further delay. His
representations, reinforced to some extent by
the pressure from various sources in behalf OF
speedy action on certain pending nominations,
have to-day resulted in securing call for the
assembly of the caucus next Tuesday, when
he will undoubtedly make the same an.
nouncement to the caucus that he has made
privately TO those whom he asked to unite
with him in requesting its call, and doubtless
with the same convincing effect.
CALIFORNIA LAND MATTERS.
Members of the California delegation and
the Interior Department officials evinee
much interest in the case Of the Rancho Ell
Sobrante, embracing large area of valuable
land in Contra Costa and Alameda counties,
confirmed to Juan Jose and Victor Castro
Captain John Mullan, who here represents
the settlers and others on said ranch, fled
on the 125h instant with Attorney General
McVeagh 2 letter requesting him to file OBJ
jections in the name of the United States
against the decision of the Commissioner
or the General Land Office on appeal
to the Secretary Of the Interior. The
letter was strongly Endorsed by Senator's
Farley and Miller and Congressman
Page. Numerous communications were also
filed in the Interior Department and the
Attorney-Generals Office from Hon. A. A.
Sargent, who also represents the settlers. the
State of California aud the Rancho FL HON.
bra, and others. Representative Page, many
of whose constituents are affected, called in
person on Secretary Kirkwood, and yester-
day secured thirty days extension of time
for taking an appeal from the Com
missioners' decision Page also Yesterday
called on Attorney General McVeagh.
who, upon learning the facts in the case, tele-
graphed to the United States District Attor-
ney at San Francisco to file an appeal 50 as to
protect all the settlers, and to day instrue-
tons of a strong tenor go out by mail to that
officer. Mr. Harrison, Chief Clerk of the
Private Land Claims Division, left quietly
for San Francisco last night, and it is sur
missed that he is commissioned to look after
this and other land cases in California
THE REcoRD-UNIoN IN THE SENATE.
During the debate in the Senate to-day
Brown of Georgia, in order to prove the
truth of bis recent statement that many Re-
publican papers asserted the existence of a
corrupt bargain between the Republicans
and Malone, sent to the Clerks desk ard
among which were three from the
Sacramento RECORD UNION, and one
each from the San Francisco Argonaut,
Portland 0regonidn and Denver Tribune.
They referred to the matter variously as a
discreditable and unprincipled compact,
squabble beneath the dignity of the Senate,
etc, and all contained illusions to Gorham
of the most contemptuous and disparaging
character the RECoRD-UNIoN describing him
as "a disreputable adventurer," and the
Ore0ohian as "a political gambler, who
should be sat down upon" When the first
extract was read, Burnside denied that the
SACRAMENTO RECORD UNION could be prop
erly denominated Republican paper, and
appealed to Miller as his authority. Miller
stated that it was an Independent paper, and
not Republican journal. Farley said that
he had never before heard the RECORD UNION
described as an independent paper. In 1875
there had been division in the Republican
party, one wing being headed by Gorham
and Sargent, aud the other by Bidwel and
Booth. The RECORD UNION had assumed
sort Of supervision over both winss, 1t had
at no time failed in the support Of the Re-
publican nominees for President. 1t had
beena warm supporter of Hayes and Of Gar
field.
Burnside-In 1867 did it not support the
Democratic candidate for Governor;
Farley-My recollection is that the RECORD
UNION was not then in existence.
Aiiller-What the Senator says about its
being Republican paper and supporting the
National Republican ticket is true, as far as
it goes but it is paper the managers of
which pride themselves on their indepen-
dence. 1t has so happened that the Repub-
lican nominees for the last two terms have
been such men as met with their approval
and judgment.
Farley-Did not this paper and all its pro-
the members OF the Legislature which elected
my COLLEAGUES;
Miller-I believe it did, because acting as
an independent journal it supported what it
thought the best side-as it was. daughter. =
With reference to the ArgonGh Miller
stated that it was literary, and not a polit-
ical paper.
Brown-Did that paper support the candi-
dates of the Republican Convention
Miller-It did in certain way.
BrOwn-Then it is Republican enough for
my purpose,
it is not political paper. 1t is is6ependent
in politics, religion and literature.
senate Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, April 22d.-Unfnished busi-
ness came up, and a motion for an executive
session was lost.
Merrill addressed the Senate
Beck. in a colloquy with Sherman, said he
must be careful, lest Burnside should say this
thing was "false, false" because if he had to
up the constitutional majority"
Sherman declared that the doctrine that
the minority should rule was dangerous and
revolutionary.
After disclaimer by Burnside of any in
teution Wednesday to reflect upon any Sena-
tor, Jonas took the floor and the Heath bust.
ness was revived, Dawes joining issue with
Jonas.
Brown then sent to the Clerks desk and
had read extracts from what he called Re-
publican papers. in some of which the dead
lock was attributed to disgraceful bargain.
The papers were in general pronounced not
Republican.
Hawley. holding in his hand the report of
the Republican Convention in 1860 in Chi
cage, read extracts from speech made by
"a reconstructed rebel, Ex-Governor Brown
of Georgia" He commented upon the
speech, and several times turned the laugh
upon Brown, who himself Joined in the mer'
rinent.
Brown replied, and then the Senate ad-
journed till Tuesday.
The Western Frcshets.
OMAHA, April 22'.-Ths Missouri con-