Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-03-14
Washington Notes, from Our own Core
spOndent.

Washington Notes, from Cur own COrre-
spOndent.
WASHINGTON, March 13th.-The commit
tee appointed by the Republican caucus to
prepare list of Senate committees to be
moved for adoption in lieu of the pending
Democratic list have nearly completed their
labors, and will probably be ready to report
to the caucus tomorrow. The most impor-
tant matter still remains unsettled, namely,
the Craftsmanship of the Committee on
Finance. Morrill, of Vermont, who headed
the list of Republican members of this COM
mittee during the last Congress, will of
course, according to long established usage,
be entitled to the Craftsmanship if the Re-
pubhcans obtain control, but on account
of Shermans long experience and his
demonstrated identity as Secretary of the
Treasury, it is suggested that he
should be placed at the head of the Finance
Committee, just as if he had remained in the
Senate during the past four years. Senator
Ferry, Jones of Nevada and Allison are the
other Republicans who, besides Senator Nor
rill, will be retained on this committee, and
each one of them would by the rule of semi
GRITTY rank Sherman or any other new mem.
Der in its reorganization. Allison, it is I'M
derstood, is to be made Chairman of the
Committee on Appropriations in the event of
the Republicans gaining control, and other
important Chairmanships will be assigned as
follows Privileges and Elections, Cameron
OF Wisconsin; Commerce, ConkliDg; Judi
ciary, Edmonds ; Military, Burnside; Naval,
Anthony Postoffices, Ferry, Public Lands,
Plumb; Indian Affairs, Ingalls, Railroads,
Dawes; Territories, Saunders Mines and
Mining, Hall of Colorado. Conkling ia the
only Republican member now left of the
former Committee on Foreign Relations, but
as the Chairman of this committee is neces-
sarily brought into relations with the Secre-
tary of State, it is believed that he will
prefer to resume his old position on the Com
merce Committee. It is thought probable
that the Republicans will give the Democrats
greater number of committees than is
usually awarded to the minority, some of the
Republicans being in favor of allowing them
at least ter of the less important ones instead
of the usual three.
An examination of laws enacted at the last
session of Congress, exclusive of the annual
appropriation bills, discloses the following
as those which may be classified nore.or less
distinctiYely as "Pacifc coast measures. y
An Act for the relief of settlers on restored
railroad lands, allowing them the right to
purchase l60 acres each at 81 80 per acre.
CEhis was designed especially to meet the
case OF about LOCO square miles of restored
lands in Washington Territory. An Act to
restore to the public domain the Fort Crook
and Fort Redding military reservations. An
Act granting lands to Idaho Montana, Da-
kota, Wyoming and Arizona Territories for
U University purposes, namely: Seventy-two
entire sections for each Territory. the lands
to be selected Immediately, under the direc-
ton of the Secretary of the Interior An Act
to provide for the erection of Peniten-
tiary in Dakota. An Act fixing the duration
of terms of Territorial Assemblies. An Act
to amend the law relative to securing and
forfeiture OF vessels for breach of the rev.
enue laws. The passage Of this Act was pro-
cured mainly by the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company. 1t provides that no vessel used by
any person or association as common carriers
shall be subject to forfeiture under title "a of
the Revised Statues, unless it shall appear
that the owner or mastered such vessel at the
time of the alleged illegal act was a company
party, or privy to it. An Act to amend Sec
ton 1924 of the Revised Statutes so as to au-
thorize charge to be made for melting or
refining bullion, when at or above the stand
ard. The amount of charge is left to the
discretion of the Director Of the Mint and
Secretary of the Treasury.
Pacific Coast Postal Changes.
WASHINGTON, March 13th.-The Pacific
coast postal changes are as follows: Offices
Standardization, Fresno county, CAL, Mrs
Jennie E. Whitney, Postmistress Cowlitz,
Lewis county, w. T., Horace Pente, POST
master Observation-Disclosures, Yolo,
county, CAL. Crescent Bay, Clallam county,
w. T.; Williamson's valley, Yavapai county,
Arizona; Point Lookout, Box Elder county,
Utah. Postmasters ppointed-Solomon Op-
penheimer, Los Banos, MERGED county Cal;
George W. Lingo. POGO, San Luis Obispo
county George Reynolds. Gabel, Columbia
county, w. T.; Benjamin F. Gleason. Medi.
cal Lake, Spokane county, w. T.; William
King. Peola, Columbia county, w. T.; Reu-
ben G. Jelley, Ranch, Kane county, Utah.
The Northwest Starm-RaiIrOad Troubles,
OMAHA, March 13th.-The water in all
places that have been flooded about the
Union Pacific track between Omaha and
North Platte has not gone down any, and at
some places it is little higher to-day, with
no immediate prospects of subsiding. The
passenger and mail, baggage and express
matter of Fridays delayed east-bound ex-
press train, which was laid up at Schuyler,
were brought into Omaha this afternoon on a
stub train, transfer having been made
around the most extensive body of water by
means of wagons and omnibuses from Ere
mont. To-dsy's west-bound express, which
left here on time, is being transferred in the
SaiiS way. Odsutudy utldyeu east DOunQ
express, passengers, baggage, ETC., will be
transferred this evening and be brought into
Omaha, and the passengers due here to-day
will probably arrive some time tomorrow.
Fridays west-bound express reached North
Platte to-day, and will have no more trouble
on its way westward from water. 1t is quite
likely that the transfer with wagons three
miles west of Fremont will have to be kept
mp several days. Loup river, which empties
into Platte river near Columbus, is breaking
up the ice, and is rising fast Trouble is
feared from this stream. The Missouri river
the water lifting the ice without breaking it.
A breakup is expected in day or two.
The ice is three feet thick To-day ice was
cut out around the steam ferry-tolt Irene and
steamer Lille and barge. When the ice goes
out it is expected that good deal of damage
will be done here.
Northumberland Passengers.
OMAHA, March 18TH The following
through passengers were on to-day's train,