Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-10-08
DOMESTIC.
The situation at the national Capital

The situation Mt the National Capital.
WASHINGTON, October 7th.-The Senators
of both parties tonight are averse to being
interviewed as to what they will or may do In
the organization of the Senate. There is
sentiment of concession on both sides, but no
Senator knows Just how far it viii go, and he
does not like to express an opinion which
may embarrass him when he come to vote.
It is freely admitted that there must be some
concession and compromise, but what shape
it will take cannot be foretold. Some sug-
gest that President pro ten. be elected for
the express purpose of swearing in the new
Senators, his term of Office TO be until next
year, and after that an organization can be
effected There are precedents for this. The
Senate has in the past elected a President for
q specific duty or for designated period of
time. On one occasion President was elected
for one day. There are at least three Dem
ocratic Senators who are In favor of
conceding the President to the Republicans
if they will accord to the Democrats the
Secretary ship and half of the committees,
and let the remainder Of organization stand
as now. One of the most influential Demo
Gratis in the Senate tonight expressed him
self in favor of this plan. He said he was
satisfied that if the Democrats would accord
the President to the Republicans, an AMIGA.
Bile agreement can be reached in short
time, and the Senate organized by
a unanimous vote; but if, on the other
hand, the Democrats take advantage
of their temporary majority to elect
President he believed the Republicans would
fight on the question of Secretary, and the
remainder of the organization to the last day
of the Forty seventh Congress. This Sem
ator said that if another deadlock arises it
will run, there is no telling how long, and
will block legislation at the regular session of
Congress. This would be ill-timed and dis
graceful, said this Senator; therefore he con-
sidered that the easiest and best plan is to
give the Republicans the office they most
desire, which is President of the Sem
ate. A conference committee will be
appointed by both caucuses tomorrow,
and the prevailing belief IS that those COM
mittees will arrange plan for organization
which will be accepted by both parties if the
Republicans will divide the committees with
the Democrats to gain the President of the
Senate. 1t is not improbable that this plan
will be adopted, as naturally there are num-
Der of Democrats who would like to get their
former committees again. There is consider
able speculatirg as to how Senator Davis, of
Illinois, will vote, but nothing to indicate what
he will do has yet been heard from him
here. He will reach here tomorrow.
At the beginning of the last special session
of the Senate, when the contest over the
organization was just opening, it was an
noUnced to the Democratic caucus, by the
authority of Senator Davis, that he proposed
voting for Democratic organization. Judge
Davis declined TO flibuster, but said he would
vote with the Democrats. Subsequently.
after the Republicans obtained the commit
tees in speech he said he thought the
organization should go with the committees
but Notwithstanding this opinion he voted
with the Democrats, except upon dilatory
motions. The Democrats here express con.
fdence that he will vote with them this time,
unless they should take some position calcu
lated to bring about deadlock.
The President and the Pastors.
WASHINGTON, October 7th-The pastors
of this city, accompanied by the Maryland
Lutheran Synod, in session here, called on
President Arthur this afternoon at his resi-
dence. DIR. Chester, pastor of the Metro
pelitan Presbyterian Church, was spokesman
for the visitors, and read the address. The
President responded substantially as follows
" am glad to meet you, gentlemen, yet it is
with deep sorrow, under circumstances which
have sadly devolved such momentous duties
upon me. In the performance of these duties,
as chief of God-fesring and religious people,
/ appreciate my dependence upon their moral
blessing and guidance. I thank you cordially
for the assurances of your support, for your
kind expressions of sympathy and conf
dence." At the conclusion of President Ar
thurs response the visitors were individually
introduced and shook hands with the Presi-
dent. The party then retired, evidently
much pleased with the interview.
The Senate secretaryship.
WASHINGTON, October 7th.-A canvass of
the Republican Senators shows great lack
of earnestness upon the question of Secre-
tary, and there are several who say that if
Democrats secure the presiding officer they
might as well take all the Senate offices. This
state of indifference is said to be due to
Gorham's candidacy as the caucus nominee,
and il he could be induced to Withdraw the
Republicans could undoubtedly secure the
Secretaryship. He absolutely declines TO
withdraw, in paragraph in the Republican
of this morning.
Notorious Robbers Lynehed = Cepieus
Rains.
DENVER (Col.), October 9TH. The RepuJH-
cans special says: Two robbers, known as
Clark, alias Butch, and Frenchy. formerly of
the notorious Stockton gang, were lynched
last night at Socorro, n. NJ. A week ago
they robbed Brown & Mauzarie's commission
house, at Laramie. William Nicholson was
lynched at Saunders Station, n. NJ, for MUIR
der.
Rain continues falling copiously in New
Mexico.
Train Robbers Plead Guilty.
LITTLE Rock lark, October 7th.-Cox,
Stephens and Delaney, the Iron Mountain
train robbers, pleaded guilty in the Hemp
stead Circuit Court to-day, and were SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for terms of twenty
years each.
National and International Garfield Memo.
rial Hospital.
WASHINGTON, October 7th.-Senator Miller
has been appointed on the Executive Com
mittee for the establishment in Washington
of national aud international Garfield me.
mortal hospital, to the erection of which he
asks popular subscriptions in any sum, from
not only the people OF the United States but
from the world at large.
War Among the Authors.
New York, October 7th.-Joaquiu Miller
writes in reply to McKee, Rankin's claim to
having written 1.-THE Danites," and paid the
poet merely for the use of his name 1.-THE
books which have borne my name were exc
cuted by patient toll. They have elected
from reviewers many severe criticisms. I
have been charged. and perhaps Justly, with
many faults and follies; but the charge of
want of originality is not one of them. In
the 10, 600 pages of comment upon me and
my works, / have yet to find the accusation
that received the honor and the pay for the
task performed by another. When, there
FORE man like Mckee Rankin makes a
charge of this kind, find myself in the po-
sition of one who, when about to sit down to
his boiled joint, finds that dog has stolen it,
has munched it out of palatable shape. rolled
it in the n,ire, and claiming proprietorship.
The exact result of such an incident is that
morally the joint is the mans, but actually
when he comes to look at it he doesn't care to
own it, or to engage in canine fight to prove
that he ever did"
Nervous Prostration and Slow Death.
CHICAGO, October 7th.-Butte Creek, H..
possesses Q case which attracts much atten-
ton in the medical world. Mrs. Nellie Ora
ham year ago had a tooth extracted. The
operation was SO severe that it caused q nerv-
GUS shock of paralysis of the stomach, which
has continued ever since. For year no food
has passed her lips. She has been kept alive