Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-03-23

gained great currency among the Republican
Senators and Representatives, for many who
have heretofore advocated an extra session,
for the purpose of enacting a funding law,
are now convinced that no measure satisfac-
tory to their party would have any assured
chance of passage at present, and while the
pressure in favor of an extra session has
about exhausted its force, the opposition is
hourly becoming more powerful. Protests,
directly or indirectly addressed to President
Garfield, are pouring in from representatives
of business interests of all the principal cities.
All the Republican members of the Senate
Finance COMMITTEE, together with Senators
Bayard and Mcpherson. two of the Demo-
cratic members, have uDitedly advised the
President against the issuance of the proposed
call for refunding purposes this summer, and
Secretary Window has expressed a decided
opinion that the Treasury Department will be
abundantly able to take care Of the maturing
debt for the remainder of the calendar year
without any additional authority from Con-
gress, to as great an extent and with as salts.
factory a saving of expenditures for interest
as could be reasonably hoped for if Congress
was convened in May On the whole, the
outlook tonight indicates that the idea of
converting an extra session this spring will
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vened in advance of its regular session the
date will be fixed for about the middle of
October
A fresh installment of office-seekers have
put in at this port within the last twenty
four hours, taking the place of the disheart-
ened ores who are now walking home. Indi-
ana and Kentucky seekers" are especially
numerous. A rumor is abroad that the Pres
ident intends to shake up the general offices
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/ applicants for each place. The Kentucky
ones who are here are clamoring for the Dis
trict Attorneyship This office has been va
cant by reason of resignation for two weeks
| Meanwhile applicants are around the White
House and bother the President to distrac-
ton. The Pennsylvania ofSce-seekers ere
also conspicuous. There are three good fat
offices az Pittsburg, for which there are
twenty rayenous applicants. In Philadelphia
there is Surveyorship of the Port to be
filled, with twelve anxious patriots waiting.
For small Offices, such as Department clerk
ships, the candidates are beyond calculation
Every Congressman has from dozen to fifty
to propose for.
Meanwhile the worry is beginning to tell
on the President. he complains that his ap-
petite is failing him, that his sleep at night is
disturbed, and his general health is broken
I'D. Under the advise of his friends he began
back At o'clock he left the White House,
accompanied by his private secretary, mount
ed spirited horse and rode out into the
country. He looked faded and worn. The
President sits horse well. From the start
he went off at full gallop, looking neither to
the right nor left. After the experience he
has had for more than three week with appli-
cants for office, he is in condition of mind
no doubt to prepare the message which he
] for cbad in, hiS i0auoura1 Il
ing the passage Of a law to insure fxity in
terms and tenure of all public offices.
The nominations sent in to-day for the va
rious New York AIarshalships and District
Attorneyship are all of pronounced Conkling
men, and with one exception are all reap
pointments of officers whose appointments
were originally procured by him, and whom
President Hayes Intellectually endeavored to
displace by the nominations Of Foster, Shep-
ard, Jacobs and others, which expired with
out action with the last Congress.
THE SENATE OFFICERS.
| WASHINGTON, March 22d-rhe Republi-
can Senators in caucus have decided to offer
a resolution in the Senate tomorrow provid-
ing for new election of Senate officers. The
following were agreed upon unanimously
Secretary of the Senate, George c. Gorham,
of California; Sergeant Arms, Henry
Riddel6arger, of Virginia; Principal Execu-
tive Clerk, James r. Young, of Pennsyl-
vania. The following were selected by bal
lot: Chief Legislative Clerk, Charles W.
johnson, of MINES ota; Chaplain, Rev.
DIR. Byron Sunderland, of Washington. Rid
delbarger is warm personal and political
friend of Senator Malone. He was Col
onel in the Confederate army, and is now
editor and proprietor of the Woodstock Re
ddjuSter. Mr. johnson was nominated at
the instance of Senator Mcmillan.
| SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
| WASHINGTON, March 22d.-Voorhees Of
| fered resolution that the hostile attitude as
sumed by the national banks towards fund
| ing the national debt at low interest, and the
recent attempt to dictate the legislation of
| Congress on the subject, are contrary to the
interests of the people and calculated to Gre
ate alarm for the future.
| Voorhees, said he wished to make few re-
marks but Morrill, raised the point that be-
ing new legislative business it was out of or.
der.
Ferry sustained the point, and VOORHEES,
said that he had no idea that legislative acts
might not be done here. He understood that
| the precedents ran the other way.
Conking suggested that Voorhees, let it be
until tomorrow, when the Senators could
look up the law and precedents.
VOORHEES, acceded.
AL GAtCuliNc b6oSlOA WAS anu tuS
Senate adjourned.
NOMINATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, March 22i-The President
has nominated Stewart l.. Woodford to be
United States Attorney for the Southern
District Of New York Asa W. Tenney, to
be United States Attorney for the Eastern
District of New York Lewis F. Paine, to
be United States Marshal for the Southern
District of New York c. ID. McDougal, to
be United States Marshal for the Northern
District of New York Edward S. Meyer, to
be United States Marshal for the Northern
District of Ohio; Henry Fink, to be United
States Marshal for the Eastern District of
Wisconsin A. M. Jones, to be United
States Marshal for the Northern District of
Illinois.
SENATE COMBINATIONS.
WASHINGTON, March 22d.-The Senate to-
day confirmed the following Postmasters
Henry w. Briggs, Gilroy Cal; Charles w.
Rauer, Fort Collins, Col; John A. Post,
Boise City, Idaho; Henry G. Pearson, New
York city. For Collector of Internal Reve-
nue., r. W. Berry, Boise City, Idaho Terri
tory Lieutenant Colonel John NJ Branuan,
to be Colonel of the Fourth Artillery, vice
Upton, deceased.
AN INDICATION.
CHICAGO, March 22d.-The Journals
Washington special says: The Presidents
nominations to- day caused considerable talk,
and were regarded as an Indication that he
intends to recognize the stalwart wing of the
party, and to be governed in making his APP
pointments by the wishes Of the stalwart SEN
ators
THE CASE OF THE CENTRAL PACIFIC AND THE
GOVERNMENT.
CHICAGO, March 22i-The Inter Oceans |
Washington special says: The Auditor of |
Railroad Accounts will in few days bring |
the case Of the Central Pacific to the atten- |
ton of the Attorney General He hopes to |
begin early in the Administration, and at
tempt to secure an adjustment of the contro-
versy. The last Administration, it claimed, |
let the case go by default, because it did not |
take q tangible shape until so near the end |
of Hayes term that the Attorney General |
was unwilling to open it when he could not |
hope to turn it over to his successor in COM
pleted condition. Attorney General Mac
Veagh can start fresh with it, and il the re-
ports of the Auditor are true he will have q
herculean task on his hands, whose accom-.
plishment will reflect credit upon him, and
whose failure will be very damaging to the
Government. It is alleged that for the two
and half years ending with 1880 there was
due the Government from the road over
So. 000, 600 in money alone, while all that will