Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-08
WASHINGTON.
Further in Regard to the Chinese
Treaties.
MORE CABINET sPEOULATIoNs.
The Express Companies and the
Transportation Question.
YESTERDAYS CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
The Kellogg Case in the senate-Fhe Fish
cry Question in the House
MORE CABINET sPEOULATIoNs.
YESTERDAYS CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
IsrncAp BY rrlreaArn 70 TIE RECORD rnoy.l

| this city that he had brought only the
| Chinese immigration treaty, and that the
commercial treaty would be conveyed hither
| by Commissioner Swift. Last NIGHTS dis
patches Inadvertently omitted an explicit
correction Of this statement, although they
contained a synopsis of the commercial
treaty's principal provisions. Preparations
for transmitting both treaties and the various
accompanying documents TO the Senate were
nearly completed this afternoon, but as the
Senate will not be in session tomorrow, they
cannot be delivered until Monday afternoon.
This viii hardly allow time for them to be
printed for examination by the Senate Com
mittee before Wednesday morning. and the
| Pacific coast Senators viii endeavor to hasten
their consideration as much as possible and
| they may perhaps be reported back to the
| Senate for action before the close Of next
week.
PROPOSED FORFEITURE OF RAILROAD LAND
GRANTS.
WASHINGTON, January 7th.-Mr Mar
| tin, of West Virginia, will bring to the at
tention of the House on Monday the follow
! ing, which he introduced before recess, but
which was mysteriously pigeon. holed in the
Clerks desk. He will push 1t to action
| WHEREAS 1t is alleged that the Northern Pacific
| Railroad Company, to which a very large grant OF
| public domain was given, such grant being con,
| ditoned that said company should complete eqnip,
construct and fur ish its line of road before
The 4th OF July, $780, has utterly failed to build and
construct more than 0nefth of its line, said
OF unearned land grant being now subject to for
fixture; has, in violation Of its charter and eju-
dice to the interests Of the people OF the United
States mortgaged to certain parties all of its land
both rt,aha nd at11
| is further rrently alleged that the Atlantic and
Pacific Railroad Company, corporation which also
received a land grant from the Government
| ditoned upon the construction and equipment Of
It's line of road, the time for ch construction hay
| ing expired and passed. and said Atlantic and
Pacific Railroad Company having utterly failed TO
any portion of said land grant by the construc
ton; and, whereas, Notwithstanding said failure
sad company, it is alleged has sold, pretended
to sell, said unearned land grant, i'll prejudice of
the rights of the people OF the United states now
therefore be it
ResolUed That the Committee on Pacific Rail
roads be instructed forthwith to inquire into said
alleged mortgage and sale of theiI uuearned land
grants by the North Pacific and Atlantic and
Pacific Railroad Companies with full power to send
for persons and papers and to report to this House
in full in regard to said matter and what legislation
is necessary to preserve the interests Of the people
of the Tn ted States
THE EXPRESS COMPANIES AND THE TRANS.
PoRTATIoN QUESTION.
WASHINGTON, January 7th.-The Aldrich
immediate transportation bill does not suit
the express companies, Aldrich admits that
there are objections to it that might be RENE
died, but he is in favor of going slow in the
matter. There have been several amend
ments proposed, and he says he will collect
them some day and make u , into a single bill
the various points that he thinks should be
altered.
Page Of California has bill of this kind in
the House, and Senator Davis presented to
the Senate to- day letter from Charles Fargo
of Chicago. of the American Express Com.
pany, relative to the transportation laws In
the course of it he says The express COM
panies want certain changes, and will ask for
them. To illustrate our reasons for asking
change A shipment which now weighs one
or two pounds requires an iron safe of forty
pounds weight TO transport 1t IN, and an in
stance occurred recently where the shipment
of box weighing ninety pounds to San Fran
cisco obliged US to send q trunk weighing 10
pounds over distance of 5000 miles. a
leather pouch in the first case and card and
seal in the latter would serve the Govern.
ment's interests just as well and safely. In
the late report Of the Postmaster General to
Congress he not only asks authority to carry
dutiable matter in leather mail-pouches, but
asks that the Government shall pay the owner
of such par value if lost in transit, the Gov
eminent having no security whatever for du-
ties on such matters, nor can it have any
Information to base claim, as the law does
not require a copy of the invoice for such
shipment The common carrier, on the other
hand, is placed under bond tic the Govern
ment of S1,000,000 to account for the safe
delivery of all property carried by him.
coLoRED MAN FOR THE CABINET.
CHICAGO, January 7th.-An Inter Oceans
1
that Bruce of Mississippi be called to the
Cabinet is well thought of by Garfield, but
he will consider whether such step would
not stir up the South too greatly. Bruce HIM
self is anxious to have it understood that he
does not insist on social recognition, but only
holds to the rights Of his people in every other
way"
NOMINATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT.
WASHINGTON, January 7th.-The Presi-
dent nominated as Receiver of Public Moneys
John w. Hayerstick, for the district of Pres
colt, Arizona Indian Agents, JAS H. Will
bur of Yakima Agency, and r. H. Milroy of
Nisqually Agency, Washington Territory.
FRYEs Observation-Disclosures AND THE CAB
MET.
WASHINGTON, January 7th.-The news of
Congressman Frye's withdrawal from the
Maine Senatorial contest in favor Of Eugene
Hale has excited much comment at the Cap
ital to-day, and strengthens the general be-
lief that Senator Blaine really intends to
enter President GIfeld's Cabinet as
Secretary of State, in which event be will
certainly be elected TO succeed him in the
Senate. Mr.. Blaine has not as yet au
thorized any public statement in regard to
this matter, and apparently has not fully
made up his mind whether or not he viii &C.
cept Cabinet position but that he may be-
come Secretary of State for four years from
the 4th of next March if he so desires can be
positively relied on as fact already known
to number of his personal friends upon IN
questionable authority. The probabilities at
present are that he viii accept the Premier
ship, but in case he remains in the Senate
Frye will doubtless secure the Speakership of
the House of Representatives
THE NEW SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.
WASHINGTON, January 7th At the Cabi-
net meeting to-day the new Secretary of the
Navy, was in attendance. This morning he
assumed charge Of the Department, signed
the business which had accumulated the past
few days, and afterwards received the heads
of the Bureaus and other naval officials.
UNIVERSAL SATISFACTION.
WASHINGTON, January 7th.-The election
OF Congressman Conger to the Michigan
Senatorship gives universal satisfaction in the
House of Representatives, for his Republi-
can colleagues rejoice in his promotion on his
own account aud the Democrats on their
own, as he has always given them a great
deal of bother by his indomitable parlia-
mentary persistence and habitual rasping sar-
casns.
THE TENNESSEE sEEAToRsHTP.
WASHINGTON, January 7th.-Representa-
tive Mcmillan of Tennessee, who arrived here
last night direct from Nashville, says the two
wings of Democrats IN the Tennessee Legis-
lature have held conference, are in har-
mony on national political questions, and will
certainly elect Democratic Senator. Rep |
rssentative Whitthorne, also a Democratic |
member from Tennessee, said, on the other |
hand, that he does believe either party can
dictate the Senatorial election through eau
Gus action, but that the contest will have to |
be settled by the votes of the Legislature in |
joint session. In reply to question whether |
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