Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-07-13
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Condition Of the President.

DOMESTIC NEWS.
Condition Of the President.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, July
12sh-S A. M.--An unofficial bulletin states
that the unfavorable symptoms which made
their appearance yesterday afternoon have
entirely subsided. The President passed a
very comfortable, restful night, and this
morning his pulse is 96 and his temperature
996. This would seem to indicate that the
increased pulse and temperature of last even
ing was due, as the surgeons supposed at the
time, to some momentary tax upon his ner-
vous system, rather than to any permanent
unfavorable change.
The situation at Albany-A StaIwart
Appeal.
ALBANY, July 18th The following appeal
has been sent to the Joint Caucus Com
mittee
Gentlemen: The undersigned committee ap-
psinted for the purpose at meeting OF the Repub-
quest the Republican Caucus Committees of the
Senste and Assembly TO unite in call for 4 caucus
of Republican members of the Legislature, TO be
held at such time said committee shall name, for
the purpose Of nominating two candidates TO be voted
for to fill the vacancies in the United States Senate
occasoned by the designations OF Roscoe Conkling
and Thomas G. Platt. No caucus OF the Republican
members Of the Legislature has yet been called by
the usual and recognized methods. The protracted
contest over the filling of the vacancies above
ferred to has made ii clear that settlement OF this
question can be reached which shall secure the ac
quesence Of all in its result, restore harmony TO the
party and preserve the integrity of its organization,
except by strict compliance with party
usaSes We firmly believe that any doc
trine or rule of action which attempts
to guide the party conduct, except that
which recognizes the control Of the maority, and
free opportunity for the participation Of all, will
necessarily prove fatal to the organization of the
party in the State and nation. On behalf of those
whom represent, We are led to ask for a caucus
the additional ground that the interests Of the
Republican party require the organization of the
House of Representatives in Cong ress and that the
interest of the party shall not be endangered by the
election of members OF the present Congress to fill
the above mentioned Senatorial vacancies. Such
danger is threatened in the proposition to elect to
these vacancies Lapham and Miller, two members Of
the present Congress. There is no provision under
the existing laws for filling the vacancies which
would occur from the election of these gen.
tlemen to the office of United States Sem
ator except at the next general election
on the Tuesday succeeding the first Mon
day in November, which will be the sth of Novem-
Der. The Boards of County Canvassers are required
to meet on the Tuesday next following the election
They will meet this year on the 10Th OF November
The length of time the said Board may remain in
session is not definitely fixed by statute. Within
five days after their adjournment, the County Clerk
is required to transmit by mail to the Governor,
Secretary Of State and Controller each one of the
certified copies OF the statement and the certificates
of votes prepared by him. IL such statement shall
have been received by the Secretary of State by
the last day of November then he shall dispatch a
special messenger to obtain such statement from
the Clerk OF the county
The document then sets forth that the pro-
ceedings under the law to give the successors
Of Lapham and Miller certificates to Con-
gress would be SO long drawn out that the
House of Representatives may meet before
they can be given certificates with any degree
of certainty. This is all figured ont and care
fully demonstrated. This document is signed
by Edwin c. Halbert. Robert H. Strahan,
Ii. H. Tuthill, p. w. Cullan and FL. j.
Hurd.
RESPONSE TO THE APPEAL.
A response has been sent this committee of
stalwarts by D. Mccarthy, Chairman of the
Senate Caucus Committee. He says:
Ea " in the Senatorial canvass an effort was made
to secure caucus OF Republican delegates of the
Legislature, for the purpose of nominating two
candidates TOR United States Senators in place of
Coukng and Platt, resigned; but for reasons then
publicly stated the committee on the part OF the
Senate declined to unite in such call. Since that
time 81 Republican members of the Senate and AS
semhy have united il calling caucus, and in the
call which they issued every Republican member Of
the Legislature urgently solicited 70 attend the
same, ana WnaJ IL l9 personal uOIlce was
given TO all those uniting in the call OF the time
and place Of meeting. Such the only method
for Convention OF Republican MEMBERS after the
refusal of the joint committee to unite in call for
q caucus, and such is the method usually adopted
an which, during the present session Of the Legis
lature, has twice received the sanction OF each
Of the gentlemen of your committee. In
pursuance OF that call caucus was had,
which was attended by 6S Republican
members OF the Senate and Assembly. being nearly
two thirds OF the entire Republican representation
At that candidates to fill the vacancies
duly ominated. There has been no complaint
made that the proceedings were in any respect un-
fair I5was open to every Republican member of
the Legislature, aud call OF the name OF each and
every Republican member was n ade. The nomi-
nees severally received the unanimous approval of
the caucus In view of these facts, the majority of
the Senate committee decline to reopen the question
of candidates, on the ground that the committee
has power in the premises The power to call a
joint caucus for nominating candidates for United
States Senators has been exercised by superior
authority, and is exhausted II the COM
mitte were to assume authority to call
another caucus, it will be act of
usurpaton, and would lead to complications
deTei cur efforts to discharge an obvious public
duty. The objections which you are pleased to
urge against the candidacy OF Miller and Lapham
because they chance to be representatives in Con-
gress were duly considered in the Joint Assembly,
and later in the public press, and not deemed of
sufficient importance to justify the hazardous ex-
pertinent of retiring the candidates who have been
fairly nominated, and concerning whose fitness no
doubt has been suggested.
The report put in circulation that ex.Sena.
tor Conkling has written letter retiring from
the canvas for the Senatorship is denied on
excellent authority. 1t is said that he will
never retire.
George Francis Train on the Washington
Situation.
WASHINGTON, July 12th.-Y Yesterday Dis
trict Attorney Corkhill received to his care
postal card dated I" Madison Square, New
York, July 9th" addressed Citizen As.
sassin, reading as follows
Having saved the party, Cabinet and star routes,
smashed the stalwarts, killed the Democracy, de-
moralized Garfield, smothered Grant Arthur and
Conkling, collapsed Depew, brought tears to the
White House, obtained quarter of a million gift
for his family, the President should pardon you
as his best friend In the name of Zion you saved
Zion. Six months in the Tombs for putting three
columns OF the Bible before its revision to save
woodruff from Beecher. You are declared Of un-
sound mind, but are thought harmless by the high
est medical experts. Cashiered loney mania ham,
| mondite and have and responsible for his acts by
| jury. No one seems TO be your friend. VIII you
accept my services counsel? Success guaranteed
| in advance. GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN.
The Chicago Faster.
CHICAGO, July 12th.-After fasting for
tWeiNe nours more, Oriscom laSI nlRnb eApe-
rienced an accelerated appetite, and as con-
| sequence decided that what he originally in
| tended for his breakfast should serve only as
| an appetizer He ordered the following tri-
| Hes, with which to make his breakfast CON-
plete, and afford him a square meal: /: A small
sugar cured ham two chickens, stuffed one
tongue, boiled; four hard.boiled eggs; one
pound of new cheese; one quart Of onions
| dish of cold slaw pint of currant jelly; one
quart Of cranberry jelly; five pies-apple,
rhubarb, custard, lemon, raspberry. His
physicians say he is in an extraordinary good
| condition, and they do not apprehend any
danger, even if he INDUCES himself with all
he wants.
Patents TO Pacific Coast Inventors.
WASHINGTON, July 12th.-The following
patents were issued last week to Pacific coast
inventors Alois Schneider and c. E. Broad,