Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-10-31
DOMESTIC NEWS.
senate dings-Adjournment Sine
Die.

heSOtreu, Ihab appointments TO once under TIT
al Government ought not to be made to n
5s = influence elections, and that appointment
with such intent unwise unpatriotie anC
contrary 10 the spirit Of political institutions
and II continued without rebuke by the people, vii
become dangerous TO the perpetuity Of our inst tn
tions.
Hill asked immediate consideration of The
resolution.
Mcmillan objected. Laid over.
An executive session followed. While tht
doors were closed, but after transacting tbs
executive business, Sherman offered a resolu
ton for the appointment of committee o.
two Senators, to wait upon the President ano
inquire if he had any further business tt
place before the Senate. The resolution was
adopted, and Sherman and Bayard were ap
pointed. Subsequently they reported they
had performed the duty, and the President
had nothing further to communicate.
Maxsy moved that when the Senate ad
jDurned to-day, it be sine die. Agreed to.
Bayard offered the following
Resolved That the thanks of the Senate are here
by rendered Hon. David Davis for the courtesy
impartaity and ability with which he has performed
the duties Of President pro tem
The resolution was agreed to unanimously
and Davis having resumed the chair, which
he had temporarily vacated, said: Sen
ators: l am touched by the generous ex
DEtSelOD5 III Inc LSSOtQbiph III usAf
pleased the Senate to pass in my honor.
am grateful for the courteous cooperation
which has been rendered from sll sides ir
administering the duties OF presiding officer
of this high and enlightened body. Hoping
every member Of the Senate will return hap.
PLY and safely to his home, and be permitted
to resume his duties here at the next meeting
OF Congress, it only remains for me to de-
clare the Senate adjourned without day."
The doors were opened and the usual leave
takings exchanged, aud in few moments
the Chamber was deserted.
The Lynchburs POstmasiershIp.
WASHINGTON, October 29sh-Before the
adjournment of the Senate to-day, Ferry,
Chairman of the Pestofhce Committee,
remarked, in view of the manifest de.
termination of the Democratic members to
continue the filibustering till the Virginia
election, the Republicans had concluded that
rather than permit any further obstruction to
public business they would lay the Lynch
burg nomination aside. He accordingly made
that motion, which was unanimously agreed
TO, and the Senate preceded to confirm a
large number of nominations. Ferry's motion
is understood to have been the result of con-
sultation to-day between himself, on behalf
of the Republican caucus, and President
Arthur, in which Senator Malone also par
biClptbcu al buo biLu6 lus6duCe, dnu IL IL
further well known to have been predicated
upon the explicit understanding that the ad.
journment Of the Senate will be promptly
followed by Stratham's appointment to the
Office by the President.
Confirmed by the Senate.
WASHINGTON, October 29th.--The Senate
confirmed John L. Beveridge, United State.
Assistant Treasurer at Chicago Sydney II
Ritch, Surveyor of Customs at the port o.
Jefferson, n. Y; Charles H Gould. Receive
of Public Moneys at Miles City. Montana
Charles Payson, of Massachusetts, Charg
d'Affaires to Denmark: Consuls-G General
Ferdinand Vogeler, of Ohio, at Frankfort
and Simon Wolf, Of the District Of Colum
bia, at Cairo Cousuls, Silas P. Hubhell, o
New York, at st. Johns, Quebec Georg
Roosevelt, of Pennsylvania, at B rdeaux
jesse II. Moore, of Illinois, at Callao
Charles Kshlo, Of Indiana, at Sydney; J. A
Leonard, of Minnesota, at Leith John
Robson, of Tennessee at Tripoli; Volne.
W. Smith, of Arkansas, at st. Thomas
William p. Pierce, of Georgia, at Cienfue
COS Surveyors. General, Jacques Ala, 70
Louisiana, and John S. Harris, for Montana
Register of Wills for the District of Colum
bia, Hiram j. Ramsdell.
Condition OF the Army.
WASHINGTON, October Doth. = Genera
Drum, in his annual report to the General O
the Army, says: The losses in the army dur
ing the year were Deaths, 24S; discharges
6,56i; assertions, 1881. Total, 9,173. Mum
Der of recruits assigned, 3,S05. This show
an increase of l, $50 discharges, Is death
mends change in the method of promotion
to the rank of field officer below the rank O
Colonel, and this end, he thinks, can only b
attained by promotion in the army instead {
by commission in particular regiments.
Various Washington Items.
WASHINGTON October 29th.-Iu the Chr;.
tiancy divorce suit to-day, Mrs. Christianc
was recalled. Two letters were shown hel
purporting to have been written from her t
Emil Giro. Mrs. Christiancy admitted th
handwriting resembled hers, but denied sh
wrote the letters.
Won Msls5rock, the Belgian Minister, pre-
scented his credentials to-day.
Senator Windows credentials arrived thi
morning.
Frank Batten formally took charge of tb
First Assistant Postmasser-G Generals office to
day. He expects to leave for Burlington to
morrow morning.
On the matter of filling vacancies, the Sen
ate was really without a quorum, and an,
Senator, by asking for the roll-call, coul,
stop proceedings.
President Arthur requested Window t
continue at the head If Jne Treasury Depart
ment until relieved by his successor, and tn
Secretary will remain few days longer.
The star route cases will probably come u
on Monday.
Gold Mining In New York.
NEW YORK, October 29sh-The World ha
column article on the New York gold mines
in which the writer says: The Empire mine
tbs Railroad mine and the Metaburg mine
all in Saratoga county, yield from groupings
according to well-estaolished assays, from
So IS TO sic 90 per ton. In the Beryl min
the company are down ten feet, where tn
ore averages over S26 to the ton. Others ar
mentioned, from which the writer conclude
that there is an assured future for gold min
ing in the State, but radical change in tn
mining law il necessary if the industry
ever to rise above the dignity of wildcat min
ing. The lapse of the title to the State a
the end of twelve years from the date of di;
covery must be abolished or capital will no
be invested.
Bodies Recovered.
Rock ISLAND (nl), October 29.h.-Tw
bodies have been recovered from the steam
boat wreck, namely, Mrs. Camp and MI
wendt. making the list of lost eleven, fou
being women.
Railroad Difficulties Settled.
NEW York, October 29.t.-The dificultie
between the Union Pacific Railroad, tn
Central Pacific R.ilroad, the Atchison, Tc
peka and Santa Fe Railroad and the .Denve
aud Rio Grarde Railroad. are substantial
settled. An officer of the Central Paciti
company said yesterday that the Union Pa
cifc Railroad and the Central Pacific Raj
road would be operated henceforth i
harmony, and that the Central Pacific woul
abandon its project Of building to the Mis-
souri, river. This adjustment gives rise t
runors Of consolidation of the Union an
Central Pacific, apparently without niue
foundation.
A Murderer Lyncked.
GUSNIsoS (Col.), October 29sh.-Colons
Hobletzsl, the man wounded by an Italia
yesterday, died last night Shortly after hi
death his murderer was takel from the ja
and hanged by the citizens.
New Ierk's Water supply.
New YoRk, October 29sh.-Hopes are eE
terta'ned that the dreaded water famine wi
b. averted. 1t has been storming at inter
walls to-day, and tonight rain is coming dow
steadily.
The Official Vote in lava.
DIS MONIES, October 29th.-The offieia
G1barnssorial vote is: Sherman Or J. I33.