Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-07-11
Ventilation of the Presidents Room.

y. X. BARNES,
j. j. WOODWARD,
ROBERT REYBURN.
ID. w. BLISS. and others.
Ventilation OF the Presidents Room.
WASHINGTON. July 9sh.-The following
| letter of instructions to Commodore Pattison,
commanding the Washington Navy Yard
were addressed yesterday by Secretary Hunt
You will place under the disposal of Mr. Dorsey
every article OF machinery for which he may make
| application to you. You will also assign to duty
under him skiliful and efficient engineer and ma
cl1inist with such other assistance as he may
qiure from you. on will obtain all necessary tran
| sportation of material aud MN which Mr.. Dorsey
may require. They mus be furnished without de.
lay they are for the use Of surgeons at the EX
ecutive Mansion, and are deemed necessary to the
health and comfort OF the President during his pres
| ent critical illness.
The Dorsey referred to by Secretary Hunt
| is well known and skillful mining engineer.
W has had extensive experience in artificial
ventilation, etc. It is proposed to secure
| better and more perfect ventilation of the
| Presidents room by the use of mechanical
appliances.
The New York Senatorial Contest.
| ALBANY, July 95h.-The Republican leg
islative caucus met in the Assembly
Chamber at 4:30 P. NJ. yesterday Phil
| lips called the caucus to order, and nomin-
ated Alvord for Chairman. Carried, amid
long continued applause. He briefly ad-
| dressed the caucus on behalf of harmony and
unity.
Senator Lewis and Assemblyman Law were
appointed Secretaries. The roll was called
and fifteen Senators and forty-nine Assembly
men answered to their names.
| Turck moved that two candidates be chosen
by taking from the principal candidates of the
Republican party.
Shredder offered an amendment that no
| less than 81 votes be required to nominate a
candidate /; that the caucus first fill the short
term vacancy, and unless two candidates are
nominated no nomination shall be binding.
| A division on the question was called for,
and the first branch, requiring "a votes, was
adopted.
| Senator Pitts moved to amend the second
branch by first voting for the long term,
which was agreed to, with the further amend
ment that all action be viva voce.
The other branch, as to the nomination of
both candidates, was agreed to.
| Turck's motion was then adopted.
! The caucus then proceeded to nominate
| candidates for United States Senator in place
of Thomas c. Platt, resigned.
! Senator Woodin read the following to the
caucus:
! To the members Of the Legislature who have
EOEeQ nle Tor Onltei States SGna-Dr-tentclnen
propose to decl ne the further use Of my for
/ United States Senator / cannot retire from this
canvass without expressing TO YOU my reasons
and my thanks l take this action with the
| advice Of trusted friends, who fully concur that
in the present iuncture sacrifices ard CONCESSIONS
ought to be made on all sides. | entered upon this
campaign at the earnest solicitation OF large pro
portion OF the gentlemen who have since sustained
me- against the wish Of my business associates and
| friends. as | deliberately quit public life many
years ago. when it was full OF promise, for
| ical aud prudential reasons | resolved to sur
render my professional relations to devote whatever
of ability or experience l possessed to the public
| service. You have been fruitlessly baloting for
! five weeks, and for four OF them | have had the
support OF a majority Of the Republican members
| OF the Legislature in the midst of calunInY
| and animosities unusual in political warfare
| This confidence has remained unshaken, but am
convinced that feelings have become embittered
in this protracted struggle against those who have
been longest and foremost in the fight, that neither
by unity in voting in convention can this
question be settled while they remain in the field.
| Neither State nor parry can afford 20 have New
York unrepresented IN the national councils. A
| great lime has plunged the nation into sorrow,
| and in the midst OF the prayers and tears of
the whole people, suppicltine for the recovery and
weeping the wounds OF the President this party
strife should cease contingency not contem.
plated when the Senators left the Senate renders the
| presence of the New York representatives imper-
alive should Congress be called together. To those
who have sustained me so long with such hearty
deed express my feelings Their devotion Will be
the pride Of my life aud the heritage OF my chil
dren. To the great party SO indssolubly connected
with the most glo ious and beneficial events in
country's history embodyiug in Its principles the
purposes and organic lton, the fruiton OF the prom
ses Of what the republic has in the present and
needs in the future, shall contribute, in private
station, my best and most energetic sur port.
CHAUNCEY NJ DEPEw
Senator Pitts and Assemblyman Hustled
spoke of the patriotism and self sacrifice OF
Depew, and of his qualifications and noble
public and private character.
Cropser and Hamilton spoke in like terms
Senator Mills spoke on behalf Of Warner
Miller.
The caucus then proceeded to vote to fill
the long-term vacancy, with the following
result: Combined Vote-Wheeler %, Cor
nell ., Miller 27, Crowley l, Rogers 8, Ire
maine 1, Evarts 2, Davis 2, Conkling l.
| +, A. Carpenter being in the room hi;
name was called. and he voted for Roscoe
Conkling.
Another vote was had, with the following
result Combined vote-Wheeler 25, Cornell
l, Miller 2s, Crowley 1, Rogers 10.
The Chair announced no choice
Under the resolution of the caucus requir
ing 81 votes another vote was then taken
Combined vote-Wheeler %, Miller 90, Ro
gers IL.
No choice, and another vote was taken
with the following result: Combined vote
Wheeler %, Miller 80, Rogers IL.
No choice, and another vote was had.
On this vote so many changed from Wheeler
to Miller, after voting, that Senator
Lynde withdrew the name of William A
| Wheeler, and the roll was again called, witt
the following result: Seuate-Warner Miller
IS; Assembly-Waruer Miller, AZ. Com
bined vote-62 for Miller.
The nomination of Warner Miller wal
made unanimous, with three cheers for tbs
candidate.
didate for the short term, with the following
result. Combined vote--Lapham 3S Cornell
H. Crowley ), Tremaine 10, Wadsworth ].
The Chair announced no choice, and an
other vote was taken, with the following re
suit, Young Withdrawing the name of Ire
maine when the vote was nearly completed
There were Dumber of changes from Other
candidates to Lapham.
The roll was called anew, when the vott
resulted as follows: Lapham 6j and Bridge L
Lapham was declared elected unanimously
amid cheers, and the caucus adjourned.
WHO THEY ARE.
| Warner Miller who was nominated by the cal,
Gus to succeed Thomas C. Platt is a native of Her
kimer county, New York, AZ years OF age. He is .
graduate of Union College and pieyious to 1861
was engaged in teaching at the Fort Edward Cole
giate Seminary. Upon the breaking out of the wal
he resigned his position there and enlisted as
private in the Fifth New York Cavalry. He ros,
to the rank of Lieutsnant, but at the blttlt
| of Winchester WAS capturei and served some tim'
in rebel prison. Upon being, exchanged, he re
turned to the village OF Herkimer, where he soor
became engaged in the manufacture of paper with
| Addison II. Lofn, at that time member of Congress
| for the Herkimer District, and afterwards Nava
Officer at New York His first entrance into poll
| tics was In 1872, when he sent delegate I,
the Republican National Convention at Phila
dephia. In 1874 he elected to the Assembly
| and again in 1875. In 1878 he was elected mem
Der Of Congress for the Twenty. second District
Elbridge Gerry Lapham is q resident of Canandai
qua and at present represents the Twenty.seventl