Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-05-03
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WASHINGTON, May 2d-The publication
in to-dsy's Eastern papers of the telegram
from the Chairman of the Republican Cen
trail Committee and Republican League Of
California, warmly indorsiug Senator Miller's
position on the Chinese treaties, and report
ing that the the community anxiously desires
their immediate ratification, has attracted
much attention in Washington. Its appear
ance was closely followed by demonstration
on the part Of Senator Farley, who, as soon
as the Senate convened this afternoon, offered
molten to so into executive session, Tor the
purpose, as he stated, of considering those
treaties. lie proceeded to charge that the
Republicans will be responsible for the delay
of which the people of California complain,
and thereupon the sharp colloquy took place
between Dawes and himself which
is fully reported elsewhere, The strong
est point made by Dawes, namely,
that the treaties were allowed to remain
uaratified throughout the last session, al
though tie Democrats controlled the Senate
by large majority, was not answered, but
Farley denied that he has asked to have them
postponed. 1t is simple justice to Senator
Farley to state that he has on number of
occasions during the past five or six weeks
submitted a motion to go into executive ses-
sion, accompanying it frequently with men
ton Of the Chinese treaties as subjects
requiring action. 1t is also due
to him to note that although when
the treaties were reached at one OF the
executive sessions held at the commencement
of the present session, they were laid over
for consideration at the next executive ses-
sion because he said he wished that much
delay in order to prepare some amendment.
1t is also true that be had then no reason to
expect that deadlock on the subject of
electirg Senate officers would begin the very
next day and prevent thenceforward the
holding of any executive sessions whatever
Senator Miller did not enter the colloquy
to-day, because he considered Dawes answers
to Farley quite sufficient, and because, as a
member Of the caucus committee, he was
already satisfied that the desired executive
session will be held within the next day or
two. and that the treaties will then be as
suredly ratified.
1t is understood that Senator Hoar intends
TO N ske a speech in opposition to the Chinese
treaties but although some curiosity is felt
as 20 the grounds upon which he will base his
opposition, there is no reason to believe that
it will prove any material obstacle to their
prompt ratification by the necessary two
thirds vote.
The California case of Adams vs. Norris,
which was decided by the United States Su-
preme Court to-day, involves title to 500
acres of land in Santa Barbara county,
claimed under the Mexican Guadalupe grant
and tie Punta de la Lseuna survey The
Supreme Court afirms the judgment of the
Circuit Court, holding that publication of
the Laguna survey under the Act of June IA,
1860 did not preclude the Interior Depart
ment froln issuing patent to GUADALUPE tor
the same land, and that the Guadalupe pat
ents being the older patents, and founded on
an older grant, must prevail. The title thus
confirmed is owned by Theodore Leroy, of
San Francisco.
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS COMMITTEE.
WAsH1NGToN, May 2d.-The Republican
Caucus Committee will report to the caucus
to be held tomorrow morning that they have
been unable to accomplish the purpose they
had in view, which was TO arrange = definite
plan OF procedure in regard to executive bust
ness. The report will review the present sit
uation, and urge harmony and unity OF
action 1t viii then be left to the caucus to
determine whether or not executive sessions
will be held, and the prevailing opinion
among the Republicans is that the decision
will be- il favor of executive sessions.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May Unfinished bust
ness was laid before the Senate.
Farley called attention to Che large number
Of nominations awaiting action, and moved
to 90 into executive session. The people Of
his State OF all parties were appealing to
them to consider important matters in which
they were directly interested Petitions we're
daily coming from California asking foc con-
slider ation OF the Chinese treaties. La one of
the California papers he mad observed that
he had been charged with retarding consider
alton Of the Chinese treaty. The record of
the Senate coutradicted that statement. For
many weeks the Democratic Senators had in
vited the Republicans to go into executive
session. Eight hundred or l COG Cinnamon
were arriving sepi+monthly at San Francisco
a ship full of Cinnamon arrived with small
pox on board, and was to-day lying at quar-
antine in the harbor at San Francisco. and
the paople of California are protesting against
this neglect on the part of the Senate, for
which neglect the Republican party was
responsible.
Dawes said he was as anxious to go into
executive session as any man could be, but
the record of the past two months would dis
close the fact that Senator Farley and those
who acted with him for time had been solely
responsible FOR any delay in not going into
an executive session.
Farley replied that the Republican party
could not escape the responsibility for the
evils which had befallen the people of the
Pacific Coast
Dawes rejoined that the Senator stood here
and told the people Of Calforr Ia that rather
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Senate displaced he would let the Chinese
come and bring all the evils that they might.
The Senator and his psrty had been in tie
II jogity 10 the Senate, and no one had
touched his harp or piped his hGte in favor of
considering these Chinese treaties but now
the Senator comes in at this dying hour, as a
last chance, and utters 3 malediction of the
Senate itself.
Farley repeated his statement that the PEG.
pie OF California were protesting against the
iuaction of the Senate, and declared that the
Republican party OF that State was protest
ing against the election of Gorham as Secre.
tafy of the Senate. He believed that the
other side of the chamber had at last come to
its senses. There was au opinion on the
Pacific coast that the Senator from Massa-
chusetts (Dawes) and his colleagues were op-
posed TO placing any restriction upon the i'm.
migration of Chinese. Whether that were
true or not. time would develop; but the
present action of the Senate would strengthen
that opinion.
Dawes Inquired to what party were the
people Of California indebted for any merits
which the Chinese treaties might contain. and
to whom were they indebted for the fact that
these treaties were not to-day the law of the
land.
Beck tainted the Republicans with cow
ardice.
Salisbury denied the charge made by
Dawes that the Democratic Senators were
responsible for the delay in transactipg pub
lie business, and asserted the contrary to be
the truth. Atterfeference to Riddleberger
and that bargain, he said he was sure the
Administration could not have one-half its
nominations confirmed exception the aid which
it expected from the Democrats but if this
thing is kept up, if the Administration was
to aid in strengthening the hands of repudia-
ton in the Southern States, he tSaulsbury)
would for one say unhesitatipgly that the
Administration was not worthy his support.
The motion to go into an executive session
was lost-ayes q, noes %.
An hour was wasted upon dilatory mo-
tons and the Senate adjourned.