Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-03-11

upon Lne assembling Oh Ilo lOenate tO-uay
message from the President was received.
Pendleton offered resolution providing for
the organization of the standing committees
of the Senate. The resolution was read sub.
ject to objection raised by authority. After
the reading of the resolution Anthony moved
that it be printed and lie on the table subject
to being called up tomorrow. Agreed to.
Pendleton then offered resolution providing
for the organization of select committees,
which was disposed of in similar manner.
The Senate then went into executive session,
and when the doors were opened adjourned.
Organization of the senate-PrOgramme
of the Democrats.
WASHINGTON, March 10th.-The member.
ship of the Senate committees has been agreed
upon as follows by the Democratic caucus.
The first name of each committee is the
chairman:
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Privileges and MISUNDERSTANDING Hill
of Georgia, Vance, Pugh, Hoar, Logan, Sher-
man, Platt of New York.
Foreign Relations-Johnston, Morgan,
Pendleton, Salisbury, Jackson, Conkling,
Hale, Miller. Mitchell
Finance-Bayard, Voorhees,, Beck, Nc
Pherson, Grover, Morrill,, Ferry, Jones of
Nevada, Allison.
Appropriations-Davi of West Virginia,
Beck, Ransom, Cockrell, Harris, Allison,
Sherman, Hanley, Conger.
Commerce-Ransom, Coke, Farley, Vest,
Brown, Conkling, Mcmillan, Jones of Ne
vada, Harrison.
Observation-Disclosures Grover. McPher.
son, Rollins, Dawes.
Agriculture Johnston, Davis of
West Virginia, Brown, George, Blair, Van
Wick, Sawyer, Mitchell.
Miiitsry Affairs-Grover, Cockrell, Maxey,
Hampton, MaSone. Burnside, Plumb, Cam
eron of Pennsylvania, Logan.
Naval Affairs-McPh Jones Of Flor
ida, Vance, Farley. German, Anthony, Cam.
eron of Pennsylvania, Ferry, Platt Of New
York.
Judiciary Davis of Illinois, Garland,
Bayard, Lamar, Hill Of Georgia, Pendleton,
Ednunds, Conkling, Sherman.
Postofices = Maxey, Salisbury, Farley,
Groome, Pugh, Ferry, Sewall, Sawyer, Van
Wick.
Public Lands-Jones of Florida, McPher.
son, Walker, Fair, Camden, Plumb, Hill of
Colorado, Van Wick, Miller.
Private Land Claims-Edmunds Allison,
Hale, Jones, Call.
Indian Affairs-Coke, Pendleton, Walker,
Slater, Williams. Allison, ingalls,, Saunders,
Logan.
Pensions-Groome, Slater, jackson, Cam
den, George, Blair, Kellogg, Platt of Con-
necticut, Hawley.
Claims-C -Cockrell, Pugh, jackson, George,
Fair, Mcmillan, Teller, Hoar, and vacancy
to be filed BY one Of the incoming Senators.
District of Columbia = Harris, Butler,
Vance. Gorman, Camden. Ingalls,, Rollins,
Mcmillan, Conger.
Patents-Call, Coke, Williams, German,
Hoar, Platt of Connecticut, Ingalls,.
Observation-Disclosures, Garland, Vest, Slater,
Saunders, kellogg, Logan, and two vacancies.
Railroads = Lamar, Grover, Williams,
Jones, Malone, Fair, Dawes, Teller, Saun-
ders, Sherman, Harrison.
Mines and Mining : Farley, Hampton,
Vest Fair, Cameron of Pennsylvania, Plumb,
Hill of Colorado.
Education and Labor - Brown, Maxey,
Lamar, George, Malone, Burnside, Morrill,,
Blair, Hawley.
Civil Service = Walker, Butler, Beck,
Groome, Teller, Rollins, Conger
transportation Routes to the Seaboard-
Beck, Johnston, Voorhees,, Hampton, Cam.
eron OF Pennsylvania, Blair, Platt of New
York.
SELECT COMMITTEES.
OF the Select Committees, Teller goes on
the Electoral Count Committee, Hill on the
Census, Miller on Epidemic Diseases, Pugh
on Enrolled Bills.
Washington Netes. from Our Own Corre.
spOndent.
WASHINGTON, March 10th.-Representa
tive Pacheco and ex Senator Booth left Wash
ington this morning for trip to the City of
Mexico, and thence by leisurely progress to
California via Guadalajara and Tepica.
Patents for the Rancho Rincon de las Sail
mas, in Monterey county, Cal, containing
1920 acres, and also for the Rancho Arroyo
do 10 in ,rr,z Col
surveyed by Deputy Surveyor Freeman, con-
tanning 4, 41S acres, have been transmitted to
the Surveyor General of California for de-
livery.
The gossips are putting the members of ex-
President Hayes Cabinet into any number of
places, both at home and abroad. Ex-Secre-
tary Goff, who went back TO his District At
torney's office in West Virginia, and ex-
Secretary Evarts, who is President of the
three American Commissioners to the Paris
Monetary Conference. are in truth the only
members of ex-President Hayes Cabinet who
will be connected in any way with the public
service under the new Administration.
Evarts' family will remain here until the 1st
of May. The Washington house vacated by
Mr.. Evarts will be taken by Senator Hill Of
Colorado.
Ex-Attorney- General Devens will spend
the summer leisurely, and in the fall hang out
MS law SnlD8le IN boSJOn.
Ex.Secretary Schurz is going to settle in
st. Louis, and devote much of his time to
his newspaper interests there.
Ex-Postmaster General Maynard is going
back to Tennessee, where he has some prop
erty He will look into politics down there.
Ex.Secretary Ramsey will return to his
home in Minnesota, where he has much prop
erty He intends to look after his own bust.
ness, and give politics wide berth.
Ex-President Hayes, who has gone back to
Fremont, O., intends to live there quietly.
Ex-Vice-P President Wheeler, who has gone
to Florida for some weeks, will, after his re-
turn, make long visit to Europe. He has
competency and has withdrawn altogether
from the political world.
Secretary Kirkwood has informed the Un.
compahgre Ute chiefs that change could be
made in the terms Of the recent agreement.
If sufficient agricultural lands cannot be
found in Grand River valley, they can be
settled in Utah.
Postmaster-Genersl james was serenaded
to. night, and paid high tribute to President
Garfield. Postmaster General Maynard
warmly eulogized his successor.
Charles r. Gilmore, an attorney and claim
agent of this city, brought suit to-day against
Carl Schurz, claiming 5000, 600 damages. The
allegation is that Schurz, without any just
cause, disbarred Gilmore from practice in the
Department of the Interior, and thus broke
up legal business estimated at S40,0 0Oe
year.
The Morey Letter Case Brought to the
Surface Again.
CHICAGO, March 10th.-The TrsSxne's
Washington special says: Abram S. Hewitt
has written Marshal Jewett the following
curious letter, anent the almost forgotten
Morey forgery case but although E.tls has
been heard OF late in regard to the Morey
letter, those invested with the investigation
Of the conspiracy and forgery have never for
a moment relaxed their efforts to discover the
guilty actors. These attempts have at last
been crowned with success, and information
has reached Washir gton which iustifes the
statement that the public will soon be made
acquainted with the full history of the Morey
forgery. It can also be coahdentially stated
that members of the National Democratic
Committee will stand before the country ss
particeps criminis. The following is the text
of Eewitt's letter:
New YORK, February 7, 1881.
Nv Dear Governor: In the New York ExpreS of
Saturday found pablshed what purported to be
letter frot you in which, referring TO your efforts
to discover the origin of the socaed Morey Chinese
letter YOU say, awe believe we shall get at the
true inwsrdness OF the matter, but we need money
with which TO prosecute the inquiries, and we are
asking our friends TO contribute IN Sums OF SlqQ or