Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-03-15

SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD UNIoS.l
WASHINGTON, March lash. - Secretary
Hunt has received cable message from
James Gordon Bennett, at Paris, as follows !:
have transferred the steamer Lena to Lieutenant
Harder, and notified him accordingly She was put
at my disposal by her present owner until Septem-
Der lst. As some repairs will be necessary to put
her in order for the use Of such party, will YOU
telegraph HARDER, giving him authority to take
charge of the Lena on bis arrival at rkut:k, under
take repairs, etc?
The Secretary telegraphed Lieutenant Har-
ber directing him to take charge of the
steamer, and have the necessary repairs made.
MELVILLE WITHOUT HOPE.
New YoRK, March 14th.-Mrs Melville,
wife of Lieutenant Melville, engineer of the
Jeanette. exploring expedition, has received
a letter from her husband, in which he speaks
Of belong and the others as having persisted
at the mouth Of the Lena river, and init
mates that when he set out on the search in
which he is now engaged it was without hope
Of finding his comrades alive. but simply to
perform the melancholy duty of discovering,
if possible, their dead bodies, and whatever
traces of their hardsbips and mementoes they
might have left behind them.
United states sSnatc.
WASHINGTON, March 14th.-In the Senate,
Harlan, from. the Military Committee. re-
ported as to the inquiry about the overflow
sufferers, that the Secretary OF War thought
80, COO persons had been driven from thtir
homes, and it seemed probable that they must
be assisted for sixty days to come. The COM
mittee prefer not to recommend continuance
of the relief until these people again become
self-sustaining, but leave that to the people
of the country. The committee reported an
appropriation of 100000 additional, which
wfs passed.
House of Representatives Passage of the
Anti.PolySamy Bal.
WASHINGTON. March 14th.-The House,
in continuation Of Yesterdays session, took
up the polygamy bill, the pending question
being on seconding the demand for the previ-
GUS question on the third reading.
Haskell, being asked to allow an amend.
ment, said that desire to hang up the bill
between the two houses was the purpose OF
this request. Emissaries of the Mormon
Church were here to defeat the bill.
Cassidy said some Democrats would vote
for the bill without amendment.
After much confusion, Burroughs said he
thought the Democrats should have the right
to amend the bill. Applause by the Demo
Gratis
The House at o'clock, by vote of 1913
noes against 40 ayes, IF jscted the amendment
to strike out the eighth section of the bill.
which was then called on the question Of its
final passage.
The bill was then passed by a vote of 199
against AZ, without amendment.
The following is the negative vote Arm.
field, Atherton, Belmont, Blanchard, Buck.
ner. Cabell, Caldwell, Carlisle, Chapman,
Converse, Cook, Cox of North Carolina,
Travers, Dibrell, Evars, Garrison, Gunter,
Herbert, Herndon, Hewitt of New York,
Hooker, Hiscock, Jones of Texas, Kenna,
Physter, Reagan, Robertson, Shackelford,
Shelby, Singleton of Illinois, Thompson Of
Kentucky, Tillmap, Tucker, Epson, Warner,
Wellborn, Williams of Alabama.
The House then, at 1925, on motion OF
Page. adjourned until $3.50 this afternoon,
when Tuesdays legislative session will begin,
and the Chinese bill will come up shortly
afterwards.
At 1856 Page obtained unanimous consent
to dispense with the morning hour, and then
asked unanimous consent that the Senate
Chinese bill be taken from the Speakers
table and substituted for the House bill.
Rice of Massachusetts, objected, but en- be.
ing informed by Page that the bills were sub
and the desired substitute was made.
The Senate bill was then read in full.
AT the conclusion of the reading of the bill,
Page stated that he would prefer to speak to-
morrow. He would therefore yield to Cal
kins of Indiana, who thereupon took the
floor 10 advocacy of the bill.
Calkins closed with an eloquent appeal for
the protection Of American labor from the
blighting effects of unrestricted Chinese i'm.
migration. and the House at 5 o'clock ad.
journed till tomorrow.
The President and the :5talwarts."
CHICAGO, March 14:h.-A Washington
special says: There has been division of the
stalwarts, and henceforwafd the Presiden!
intends to run his own machine and build an
empire Of his own. Having offered the ST.
preme Court position to Conkling and Ed,
munds, the President says he has now paid
his political obligations to them, and will no!
further court them. A stalwart ex-senator
says trouble is brewing, and a decided split in
the stalwart file is coming. Conkling pressed
Clarence Seward for the place he refused. AM
his nomination was seconded by all the New
York judges except one. Judge Blatchford
himself asked for Stewards appointment
This affront will probably anger Conkling.
VIII Report Favorably.
WASHINGTON, March 14th.-The Senate
Foreign Affairs Committee will report favor
ably John Russell Young as Minister tt
China, AMI g. A. Logan as Minister to Chile
The Omaha Situation.
OMAHA, March 14th.-The troops continue
guarding the laborers, and there has been nc
disturbance. The new Grand Jury is in
q1iring into the cases of the riBgeaders o.
the strike riots.
THE VICTIM OF THE BAYoNET.
OMAHA, March 14th.-The Corcner's ID
quest over the remains of George P. Arm
strong, who was bayoneted to death Sunday
evening by miiitiamap, was concluded thi;
evening by the jury rendering verdict to the
effect that be came to his death by bayonet
wound at the hands of a militiaman while il
the discharge of his duty, and who is un'
known to the jury. Armstrong; death ha:
caused great indignation among the Labor
Union men, who will attend his funeral Ell
masse tomorrow. No one outside the militia
knows exactly who the militiaman was
Walsh, President of the Labor Union, threat
ened in speech that if it was necessary he
would head body of men, march to the mi
litia camp, demand the surrender of the mao,
and if need be proceed to extremities to arres,
him. 1t is suspected that the mihtiaman has
| left town. The special Grand Jury is now
engaged in inquiring into the cases of certain
rioters and ringleaders. The jury is con-.
posed of leading citizens. The Labor Union
has retained eminent counsel to defend al
who may be indicted. The labor difficulty i:
yet long ways from settlement.