Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-04-01

WASHINGTON, March 31st.-The hearing Of
the motion to qussh the star route cases at
tracted mucl. attention to-day. The prose.
cution was represented by Attorney General
Brewster, District Attorney Corkhil, George
Bliss, R. L. Merrick and Mr.. Kerr, of Phil
sdelphia, who drew the indictments. Col.
IDgersoll represents Dorsey, and ex Congress
man Shellabarger and jeff Chandler are for
Brady. The principal grounds on which it is
asked to quash the indictment are: First,
that no crime is stated ; second, that the
Courts cannot supervise a purely executive
act, or inquire into acts done by the execu.
tive department of the Government; third,
the law requires the Postmaster General to
report all the reasons which controlled him
in increasing the serrics to Congress, which
he did, the action being approved by Con-
gress, which appropriated the money re-
quired to sustain it; fourth, the Postmaster.
General, and not his First or Second Assist
ant, performed the acts complained of. Ii
the indictments are overruled for either of
the reasons given, there ia an end to the
cases.
The Chinese Blll-Pr0spects Of its Bec0m.
ing II Law.
WASHINGTON, March 31st-The Cabinet
meeting to-day was devoted chiefly to the
consideration and discussion of the Chinese
immigration bill. 1t is understood that no
conclusion was reached with regard to it, and
that the subject will be again considered at
the Cabinet meeting Monday. There is much
speculation tonight as to the Presidents atti-
tude toward the bill, but nothing is positively
known with regard to his intentions. Cali.
fornia's Senators and Representatives, some
of whom had interviews with the President,
seem more confident tonight than they did
last night that the bill would be signed.
SECOND DISPATCH]
WASHINGTON, March 3lst.-The drift of
outside opinion late tonight seems to be in
the direction of a veto, and in support of this
it is maintained that in view of the Presi-
dents reticence to friends of the bill, and
even his most intimate friends, their expecta.
tions Of approval must be founded to a GER.
tain extent on his conversation.
THIRD DISPATCH.i
WASHINGTON, March 31st.-The Presiient
announced at the close of the Cabinet meeting
to-day that special session will be held
Monday, when the Chinese bill will be dis
posed of. Wednesday is the last day the
President can hold the bill Senator's Miller
of California, and Jones of Nevada, called on
the President after the Cabinet meeting to-
day. Both are sure that there will be no
veto. Others who have visited the President
think the bill will be returned to Congress with
a request that the 20year clause be reduced
to 10 years, when he will sign it.
The South American Matter-Lefter from
Minister HurIbuf.
WASHINGTON, March 31st-At meeting
of the House Committee on Foreign Aft airs
to-day, Chairman Williams said he had lust
received the following communication from
the Legation at Lime, Peru, dated the 9th
of February:
My Dear Sir: shall probably leave this city for
the United States early in April on leave Of absence.
In reference to the Cachet claims, which, under
stand, is the foundation OF the Peruvian Company
desire to state for your information, for any of
the committee of either house which may choose to
examine it, certain principal and controlling facts
First-Alexander Cachet was French SUBJ Iect
and lived and cied as such.
Second His supposed heir his illegitima,e son,
through whom the company CAIN titIs was never
legitmatized, or 1T all events 1 have no evidence
OF it,
Third-In that case Cachets rights, ii anv, de.
scend to lis sisters, living in France.
Fourth-Granting that Cachet had claim, and
that it WAS properly transferred to TIE company,
still it YVES French claim and the company havD .
acquired nothing but litigation, is not with n the
protection OF the United States which il only given
for injuries and wrong
Fifth-There never was any law Of Peru applied
to case like that of Caches which we one.thiri
discoverer. IL is grievous misconccption. The
law relates only to concealed property, and was
given after the suppression OF the converts to en-
courage the discovery Of property belonging to such
converts, hidden and concealed.
Sixth -Cachet himself, in his lifetime, never
made any such claim.
Seventh-The whole question is q res adjudicstl
claim Of Cachet which presented in s6l bef re
the mixed Commission OF Peruvian and French cti-
zens, appointed under a convention for that prr-
pose. That Commission examined into the case, and
decided adversely to the Cachet claim. This decision
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Peruvian archives. give you these statements in
case there shall be examination before return
Very truly, yours, S. a HURLBUT
To Hon. Chas. q. Williams.