Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-06-07
lsYzolAL DISPATCHES TO rHz hE00RD-un'
limited states Sen ate.

any executive officer. clerk or employs OF the
IJnlted States, not the head of q department,
of money, property, or any other thing OF
value, and the giving or receiving OF the same
for political purposes or party interests.
THE penalty imposed is fine OF sou and
Referred to the Civil Service Committee.
The army appropriation bill was again
considered. the question being upon the COM
pulsory feature of the retirement clause.
Williams opposed compulsory retirement,
except for cause, and denied that as rule
army officers were incapacitated physically
at 81 wears. He regarded General Sherman
as the equal in energy and skill OF any man,
and fully as competent for command OF the
army as any officer who is twenty years his
iunior, The General has recently returned
from trip of 1000 miles without betraying
the least fatigue, and his step to day had the
elasticity CT boy.
A motion by Maxey, to except General
Sherman from the operation OF the clause was
amended. on motion Of Hale, by adding
thereto General Sheridan-29 to "a.
The motion as amended was negatived-19
to 80.
The clause was tken agreed to without
formal vote.
The remaining committee amendments
were agreed to- except on striking out the APP
preparation for ammunition, tools, ETC., and
for target practice. The total OF the item as
passed by the House was 800. 900.
Hawley moved to allow $4,000 for the
purpose. Agreed to.
Logan moved the insertion of an item ap
propriating $4,000 for the erection Of an
army and navy hospital on the Government
reservation at the Hot Springs of Arkansas
Adopted.
Plumb offered aud advocated an amend
ment authorizing the enlistment ct LOU
men for frontier service in an emergency.
Ruled out, as involving general legislation In
an appropriation bill.
The discussion upon excepting General
Sherman from the compulsory retiremeAt
clause was revived on the renewal of formal
motion by Davis Of West Virginia, and by
Hale, to except General Sheridan.
The latter motion prevailed by ayes %.
noes Pa party vote, except that Fair,
Cockerill and Butler voted aye with the Re-
publicans.
The whele subject was then tabled-ayes
"a, noes 1S-and the bill passed by AZ to Il.
Adjourned.
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, June 6sh.-The report of
the Committee on Ways and Means was sub.
mitted upon resolution offered by White.
relating to the passage of q bill extending the
bonded period for distilled spirits.
1t was ordered printed, and was then laid
on the table.
bill submitted upon the contested election
case of Wetherspoon vs.. Davidson (Florids).
granting the contestant leave to withdraw
from the contest, was tabled.
A bill was reported to suspend the issue of
silver certificates, and to limit the coinage of
silver dollars to the requirements Of the peo-
pie. Calendar.
Page reported back the river and harbor
appropriation bill from the Committee of the
Whole
The report was submitted upon the North
ern Pacific Railroad land grants. Tabled.
The committee can conceive of no legisIa-
ton which would hasten the completion of
the roads, and therefore recommends the bill
reported, compelling the Kansas Pacific
Railroad Company to pay costs OF surveying,
selecting and conveying certain lands granted
to it, and creating sinking fund for the
Kansas Pacific, Sioux City and Pacific and
Central branch of the Union Pacific Railroad.
The House then resumed the calendar.
White, rising to question of privilege,
again attacked the Committee on Ways and
Means for their action on the bonded spirits
bill, He claimed that they had whitewashed
themselves and an official of the Treasury.
He particularly attacked Kelley, who re-
sponded good naturedly, and the matter was
dropped when the Speaker called them to
order.
At 12:4O tbs House went into Committee
of the Whole-Updegraf in the chair-on the
general deficiency bill, which was read by
sections for amendment.
McCook of New York called attention to
the clause appropriating So 1923 to meet the
liabilities incurred by the Yorktown Centen-
NAL Commission. He said he would like to
have some explanation of the cause of the
large deficiency
Holman of Indiana raised point OF order
against the clause, which was overruled by
the Chair.
Cobb of Indiana opposed the appropria-
ton, and sent to the Clerks desk to have
read a bill for wine, ETC., used in entertaining
the French guests. The total amount of the
bill is Sc, 500, including an item of 100 cases
of champagne at s., 800 one of 6S gallons of
whisky. one of % dozsn Of sherry, Is gallons
Isl. S30) of brandy, and S250-worth of cigars.
Dingley of Maine read dispatch charging
that on the boat. upon which the guests had
been taken to Yorktown, bar had been
kept running free to all.
Tucker of Virginia-If we let . French
man drink alone, without drinking his health,
we would be blackguards, and not gentlemen.
Laughter and applause
Robinson of New York said the celebration
was turned into British saturnalia, and the
flag we thought buried from memory in the
time of CORVALLIS was dug up and put in
the place in which the American flag ought
to have waved, and to do that the Govern
ment was run in debt S33, 600.
After some further debate, in which 1t was
disclosed that the bill had already been paid,
Cobb moved to strike out the clause. Re.
iected.
After considering four of the 63 pages Of the
bill, the committee rose.
O'Neill of Pennsylvania presented petit
ton of business men of Philadelphia in favor
of the bill to protect commercial travellers in
the transaction Of their business. Referred
Kasson of Iowa offered resolutions declar.
ing that Congress, In connection with the
people of the United States, has received
with profound grief the news of the recent
death Of the italian patriot, General Carl
baldi, expressing high appreciation of his
loyalty and unselfish patriotism, his love of
human rights, and his devotion to principles
avowing the sympathy of the United States
with the friendly nation which has been thus
bereaved, and requesting the President to
cause copy of these resolutions to be COM
municated to the Government of Italy
Adopted unanimously.
The Committee on Territories reported
back, without recommendation, the petition
of Nj. d. Ball, asking admission as delegate
from Alaska. Laid on the table for future
action.
After considering the general deficiency ap.
preparation bill in Committee of the Whole,
the House adjourned.
Adjournment OF Congress.
WASHINGTON, June 6th.-The general i'm.
rrsssion is now that Congress will adjourn
about the 10th of July.
Arthur and the Second Term Question.
CHICAGO, june 6th.-The Globe. Democrats
Washington special says: A Republican
member Of Congress from one of the Middle
States. whose relations with the President
are intimate and friendly, says that he asked
him recently as to his purpose at this time
with reference to the nomination for second
term, to which the. President replied, smil
ingly: "If 1 get safely through with the
load of responsibilities and harrassments of
the three years yet remaining of my term, l
think shall be weary enough of the burden
to be content to see it transferred to another's
shoulders, rather than bear it longer myself"
An old Republican politician to-day said he
was of the opinion that Arthur, if he ever
entertained purpose of seeking the nomina.
ton for q second term, had abandoned 1t al.
together; that he would henceforsh admins
ter the Presidential office wholly without ref
erence to second term, keeping in view
always Two thlngs-tne patrlotic and iaitnlui
discharge of its high duties and responsible
ties. and that his political friends are re-
warded, as far as possible, for their fidelity
to him personally and to the Republican
party.
American Interests In the Canals.
WASHINGTON, June 6.h.-On May last
Secretary FrelinghuYfen sent long dispatch
to Minister Lowell on the subject Of the re-
lations between Great Britain and the United
States to the various interoceanic CANA
projects. Without in so many words declar
ing the Clayton. Bulwer treaty abrogated. the
Secretary of State asks our Minister to Lon
two points, either one of which serves to bar
the claim made by her Maissty's Govern
ment. that the terms of the treaty of 1850
bound US to accept the proportion to share
it's control and the protectorate over the canal
with Great Britain or with any other Euro.