Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-06-14

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DOMESTIC NEWS.
Maine Republican State Convention.
PORTLAND, june 13sb.-The Republican
State Convention met this morning, and was
called to order by Senator Frye.
Frye then nominated for temporary Chair
man Eugene Hale, who was received with
much enthusiasm.
Hale said One of the largest Conventions
ever held in Maine attests the undyisg vigor
of the Republican party of the State. This
campaign must end the contest. A Gov
ernor, congressman, Senators and county
officers are to be chosen. You do not want
but you do want distinguished and eloquent
colleague to retain his seat in the Senate for
six years more. [Great applause.
Hale believed the President was trying to
bring all shades of the Republican party into
accord. He had difficult SIX, but dis.
charged it wisely.
Colonel Robbie was nominated for Gov.
ernor on the first ballot by 80 majority.
The following resolutions were adopted
First-That the right of every qualified
voter to cast his ballot and have it honestly
counted is the fundamental principle Of re-
publican government, which must be main
tanned by law impartially enforced. The
majority thus determined must rule and the
minority must submit.
Second-Free schools must be maintained
and universal education secured, as basis of
national security and prosperity.
Third = American industries and labor
should be protected against the unjust COM
petition of the product of cheap foreign labor
by protective tariff.
Fourth-Americsn shipping and shipbuild-
ing should be encouraged by a modification
Of our navigation laws, 80 as to discriminate
in favor and not against our shipping inter
ests, and by such ether assistance as the Gov.
eminent may properly render this great ma.
| tional interest. We protest against this per-
sistent efforts Of orr friends Of free trade, or
| misnamed revenue reform" to grant AHeri.
| can registry to foreign-built ships, as certain
to destroy our shipbuiiding industry.
Fifth-The only full legal tender money
| authorized by the Constitution to be coined
| or Issued in time of peace is gold and silver.
| The dollar of one should be coined SO as to
possess the same intrinsic value as the dollar
of the other; and all paper currency should
be redeemable in one or the other. We dep
recate the efforts made to overthrow the
present banking system of the nation, secur-
ing as it does to the people currency con-
venient, uniform, elastic in volume, Of equal
value in all States, and absolutely safe from
loss in the hands of holders.
Sixth-The rapid payment Of our war
debt, while the debts Of other nations are
increasing, affords conclusive proof of the
wisdom of our financial measures. and calls
| for continuance of the same policy until
| avary dollar pf fhia daht shall ba Maid
Seventh-We are unutterably opposed to
the abolition or reduction of the internal
revenue tax on liquors, and demand that all
possible reduction of taxation shall be made
upon necessaries, and not upon luxuries.
The resolutions proceed to declare in favor
of economy in public expenditures; liberal
pensions to soldiers and sailors of the late
war ; refer with pride to the record of the Re-
publican party in the prohibition of the
liquor traffic, which has been practically an
initiated in a large portion of the State
recommend submission to the people of a
constitutional prohibitory amendment. They
| continue thus:
Tenth-We emphatically condemn the at
| tempt of Governor Plsisted to supersede, and
| thus punish, Associate Justice Libbey, for
rendering such opinions in the counting out
proceedings of 1878 and 1880 as commended
Themselves to his judgment and conscience,
| although not in accord with the policy of the
| party with which he was then and is now con-
nected. We heartily approve the course of
the Executive Council in refusing to allow so
able, go conscientious aud so acceptable q
Judge to be set aside for partisan, personal
re ,sons, which should have no place in ju-
dicial appointments, and which would tend
| to destroy the independence OF the judiciary.
Then follow thanks to the Republican ma
| jority in Congress for its action in the tissue
ballot frauds, opposition to polygamy. re-
| fu,al to reduce the tax on whisky, distribu.
ton of the Geneva award to actual losers,
measures looking to reduction Of taxation
| and revision of the tariff.
The resolutions also recognize the calamity
in the death of President Garfield, and ten.
dering President Arthur assurances of conf
dence.
The Convention proceeded to vote for Con.
gressional candidates, and Thomas B. Reed,
Nelson Dinglsy, Charles A. Boutelle and
Seth d. Milliken were accepted as the nomi-
nees of the Convention.
Adjourned.
Patents to Pacific Coast Inventors.
WASHINGTON, June 13.h.-Tbe following
patents were to-day issued to inventors on
the Pacific slope A. A. Brown, Stockton,
CAL, desulphurizing and oxidizing furnace I;
Arthur l.. Fish, San Francisco, machine for
pulVeElZluH OTtS Ds IL llUOpoI, Odhlhuu,
| CAL, deep-well pump Joseph Royklance,
San francisco, stop-valve; Gilbert Smith
and G. J. Wells, San Francisco, coin tester
and indicator Theodor Taylor, lie Grande,
Or, cutter bar for reaping and moving ma
chimes; Jefferson 7. Todd, Williams, CAL,
CRATER.
United sfates Senate.
WASHINGTON, June 13th.-Grover, from
the Military Committee, reported favorsbly.
as amended, the Senate bill granting certain
right of way to the San Francisco and Ocean
Shere Railroad Company.
Garland introduced supplement to the
recent Geneva Award Act, providing for the
claims of British owners Of property seized
wheI under the American flag.
Browns resolution supplying each Senator
with 81, 200 clerk was reiected-ayes 20,
noes Is.
Blair made speech upon illiteracy in GER
tain States, and the urgent need for adequate
appropriation in aid of common schools.
Allison reported back from the Finance
Committee, with amendments, the House
bank charter extension bill. Ordered printed
and recommitted.
The Japanese indemnity bill was then con-
sidered in COMMITTEES of the Whole.
The conclusion of the committee not to pay
Japan the accumulated interest which the in
demnity had earned was reiterated by vote
of 25 to %.
The bill then passed-syes So, noes Is.
Adjourned.
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, June 13.h.-A joint resolu.
ton was passed authorizing the Secretary of
War to erect, at cost of S10,0 900. memorial
column at Washington's headquarters at
Newburg, N. Y; also an appropriation of
$4,000 to aid in defraying the expenses of
the celebration to be held there in 1888, on
the centennial anniversary of the declaration
of peace, and providing for the appointment
of select committee of FIVE Senators and
eight Representatives to make arrangements
for said celebration.
The House then went into Committee Of
the Whole on the legislative appropriation
bill.
After long discussion the committee rose
without final action and the House adjourned.
Miscellaneous Washington Items.
WASHINGTON, June 13sh.-The Supervising
Architect of the Treasury has received four.
teen proposals for the site for public build.
ing at Denver, at prices ranging from 81, 600
to 1000, but has made no selection.
The President has nominated Samuel B.
Axtell, of Ohio, to be Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court of New Mexico.
Rollin M. Dsggett, Of Nevada, has been
nominated by the President to be United
States Minister to the Hawaiian Islands.
The Attorney General has released Brock.
way.
General Tyner was thrown FROM his buggy
and badly bruised last evening.
The issue of standard dollars from the
Minis for the week which ended June 10th
was s207, 999. against S243, 9O9 issued during