Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-02-15
GENERAL NEWS.
LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD
UNION.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
The Question of American Citizens in
Irish Prisons.
TIE PROPOSED CONGRESS OF REPUBLICS.
Riddleberger Debt Bill Becomes a Law
In Virginia.
SERIOUS DAMAGE BY STORMS IN TExa AS.
Negro Horsethief Hanged by Mob in
Georgia.
.Etc..........- Eie.
TIE PROPOSED CONGRESS OF REpUBLlcs.
Ridd1eberger Debt Bill Becomes a Law
In Virginia
Negro Horsethief Hanged by Mob in
Georgia.
DOMESTIC.
u.tted states Senate.

limited states senate
/ WAsBfsGroS. February IA h-Ths motion
of Edmnnds, TO consider the anti-polygamI
bin out of its order, was defeated by vot
of % to 81, and consideration of the calenda
was proceeded with.
Upon the expiration of the morning hou
the pension arrears resolution came up
Edmuuds again moved to proceed with thu
anti.poy gapy bill, but said that he woul'
not ask for a vote on the motion until severa
Senator'S who had given notice of set speeohe
on other subjects to-day had been heard from
The unfinished business was then inform
ally laid aside, and Slater (Oregopl spok
upou the Importance TO the commerce OF TIA
Northwestern States Of the improvement o
tbs Columbia river.
Vance then made a speech on the tariff
H deplored the burdens OF high protectiv
policy, which fell with the greatest weigh
u Jon the agricultural class, ana did more t.
retard the growth and impair the wealth 0
ths nth than any other cause.
Upon the conclusion OF Vance's remarks
tbs pension arrears resolution came up, ant
Call. who was awarded the floor upon it, de
ferred his remarks until tomorrow.
Ednunds then asked for vote upon hi
motion to take up the snti-polygamY bill, ant
after an arrangement which entities Gall Il
retain the floor for his speech tomorrow OIL
ths pension bill, the motion prevailed, ant
the bill was taken up and laid over as thu
next business in order after Call shall have
finished his remarks.
Ednunds said he hoped the Senate wonlc
bs abe TO sit il out tomorrow, so as to dis
Pc of tn bill lefore adjournment.
| The following bill was introduced by Call
| To exempt vessels of less than twenty-five
! tons on the inland waters of the g uiteo
| States, and not engaged in the transportation
of passengers, from inspection and license.
| Morgan offered c resolution, which was re-
! ferred, requesting the President to bring to
| the attention of the Government of Nicara.
qua the necessity CT arranging by a conven.
| ton for final settlement of all unadjusted
clsims existing between the United States
and Nicaragua, and of citizens Of either Of
such Governments against the Government.
Adjourned.
House OF Representatives.
WASHINGTON, February 14sh.-Willets
| from the Committee on Judiciary. reported 8
bill to prevent persons living 10 bigamy
or polygamy from holding any civil office Of
trust or profit in any Of the Territories of the
United States and from being Delegates tc
Congress.
| The House then took up the calendar.
| Orth, from the Committee on Foreign
| Affairs, reported adversely on the hypothet
icai resolution originally offered by Robinson
| Of New York, calling on the Attorney-Gen
| eral as to whether, if Joseph Warren Keller
or Alonzo B. Cornell, or Charles Carol
should be arrested in the British Empire
Without having committed and crime, the
| English Government, by suspehdipg the writ
of habeas corpus, could lawfully detain him,
on an indefinite suspicion, without trial, OF
without the right of the United States to de-
maud his release.
! r ,binson of New Yorl, desired to debate
| the last resolution, but the Speaker held that
the pending notion to lay it upon the table
was not dsbatabse.
The resolution was then tabled-ayes III
noey 109.
| Octh reported adversely resolution re-
questing the President to communicate al
the correspondence with the British Govern
ment on file in the State Department il
reference to the case of 0Copnor, citizen o
the United States, now In Ireland. Ortiz
stated that the papers referred 20 had already
been asked fer by previous resolution O.
the House.
The House refused to lay the resolution
upon the table by vote of II t. IS.
| a motion 60 recommis the resolution re
| garlipg the imprisonment of Americans il
| English prisons wac carried, with an amend
meat to include the names of Michael Hart
H. o. Mahoney and John McEnery wit!
| O'Connor's.
The apportionment bills were taken up
| but the confusion was so great that the Hous'
adjourned.
Nominations Made.
WASHINGTON, February 14th.-The Presi
dent has sent the following nominations tt
the Senate: John @. New, of Indiana, As
sistant Secretary of the Treasury Edwin ii
Nevin. Jr., Surveyor of Customs at Philadel
phia Moses NJ. Drew as United States Mar
shall of California.
appointment of CaIifo; mans.
| WASHINGTON, February 14th The nomi
nations of Moses NJ. Drew, of Sacramento
| as United States Marshal for California, aaC
| Hiram Van Arnam, of Oakland. as Secretary
of Arizona NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. severa
months ago in the dispatches-were sent t.
the Senate to-day, and will promptly be con
| 6rmed.
The Proposed Congress OF Republics.
NEW York, February 14sh-The CONNER
ciatS Washington spscial says: The Piesi-
! dent sent to Congress to-day the correspond
ence relating TO the proposed Congress OF thu
Republics of North and South America OF
| tbs 22d of November next in Washington
The most important letter transmitted is ons
| from Minister Logan to Blaine, under date
/ OF D6CtElueT 1OsA hC uOpCS "
securs the unanimous cooperation of tbs
countries TO which he is credited, bat thai
the affair must be mansged with discretion
| as three of the FIVE States are determined tC
accomplish union of all under one Govern
ment. These three States are the least
| Guatemala, Salvador and Honduras and
perhaps Costa Rcs also may consider the III
vitation as practical If not an intended
defeat of their purp ses. Logan says he il
not clear as to being able to obtain the gena
! inc cooperation Of all the Central American
| States, but each will probably ultimately
agree to send Commissioners, and assume
outwardly an appearance of sincere CO.
operation. While all will probably send
| Commissioners through motives Of expedi-
ency, they may possibly be instructed te
secretly defeat the ends of the Convention,
as a means of restraining the aggressive ten
dency of Mexico in the direction Of Contra
America. The Congress would be attended
by the bappiest results should full agree.
ment be reached, but as the Central Ameri-
can States are now in a chaotic condition,
politically considered, with their future status
| wholly un6xed, it new appears, through the
operations of the military forces, that the
hope of Federal Union iu Central America
would be crushed, at least in the immediate
present. Aaother letter included in the cor
respopdence is one from Mexico of a MOI.
oommittal character.
| The Utah Contest.
| WASHINGTON, February 14th.-Ths HOUSE
Committee on Elections to-day began the
hearing of the argument in the contested cleo
ton case of Campbell vs.. Cannon, from Utah
Mcbride appeared as attorney for Campbell
and General Payne represented Cannon. Tit
committee will hold an evening session. fol
the purpose of hearing further arguments.
SECOND DIsPATCH.i
WASHINGTON. February 14th.-The Com
mittee on Elections of the House to-nigh
considered the Campbell Cannon contest
Another session Is app inted for tomorrow
morning, at which it is expected decision
will be reached. The opioion generally ex
pressed is that the committee will report in
favor of sending the election back to the
people ef Utah. Il is doubtful If such re-
port will be accepted by the Houss. Many
| of the best lawyers of that body are agreed
that the fact of Cannon's polygamous record j;
not ground upon which the House can !, K ally
/ deny him admission, while it is quite within
| the province of the House to expel him or
that account l. is urged that should be
now go back to the people, he would usdoubt
edly be reelected by Is large mai srity 81
! before. and the result would be rather to add
| to his power aud popularity in the Territory
| Should ne. however. be first seated and then
| by a two thirds vote. be expelled. he coulc
| not again be admitted to the present House
| il precedents are followed, nor probably Il
any subsequent House.