Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-04
Closing up Business In Congress-wOrk
OF the Conference Committees

with the four outstanding appropriation bills
made In the conference committees to-day.
The conferees on the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill reached an
understanding this morning relative 90 the
transfer Of clerks and records, and for set.
Element Ut the pension cases from the Adju.
tant Generals orice to the Surgeon.Generaps
office, the Senate committee recading, and
the tranffer being Incorporated. in the bill
The report Of the conference committee was
adopted by the Senate this afternoon, and II
will be agreed to by the House to morrow
The conference committee on the naval
appropriation bill made favorable progress
at its meeting. An agreement was reached
on all Of the principal points. gave the clause
adopted by tie House, giving the Secretary
OF the Navy discretion to suspend work al
such OF the navy yards az he may think
profitable to be closed. Another neetieg Of
the conference committee will lie held to
morrow, at which it is hoped final sgree-
nent may be reached.
The House this morning refused TO agree IL
q clause of the general deficiency bill provid.
ing for the payment to Senators Of an extra
mileage for the called session Of the Senate
last October. This item has been bone o!
contention between the two houses for weeks
past, and the Indications to-day are that the
Senate will recede from its position. 1t i.
estimated that the allowance for mileage
for enc session each year is suffi.
cient to pay the actual cost Of
transportation to Washington of the Sena.
tors, fclly three times The sundry civil ap.
preparation bill, which was passed by the
Senate yesterday, has not Jet been consid
cred ia conference, hut the points Of disagree
ment between the two houses can be easily
reconciled, and the final passage Of the bill
by Monday is expected. The House this
morning agreed TO . resolution providing fol
adjournment at noon Saturday. In the Sen
ate, however, the feeling on the Republican
side was in favor of en- adjournment Monday
The tax bill was called up in the Senate thi,
afternoon, and the Republicans said they
should endeavor TO pass the bill before ad
journment 1t is expected, however, that Q
quorum will be present in the Senate Mon
DAY, and it ia doubtful if the Republicans
will give further opposition TO the Democratic
policy Of talking the bill to death.
House Of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, August 3l.-A resolution
was adopted providing for final adjourn
rnent Saturday next.
The committee on conference on the gen
eral deficiency bill reported disagreement
| upon the mileage to Senators for attendance
at the extra session of October last. Further
conference ordered.
Haskell Of Kansas, submitted conference
report on the Senate bill for the sale of /
portion Of th3 Omaha Indian reservation i.
Nebraska. Agreed to.
A bill was passed, providing that bids il
the War Department be accompanied by
guarantees. Also for establishment of diplo
matte relations with Persia, and authorizinf
the appointment of Consul General to thai
country. with an annual salary of 1900.
Reed, Chairman of the Judiciary Commit
tee, was granted permission to file the repor,
| of the committee relative to the Texas Pacific
! land grants, and to have the accompanies
| resolution placed on tie calendar. Knott o.
Kentucky also obtained leave to file some
| individual views on the subject.
The Senate bill passed providing that t.
authorize the restoration of marks, i
shall not prevent the registry of any Lawful
trademark rightfully used at the time of tn,
passage of that Act.
Davis of Illinois offered resolution pro
posing constitutional amendment, providing
that the President may disapprove any item
OF q bill appropriating money, and embracing
distinct items, while approving others. Re
ferred
Errett Of Pernsy lvanis, from the Cammi.
tee on Ways and NJ ans, reported back tn.
bi providing that there shall bs levied anC
collected on timed plates and sheets, and OF
iofae anu baSSeIs III, anG on al iron plate.
| coated with tin or terne, duty Of two anC
one-helf cents Der pound. Referred to Com
mittee of the Whole.
A joint resolution passed providing tenn
porsrily, until August 9th, for expenditure
Of the Government.
The Star Route Case.
WASHINGTON, Angus. 3D. esterda,
was bad day for the defense in the sta
Ia utp 4 rok 49,
with the case says the mastery cross-exam
nation Of Buell. by Merrick, the Goverpmep
counsel, has broken down the defense ant
confirmed Walsb's testimony in its essentia
| parts. 1t was proven that Brady bought tw,
| papers here. the Capital and Critic, and hs
been running them, as Judge Wylie said, Il
libel, with the vituperation' OF hired scrib
| blere, every one connected with the admins
tration Of justice in this case. The testi
| mony showed that Brady has been spendin,
money to create further opinion in fat or o
the star route people, and that contractor
paid large sums of money in connection will
the appropf G ion for star routes in the las
| Congress.
| After the recess Wilson began reading
| number of petitions which had been ruled on
ct the early stage of the trial. This was fol
lowed by long discussion on the Admissible
ity of the bids made at the letting of 1878
the Court finally ruling them out
Hugh S. Tsggert. Assistant United State
District Attorney, was called to the stand
| He identified the lstters as being 10 Totem
handwriting.
| Objections were made to its rece option b,
the prosecution, and Wilson explained tina
he proposed to show that when Walsh places
| his claim agar 5. Brady in the collector
hands for collection his account was sntirel,
| different from the statement he had sworn T.
in this Court. The Court sid this was no
professional. twas proposed binding Walsh
to the admission OF Colonel Totten he woult
not allow counsel to surrender correspond
ence between himself and his client for ,
purpose afterwards damaging to the client il
that he had tesn guilty Of urprofessiona
conduct. The letter in question, he said
long ago passed cut Of his hands, hay
| ing been sent to General Brady a
| New York. 1t had been addressed I,
General Brady, and was 80 much his prop
erty as the letter from Walsh would hav,
| been. After some further explanations
Judge Wylie said he had mistaken the cir
cumstances OF the presentation of the letter
and would entirely exonerate the counse
! from the charge OF unprofessional conduct
| The prosecution objected to the letter beip.
used, as the matter had not been touched
upon in Walsh's direct examination. A Ions
| discussion ersued. In the discussion Turner
| turned to the defense and asked why they die
not put Rerdell on the stand to rebut Mac
Veagh's testimony. McSweeney immediately
sprapg to his feet and said: 1--WE note az
exception to the language Of the Government
counsel"
Merrick-Well, note yorr exception: bu
why do you not put Rsrdell on the stand?
McSweeney-I note another exception.
h., l. k,1
the first exception. Again, exception cou!c
only be asked to the ruling of the Court
The use OF such language was wrong, how
ever, for the law said no inference should
be placed upon the absence Of q defendant.
An angry discussion followed between
counsel, which was only brought to an emo
by the Court insisting upon the maintsnancs
OF order and directing counsel to drop the
subject.
Henry Lyman. Chief Clerk ia the Contract
Office Of the Postcfiice Department, testified
that the private IF sial letter.books KEEP. dur.
ing Brady's administration disappeared after
Brady departure.
Representative Page testified that he had
asked increased trips on certain routes. He
had never been over the routes, and his only
knowledge of them was through his colleague,
Berry, who requested him to secure an in.
crease.
The argument then proceeded on the ad.
nissieilisy If MoGrew's testimony, ard Il
was finally re scted.
C.P. Berry, representative in Congress from
California, identified his Endorsement upon
che petition aud letter written ty himself,
both referring to the Redding and .Alturas
route. He said he had called very often at
the Department with the object Of having the
service on this route restored to six trips per
week aud was ysry earnest in hi, efforts
After an unsuccessful effort TO introduce the
letter. the hearing was adj ourned.
the defendants Ia the star route cases sre
demoralizsd over the testimony Of their wit
ness A. G. Buell., yesterday.
Mutual recriminat;ons are INDUCED in
among defendants counsel. Bob Iugersoll,
who called the witness to the stand, has been
roundly abused for 30 doing by his legal as
sociates, and to-day tina. usually genial gen.
ueman walked to and fro in frcnt Of the
Court house with an angry ffown upon his
fee To- lot. -. Inc