Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-05-18
United states senate.

DOMESTIC.
United states senate.
WASHINGTON, May 17th.-Cameron re.
ported adversely the resolution thanking En-
gineer Melville. 1t was Indefinitely post
poned
The five per cent bill was taken up, and
Garland supported it.
After general discussion upon the ques-
ton whether military scrip lands were en-
titled to be considered as among those actually
sold upon which five per cent. was to be paid,
the bill went over without action.
| After an executive session the Senate ad.
| journed
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON. May 17th.-I'he House re-
sumed consideration of the bank charter
extension bill.
The debate being closed, the bill was read
| by sections for amendment.
! Murch of Maine offered an amendment re-
ducing from twenty to three years the period
for which bank may extend their success
| sions. He was willing to allow the banks
three years to go into some honest business
| Rejected.
Buckner of Missouri moved that the period
| be ten years.
The ayes and noes were ordered, pending
which the matter went over for the day.
Hazelton, of Wisconsin, from the Commit
tee on Elections, submitted a report on the
case of Loew vs. Wheeler, of the Eighth
Congressional District of Alabama, declaring
contestant Leow entitled to the seat
The Commissioner of Agriculture informed
the House that chinchon seed had been dis
tributed, but there is little hope for the
growth of that plant, except in southern Cal
ifornia and Florida.
Adjourned, when the Democrats imme-
| diately held caucus
Nominations by the PresIdenf-The San
Francisco POsfmastership.
WASHINGTON, May 18th. Among the
names sent to the Senate to-day by the Presi.
dent were William 81. Brown, to be Sur
| veyor General of the United States for the
district of California, and Samuel w. Backus,
to be Postmaster at San Francisco.
shiphcrd Drops from Public View.
WASHINGTON, May 17th.-Shipherd up.
peared before the Foreign Relations Commit
tee this morning with heavy load of docu-
ments. The Chairman said that the House
had demanded copies of all the correspond
ence. papers and other evidence in Ship
herds possession, showing what he did or
attempted to do to enforce the claim of the
Peruvian Company. Shipherd said that he
would not furnish such papers and evidence
He was then discharged, and no time fixed
for his recall.
sh!pherd Writes Letter.
WASHINGTON, May 17th.-Shipherd has
addressed letter to Williams, Chairman of
the Forsign Affairs Committee, and the fol.
lowing are the principal points of the docu-
ment: On the 18th of April last was no.
titled by you officially, in the presence of the
committee, that my examination would be
temporarily suspended, with an intimation Of
a recall, which | connected with the instruc-
i Il.
rler examination, with reference to the pro-
duction, upon my return from New York, of
sundry documents and correspondence. Di-
rectly thereafter James G. Blaine, volunteer
witness, was heard for several days, and later
Senator Blair. Blaine occupied the entire
session in addressing the committee, and de.
voted considerable portion of that address
to the creation of q cloud of apparent
issues all new and supported by prima facie
evidence intended to discredit me as wit
ress, and to destroy the force Of such testi.
mony as l had already given. Senator
Blair's recollection differed from mine on a
point which Blaine and his friends deem i'm.
portant. and the whole of Blairs testimony,
so far as it tends to contradict and discredit
mine, was grossly incompetent, and much of
it irrelevant well. By permission of the
committee it has gone into the official record,
and has gone out to the country as proper
evidence, and an infinite wrong has been
done in consequence, not only to me person
ally, but to the very large interests 1 repre-.
sent"
The letter says that in obedience to the
subpoena and prior instructions he presents
himself at the appointed hour, st the place
appointed. and was asked whether he was
now prepared to comply literally with the
demand for information, and that he had no
choice but to answer in tbs negative.
W. l1AN1
perelnptorily dismissed, being asked no other
question, and being allowed to make no
statement and no explanation. now beg to
notify the committee through you that am
prepared and have at all times since the SUBJ
pena was served upon me, been prepared to
supply in effect, although cannot literally,
all the evidence called for. l further state
that this evidence includes an important
letter from the President en- newly
discovered correspondence with official
and unofficial representatives in Peru
and with the Department of State through
my counsel. This documentary evidence,
with much more which 1 need not here
specify, enables me to absolutely dispose of
every imputation upon my veracity and the
consequent value of my testimony, which by
assertion or suggestion has been put into the
record since | was last heard, and respectfully
submit that in the premises my personal right
alton. In answering Blaine snd in correcting
Senator Blair shall con6ne myself within
the same limits as if addressing o Court of
judiciary.
The Mescalero Apaches.
WASHINGTON, ,17th.-Agent Llewellyn
telegraphs the Commissioner of Indian At
fairs :" In view of the failure of Congress to
make appropriations for subsisting the Mes
cslero Apaches, aud in view of the fact that
the beef and -four on hand will only last I'M
til July LIST, and that these Indians have no
means of subsisting themselves, it seems to
me that it will be good policy TO transfer
them to the War Department. which should
take charge of them before starvation COM
pels them to commit depredations which will
naturally lead to great loss of life and the de-
struction of valuable property. As soon as
the supplies are cut off the military will have
to act, therefore l think it advisable for the
troops to take charge of the Mescalero
Apaches at once. Nothing short of force
can compel them to remain on the reserva-
ton and starve. The action of Congress on
this matter simply means the Mescaleros'
| extermination."
The Case of Engineer Melville.
WASHINGTON, May 17th.-The Naval Com.
mittee recommended adverse action in the case
of Chief Engineer Melville, for reasons fully
Chandler in response to an inquiry on the
part of the committee. The Secretary says
that while it is believed that Chief Engineer
Melville did all in his power for the rescue of
his shipmates, information from all sources
regarding the search for Commander De Long
and his companions is so limited that he can.
not recommend the passage of the resolution
at this time. The Secretary suggests that no
action be taken until the next session OF Con-
gress, by which time intelligent action can be
had.
Prescott Returning.
WASHINGTON, May 17th.-Secretary Ere
liDghuysen has cablegram from the United
States Consul at africa, saying simply
" Prescott sailed on the Lackawanna on the
l3th." 1t would seem, therefore, that Tres.
colt is now on his way to Washington via
Panama, and will probably bear his own dis
patches concerning the final results of his
special mission.
Arrivals from Abroad.
the Bureau of Statistics reports that the
| total number Of immigrants arrived from the
| principal foreign countries for the ten months
ending April 3oth was 544, 500, against 49,
| S82 during the same period in 1881. Ger
many leads in the matter of numbers, being
1S5, 000-an increase OF over 10000 as COM
pared with the previous year. The immigra-
ton from China was for 1882 q, 1899, and
| 603S for 1881.
| The Wheat Outlook In the Great North
west.
! ST. PAUL, May 17th.-A large number of
points in northern Dakota send reports fully
confirming the estimates of increased wheat