Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-02-09
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DOMESTIC.
United states Senate.
WASHINGTON, February Ssh.-Blair intro
duced Tesolusio for the amendment Of the
Constitution, prohibiting the manufacture,
| sale, imporfatio and expectation of alcoholic
| liquors and other poisonous beverages from
and after the year 1900.
Call offered resolution directing the Sec
Rotary of State to institute negotiations for a
reciprocity treaty with the States Of Gen.
trail AID South America.
The Senate resumed discussion Of the pen
sion arrears resolution.
Blair favored the repeal OF the law on the
principle governing said arrears.
Vest referred to his devotion to the cause
of the Confederacy, and said he had accepted
all that the surrender at Appomattox i'm
pied. The legitimate result of the Unions
-uccess was the payment of pensions and
bounty TO the men whose valor and heroism
gave victory To Une Union cause. The people
who would not thus reward the sacrifice of
life and limb for the nations life would de-
serve to be stricken from the map of Christ
endom. Had the Confederates triumphed,
he would have voted to them every dollar OF
me ney, every acre of land, until their just
demands were satisfied.
Maxey SAID the former Confederates in this
house had voted almost unanimously for the
arrears BILL and hsd not introduced the re-
peal bills. as Ingram claimed.
After discussion by Allison, Hoar, Ingalls,
aud Butler, the resolution was laid over till
tomorrow.
Adjourned.
House OF Representatives.
WASHINGTON, February Ssh.-Kasson,
ported the Tariff Commission bill. It was
referred to the Committee of the Whole. He
will ask its consideration soon.
The superintendent bill was then consid-
cred.
Mills submitted an amendment. fixing the
membership at 307.
After some debate, the apportionment mat
ter went over, and the Sherman funding bill
was referred to the Ways and Means Com
mittee.
Eulogies were pronounced on O'Connor, of
South Carolina.
Adjourned.
Misceila eOus Washington Hens.
WASHINGTON, February SSh.-The bill for
the erection Of public building at Sacra-
mepto was reported to the House from the
l.
to-day, and referred to the Committee of the
Whole.
TIE House Committee on Judiciary gave a
hearing this morning to Cannon of Utah, who
is contesting the seat in this Congress which
was given to Campbell upon a certificate Of
the Governor of Utah. Cannon contends
that the Discrimination against him had been
merely and solely on account of the religious
tenets of the Mormon Church, and that such
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spirit and letter of the Constitution that he
was elected to seat in the Forty-seventh
Congress by an overwhelming ms ority of the
votes cast, and is legally entitled TO represent
his constituents.
TIE handsome new fve-cent Garfield stamp
will be issued March LIST.
Pugh introduced to-day in the Senate his
bill to divide the United States Supreme
Court into three sections-fe6erai, equity and
sdmirolty-with TIRES justices for each. The
final hearings in doubtful cases are to be be-
fore the full Court.
Nomination Of PosimasteVs.
WAsHIAGFoN, February Ssh.-Amopg tie
nominations sent TO the Senate to-day were
she FLOWING Postmesters Henry h. Hal
sew. at Datch Flat Cal; G. A. l. uasberrT,
at Bismarck, Dakota Newman Burchsrdr,
ct Miles City. Mont.
ideHt.
WASHINGTON, February Ssh.-The I'll use
committee on the law regulating the election
of President and Vice Presidents held meet
ipg to-day, and decided to invite David Dud-
ley Field 90 give his views upon the snhject
at a meeting to be held Saturday. 1t Is be-
lievsd that the committee will report bill in
the House during the present session proyid-
ias for the arbitrament of all disputed ques-
tions arising from the election OF President
and Vice President by the United States
Courts, with the right of appeal to the
United States Supreme Court.
Plans for Apo fionment-
| WASHINGTON, February Sth.-Iodicstions
very Clearly point TO the rejection OF the ap'
portion ment bill in the House. the New
[ York Republicans aud most Of the Democrats
oppose it, Page says il is founded on an in
| iIs,ice. and will be badly beaten. Suhsti-
tutts will be offered, one fixing the member
| ship at 321, also another 81 the present figure,
| 1873. The Democrats favor the latter. Many
| think that 307 will be the number finally
adopted.
rhe Admission OF Dalxota-A Bad show.
CHICAGO, February Stb.-Some holders Of
bonds If Yaakton county, Dikota, have pre-
pared q protest sgainst the admission Of
! Dakota as a State which will be forwarded
shortly to Washington. The allegations
therein contained, if true, show remarkably
| bad record for the citizens of that county. 1t
acts up that in 1872 the county issued $780,
600 in bonds to aid the Dakota Southern
Railroad, under an Act of Congress that
tnese bonds are widely distributed that
under tie lead OF some Of the men pushing
the matter of admission at Washington, the
county stopped the interest upon these bonds,
and tried 70 repudiats them (; but alter
several years litigation, the United States
Supreme Court, in May, 1880, de-
cided that they must be paid. Since
then, by various disreputable expedients,
eided by the Territorial Legislature, they
have, the bondholders assert, avoided the pay
ment of the interest, which now amounts to
$3.50. 600. One expedient was law permit
ting the County Commissioners to resign i'm
mediateiy by filing q paper. By so resign
| ing, the Commissioners escaped service last
| summer, and when the affairs of the county
demanded some attention new Commission
ers were appointed early one Monday morn
| ing, who met secretly, transacted some BUSH
ness and resigned before daylight to avoid
the process; that this trick was approved by
the voters who reelected them. but that they
feared to qualify. Finally two of them did
qualify secretly, transacted some business
and then resigned, leaving the bonds in statu
| quo. In view of this condition of sffairs, the
| bondholders will protest that Oak Jta is not
ready for sslf-gogernment and that the
Federal power which authorized the bonds
should protect the holders and not encourage
reputation.
/ YANKToN. February Sth.-A denial is sent
# m Bon Homme county that G. I. McCoy
was guilty VI bond frauds, for which be was
alleged to have been arrested in Washington,
u. Q. The denial states that the bond regis
ter is 10 its place, and has never been dis
turbed; that the Grand Jury has refused to
indict ANYBODY on the bond charge, and that