Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-07-20

WASHINGTON, July 19:h.-Sswsll presented |
a Communication from Breyet- Ma or- General |
Moo Jade, transmitting resolution adopted |
unanimously at the recent annual meeting of |
the Society of the Fifth Army Corps at
Detroit, asking that justice be done Fitz.
John Porter.
Sewell gave notice that he would call up |
the bill Tor General Porter's relief on the first
Monday in December next.
Allison, by unanimous consent, called up |
the House joint resolution continuing the |
appropriations of last figcal year until July
31st.
Several Senator'S called attention to the
absence of Hale to-day ON account OF illness,
as a reason why the naval bill had lot been
brought forward
The pending resolution then passed, the
committee amendment having been with
drawn, to save the necessity for a return of
the resolution to the House.
Cockrell, from the Military Committee,
reported with unimportant amendments the
bill passed by the House April 9TH, to relieve
certain soldiers of the late war from the
charge of desertion. Ordered printed.
Adjourned.
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, July 19th.-The House re-
sumed consideration of the South Carolina
contested election case of Smalls vs.. Tillman.
Horn pointed out the boundary lines of
South Carolina under the present redistrict-
ing for Congressional purposes. This was
not gerrymandering, it was villainy.
Atherton-Isn't it as fair as gerrymander-
ing the Fourteenth District of Ohio, which is
to infict on Congress another of the dorr
family?
Horr replied that when Congress was in
fiicted with his brother, he could take care of
himself
After lively discussion, in which the Re-
publicans charged the Democrats with gerry
Wandering, and the Democrats replied with a
like charge against the Republicans, the
previous question was ordered, and the min-
GRITTY resolution, declaring Tillman entitled to
retain his seat, was defeated without division.
The resolution of the majority, declaring
Tt Imam not elected, was agreed to by ayes
AS, noes 1-exactly quorum.
The next resolution, declaring Smalls enti-
tied TO the seat WIS carried-ayes AL. noes
5, being Lord and Rice of Missouri, Harden.
berg Of New Jersey Jones of Texas, and
Calkins of Indiana
| Calkins, in casting his vote in the negative,
said he did so because he conscientiously be-
lieyed the election should be relegated to the
people, which led Randall to regret that there
were not more Cancellation men on the Re-
| publican side.
| The Speaker then stated that in footing up
the former vote-ayes 145, noes 1.-The Clerk
had made mistake, and that the vote should
have been-syes IA, noes l. 1t would, he
said, have made no difference because the
| Chair now voted in the affirmative, thus
| making quorum.
Randall objected to the Speaker voting, as
being against precedent.
Spssker-The Chair is informed that he is
only following the presidents set by the gen.
| tleman from Pennsylvania himself when
! Speaker, and quoted from an occurrence in
the Forty-fourth Congress, The circum
stances of that case were as follows: " On
suspension of rules Monday the bill was
passed by exactly two-thirds vote. On the
following day Plsisted of Maine stated that
he mad voted in the negative, and Fuller Of
Indiana voted in the affirmative; but neither
vote was recorded. This left the measure
lacking one vote Of receiving two-thirds, and
Speaker Randall thereupon claimed and ex-
ercised his constitutional right to vote on any
question before the House, and voted in the
| affirmative"
The journal of this proceeding having been
read, Randall declared that it was not sim
liar case with the present, and at that time
no objection was made, whereas now there
! was an objection.
Blackburn of Kentucky said that for the
sake of making precedents, he would like to
ask the Chair whether the election of a mem.
Der to the Speakers chair vested him with
any right which no osher member possessed
that of casting his vote after the roll-call had
been completed and the final result an
nounced.
The Speaker replied that the Speaker did
not come within the rule applying to men,
bers, inasmuch as his name did not appear on
the roll.call
There was good deal of feeling exhibited
On the Democratic side over what Blackburn,
in an aside to Robinson, asserted to be an in
4. i of Ill a,,l
Calkins, in view of this assertion offered
resolution directing that an investigation be
made into the matter.
Blackburn having, however, left the cham
Der, the resolution was postponed until to-
morrow.
Smalls then appeared at the bar of the
House and took the oatn of office.
The Alabama case of Smith VS.. Shelly was
then taken up-ayes 145, noes land Ram
sey of Massachusetts. having taken the floor,
the House adjourned.
Nominations for Congress.
SPRINGFIELD Mo-, July ;h.-The Green
back Convention of the Thirteenth Congress
sional District nominated Ira S. Hazeltne.
Dies MONIES Qa.). July 19th.-L. H.
Weller, Greenhscker, is out an independ
emit candidate in the Fourth Iowa Congress
sional District.
TALLAHASSEE Fla J, July 10Th. The Demo-
Gratis have nominated Congressman Davidson
| The Arctic Search Party.
WASHINGTON, July 19th.-Secretary Chan
dler has received the following telegram from
| Lieutenant Harbor:
IRKUTsK, June 22d.
To the Secretary OF the Navy: Starting for the
delta in a schooner. Party increased by Ensign
Hunt and Bartlett. VIII search the delta and west,
ward in July, and eastward to the Jura and the
| Islands in August. Will return in October If pos
sibe. Otherwise will wait for snow in November.
HARBoR, Lieutenant.
NoTE.-It is probable that the above tele.
gram was written at Yakutsl, on the Lena,
aud that it bears the date Of Irkutsk merely
because the latter was the station from which
it was telegraphed.
Held on n Lesser Charge.
CHICAGO, July 19th.-Some days ago two
Swedes were arrested for petit larceny and
proceeded TO create sensation in all by con-
Tossing horrible murder perpetrated by them
in Sweden. The story was improbable for
many reasons but was brought to the atten-
ton of the Swedish Minister at Washington,
and the men, named Hiding and Robertson,
were held for murder. To-day the Swedish
| Minister telegraphs that investigation shows
that there is no ground for holding them, and
they are only held on the petit larceny
charge,
SECOND DIsPATCH.l
CHICAGO, July 19th.-The Chief of Police
this evening received another dispatch from
the Swedish Minister at Washington, stating
that after sending his former message he had
received cable from Sweden, asking that
Hiding and Robertson, the confessed muir
derers, be held. They are still in Jail.
Forest Fires.
EAST TAwAs (Mich) July 19sh.-Heavy
forest fires are raging between here and Au
| Sable. Considerable damage has resulted to
| pine and cedar.
Postomce Discontinued.
WASHINGTON, July 19sh.-The postoffice
at Herrick's Cross, Tu!are county. CAL. is
| discontinued and the mail ordered to Pop
lar.
Associate Justice OF the Arizona Supreme
| Court.
| WASHINGTON, June 195h.-The President
| has nominated Wilson w. Hooper, of Cal
| ifornia, to be Associate Justice of the Su-
| preme Court of Arizona.
Condition OF senator Hill.
ATLANTA (Ga.), July 19sh.-Senstor Hills
! case is hopeless, though there is no prospect
of sudden death but his physicians decline
to say how long he may survive.
Annual Rifle Tournament.
| Fort SMELLING (Minn.), July 19th.-The
/ hsCpDu auuuaA botA AeuAohs VI viz " coecih
| Rife Association commenced to-day, and
will last over Thursday and Friday.
Delightful Change In the Weather.
New York, July 19sh.-A furious rain,
with delightful sea-breezs, has just set in,
giving great and needed relief to the pro-
tracted hot spell.
small Failures at Chicago.
CHICAGO, July 19.h.-Two or three failures
Of minor Importance were reported on Change
to-day, but go small as to produce no effect
on the grain market.
The Guatemalan President.
WASHINGTON, July l9tb.-General Barrios,
President OF the Republic of Guatemala, and
party arrived here this morning.
Yellow Fever on shIpbOard.