Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-01-20
DOMESTIC.
Un,.ed states senate.

the I2Eh Insr., asking ABOUT the lapss VI Vic
land grant to the Northern Pacific, and in
connection Herewith the action of Secretary
Schulz. Referred to the Railroad Commit
tee by the Speaker. but on the suggestion Of
Edrnunds il was referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
Davis bill to permit Justice Hunt, of the
Supreme Court. TO retire, passed by IL to II.
Farley and Slater voted no.
The Sherman funding bill was then consid-
cred, and Window and Hill spoke to the
question, after which the Senate adjourned to
Monday
Eouse of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, January 19sh.-Burrows OF
Michigan made personal statement that he
was responsible for his own sins, but not for
those Of others. be had been reported as
introducing bill TO relieve the National
Banks.
Burroughs Of Missouri said he wonld like
all the honor Of introducing that bill. The
House then considered the report Of the Com
mittee Rules, Increasing the membership Of
committees.
Belford ridiculed the pending proposition.
He wanted to know why Pennsylvania should
not be satisfied with the Craftsmanship OF the
Ways and Means Committee, the Coinage
Committee and the Committee on Public
Expenditures He thought a departure
Chairmanship to his distinguished friend
Randall was good one. Then there was the
glorious old State of Wisconsin, which had
got the Chairmanship of the Pacific Railroad
Committee. although there was no Pacific
Railroad within thousand miles Of her border,
and the Craftsmanship OF the Foreign Affairs
Committee, by which she had control OF di-
plomatic matters in Germany, France, Aus
tro- Hungary, Turkey and all other foreign
l.. f~y.J in he of (.nH
the conscience of Wisconsin was not satisfied
with this. He knew there was 30 much tai
ent, intelligence, brain, stalwart energy ia the
House that it was impossible for the Speaker
TO assign q prominent place to every great
man, ILaughterl He therefore suggested
to Robeson that ali members be assigned al
phabesically to the Committees OF Ways and
Means and Appropriations-all down to the
letter " n going to the former and all the
rest to the latter, and then he would propose
that every member be allowed one clerk and
two boot-hlacks. Laughter.l
NcBane opposed the amendment offered
yesterday by King, giving to the Committee
for the Improvement of the Mississippi river
the same right to report appropriation bills
for that purpose as the Committee on Appro-
priations nov has. he said it was bad judg-
msnt, if not bad taste. for gentlemen WIZ
represent the Mississippi valley to arrogate
to the commerce of that river SO much greater
Importance than is attached to other COM
merce of the country.
Dannell also opposed the amendment, and
declared that the interests of the Mississippi
river and its tributaries would be best SUE
tanned by leaving them to the Committee on
Commerce.
King withdrew bis amendment, but said he
would like the Committee on Commerce to
see how promises were kept.
Randall showed how wise itwas to increase
the committees, as the business of the House
was increasing rapidly. The bills referred TO
the committees amounted to from ten to fifty
to each member Of a committee already.
There was long running discussion, in
which Randall bore the chief part, on the
mode of facilitating business in the House
and as to the precedence of committee re-
ports.
Briggs interposed to stop this everlasting
talk and go TO work.
Robson moved the previous question,
which was seconded.
Robeson complained that the Speaker had
not allowed him to speak TO privileged
question, and had not kept order in the
H0use.
In closing the debate, Williams of Visor
sin declared that Wisconsin has received no
promises or rewards for voting for Speaker.
He paid warm tribute TO the Speaker.
Robertson agreed with Hoar that plaster
could cure sore heads. and this report did not
attempt it. II merely attempted to give all
parts of the country their representation on
the committees
Joyce moved to recommit the report and
amendments.
Springer moved to recommit, with instruc.
tions to report rule for the observance of
the exact proportion of political parties In
making the committees, and that the minority
have the right TO designate its members.
Ruled out.
Joyca's motion was agreed to-109 70 so.
Among The ayes ware Cassidy, George,
Pacheco and Rosecrans, and among the noes
Page.
Springer announced the death of Burnside,
and Monday next at 5 P. N. was assigned for
eulogies.
Adjourned.
Garfield and The Fiiz John Por.er Case.
CINcrKNArI, January 10Th. General Jacob
D. Cox has furnished the following answer to
his Fitz John Porter letter for publication :
HOUSE, oP REPRESENTATIVES,
WASHINGTON %. c., February IS, 1880.
My Dear Sir: In our twenty-five years OF &C
quaintance and friendship you have never done a
greater service 10 the truth given so valuable
help as in your letter of the l4th Instant which
have lust received. / have been 50 stuDg by the
decision o. the Schoeli Board that it is very hard to
trSk own mind TO speak OF IL as IL appeared 70
me. l have made strong effort to separate myself
from the case and look it intellectually, as tn ugh
IL related only TO pieces on chess rd and not to
living men, or men who had ever lived, and all my
best efforts have brought me out precisely TO the
conclusions OF your letter Still had not vet mace
in the eht of the testimony, careful study OF
the field and map as you have done. But how Gu
rious it is that what you say now, with new maps
before you is the exact picture Of the field and Por
ters conduct upon it which glowed in strong colors
in the mind Of the Court-martial seventeen years
ago. And now, my dear friend, need your help
still further, and need it more than ever in our
auaintance. Overwhelmed as | am with the cur
rent duty work Of the House, it is almost mpo sible
for me to get the time 10 go minutey through all
the mss Of this new evidence l ought to Go.
J. A. GARFIELD.
P-tents TO Pacific Coast Inventors.
WASHINGTON, January 19th.-The follow
ing patents were Issued to Pacific coast in
yentors this week: EIwin A. Winters, Vaca.
vile, Ca, box cover press; Lyman o. Hua-
sou, Stockton, combined portable pantry,
dresser and sidebosrd; Charles A. Kinkler,
San Francisco, rubber stamp cabinet; Geo.
B. Wilbur San Francisco, sign-board; VIM.
S. Wood, Denver, Col, ore washer; Stephen
NJ. Keygboum, Golden, Col, harvester
Dudley L. Campbell, Denver. spring bed
bottom William IL. Smith, Portland, Or,
orosscut saving machine.
woinen's Suffrage Convention.
WAsHrNeroN, January 19sh-To.day's
sessions of the Women's Suffrage Association
ConvsLti5n were we'll attended AT the
morning session the report of the Executive
Committee was presented, and resolution
adopted declaring it TO be 1.-THE immediate
duty of tle Forty-seventh Congress to submit
proposition for 10th amendment to the
Constitution, which shall prohibit the several
States from disfranobising United States
citizen on the ground Of sex"
The Northern Pacific Land Grant.
WASHINGTON. January 19th.-Secretsry
Kirkwood, in his letter accompanying the
papers received by the Senate to-day in re-
gard to the Northern Pacific land grant,
says: ''l have the honor to transmit hsre-
with the report of the Commissioner of the
General Land Office on this subject. Frem
this report it will be seen that the patents for
lands in olympia district, Washington Terri
tory. were issued on the Ssh of April, 1880,
for 3,016 acres opposite portion of the road
constructed by said company previous TO
1878. No patents for lands have been issued
for AS miles of said road. constructed, ex-
amined and ac4epted in 1850 and 1881"
The Retirement OF Judge Hunt.
WASHINGTON, January 19sh.-Hoar and
Bayard made some structures in the Senate
to-day on Hunt, of the Supreme Court, re-
curing the Senate to retire him. Hoar said
he would saw wood the remainder of his life
rather than permit his father to remain on