Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-02-25

to fill strictly first.class foreign mis-
| sion. In the executive session Of the
Senate to-day Farley rose to make warn
Endorsement of Sargent's nomination, and ad
vocate its immediate confirmation, but was
presented by the interposition of an objec
ton (; but for which Sargent would undoubt
edly have been confirmed this afternoon. II
| is safe to say that it will be long time be.
| fore California will again have so good q
chance for representation in the Cabinet.
Meanwhile it may be satisfaction to know
that the present dissppointments involve nc
| discredit, either to the State or the character
of the individual whom most Of her citizens
desired to see appointed.
senator Hoar Opposed 10 Conklina's Ap.
pOiptment.
WASHINGTON. February Ath.-When the
| nomination of Senator Conkling as Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court was read in
| the executive session of the Senate this after.
noon, motion was made to take it up for
| immediate consideration. Senator Hoar
thereupon took the floor and warmly said
| that while he conceded Conkling's great
abilities, and that DO man since Webster had
surpassed him in intellectual force, he be-
| lieved Conkiing had used his powers for bad
purposes, and he did not believe him
honest. His elevation to the Supreme
Bench, said Hoar, with great excitement
of manner, and pounding his desk with
emphasis would be disgrace to the judicial
ermine, and he therefore interposed an objec-
tion to the present consideration of the nomi-
nation, aud insisted that it should take the
| regular course of reference to the Judiciary
Committee. single objection being suffi-
cient to prevent immediate consideration, the
nomination was accordingly referred to that
committee under the rules, without oppor-
tt,uitx, fnr ,fxr 20
| marks.
Gorham on sargent's Appointment.
WASHINGTON, February 24th.-The Na-
ttonal Republican of Saturday morning says
The nomination of ex-senator Sargent of
California, to Minister to Berlin, is de-
served recognition of the known ability and
uprightness of one of our most valuable pub
lie men. Those with whom Sargent served
six years in the House of Representatives and
six years in the Senate will bear unanimous
testimony that his public career is without
stain, and all who knew him in his private
life know that he is above reproach. The
only attacks ever made on him were either
from sources which were misinformed or un-
worthy. His reputation is too solid to be
affected by them. He will reflect credit upon
our diplomatic service.
United states Senate.
WASHINGTON, February 24th.-Bayard of.
fered the following:
WHEREAS, The publication has been widely made
by the public press Of the United States of certain
alleged CONNIE cial contracts between certain com
panies and coparnerships of individuals relative to
exports OF guano and nitrates from Peru, in which
the mediation by this Government between Peru Bo-
liva and Chile is declared to be condition for the
effectuaton and continuance of said contract there
fore be it
Resolued That the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tons be and hereby is instructed to inquire whether
any promises stipulations by which Intervention
by the United States in the controversies existing
between Chile and Peru Chile and Bolivia, has
been expressed implicitly given by any persons
person officially connected with the Government
of the United States, or whether the influence OF
the Government of the United States has been in
any way eXerted, promised or intlmated in connec-
ton with IN relation to said contracts by any
officially connected with the Government OF the
United States and whether any one officially con-
nected with the Government of the United States is
interested; directly Indirectly with any such
alleged contracts, in which the mediation afore
said Of the United States is recited to be condition
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Re
lations.
The Senate then went into executive ses-
sion.
When the doors were reopened the Senate
adjourned till Monday, with the understands
| ing that Mondays session shall be merely
bill shall be taken up after the morning hour
| Tuesday.
Senator Miller will open the debate and it
| is hoped that final vote on the measure may
be reached before the adjournment Wednes-
day..
House OF Representatives.
WASHINGTON, February 24th-Belmon:
| offered resolution, directing the Committee
on Foreign Affairs to inquire into and report
| to the House respecting the abstraction from
| the files of the State Department Of certain
| letters and documents referred to in letter
of the Secretary of State of February 18th
also, respecting the making Of any contract in
Paris or elsewhere by and between any for
| eign corporation or company ard an Ameri-
can citizen concerning any concession made
| by Peru to any French or foreign company,
wherein allusioD was made to the diplomatic
action of the United States.
Kssson offered as a substitute the following
resolution:
| WHEREAS, 1t is alleged, in connection with the
Chile-P Peruvian correspondence recently and ofici
ally published q caIl of the two touses of Con
gress, that one more Ministers Plenpotentiary o.
the United States we're either personally interested
or improperly connected with business TRANSACTION
! in which the intervention of this Government wa:
requested or expected and whereas, it is alleged
that certain papers iu relation to the subject
have been improperly lost or removed from the tlei
! OF the State Department. therefore be 1t
ResoLyed, That the Committee on Foreign Affair."
be instructed to inquire into said allegations, ascer
tain the facts relating thereto, and report the
with such recommendations as may be deemed
| proper.
Belmont accepted the substitute, and it was
adopted without objection.
The House then went into Committee ol
the Whole on the private calendar.
The Chinese Bill In the senate.
WASHINGTON, February Ath.-This after
noon the Senate, by vote of thirty against
sixteen, took up the Chinese bill, and ther
went into executive session, leaving it as un-
finished business for to morrow, when Miller
will have the floor. The bill was taken up
on motion of Miller, in spite of the attempt
msde by Baysrd to obtain precedence for the
tariff commission bill
The Mason Court.martIaI.
| WASHINGTON, February 24th. - La the
Mason Court-martial to-day, the Court or
dered subpoena issued for j. G.. Robinson,
late Major of the Saventh Ohio Volunteers.
It is the intention to show by this witnes:
that Mason served with this regiment bravely
and faithfully, and was severely wounded
after which there was a marked change in his
temperament and disposition.
Woodward turnkey of the jail, described
Guiteau as qnsking with fear after the bullet
entered the window. He described the per
foration by the missile in the sssassin's coat
as it hung against the wall of the cell.
Captain w. P. Graves identified the &C
cused, and related the circumstances attend
ing the prisoners surrender. He testified tc
Mason saying, " 1 hope have blown him il
two"
First Lieutenant Z. G. T. Richmond, Of
the Second Artillery, reading from notes
which he had made three minutes after tbs
occurrence, said that Mason, approaching,