Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-09
rhe Closing Hour, Of CONGRESS,

DOMESTIC NEWS.
The Closing Hours Of Congress.
WASHINGTON, August Ssh.--Congress adj
]ourned very quietly to-day. In the Senate,
when the closing hour arrived. it found rot
more than twenty five Senators present, and
in the House, when the Speaker declared
that body adjourned sihe die, less than four
score members were in their places to hear
him. The last hours of the session were as
uninteresting as gould be imagined. 1t is rare
that a session of Congress expires without the
accompaniment of fnli galleries. To days
attendance In the Senate galleries could al
most be reckoned within hundred, while in
the House about double thet number Of peo.
pie were present. In the House, contrary to
the usual custom, no resolution Of thanks to
the Speaker was offered, an omission which
has excited much comment.
The Star Route Trial-A Lively ARidayit
Rank Perjury somenhere-The Case
Ready for Argument.
WASHINGTON, August sth.-In the star
route trial, Blackburn was on the stand TO-
day and testified. He said that Congress ap-
propriated S. SOC, 900 on Brady's estimates
in 1880. but at the end of june 30.h it learned
there would be deficiency of 81, zoe. COO.
The deficiencies were common now, but were
not before the war
Bliss then said that thew were thronoh az.
cept as TO the evidence of ex Senator Spencer.
which was So important that he asked post.
ponement until he could be produced.
The Court denied the motion. The prose.
cution had the right to pat him under bonds
or in Jail to .ectre bis attendance, ex. United
States Senator Though he was 1t was one of
the hazards of the case.
Merrics said if they bad known that he in
tended to leave they woull certainly have
put him under bonds This closed the case,
and recess was taken.
Bliss, in his aft iayit, say s be believes Spen.
Ger can testify that he was once present il
the room of s. w. Dorsey, when Dorsey
took from his pocket, and put in an envelope.
six one.thousand-dol!ar bills, saying he ex.
pected Brady to call soon, and wished to
show him tSpencer) what sort of q man Brady
was. and how he Dorsey, did business
Brady soon called, and after few moments
of casual talk, Dorsey said someone had left
an envelope for him. That Brady then took
it. and, without opening it, left. That Dor.
sey had said Brady was thief, and that
he Dorsey was interested In more contracts.
That Spencer can testify that Dorsey Is. W.
came to his room in New York in great
trouble and dependency, because his clerk
had gone back on him and had given the
whole story away, and had betrayed him. but
that later Dorsey told that the whole mat.
tar was'ixed up. That J. w. Basler has sat
up with the clerk all night, and persuaded
him to make an affidavit denying the original
statement. Bliss says that Spencer told the
same story to General Boynton and TO James
and John r. Van Wormer, and that he has
heard also OF other persons, to whom Spencer
told the facts.
When the Court meets tomorrow, Ipeer-
soil will file an affidavit in reply to the sffl-
davit presented by Bills to-day asking
for postporement until the presence of Spen,
Ger. as witness, can be secured. The couu-
ter affidavit follows Bliss affidavit very close.
ly, and denies its allegations, and states the
belief that Spencer never made the statement
alleged. Il concludes: "Affiant il further
informed and believes that said Spencer was
in attendance upon this Court for a long time.
and frequently asked to be put upon the
stand in this very Gaze, and frequently stated
that he knew nothing SO ainst this affiapt. and
could testify to nothing that would, in the
slightest degree, tend to implicate this affiant.
or show that he ever conspired as set forth in
the Indictment, or that he had ever done any.
thing illegally in connection With the star
routes. Affiant further says that he is in.
formed and believes, and In fact be knows
that said Spencer was here in after dance
upon this Court for long time. and frequent.
ly asked to be put upon the stand. stating
that his private business was suffering, and it
was of the greatest Importance to him to be
examined at once and discharged"
1t is expected that other sffidavits of q
fimilar character will be fled by the defense.
When the Court resssembled, Judge Wylie
said he believed it best to adjourn until TO.
morrow. The counsel meanwhile could ar.
range among themselves, if possible, the or.
der of the argument.
Congressional Committees of Inquiry,
WASHINGTON, August S.h-A joint select
Confessional committee to inouire into the
condition and wants of the American mer.
chant marine was made up to-day Il con.
sists, on the part of the Senate IF Messrs,
Miller New York; Copger and Vess: and
on the part of the House, of Messra, Page.
Chandler, Robson, Dingley, Mcmillan and
Cox. The committee will hold its first ses.
zion in New York about November 18th
The select House committee appointed to
examine into the condition and progress of
the work for the improvement of the Missis.
sippi river met this morning ard organized,
Mr.. Burroughs of Michigan being made
Chairman. 1t was agreed to hold toe first
meeting of the committee in Cairo, ILL.,, in
the first week in November next.
Postofiices Established-Changes I'm Postal
Matters.
WASHINGTON. August Sth. POSSIBILITIES
have been established at Hill, Lane county,
Or; Tiadaughnen, Tioga county, Or; and
the Office at Short, Tulare county, Cal. has
been discontinued.
Changes in the star schedule have been
made as follows: Route 46 295-Bianco
to Salinas, Cal. Leave Bianco Tuesdays
and Fridays, in time to connect with the
southwark bound train at Saliaas. Leave
oil gpoo fhn Il L.
mail trains. Route As, 327-Santa Ana to
San Luis Rey, Cal. Leave Santa Ana daily
at P. NJ, arrive of San Luis Rsy at II noon
the following day. Leave San Luis Rey
daily at l P. NJ, and arrive at Santa Ana at
IL A. NJ. the following day.
Jay Gould Sells Out TO The Western
Union Telegraph Company.
New YORK, August Sth.-The Times has
on Wall street for some time that Jay Gould
had transferred his interest in the Mutual to
the Western Union Telegraph Company. 1t
was confirmed yesterday by Jay Gould. Geo.
L. Baker, Secretary of the First National
Bank, represented the controlling 80 600
shares of the Mutual Union-1, GOO more than
a majority in the pool. Gould was supposed
to act for the Western Union, and Baker
for ths Mutual Union. The combination
8.
ton was that Gould should not use his inter.
est TO the injury of the Mutual Union. The
amount thst Gould transferred to the West
ern Union was 40, 900 shares but only 80. 900
belonged in the pool. The rest he had
picked up in small lots on the street.
General Butler and the Massachusetts,
Democrats.
BosToN, August Sth.-The Herald Of to.
day says: "Before General Butler sailed he
proposed to the Democratic managers of the
Democratic State Convention that thew
should follow the Independent Republican
Convention, or Independent Convention. and
that he should be nominated for Governor bv
the Independents, and that this nomination
should then be ratified By representatives Of
the Massachusetts Democrats who cast no.
600 votes for him in his last campaign. The
Democratic situation is this: General Butler
can have the party nomination if he will take
it straight, but there is likely to be some op.
position made to any proposition for ratify-
ing the work of another party.
Democratic Appeal for Harmony,
SARATOGA IN. W, August 8th.-Demo.
cratic Senators from the city of New York
met last evening, except Boyd (1ammany),
and adopted the following resolution
Resolred, That the Democratic Senators from New
York again reterate the appeal for harmony and
respectfully urge on the State Central Committee
the adoption of such plan for the State Conven.
tion and the selection of such ticket will COM
mand the approval of thoughtful men, and secure
the cordial support of the entire party.
A Sarcastic Campaign.
CHICAGO, August sth. An Indianapolis
special says that In response to the offer of
General Terrell, of the Republican State
Central Committee, to circulate 1000 copies
of William 81. Engiish's recent speech among
the county Republican clubs Of Indiana,
English replies, accepting the proposition,
only STIMULATING that the Republican com.
mittee shall pay the cost of preparation. The
letter is bitterly sarcastic on the subject of
temperance, and of the Republicans of Indi-
ana, and expresses the utmost qualification at
the sudden conversion of the Republican
committee.
Nothing Wrong Found Money and