Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-04-15


ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-USIoNl
WASHINGTON, April 14th.-The Shiphert
investigation was resumed to- day. Witnes
said the subject of war with Chile wa
never discussed with Blaine or Blair. H
was not aware that Grant wrote letter say
ing it was time the United States should stel
in. Decline to state what was said in th,
talk with the President, further than that h,
presented letter of introduction from
Grant. He assured the committee tha
nothing was said in reference to the allega
tions which led to the investigation. though
the talk lad some relation to the Peruvian
Company.
Counsel asked witness to reconcile the fac
that on the 18th Blaine sent dispasch indi
eating that the Peruvian Company was s
bubble, and that on the 1S.h he (Shipherd
saw the President, and on the 19sh Blaine
sent dispatch entirely different from that o
the 17th.
Witness said it was only the commence
ment of facts. He would not attempt ar
explanation.
Senator Eaton, witness said, accepted q
retainer from the Peruvian Company. His
understanding of the marginal note on
Blaine's dispatch to Hurlbut, $50 in, Steve,
was that the Department wanted Hurlbut tc
go on in the course he was pursuing, regard.
less of the text of the dispatch.
Witness denied that he had certain CORE.
spondence which Blaine would not like &c
have published. He never received an auto
graph letter from Blaine. and tine correspond
ence between them had all been published.
Brown, the Chief Clerk of the State De.
partment, was then questioned regarding Ger.
tain documents, and he identified letter
written by Camsncho, the Venezuelan Charge
d'Affaires, which was indorsed by Hurlbut
and returned to the State Department. II
was the letter which Shipherd had inclosed &c
Hurlbut, with request to deliver it to Ari.
Zona.
United States Senate.
WASHINGTON, April 14th.-Lapbam pre-
sented remonstrance transmitted to him by
the Chamber of Commerce of New York,
from business men of that city engaged in
the China trade, and embracing the sigma.
lures of banks, bankers and insurance compa.
MES, against the passage of any law prohibit.
ing Chinese immigration. It sets forth thai
such legislation is contrary to our national
policy, an unnecessary affront to friendly
nation, pre- eiudicial to the genera, interests ef
the country, 10 reducing, if not destroying,
our growing commerce with China, which
promises to be of vast Importance.
Lapham said the petitioners were animated
by that spirit which universally prevailed in
his boyhood. and which was expressed in one
stanza in the song of Jefferson and Lib.
erty," with which all were familiar:
Here strangers from thousand short9,
Compelled by tyranny to roam
Shall find, amid abundant stores,
free and happy home.
The paper went to the Committee o.. For.
eign Relations.
Voorhees, addressed the Senate upon his
resolution declaring the conduct of the State
Department in relation to the arrest and i'm
prisonment by the British authorities Of
Daniel McSweeny and other American citi
zens, in violation of American law, inconsist.
ent with the value of American citizershir
and derogatory to the honor of the United
States
Upon the close of Voorhees, remarks the
galleries, containing many members of the
Land League Convention, manifested appro-
baton.
Sherman remarked that the statute which
protects the rights of foreign.born citizens
had been erased by the Republican party, and
that party had established the right Of ex-
patriation. Upon his suggestion, the resolu
ton of Voorhees, was referred to the Commit.
tee on Foreign Relations, with a view to in.
quiry into all the facts of the case.
Adjourned till Monday.
House OF Representatives.
WASHINGTON, April 14th.-Willis of Ker.
lucky presented a minority report on the
anti Chinese bill, and it was referted T. 80
House calendar.
The report states that the minority Of the
members have desired to report bill fixing
the term of suspension at fifteen years and
restoring the penalty clause; but that in
view of the statement that Page would on
Monday endeavor to pass his bill under a
suspension of the rules, they had determined
not to report ffteen-year bill, but to
vote for Pages motion. They filed a
report, however, for the purpose of for
maliy stating their preference for ff-
teen-year suspension. They base their ar
gument in support of that proposition
upon the popular demand of the people of
ings, and on the fact that to that people a
suspension of even twenty years was not
acceptable. j. +. Swift, the only member Of
the Commission who represented the anti
Chinese sentiment, had declared that ten
years suspension was worse than nothing and
that it would not restore to its normal condi-
tion the Industrial and business interests OF
California, or come up to the expectation OF
the psople of that section.
Adjourned.
To-morrow's session will be for debate only
on the Tariff Commission bill
Cabinet Meeting.
WASHINGTON, April 14th.-The Cabinet
was in session two hours to-day. All the
members were present. The principal ques.
tious under consideration were the CO. aing
Monetary Conference in Paris, the trouble
with the cowboys in Arizona and the Fitz.
John Porter case. The latter was finally dig.
posed of so far as the Executive is concerned,
but the action taken is not positively known
Immediate Passage Urged.
WASHINGTON, April 14th.-The RepuJli
can, the official organ, urges the passage OF
the Chinese bill, as modified, before the ar
rival of the 1000 Chinese now en route to San
Francisco. 1t will allay public feeling and
prevent possible riot. The bill will proba-
bly, pass, under a suspension of the rules,
Monday, and be pushed through the Senate
and signed.
PrO.Chinese Petition.
New YORK, April 14th.-A petition signed
by the representatives of all the banks in the
Clearing g-house Association, by all of the
members of the sugar, tea and coffee trades,
py 80 Poi Scut' VI tuc ury ROOub lThue anu ny
n per cent. of the insurance people, against
restriction OF Chinese immigration, claiming il
to be an afffont TO a friendly country, was
forwarded to President Arthur from this city
Wednesday.
Confirmed by the Senate.
WASHINGTON, April 14th.-The nomina
tion of Edward F. Barton. to be Superiu
teudent of the Mint at San Francisco, was
to-day confirmed by the Senate.
Captain Howgate's Escape.
WASHINGTON. April 14sh.-The escape ol
Captain Howgate is the principal topic oi
conversation to-day. It is not probable that
Howgate will be seen in this country again.
Nellie Burrill, 1.-THE woman in the case, - is
still missing, and probably either Joined him
or preceded him to place agreed upon. She
has been in the habit of visiting the jail anc
spending hours in consultation with him in
the Warden's office. Great indignation /,
felt here at the loose manner in which so no
torious criminal and viclator of social de-
cency has been handled.
The Senate Foreign Relations COMMITTED
and the Chinese Bill.
WASHINGTON. April 14.h.-The Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations took up the
Chinese bill to-day, but at the request Of
Senator Edmunds, who has been absent