Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-07-10
Affairs at the National Capital.
TIE uAPRnR nF RFFnGE

The HAhBOR VI kEtUHE'
WASHINGTON, July 9th.-The Senate. in
perfecting the river and harhor bill yester.
day, refused to egree to provision authoriz-
appropriation of $3.50, 900 made by the Act of
1879 for harbor of refuge on the Pacific
coast, and in the construction of the harbor
at Port Oxford. In the debate on the pro-
position, it was stated by Senator Mcmillan
that the Board of Engineers appointed to
locate the barbor of refuge had not deter
mined TO locate it at Port Oxford; in fact
did not agree to the necessity Of such bar.
Dor. Senator Grover, of Oregon, and Miller
of California urged an agreement to the
amendment, setting forth the necessity OF
harbor of refuge. but the proposition was
finally voted down.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE BENICIA ARSENAL.
Among the items agreed upon in the sun.
dry civil bill yesterday were the following for
the Bsnicia Arsenal. For completing the
erection of machine and armorers shop and
the rebuilding Of the blacksmith shop and
carpenters shop, $50, 900 for the purchase
of one steam engine. So 600; to complete
repairs on the wharf, $1,000. Representative
Berry endeavored to have the approx Ration
for the arsenal increased to 800 600, but
failed.
NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH CRIPPLED.
Owing to the insufficient appropriation the
National Board of Health will close the sta.
lions on the line of emigrant travel to the
West. This action will involve the suspsn-
sion of the inland inspection of foreign immi-
grants for the discovery and prevention OF
trar smission Of smallpox at ten stations.
distributed on the trunk lines of railway in
the North, and the inspection of infected veg
sells arriving at our ports from yellow fever
ports abroad.
POSTAL CHANGES FOR THE PACIFIC COAST.
The following Pacific coast postal changes
were made during the past week: Estab-
lished-Pujol, San Diego county. CAL, Ma
cedonia Machado, Postmaster Huntington,
Baker county, o., James M. Huntington,
Postmaster Walnut Grove, Yavapai county,
Arizona, Ambrose d. Jacoby, Postmaster.
| Discontinued-South Fork, Niodoc county,
| Cal Postmasters appointed-Wm. L. Sum-
mers Madelin, Lassen county, Cal. Henry
J. Barton, Oak Bar, Siskiyou county, Cal. !;
| u. J. Mclaughlin, Coos City, Coos county,
Or; Henry d. Randall. Olet, Wasco county,
| Or; l.. P. Carter, Sodaville, Linn county,
| Or.
THIS WEEKS BUSINESS IN THE HOUSE.
There is a good deal of uncertainty as to
the order of business in the House this
week after the sundry civil bill
is out of the way. The caucus
held on Saturday evening reached no con-
clusion on the subject, and individual mem.
bers seem to be at sea. 1t is expected that
after the sundry civil bill is disposed Of,
| Chairman Grape, of the Barking and Cur
reucy Committee, will be allowed to make
his report, recommending a concurrence of
| the House in Senate amendments to the bill
to extend the charters of national banks, and
the discussion of this question may occupy
day; but after that all is uncertainty.
The Republican caucus to be held on
Wednesday will probably map out the
course to be followed. At any rate, it will
settle the question whether or not the re-
naming election cases will be taken up this
session, and it is probable that it will settle
| it ia the negative. The sentiment at the last
caucus, as far as expressed, seems to have
been against taking up the election cases, the
opinion being generally expressed that it
would be simply impossible to get together
quorum of Republicans on these last days of
the session. Without a quorum of their own
members present it will be useless for the Re-
publicans to call up the election cases in the
hope of seating their men, so that however
anxious the Elections Committee may be to
clear their docket, they will most likely be
compelled to wait until the next session. If
it is decided not to take up the election cases,
then the work of the House will depend to
great extent on what is done in the Senate.
Tomorrow the District of Columbia business
is the special ordsr, and it will hardly be laid
aside for the purpose of proceeding with the
sundry civil bill, Should it not be, then
it will be Wednesday, at least,
before q final vote is reached on the last
mentioned bill, and following that will come
the national bank bill, after which the House
will be ready to receivs back from the Senate
the amended internal revenue bill. Should
either of the two principal amendments
agreed upon by the Republican Senatorial
caucus-the reduction of duty on Bessemer
steel rails, and for the repeal of the twenty
| fvs per cent tax on sugar-be added to the
bill in the Senate, it will meet with consider
able opposition in the House from the South.
ern sugar men in the one case, and from the
iron men in the other. II some of the other
proposed amendments, such as Beck's, for a
reduction of the tax on tobacco, are agreed to
in the Senate, in addition to either of those
before mentioned, then protracted discus
sion is likely to follow on the question of con.
currence in the House.
THE STAR ROUTE CASES.
According to rumor tonight, the new in.
dictments in the star routes cases include
Thomas J. Brady, John W. and Stephen
Dorsey, prominent United States Senator
and John A, Walsh, and will be based on
transactions connected with the Salisbury
contracts on Louisiana and Texas routes. It
is also rumnred that Walsh will be used as
witness against the others.
The River Disaster-Recovered and Miss.
lag.
MINGo JUNCTION (O) July 9th.-A thor
ough search has been made over the entire
river for many miles below the scene Of the
Scioto disaster. From all sources of infor-
nation the following list of bodies recovered
and missing have been made up, and is be-
lieved to be perfect, though possibly one or
two strangers were on board for whom In
quiries have not been made:
Recovered The little drummer boy"
Charlie Laith. Bell Brandon, Sarah Kiddy,
E. P. Smith, Ella Smith, Joe Canon,
David Togo, Lincoln Wright, VIM. Ewing,
Lewis Harper, Lolita Smith. Steward Pipes,
H. A. Hayes, George A. Pinkerton. John
Marsh, Charles Davidson, John Prosser,
John Stevenson, Bailey Woods, M. g. Ste
vens, Samuel Hunter, c. B. Armstrong.
Thomas Crosa, Morris Danraher-all Of
more, Thomas Beardmore. John Christy,
John Tomlinson, Eugene Farler, B. Steb-
bins, Michael EmerliDg, Wilson Paul, Carrie
Beardmore, Daniel Fried, James r. Ham
mon, Maria Booth, o. Cummings-all of
East Liverpool. Thompson Henmarksr. of
Hamiltontown, w. Va. John Rosenberg.
Sunfsh. G. E. Sprague, Hammonsville, 0.
Charles Swearingel, Kensington, o. Ed.
Duffey, Steubenville, o. Dan Thomas, the
Captains son. Clarington, y. d. G. Shan
non, Alexandria, o. John Grounds, Walker,
o. Willie Woods, Walker, o. John Hart,
Cleveland. Charles Elliott, Beaver Falls, o.
Flora Z. Culp, Somerset, o. John d. Cum
mings, Sslenaville, o.
Missing-Arthur Hosgland, of Wellsville,
o. Albert Snow, Mrs. Michael Emerling.
Stephen Kent and Lincoln Beardsmore-aIl
of East Liverpool Cornelius Palmer, Wash.
iDgton, Pa. Total recovered, 81; total
missing, 6. Possibly they will find the bal
ance of the missing when the boat is moved.
The Scioto still lies at the bottom Of the
river. The scene of the disaster is visited by
excursions, and three thousand people were
on the ground to-day. Some of the boats
were about as badly overloaded as the i'll.
fated Scioto.
Brains Beaten Out With u BludgeOn.
CHICAGO, July 9sh.-About o'clock this
morning Joel Prescott, an old and respected
citizen, was found lying in doorway in the
basement at the rear of bis bathing-house on
Desplalns street, with his brains beaten out
with some blunt instrument, and his pockets
turned inside out. He was still alive, but
died soon afterward. The object was evil
IDENTIFY robbery, but the murderer got MOTH
ing, as it was subsequently discovered that he
had placed a considerable sum of money and
his watch in secret place. -Four persons
have been arrested, but there is apparently
little evidence against them.
Wheat Crop In Illinois.
SPRINGFIELD, July 9th.-The State De-
partment of Agriculture reports to July LIST
on the state of the wheat crop. The sum-
mary says: The winter wheat crop seldom
if ever promised more abundant yield. and
the quality is excellent. The crop has been
harvested in the southern and most of the
central counties. New wheat IL being
marketed as fast as it can be thrashed. The
continued rain iuterfered with harvesting in
central Illinois, making it impossible in many
instances to use reapers on account of
the condition of the soil. The result is that
farmers have to resort to cradles. and there
is danger of the grain being damaged by
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