Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-07-11

Matters NJ Washington.

Matters af Washington.
! WASHINGTON, July 10th-It is announced
| by those in the confidence of Senator Cameron,
J that the meeting Of the Pennsylvania Re-
| publican Committee last Wednesday resulted
| in determination not to hold q new Conven-
ton. Ii there is any compromise. it will be
the work of the central committees of the
two organizations. Mr.. Cameron is unslter
ably opposed to removing General Beaver.
He says he is the strongest candidate. He is
willing, however, to compromise on the
| others.
| UNITED STATES SENATE.
In the Senate to-day Morrill,, from the
| Finance Committee, reported the amend
ment to the House bill reducing internal
revenue taxation. They repeal the % per
cent. duty on all molasses and sugars Of
standard quality imported from abroad, fix
the duty on steel railroad bars at $50 per ton,
| and duties products OF hoop, band
scroll iron the same as on the material itself.
Ordered printed.
The bill granting right of way to the Ari-
IONA Southern Railroad through the Papago
Indian reservation in Arizona was passed.
Consideration Of the river and hsrbcr bill
was resumed, and an amendment was con-
sidered for the improvement of the Potomac
flats.
Vest said he had been informed that the
the Government ia much litigation.
Garland suggested an amendment direct.
| ing a full investigation by the Attorney-Gen-
eral as 80 the Governments title.
At this point Allison presented the confer.
ence report on the bank charter deficiency
bill. Ordered printed. and laid over until to.
morrow.
After debate the pending proposition was
amended, on motion of Sherman, to provide
| for fuuity slita tn 1eterrnina the tifla IN the
fats.
Garaud's provision also prevailed.
The original amendment, appropriatine
$500, 0C0. was then carried-yeas SO, nays Z.
Afterwsrd additional amendments pre-.
vailed, lacking on to the bill an increase Of
$4,000 for Yaquina bay, Oregon, and S25,-
600 for Cumberland river, Kentucky.
Butler moved an increase of 5000, 900, max
ing total of 100000 for Charleston har-
bor Rejected.
Harrison, from the Committee on Trans
por.ation Routes to the Seaboard, offered an
amendment authorizing the expenditure, un-
der the direction Of the Secretary OF War, of
900 for completing the surveys of the
ship canal to connect the Chesapeake and
Delaware bays, and directing report to Con-
gress as to which of the various routes sur
veyed will afford the greatest protection in
case of war, and most effectively cheaper the
cost OF transportation from Baltimore to the
Atlantic, together with the cost of the im-
provement, and the annual cost of operating
the canal when completed. Adopted.
J Plumb, from the Committee on Public
Lands, reported a bill repeating all laws
granting lands to the State OF Missouri to aid
in the construction and extension of the Iron
Mountain Railroad of that State, and to re-
i, store such lands to the public domain. Placed
on the calendar.
Without disposing of the pending bill the
Senate adjourned.
2 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
In the House day Grape submitted o
conference report on the clause enabling the
D National Banking Associations to extend
their corporation existence.
After the criticism of Randall that perhaps
the bill Disseminated against silver, the con.
e ference report was agreed to.
+ OF Western Congressman present ard vot-
ing, Cannon, George and Pacheco voted aye,
and Bedford, Berry, Cassidy, Page and Rose,
craus nay.
White introduced joint resolution pro.
posing a constitutional amendment prohibit.
D ing the abridgment of rights of citizens of the
, United States OF account of sex. Referred.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole on the sundry civil bill.
I After completing ffty-nine of the eighty
Eve pages of the bill the committee rose, and
! DllsIeT OF Maine introduced lOr the
appointment of Commission to inquire into
3 the condition of the ship.building and ship
owning interests, and suggest methods to re.
store the foreign carrying trade of the United
r States. Referred.
Adjourned.
GUITEAU's BONES.
The announcement that Guiteaus bones
are bleaching in the sun on the roof of the
Medical Meuseum draws large crowd of the
curious to-day. The bones, it is said were
removed from the boiling vat Saturday anc
! washed. They will be exposed to the sur
, nearly two weeks to bleach, after which they
. will be wired together, when the skeleton
will be ready for inspection. The bones are
z constantly guarded on the roof by colorec
man, to prevent their being stolen.
LET HER sIZzLE"-THE ADJOURNMENT
QUESTION.
The sun glared fercely upon the marble
i walls of the Capitol to-day as if to serve
notice upon the Congressman within that il
was time to quit work and give the summe,
n resorts chance.
q Senator Butler strolled out into the ofict
Of. the Secretary Of State this afternoon
Where the thermometer stood 100 in the
shade, mopped the psrspiration from his fact
. and muttered, LET her sizzle. | wish il
was fifteen degrees hotter. This weather i.
n the only thing thai will drive US out o.
e town"
"What time do you think Congress will
adjourn, If the amendments to the interna
revenue bill agreed upon by the Republican
caucus are put through" asked your CORE
spondent.
"Oh, somewhere about the Goth of August
t or the LIST of September" was the reply
o Beck is good for a speech that will occupy
one week. Morrill, will take another, and the
t Lord only knows what Morgan, Call and the
: other orators will do. The Tariff debate
means a month longer in session, that's all.
Your correspondent wandered YEARLY ovel
y to the House wing of the Capitol, anc
:, saluted Robinson of Massachusetts, for
news paragraph. This gentleman said he
+ thought Congress would adjourn by the Is!
of August.
: SENATOR KELLOGG AND THE STAR. ROUTE
q FRAUDS.
In special dispatch last Thursday the an
. nouncement was made that the Grand Jury
: was to be re-convened to consider additional
b evidence discovered tending TO throw ligh
upon the alleged frauds committed in connec
ton with the letting Of contract for star
Y route service on tie route from San Antonio
n to Corpus Christi, Texas At that time the
:, announcement was made that Senator Kel
j logg of Louisiana was connected
: with tie payment of certain postofice
drafts. aggregating in amount about $40, 000
To day the Grand Jury was reconvened by
t special order of Judge Wylie. at the request
of counsel for the Government in the stal
route cases. There were six absentees, and
jury was adjourned until Wednesday next,
the Marshal being directed in the meantime
to fill the vacancies. The principal reason for
the adjournment, however, was the absence Of
0 j. A Walsh, Of New York, formerly broker
, in this city. upon whom the Government
chiefly relies to sustain its case against Price,
Brady, and possibly Senator Kellogg. Price
formerly resided in New Orleans, where he
was commission merchant, and became &C.
f; quainted with Mr.. Kellogg. j. ]. Ellis.
who was a sub contractor on the route from
. San Antonio to Corpus Christi, it is said,
testified before the Grand Jury that Price
told him at the National Hotel in this city
/; that he had to pay So 600 to secure the order
!, of expedition which gave him $40, 204 year
additional pay. Walsh, who appeared be-
fore the Grand Jury once before,
swore, it is said, that prominent Re.
publican Senator gave him for col
lection postotfice drafts drawn by Price
against his pay OF the route from San At-
tonic to Corpus Chrigti amounting to 49,.
600; also note of Price for s.. 600 (; that in
due time the s., 900 note was paid that the
proceeds of it were equally divided between
General Brady ard the Senator, and that
from time to time he collected at the Post
office Department money on postofiice drafts
given him by the Senator, and handed over
!, the money in equal parts to Brady and the
Senator, Word was received here to-day by
the Government that Mr.. Walsh would be in
the city, prepared to testify. The risk at
1 l. Al or,,1 nf