Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-02-07
The House subcommittee favors the adj
mission Of Washington Territory as State.
Cougressmer Csueht Manning,

The House subcommittee favors the ad-
mission of Washington Territory as State.
Congrcssmen Caught Mapping.
WAsBISeroN, February Chin the House
to-day Burrows OF Michigan moved to sus-
pend tie rules and pass the bill defining the
qualifications of Territorial Delegates In the
House of Representatives. 1t provides that
no person who is guilty of bigamy or polyg-
amy shall be eligible to seat in Congress as
Delegate from any Territory. The Rouse
was in very inattentive mood, and when the
Speaker put the question there were few
responses. He, however, declared the mo-
ton carried. and the bill passed. 1t was
only then that burst OF laughter appIlsed
MANY members of the measure which had
been adopted.
Another Scandal Probable.
WASHINGTON, February 6.h.-The passage
of the resolution in the House to-day, calling
upon the State Department to supply the
names omitted from the letters by Shep-
herd to the Department relative to the Pc
ruvian company, it is said, will bring to light
the fact that two or three Senators were in
terested with Shepherd. Senator Blair is
prepared to make personal explanation Of
his relations to the matter, in which it is
represented that he was informed by officers
of the State Department before accepting
his retainer, that the subject could never
come before Congress, and was purely a
private enterprise.
Hearing Postponed.
WASHINGTON, February 9th. = Delegate
Cannon, the Mormon apostle, has asked the
House Judiciary Committee to delay action
on the Shellabarger bill to suppress polyg-
amy. One reason he gives is his own great
grief at the news Of the death of one of his
wives. He desires to be heard by the com.
mittee before the bill is acted upon. 1t has
been decided to postpone the hearing until
Wednesday.
The New Orleans Excursion"
New ORLEANS, February 6sh.-Everyth
is in readiness for the Ryan-Sullivan exeur.
sion tomorrow. The first train. embracing
thirty four passenger coaches, will land at
A. NJ.
1t is understood that the battle-ground viii
be between Rigolett Pass and Christian.
The Chicago. Cincinnati and Memphis con-
tingents arrived tonight. Betting continues
about even.
During the day it was reported that the
Governor would stop the fight. He was as
surad positively that the battle-ground was
not beyond the State line, but at a point on
the New Orleans and Mobile Railroad, within
the limits of Louisiana. and it looked at one
time as If the mill would be postponed.
Late in the evening Sullivan agreed to the
choice of place beyond the Louisiana line.
He would not, however, sign new articles:
A very large crowd assembled at the Mo-
bile depot in the afternoon, to witness the
departure of the pugilists. Ryan and his
seconds, James Dunn, of Brooklyn, and Tom
Kelly, of st. Louis, left on the train, intend
tha md
take the train in the morning. Sullivan re-
matted in the city. Both men are in fine
form, ard say they are ready to enter the
ring at any moment.
Tickets for the excursion, costing $40, sold
rapidly.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Company has provided thirty FIVE coaches,
having a capacity of over 5000 passengers.
About 1900 persons go from this city.
There is some apprehension of free fight
at the ring side, which may break up the
mill. New Orleans sporting men say they
will do all in their power to secure fair play.
MORE ABOUT THE "hILL."
NEw YORK, February 7th-A. M,-The
Herald's New Orleans special on the coming
prizs tight says: The place selected by the
Ryan party, who had the naming of the bat
tle-ground, was Fort Chefmenteur, near Lake
but when Governor McHenry
learned this he at once forbade the fighters
from using the grounds there, stating that it
was Government property, and he considered
it his duty to protect itfrom being used for any
such degrading purpose as prize fighting. A
change Of base had to be made, and council
Of war was called Immediately. New
articles had to be drawn up, and after hurry
ing from camp to camp, satisfactory
w. ri
met at private house, where quite stormy
discussion ensued. Joe Goss said to Sulii-
van, who was present. Don't sign these
articles. Paddy Ryan is not his name it is
Patrick" Every one present was nom
plussed at this, aud thought that there
would be no fight; but Harry Hill said that
the fight should not fall through. and that he
would take coach and see if Ryan would
sign Patrick instead of Paddy. This he did,
and in two hours Hill returned with the new
articles drawn up, with Rysn's signature
attached. Sullivan then signed the
articles, to the great delight of the sporting
TIE present law against prize-fghtina
passed one house of the Legislature only,
and has not yet become the law of the State
of Mississippi, and in that State the fight
will take place. There will be the largest
crowd at the ring side to witness this fight
that ever appeared before on a like occasion
in America. The fight will be beyond doubt
a grand one for the time it will last, but the
opinion seems to be general that it will noi
last long, as neither of the men can Withstand
the powerful blows they will have to receive
from each other. Half an hour t most is all
that is allowed by the trainers of the men as
the time for the battle to last, and each is
san9uine that his charge will win in that time.
The south American Question
NEW York, February 6th.-The T1sbune's
editorial says: The account given in the
Washington dispatches that the instructions
to TIescots were considered and amended by
President Arthur disposes of the silly story
that he was not fully aware OF their purport
and approved them. Il appears that the
document was twice read to him. At the
first reading he made four alterations in it,
and supported the addition of paragraph
which Blaine himself wrote. After hearing
the instructions read as thus amended, he
gave them his unqualified approval. Further
more their general scope was the subject of
conversation between the President and Tres
colt before they were put upon paper, and
the sentence which Freiipghuysen afterwaro
made the text of his revoking dis.
patch was written by Trescott after
that conversation, and not by Blaine
Nothing remains to be said about the remark
able change which came over our diplo.
macy, after Frelinghuysen succeeded Blaine,
except that the President altered his mind all
of sudden. A bold and possibly too az
gressive policy, fofwhich the President was re-
sponsibe, was converted in day into one of
timid and retreating conservatism. Perhaps
Blaine made mistake in too vigorously op-
posing the annexation of Peruvian territory
by Chile. but his policy was Arthur's policy
up to the time he left the State Department,
and il it was not in all respects wise, Arthur
was fully committed to it. We have not
heard any good excuse for the conduct If the
Administration in blowing hot and cold upon
question of grave diplomatic Importance in
the short space OF two nonths.
A Chicago Commission Merchant in
Trouble.
CHICAGO, February 6ab.-There was con-
siderable excitement among the firms doing
business on Change to-day, on account of
the non-appearance of Henry j. jaeger, who
il alleged to be defaulter in the sum of ST.
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