Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-03-28
limited states senate.

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yeast.
WASHINGTON, March 27th.-Vest moved
{, recommit to the Committee on Territories
the bill for the admission of Dakota.
After discussion the motion prevailed.
The bill passed granting q pension to the
| widows of Presidents Garfield, Tyler anG
Polk.
The Tariff Commission bill coming up
Ssanwick and Anthony advocated a Commits
sion of Congressman, while Brown favored
the bill, or a civilian commission.
The agricultural appropriation bill, witt
anne ailments, was reported back.
Adjourned.
House of Representatives.
| WAsHINGToE, March Yth.-Caswell re
ported back the Pcstoffice appropriation bill
to the Committee of the Whole.
Petitions were presented asking for tn.
passage of the Lowell bankruptcy bill.
A bill was introduced by Haskell, author
izing the Department of Justice to audit th'
claims of the medical experts at the Guitear
trial, allowing not over S25 per day for each
Referred.
By King-For joint committee CT 6v,
Senators and ten Representatives., &c investi
gate the foods in the Mississippi valley, and
re- port what preventive measures wert
necessary.
Williams Wis., offered resolution re
questipg the President to inform the House
whether any protocol had been signed By
Trescott, or any other diplomatic representa-
tive of the United States. setting forth the
terms for ending the war in South America,
and, if go, to furnish the House copy, and
also with copies of the correspondence.
The bill incorporating the Garfield Memo,
rial Hospital was taken up.
Neal Of Ohio explained that the purpose OF
the bill was to make the corporation per-
petual.
Cobb of Indiana predicted that if the bill
should pass, the Government of the United
States would be called upon to erect the build.
ing and maintain the institution.
Humphrey of Wisconsin thought the incor.
porators should have recourse to the general
| incor poration law for accomplishing their
| purpose.
Blouut of Georgia said some inoorporators,
under cover of the name of Garfield, and
pretending to seek to erect memorial to
him, came here seeking to accomplish by that
means what they had failed to accomplish
heretofore upon its merits. l. was mockery
of the name of Garfield for them to come in
here with this old measure, and he trusted
that the House would repudiate the spirit
| which had been shown.
Wilson of West Virginia offered an amend
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ton shall apply TO Congress for aid, any ap
Precipitation made for that purpose shal
operate as repeal of this Act.
Pending action the bill and amendment,
were, on motion of Holmes of Indiana, re-
committed, with instructions to the committee
TO report an amendment to the general incor'
poration law of the District of Columbia, by
means of which the hospital can be incorpora
ted and be perpetual. under the present
law no association can De incorporated for q
longer period than twenty years.
Bayne Of Pennsylyanis introduced joint
resolution requesting the President to take
such steps as are necessary to secure the
negotiation of an additional treaty between
the United States and Great Britain, which
will provide for the extradition of such
fugitive criminals as may be charged with
serious crimes or felonies, or who may have
escaped from the execution or the completion
of their sentences, and who are not extra.
ditable under the existing treaty. Referred.
Adj urned.
Miscellaneous Washington Items.
WASHINGTON, March 9th. - Shipherd is
" flirting" with erysipelas now, and his
physicians say it will bs several days before
| he can appear.
Scovilie starts for home to morrow. The
final meeting before Judge Cox of Corkhiil
and Scoville 20 consider the bill of exceptions
will be held this afternoon. There is no
prospect that the bill of exceptions viii be
granted.
Guiteau exhibits much interest in reading
accounts OF executions. lie read reports OF
the seven haugings Last Friday, and remark
ing that they all oied without showing fear,
said I'm die without finching, TOO. if Pm
executed. See ii don's." He insists, how
ever, that he will set naw trial.
| 60 ka.r a.r,la tlxrA ata inn
to oppose the admission of Dakota as State
into the Union. At the request of the Dem
! ocratic members Of the Senate Territorial
| Committee the bill fsvoriog It's admission Is
rec )mmitted, so that they could submit a ini-
nority report against it.
The Supreme Court did not reach de-
cision to-day in the matter of the petition Of
| Sergeant Mason for writ Of habeas corpus
and certiorari.
| The President has nominated Sterling 2.
! Rounds, of Illinois, to be Public Printer,
Ewin A. Trealand to be United States Mar
shall for the Eastern District of Utah, and
Mrs Virginia @. Thompson to be PosImis-
tress at Louisville, KY.
The Judge Advocate. General has submitted
his report TO the Secretary of War on the
Sergeant Mason case. He holds that Mason
| is not lawfully confined, and that the proceed
ings of the Court-martial are invalid
The circulation Of standard silver dollars
for the week ending Marcn 18th was 1S9. 900,
against 141, 492 for the corresponding week Of
1881.
Members of the New jersey delegation say
that Secretary Fre!inghuysen is opposed to
the approval Of the Chinese bill, and that he
will advise the President to veto it.
Agent Miles writes that the crops OF tie
Arapahoes and Cbeyennes have failed en-
tirely, and unless raticns are issued a oisas-
trous outbreak is likely.
| The House sub Election Committee favor
seating Mackey OF South Carolina.
| A freud Of Mrs Garfield has letter from
her, setting forth the annoysnces she suffers
| FRI m una, tlorized publishers, biographies
and portraits of General Garfield and family.
| a. d. Bond pleaded not guilty to the in
dictments against him in the straw bond
cases. One is for subornation Of perjury, and
! two for conspiracy.
The President and His Course.
! CHICAGO, March 27th.-The Times Wash
| iugton special says: An interesting Dispatch
founded on the Presidents invitation to ex-
| Secretary Blaine to his State dinner, quotes
| Chauncey NJ. Depew, the Presidents former
| intimate, as saying that it shows Arthur .
consummate tact. Depew continued: "Ths
President is an adroit, far-seeing and emi.
nently tartful man, with plenty of resources
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dangerous small mistakes, and he knows bet
ter than almost any New York politician
how to fight man politically, aud yet keep
on good terms with him personally. He hiss
not allo we'd Blaine, therefore, to become per
sonally estranged. and will not allow it SO
long as Blaine fights like gentleman. He
! and Arthur will be as they always have been.
close personally, and they have had mutual
respect and admiration for each other" This,
coming from Mr.. Depew. has almost the
force Of an authoritative declaration Of the
| purpose of Blaine and Arthur. The New
York politicians who have been here had
\ their respect for Arthur increased at the ex-
perse Of their intimacy with him. The crowd
which he used to collect about him in the
days of his politich leadership in New York
at first supposed that they could go to the
! White House. slap him on the shoulder. call
him "Chet." and ask him to take drink, as
of yore. They very soon found out their
rr;s.aLa No man p-ohah1v in tha White