Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-02-25

to ELL strictly frst-class foreign mis-
| sion. In the executive session of tn,
Senate to-day Farley rose to make warn
Endorsement of Sargent's nomination, and ad
vocate its immediate confirmation, but wa
presented by the interposition of an objec
ton but for which Sargent would uudoubt
eddy have been confirmed this afternoon. L
is safe to say that 1t will be long time be
fore California will again have so good &
chance for representation in the Cabinet
Meanwhile it may be satisfaction to know
that the present dissppointmeDts involve NJ
| discredit, either to the State OF the character
of the individual whom most Of her citizens
desired to see appointed.
senator Ef0ar Opposed 10 COnklina's Ap
pofptment.
| WASHINGTON, February 24th.-When the
nomination of Senator Conkling as Associate
| Justice Of the Supreme Court was read il
the executive session of the Senate this after
noon, a motion was made to take it I'D fol
immediate consideration. Senator Hoal
thereupon took the floor and warmly said
that while he conceded Conkling's great
abilities, and that DO man since Webster had
surpassed him in intellectual force, he be.
lieved Conkiing had used his powers for bad
purposes, and he did not believe him
honest. His elevation to the Supreme
Bench, said Hoar, with great excitement
of manner, and pounding his desk with
emphasis, would be a disgrace to the judicial
ermine, and he therefore interposed an objec
ton to the present consideration of the nomi-
nation, aud insisted that it should take the
regular course of reference TO the Judiciary
Committee. A single objection being suffi-
cient to prevent immediate consideration, the
nomination was accordingly referred to that
committee under the rules, without oppor.
| tnDitu for hat TO -,
marks.
Gorhain on sargents appointment.
WASHINGTON, February 24th.-The Ma
tsoaat Republican of Saturday morning says
| The nomination of ex-senator Sargent, OF
| California, to Minister to Berlin, is a de.
served recognition of the known ability and
uprightness of one of our most valuable pub
| lie men. Those with whom Sargent served
six years in the House of Representatives and
six years in the Senate will bear unanimous
testimony that his public career is without
stain, and all who knew him in his private
life know that he is above reproach. The
only attacks ever made on him were either
from sources which were misinforrned or un-
worthy. His reputation is too solid to be
affected by them. He will reflect credit upon
our diplomatic service.
United states Senate.
WASHINGTON, February 2f5A.-Bayard Of
fered the following:
WHEREAS, The publication has been widely made
by the public press Of the United States of certain
alleged CONNIE cial contracts between certain com
panies and copartnerships of individuals relative to
exports of guano and nitrates from Peru, in which
the mediation by this Government between Peru, Bo
ivia and Chile is declared to be condition for the
eectuation and continuance of said contract there
fore be it
Res0lUed, That the Committee on Foreign Rela
tonS be and hereby is instructed to inquire whether
any promises stipulations by which Intervention
by the United States in the controversies existing
between Chile and Peru or Chile and Bolivia, has
been expressed or implicitly given by any persons
or person officially connected with the Government
of the United States, or whether the influence of
the Government of the United States has been in
any way eXerted promised or intimated in connec-
ton with IN relation to said contracts by any one
| officially connected with the Government OF the
United States and whether any one officially con-
neeted with the Government of the United States is
interested, directly indirectly, with any such
alleged contracts, in which the mediation afors-
said Of the United States is rected TO be condition
| Referred to the Committee on Foreign Re.
lations.
The Senate then went into executive ses-
sion.
When the doors were reopened the Senate
adjourned till Monday, with the understand
| ing that Mondays session shall be merely
formal, and that consideration of the Chinese
bill shall be taken up after the morning hour
| Tuesday
Senator Miller will open the debate, and it
is hoped that final vote on the measure may
| be reached before the adjournment Wednes-
day..
House OF Representatives.
WASHINGTON, February 24th-Belmont
| offered resolution, directing the Committee
| on Foreign Affairs to inquire into and report
to the House respecting the abstraction from
! the files of the State Department of certain
letters and documents referred TO in letter
of the Secretary of State of February 18th
also, respecting the making of any contract in
Paris or elsewhere by and between any for.
eign corporation or company and an Ameri-
can citizen concerning any concession made
| by Peru to any French or foreign company,
wherein allusion was made to the diplomatic
action of the United States.
Kasson offered as a substitute the following
resolution:
WHEREAS, 1t is alleged, in connection with the
Chile-Peruvan correspondence recently and otfici
ally published on a call of the two houses of Con
gress, that more Ministers Plenipotentiary o.
the United States either personally interested
or improperly connected with business transaction
in which the intervention Of this Government was
requested or expected and whereas, it is alleged
that certain papers in relation to the subject
have been improperly lost or removed from the files
| ResoLced, That the Committee on Foreign Affair."
be instructed inquire into said allegations,
tain the facts relating thereto, and report the
with such recommendations as may be deemed
proper.
Belmont accepted the substitute, and it was
adopted without objection.
The House then went into Committee OF
! the Whole on the private calendar.
The Chinese BIZ In the Senate.
| "a
noon the Senate, by vote of thirty against
sixteen, took up the Chinese bill, and ther
went into executive session, leaving is as I'M
! finished business for to morrow when Miller
will have the floor. The bill was taken up
on motion of Miller, in spite of the attempt
made by Bayard to obtain precedence for the
tariff commission bill
The Mason Court.martIaI.
WASHINGTON, February 2{th. = La the
Mason Court-martial to-day, the Court OF.
dered subpoena issued for j. G.. Robinson,
late Major of the Seventh Ohio Volunteers.
It is the intention to show by this witness
that Mason served with this regiment bravely
and faithfully, and was severely wounded,
after which there was marked change in his
temperament and disposition.
Woodward, turnkey of the jail. described
Guiteau as qnsking with fear after the bullet
entered the window. He described the per
fcration by the missile in the sssassin's coat,
as it hung against the wall of the cell.
| Captain w. P. Graves identified the &C
cused, and related the circumstances attend
ing the prisoners surrender. He testified to
Mason saying, " hope have blown him in
two"
First Lieutenant E. G. T. Richmond, Of
the Second Artillery, reading from notes
which he had made three minutes after The
occurrence, said that Mason, approaching,
exclaimed, g hope have killed nim. I do
not know whether l have or not" Soon also