Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-12-12
Unifed STATES senate.

| tfoQuceu Dill Tor the Iofft1tur6 OF unearneQ
lands of the Oregon Central Railroad. Re-
ferred.
| Van Wyck offered a resolution that the
! Secretary OF War state whether any corpora
ton ID building railroad through the Mo.
brara Military Reservation without the au-
| thority of Congress, whether the military
authorities have allowed it, and why.
Hawlty, from the Civil Service Commit.
tee. reported with amendments his nom
assessment bill, ana said when the Pendlston
bill comes up he will tffer this as an addi-
tional section.
After the morning hour the bankrupt bill
was considered, the question being Browns
motion to postpone indefinitely. Lost-S4
to &c.
Hoar's bill was then adopted as substitute
~ "a to 80, and sent TO the committee for re-
| vision.
After an executive session the Senate ad-
iourned.
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, December 1lth.-Bsmont
of New York, a member Of the Committee
on Foreign Affair.", presented his views on the
Nicaragua Canal question. Ordered printed.
Townshend Of illinois offered q resolution
reciting that il is alleged that certain existing
railway lines of transportation have entered
into combination for the purpose of pre-
| venting the construction Of competing lines
into Territories and through States, thereby
establishing monopolies of transportation,
and directing tie Committee on Commerce
to report without delay, prohibiting and pun
ishing such combination.
Strait of Minnesota objected to present
consideration, and it was referred 20 the Com
| mittee on Commerce.
| Under the call Of States, a number of bills
were introduced and referred.
Springer of Illinois introduced bill pro-
posing a constitutional amendment relative to
| the election of the President aud men, Aers of
| Congress. Il fixes the terms of the Z resi-
dent and Vcs- President az elk years. and
makes the President eligible to election for
the next succeeding term; aboishes the
| Electoral College, and provides for direct
vote for President; every State shall be en-
titled to as many votes as it has Senators and
representatives. in Congress, and the vote of
each State shall be cast in proportion of the
| popular vote ia the State for each candidate.
| The term Of members of Congress is fixed at
three years, and each session shall begin on
the first Wednesday in January. In count
| ing the votes cast for President in Joint Con.
ventiop, each Senator and member shall have
one vote.
The District of Columbia bill was then con-
sidered, and the Speaker announced few CD.
/ pointments on committees.
Adjourned.
Three More States knocking for Adj
| mission,
CHICAGO. December 11sh.-The Journals
| Washington special says: 1t is quite prob
able that o couple of new States may be ad-
mitted, perhaps three. Washington, Dakota
and New Mexico viii make very vigorous
efforts for admission. Already favorable re-
ports have teen made upon Washington and
Dskots. Their admission would give tie
Republicans increased strength in the San.
ate, where the majority ia 50 small as to be
quite serious matter. Representative men
from New Mexico are also here, uraing the
admission of that Territory, but "a its poll
tics are g little uncertain it will not probably
be successful in its efforts.
Logan and the Fitz JOhn Porter Case.
| WASHINGTON, December 11th.-Wben the
i bill for the relief of General Fitz John Por.
ter is reached in the Senate Senator Losan
Says he will oppose il to the end. In con.
versstion on the spbjsct this morning, when
reminded that General Grant and others
were bringing strong pressure to bear in
| Porter favor, the Senator said he did not
| thirk Grant was any better Informed about
the case than he, and at all events he hsd no
vote on the pending b IL.
The Jeanette inquiry.
WASHINGTON, December 1lth.-Before the
Jeannette Court this morning NindermGn
| testified that Collins was ALWAYS treated "a
gentleman and an officer so far as he knew.
He then described little difficulty which he
| (Nindermar) had with Captain De Long on
| September &c. 1881, bus said it only
amounted to his being placed under arrest
foz an hour. His examination has been
closed, and it is expected that the Cuurt will
be occupied several days in reading the testi-
ncny.
The Eatfer-Day sainfs.
CHICAGO, December 1lth.-It is not gen.
| orally known that there is branch of the
| sef-stJled Orthodox Recognized Church of
Latter-Day Saints. which violently OPPOSES
what it calls tie HeteIodox Church, Thi,
body is presided over by Joseph Smith, Jr.,
son of him unto whom was revealed MANY
things" The Chicago Saints assemble twice
every Sunday in small room at No. 213
Madison street, which CT. week days is de.
voted to tie ritual Of various secret societies,
and around the walls Of which spiritual ex.
hortstions Of the one and the mysterious ban.
ners Of Others are displayed in glaring con-
trast. These Saints stand by tie works of
Joseph Smith. and find in them what they
consider convincing arguments fer tire cen.
demnstion of polygamy. The services are
much the same as those of the Methodists.
and are conducted at present by w. II.
Kelley.
The Kansas Crime.
HUTCHINSON ks, December 1lth-Ad.
vices just received By the Ners from King
mss, indicate high state of excitement in
that county over the alleged uuearthipg of a
dark crime that has slept for two years. "
| appears that two years ago gigantic lard
swindle was in operation in that county, and
included in its active participants the Sheriff
ard County Attori ey. The fraudulent
scheme was discovered, and all the parties
arrested. Sheriff NcLane broke j ail and es
capped, while County Attorney SpIowles gave
bail ard suddenly disappeared from the
neighborhood, and it was SUI posed that be
had jumped his bonds. A relative of
Sprowles, fearing foul play from his corfsd
crates sent Pinkerton detective to King
The result was the finding CT piece Of
| charred coat on the farm Of one Carr that
had two bullet holes in IT, and it was identi-
] fed as that of Sprowles'. Carr was one of
the men implicated in the land swindle, and
it is supposed that all hands interested in the
case killed Sprowles, to prevent his giving
States evidence. Arrests are being made.
The Coming Prize Fights.
CHICAGO, December 11th-A reporter this
afternoon interviewed jim Elliott, who is to
| fight Allen in the coming contest. He started
with the assertion that he would fight any
man ia the world with naked fists for 81, 500.
and would not bar any one. Sullivan he did
not consider champion at all. His estimation
OF Sullivan was that he was the best man he
| knew with gloves, and admits that Sullivan
was better with gloves than himself. Elliott
says be does not believe Sullivan, or any
other man, car knock him out in four rounds,
or 10 fact any number. Eek, it is said is
willing to match Allen against Sullivan at
any time for LOCO. Elliott says he will re.
turn to Chicago after his fight with Allen.
His fight with Sullivan takes place on the
2Sd inst. TIE place where tina fight will take
place will be decided upon next Thursday.
Suicide OF a Heart-Broken yyeman.
CHICAGO, December 11th. - Mrs. Dora
| Wendell, heart.broken at tie death of her
husband and child. shot herself through the
heart this morning at the residence Of her
mother. S3S Wabash avenue. This was her
ooh birthday. MIR. Wendell died in Cali.
fornis two months ago, and she never has
| been reconciled.
Disastrous D;stilIery Explosion.
PITTsBURG. December 11th.-A Belle Yer
non (Ps.l Chronicle special says: This morn
ing. at $50. still containing % barrels Of
whisky as tho Gibsonton mills exploded, in
juring Wn. Lucas fatally, and destroying the
main building, together with the u s. ware.
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