Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-01-06
GENERAL NEWS.
LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD
UNION.
DOMESTIC.
United STATES Senate.

DOMESTIC.
United States Senate.
WASHINGTON, January 5th.-The Chair
submitted petitions from the Bar of Rock
ford, Ill.,, for the organization of a Court of
| Appeals.
A bill was introduced by Anthony to pro.
mote the efficiency of the navy.
By Maxey-Increasing the efficiency of the
| Signal Service.
Adjourned.
House of Representatives.
| WASHINGTON, January 5.h.-Rosecrans of
| California introduced the following bills,
which were referred: For the erection of
| public buildings in San Francisco /; indemni-
| flying California for indebtedness incurred in
1851 and 1852, in Indian hostilities.
| Orth rose 70 question of privilege. He
| said he intended early to introduce bill for
| change in the method OF selecting commit
| tees. He alluded to the vast interests in
! volved, and said the responsibility of forming
| committees was too great for one man, how
ever capable and honest, and as now exer-
cised it was q dangerous oneman power, and
may some time be used to the detriment of
the best interests of tie people. He said that
by the Speaker he had been kindly assigned
to the second place on the Committee on For
eign Aft airs and second on Rules, and Chair
man of the Civil Service Committee. This
was his seventh term here. He was the old
est member except two. He had served dur
ing that time on the Committee on Private
Land Claims, on the Committee on Ways
and Means, and for ten years on Foreign At
! fairs, part of the time as Chairman. He was
the only Republican msmber who previous
to this session had served as Chair
| man on any committee of this House.
| He therefore submitted that the Speaker g
recent action had done him injustice, and
therefore necessarily his constituents, who
feel pride in the recognition of their repre-.
sentative, especially when custom and prece-
! dent require such recognition. There is,
| himself and constituents, and for apparent
reasons he asked to be excused from service
on the Committee on Rules.
Springer said he would in future offer a
suggestion as to the method of appointment.
The Cnair refused to vindcate himself, but
did not acquiesce in Orth's statements.
Orth was excused from the Committee on
Rules.
The call of committees was dispensed with.
Adjourned till Monday,
Cabinet Making.
New York, January 5sh.-A Washington
correspondent of the Eep1eSS says The
adopted a new line of policy that will serious.
| ly conflict with certain aspirants for Cabinet
positions. No nomination will be sent to the
Senate for at least two weeks, but it appears
| that the President has determined to appoint
Sargent to the Interior Department, and
make William e. Chandler Secretary of the
Navy.
The Ecening Posts Washington correspond
ent says: A Senator who saw Arthur yes
| tarJa1- bo 1eff r-yitb he HaIiaf tha4
Sargent and Beale are to be Secretaries re-
spectively of the Interior and Navy. Secre-
| tary Lincolns future is still problem. He
is in the hands Of his friends, even to the ex-
tent of an expediency candidate in 1884.
Sargent at Washington His Expected
Appointment.
! WASHINGTON, January 5th.-Ex-Senator
| Sargent has arrived here, and taken quarters
at Wormley's Hotel for stay of considerable
duration. He is in fine health and spirits,
and upon visiting the Capitol to-day be was
the recipient of very general congratulations
from his many friends of both political par.
ties, in the House and Senate alike upon his
| blooming appearance and his expected ap-
! pointment to the Cabinet. He says little OR
nothing on the latter subject, but in the
| best informed circles there seems to be no
doubt that his nomination as Secretary of the
| Interior will be sent to the Senate before the
expiration of the present month.
Probability of Sargent's appointment.
| WASHINGTON, January 5sh.-Pacific coast
! Congressman speak with entire confidence of
| the early appointment cf ex-Secretary Sar-
gent as Secretary of the Interior Senator
| Miller, of California, says he has no doubt of
| Sgrgent's appointment He says further that
| Sargent has never been mentioned to the
] President in connection with the naval
portfolio that he has never sought any-
thing but the Sscrettryship of the In
terror, and would not probably accept
anything else. Senator Jones. of Nevada,
who is supposed TO know IS much about the
Presidents ACTIONS and plans as any man ex-
/ cept the President himself, believes that Sal
gent will be placed at the head Of the Interior
| Department. Sargent himself is said to feel
quite confident thatth Presidents purpose is
to appoint him. Members of Congress who
talked with Sargent to-day say he spoke as if
he had reason to expect bis nomination.
Friends of Sargent say the attack upon him
and his record has been inspired by Chaffee,
of Colorado, who is also an aspirant for
the Secretaryship of the Interior. They also
say it was through, Chaffee. or his hackers,
that the report was started that Sargent had
changed his plans and was laboring to secure
the nomination for Secretary of the Navy,
having abandoned all hope of becoming Sec
tarY Of the Interior a prominent Repub-
ican, who has worked zsalously in behalf of
S Srgents appointment to the Interior Depart
ment, asserted most positively tonight that
no true friend of Sargent had ever for mo-
meat entertained the idea of his appointment
to the Navy, or indeed anywhere else than as
Secretary of the Interior. 1t was the impress
sion Ia some quarters to-day that SargeEt's
name would be sent to the Senate
morrow. but there is good authority
for the statement that it will not, and
all the indications point that it may be de-
ferred for while. This delay, il is said, is
prompted by friends Of James f. Wilson, of
Iowa. Wilson has everything arranged for
his election to the Senate in Iowa, and some
of his vieilsnt friends are apprehensive that
should Kirkwood be displaced now, he might
go home and upset Wilson's plans, by enter
ing the Senatorial race. To prevent any
thing of this kind, it is stated that Kirkwood
will be permitted to remain where he is until
the Iowa Senatorial election. Then, accord
ing to those who assume to know, he will be
succeeded by Sargent.
The New Postmaster.Generai.
WASHINGTON, January 5th.-Postmaster-
General Howe to-day entered upon his active
duties, and appointed his son Frank Chief OF
the Division of Mail Depredstions, and de-
tailed him for duty as Chief Clerk, an Office
practically vacant.
WASHINGTON, January 5th. = Guiteau's
counsel will give Judge Cox their points to.
morrow, and Judge Cox will rule on them
Immediately after opening the Court Satur-
day. Davidge will occupy day in opening
for the prosecution. Scoville and Reed will
reply, and Guiteau will be allowed TO address
the jury if he desires. Judge Porter will
close. Scoville thinks the argument will re.
quire four days. If SO. the case will go to
tie jury by Thursday next.
The Courtroom During Argument I'm the
Guiteau Case.
WASHINGTON, January 5th.-Judge Cox
has issued the following directions as to the
management of the Courtroom during the
argument in the case of Guiteau All visitors
will be allowed to be seated in the northeast
corner of the room. THE jury is in this COR
nerl No visitors are to enter there after the
argument is concluded any day so as to pass
between counsel and the jury, though visitors
may be admitted who are invited TO seats on
the bench. All persons leaving the Court
room during the argument must pass out
through the south door to avoid passing be-
tween co1nsel and the jury, and for that OBJ
iect a passape-way ia to be left between the