Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-12-04

of Peters, on the ground that under the Com
| stitution and laws of Kansas he was ineligible
to hold the Office. He, however, withdrew
the objection, and Peters took the oath.
| The House then adjourned.
! A Democratic caucus will take place this
evening.
REVIEW OF THE DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
| WASHINGTON, December Sd The Forty
| eighth Congress met at noon to- lay, and par
! TALLY organized for work. The Democratic
| party took in hand the reins of legislative
| power amid scenes of more than usual inter
| est On the 4sh of last March 293 members
| left the hall, and their places to. day were
| filled by 325 men, representing the same pop.
ulation, but in different Congressional dis
| tricts. The growth of the country during the
| decade was shown simply by placing thirty
| two new desks and chairs on the floor, and
| the presence of thirty-two more members
| than ever before sat in an American legisla-
| ii b. dy. At the organization of the Farty-
seventh Congress the Republican party had a
Gear sjority of only II votes The Democrats
in the Forty Y-ei9hth Congress have majority
OF nearly 20. a political revolution worked
this change, and the rivals net this morning
| for the sessions wolk, upon the result of
which hangs the election of the next Presi.
dent of tie United Statss. Within the
chamber of the House, and filling its broad
| corridors, was an immense throng. much
greater than could find seats. When the
hands of the big clock over the north entrance
marked the hour Of noon, two quick, sharp
! taps of the gavel in the hands of Clerk Nc
Pnerson brought TO order the noisy mob on
the floor below. The only unpleasant incl
dent Of the morning was caused by the eject
ment of poor, d5mepted, but harmless per-
| son, Colonel Rinschover, from the hall. Kim
schover has loitered about Washington for
two months past, claiming to be a member
! elect of Congress from Maryland, and he got
into the hall this morning, took a seat and
refused to leave when the outsiders were re-
quested to go. The old man recently broke
| his arm, AID carries it in a sling. As an off.
Ger grasped him, he shrieked with pain, and
nearly tore his coat off in vainly trying to es-
cape. Joe Blackburn, of Kentucky. rushed
| forward, whispered word in the old fellow
ear, and led him out of the chamber as quietly
| as lamb. While Mcpherson was calling
the roll and members were answering to their
nance, the spectators had fine opportunity to
study faces. The most noticeable feature of
the House is the number Of young men in the
| body. New life, fresh blood and inexperience
| are abundsntly represented, AS o whole,
the new House is much superior il appear
auce to the old one.
The Misunderstanding COnfest-C -Caucus
UfIicers-Recess Thought Probable.
WASHINGTON, December 3d.-A largely
attended caucus Of Democratic Representa-
tiyes was held tonight in the hall of the House
for the purpose of considering the question
raised to-day in connection with the Chalmers
Manning contest After discussion, lasting
the whole evening, it was decided TO refer the
case to the Committee on Elections, with in
struc.ions to report on the prima fscie right
Op11- This ia ssuhataptialIy an aorsarnent vii h
the vote for the resolution offered by Calkins
te-day.
The election of caucus officers was post.
pored until the next caucus.
The Democratic members think that, hsv-
| ing come to an agreement in the contested
| election case, they will be able to organize
the House tomorrow and receive the Presl-
dents message before 5 o'clock. They ex.
press the opinion thst, after the reception of
| the message, an adjournment Tor two or three
| days will be taken.
Capital Notes.
WASHINGTON, December Sd. - Senator
| Warner will soon Introduce bill for the re-
| tirement of the trade dollar
| The Adiutant. General of the Army has re-
| ceived information of the surrender at Camp
| Poplar River of five lodges of Sitting Bulls
| forces from the British Possessions.
The Lands of the Government
New YoRK, December 3d.-Commissioner
| mcfarland, Of the General Land Office, be-
| ing interviewed at Washington ON the subject
! of land frauds, said The principal opera
| tors are persons largely engaged in the timber
| business, the settler being q convenient
myth. A class is organized TO secure timber
! lands in California, Oregon, Nevada and
| Washington Territory. That class discloses
a combination OF large capitalists, English as
! 4 60 DhN
tracts of timber lands by obtaining men,
women and children to swear to false affidavits
that they have made entries as required by
| law for their own use and benefit, and not for
speculation. The prices regularly paid for
| sets of false entry papers range, according to
report, from $50 to 500. The Government
gets 81 30 an acre for land perhaps worth ten
times its cost to the spectators. The agri.
cultural lands in Dakota are also receiving
marked attention. The failure of the timber
culture law to produce the result contem-
plated, and its success in promoting frsudu-
| lent entries, are parslielsd by the Desert
Land Act, frauds under which are COM
| mitted mainly in the Pacific States
and Territories. But the frauds do not stop
| here. Government prices for cosl lands are
from $40 to $50 per acre, and fraudulent en-
tries of coal lands are made under pre-
emption and other agricultural laws. The re-
ports of special agents cover heavy trsusac-
lions of this sort in Colorado and other States
in which coal abounds the fraudulent entries
| proving to be the property Of mining COM
panies. The practice in such old Territories
as New Mexico and Arizona is found to be
that cowboys are brought up in squads to tbe
district land Office to swear in mellifluous
Spanish names to sffidAvits that they have
resided on land for ten, twelve or twenty
years, when in fact they may not have been
in the Territory SIS many months or days
But they swear all the same, and each serves
as regulation witness for the other. The
cost of 160 acres to the stock company is by
this Drocass ahout S1S n tride over TO-, pant.