Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-29
short Session OF Congress-Death of a
Representative.

Representative.
| WASHINGTON, Jsnusry 2Sth.-In the Sen.
! ste. this morning, Sherman snd Pendleton
| esch presented resolutions from wool.growers
| of Ohio. praying for the restoration of the
| former duty on wool. Referred to the Com
mittes on Finance.
Hoar, from the Committee on Judiciary,
reported the original bill relating to the ea-
| forcement of the law in Utah. He ssid he
| did not himself fsvor the clause of the bill
which requires the exclusion of women from
suffrage in that Territory. .
A message was received from the House
announcing the death of Congressman
| Mackey, Of South Carolins, and the Senate,
after appointing committee to attend the
| funeral, adjourned.
The House of Representatives adjourned
to. day, SIS mark of respect to the memory
of Representative Edmund W. NJ. Mackey,
who died this morning.
Edmund W. NJ. Mackey was elected to the Forty
seventh Congress a Republican. He was re-
turned by his constituents by over 5000 majority
to the FOrty-eighth Congress. He took prominent
part in the reconstruction Of South Carolina, and
has he'd several important positions in the county
and State governmental
Arthur's Chances in Ohio.
WASHINGTON, January 2Sth.-Amoug the
visitors to the Senate chamber to-day were
Secretary Chandler and Ex-Governor Foster,
OF Ohio. After adjournment, Senator Logan
and MIR. Chandler engaged in an animated
conversation on ore of the sofas in the rear of
the chamber. While talking. Ex-Governor
Foster came along, and was hailed by Chan
der, who asked him what he meant by say
ing in the newspapers that Arthur could not
Ohio.
"When [ made the statement" said Fos-
ter, '' did not know that l was talking to
newspaper man, although l have repeated it
so often that am not surprised that it found
its way into prirt."
What do you mean by it?' asked Chan
dler.
~ mean exactly what l said-that
Arthur can't carry Ohio under any circum-
stsnceg. de can't carry one side OF the
State If he were nominated, there would
practically be no campaign in Ohio. Oar
people wouldn't take interest enough in the
result to come out to the polls on election
dsv. There is no use talking about it. II is
out Of the question. If the Republican
party expect to have the vote of Ohio in the
next Presidential election it must be with
| some other candidate than Arthur. haven't
anything personal against the President IL
this matter, bus l am telling you what l
know will be the effect of his nomination. in
so far as Oaio is concerned"
"Wnat candidate do you think could carry
o 10 for the Republicans :" smilipsy asked
the S cretary Of the Navy.
"Whv, General Logan, here. He could
carrT Ohio without diff iicu!ty," answered Mr
Foster. He would be strorg candidate
with our people, and, have 10 doubt, could
be elected"
Senator Logan smiled compiacently, and
Governor Foster moved away to talk with
| Senator Jones, Of Nevada.
In c3nversa.ion afterwards, Mr.. Foster
said that he thought that if John Sherman
desired the nomination, and was willing, to
make fight for If, he could get the Ohio
! delegation to the Chicago Conventioc.
| The Crusade Against Governor Murray
! WASHINGTON, January 2StE.-The charges
against Governor Murray, of u tab, respect
| ing Irregularities in his office while United
| States Marshal Of Kentucky, were considered
| to-day. Js was decided to summon Repre-
senta.iye White, of Kentucky, tomorrow, to
! sxcloil the basis OF his remarks in the House
| Last Monde, J., ref cting upon Governor Muir
ray. The committee expects, after hearing
| White, to either give Murray an opportunity
to testify in his own behalf, or report that the
records Of the Department of Justice show
that the charges are sustained, and recon-
mend that he answer to that Department.
Miscellaneous Washington Items.
WASHINGTON, January 2Sth.-The Senate
conferees receded from the Senate amend
ment to the Greely relief bill, and the bill
will be reported tomorrow.
The new code Of Senate rules creates two
new standing committees, and enlarges sew
| ersl of the old ones. A committee of the Ser
! ate Republican caucus is engaged in making
| selections for Republican members of the new
committees. and filing new places upon the
old ones. l. is understood that Senator Lsp-
ham hiss been selected for Chairman of the
COMMITTEES on Fisheries. and Senator Wilson
Chairman OF the Committee on Expendi-
lures of Public Moneys. Senators Harrison,
Plumb and Platt have been selected as the
Republican members of this committee. Sen
ato- Wilson is now Chairman Of the Com
mittee on Mines and Mining, Senator Lap
| ham on Woman Suffrage, Their acceptance
Of the Chairmans hips leaves their present
positions vacant. Senator Bowen has been
selected for the Chairmanship OF the Com
mittee on Mines and Mining. No selection
has yet been made for the Craftsmanship Of
the Committee on Woman Suffrage.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs
will take action upon the Chinese bill at its
meeting Wednesday. The subcommittee, of
which General Miller is Chairman, will com
plete its report tomorrow, and it is hoped
/ that the full committee will adopt it without
| charge.
The resignation of John c. New, Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury, was received here
| to-day, and viii be delivered to the FfesidsnG
in day or two. The Indiana delegation
held a meeting this evening, and decided to
recommend the appointment Of A. d. Linch,
of indianapolis to fill the vacancy.
Chief Justice Waite has snaourced that
the Supreme Court will take recess from
Monday, February 4th, until Monday,
| March 81
The case Of Colonel Emilio Minez, the
tobacco importer of Philadelphia. is now
being investigated by the Department OF
State.
Immediately sfter the adjournment Of the
Senate today, a caucus of Democratic Sens-
tors was held, to decide if possible, upon
some programme in relation to the discussion
of Senator Sherman's Southern outrage reso-
luton. There was q full attendance CT Sena-
tors. and the discussion was long and bitter,
bus the caucus reached no conclusion On tie
subject.
New YoRK, January 2Sth.-Speaking of
the sad death of DIR. John B. Wood, the Sun
scvs. DR., Wood resigned his situation on