Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-14
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United States Senate.
WAsH1NGToN, May 18th. rye called up the
shipping bill.
The question was on the appeal of Beck from
the decision of the Chair that motion for Il
| committee of conference was in order before a
specific disagreement of the House to the Senate
amendments.
The appeal was withdrawn by Beck.
Sherman and Bayard opposed the motion for
conference committee at this stage of the bill
as dangerous innovation.
Frye defended his motion, and cited prece-
The motion for a conference was agreed to-
yeas 2S, nays II.
sherman was the only Republican who voted
in the negative. Ofthe Democrats, Brown. Gar
land, Sorman and Voorhees, voted with the ma
iority.
The Chair appointed as conferees on the part
of the Senate Frye, Miller of New York, and
West
The Senate then resumed consideration of the
Indian appropriation BILL with provisions for
the education of Indians, which was debated at
considerable length by Dawes Plumb and
Dolph
The bill was proceeded with, completed
passed as amended and the Senate adjourned.
Before adjournment, the Chair laid before the
Senate the Utah bill, and Blair gave notice that
after the morning business tomorrow, he would
call up the House bill to establish q Bureau of
Labor and Statistics.
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, May 13th.-The House went into
Committee of the Whole-Cox of New York in
the chair-on the bill providing civil govern
ment for the Territory of Alaska
Afser short discussion, the committee rose,
and the bill passed without amendment. LASH
is IL Senate bill, it now only requires the ap
proval of the President to become Il law
The bill provides that the Territory of Alaska
shall constitute civil and judicial district, with
a temporary seat of government, which Is estab-
lished at Sitka. A Governor shall be appointed,
with authority TO see that the laws enacted for
the district are enforced and who shall be eX
otfcio Commander-in-Chiefo of the militia, with
power to call it out when necessary to the due
execution of the laws. District Court is eStab-
liShed, which shall hold AT least two terms each
year-one at Sitka, the other at Wrangel A
Clerk, District Attorney and Marshal are also
provided for and authority given for the APP
pontment of four Commissioners, with the pow
ers and jurisdiction of Commissioners of United
States Circuit Courts. The general laws of the
State of Oregon are declared TO be the law of the
district, as far as the same may be applicable.
The officers shall be appointed for term of four
years, and receive the following salaries: Gov
ernor, $500; District Attorney, $500 Marshal,
$500; Judge, 5000; Clerk, 3, 500.
Bills passed extending the jurisdiction of the
Justices of the Peace in Wyoming, and provid-
ing that hereafter the Legislature of Dakota
shall consist of u members and the Council of IS
members.
Adjourned
Grant Placed on the Retired List.
WASHINGTON, May 13th.-In the Senate to-day
Logan, from the Committee on Military Affairs,
reported iavorably the bill to place General
Grant on the retired list Logan asked that the
bill be put at once upon its passage. Unanimous
consent was given and the bill was at once read
third time and passed without debate or re-
would be no objection to ii. The bill provides
that In recognition of the distinguished seTv-
ices he rendered the United States, General L.
s. Grant, late General of the Army, be placed on
the retired list, with the rank and full pay of
General of the Army
A Groom for Arthur
NEW YORK, May 13th.-The following viii be
published here tomorrow morning, together
with several other signatures:
To hessrs. John Jacob Ist0r, LCgrdad B. Can
non, John 4. Selcdrt, Jacob d. Iermaye, Cornelius
" Bliss, Benjamin H. BristOtr. Cornelius X. AQRclr
u D.-GENTLEMEN: The undersigned respect
fully ask you to act as a committee to designate
a time and place at which the fellow-citizens of
President Arthur may express their approval of
his administration, and their wish that he may
be nominated for President at the Republican
National Convention. 1t is believed that this is
Il widespread feeling among those who manage
and control the general interests which center
here, and involve the prosperity of the whole
country. 1t is fitting that such sentiments
should find means of public expression, both for
the welfare of the country and i'll justice to
good President. Very respectfully,
II. b. Clailin Il Co, f. 5. Jaffrey IL Co, Sam
Sloan, Lewis Bros X Co., David Dows, Josiah VI.
Fiske, Charles c. Loudon IL Co., Bliss, Tabyan d
Co., L. II. Perkins, Jr., president of the I'M
porters' and Traders Bank, William Jenkins
president of the Bank of America), Johnston
Livingston, Z. Tefft Tiffany d Co.. L. 6. Win
ston, +. b. Tappan. John E. Parsons, Jesse Selig-
man, l.. b. Hatch, J. II. Herrick, Leonard Hazel
tine, and several hundred others.
Pacific Coast Inventors.
WASHINGTON, May 13th.-Patents were granted
20 Pacific coast inventors last week as follows:
A. H. Barnes, Reno, New, combined truck and
step-adder: P. F. Dundon, San Francisco, steam
boiler; Peter Gardner San Rafael faucet:
Charles HUTCHINSON, San Francisco, nautical
parallel rulers J. d. Isaacs, oakland construct
ing tubes and road-beds for cable railways; J.
w. Jones' Lemoore, Cal, land roller; o. J.
Spicer, Portland, oiler; John Weichpart, San