Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-26


United States Senate.
WASHINGTON, March 25.h.-Among the
memorials presented to-day were several pro-
testing against the passage of bills before the
Senate relating to patents. or any bills that
may be injurious to the interests of patentees.
Hoar called up the bill increasing the ssls-
ries of United States District Court Jud. es
to 5000, the pending question being an
amendment making il unlawful for Judge
to appoint to position in his Court any rels-
tive within the degree of first cousin, and
making it a misdemsanor for Judge to do so.
The amendment was modified by the omis-
sion of the clause, specifying the offanss of
misdemeanor. and was agreed to.
Coke said there had not for several years
been a United States Judge. save one, in
Texas, whose nepotism had not bscoms
scandal and an outrage upon the people of
the State.
After further debate the bill passed-ayes
AZ, noes Is.
The next order of business was The calendar
on objected cases.
The bills establishing q Bureau of Stats.
tics and Labor, and to protect employees and
servants engaged in foreign and interstate
commerce, went over.
Calls joint resolution providing for the pay
ment of laborers in Government employ the
same wages for holidays as for other days,
passed without debate.
The Senate took up the education bill,
the pending question being on Harrison's
amendment to require the States to contribute
each annually an amount equal to the amount
severally received by them from tue national
fund.
After discussion, and without final action,
the Senate went into executive session, and
soon adjourned.
House OF Representatives.
WASHINGTON. March 25th.-On motion of
Bslford the Senate bill was passed authoriz-
ing The State of Colorado to take lands in
lieu Of the 10Th and Sch sections found to be
mineral lands and to securs to that State the
benefit or the Act donating public lands to
the several States and Territories which may
provide colleges for the benefit of agriculs-
ure.
Brown of Indiana, from the COMMITTEES on
Judiciary, reported back the bill making it
felony for any person to falsely and fraud
ulently assume to be an officer or employee
acting under authority of the United States
or any department thereof.
The Houss went into Committee Of the
Whole-Dorshsimsr 10 the chair-on the
bonded extension bill.
Potter briefly gave the reasons which in
PEELED him to support the measure.
At the close of sn extended debate, par
ticipated in by several prominent members,
the committee rose without action and the
House adjourned.
Caucus of Democratic Congressman.
WASHINGTON, March 25,h.-The Demo-
cratic caucus met at 1880 tonight in the
House to decide upon plan of action regard
ing the tariff. The caucus adjourned at mid
night, after an interesting session, which re-
suited. so far 10 can now be judged, in VIC
tory for Representative Randall and the
protectionist Democrats. Sixty-nine votes
were cast against he motion made by Morri.
son to adopt his bill, and if these dissenting
voters hold together, no bill csn pass the
House. All but ten Of the Democratic Rep.
resentatives were present.
Pacific Coast Inventors.
WASHINGTON, March 25th.-Patents were
granted to Pacific coast inventors last week
as follows: j. NJ. Beane, Tombstone, A. T.,
boiler scraper W. &. Dawson, Stony Point,
Cal.r overslls; G. ". Dickia. San Francisco,
valv9-gear for hydraulic pump g. w. Jones,
Silver Creek, Cal, reverberatory ore furnace;
r. w. Keller, Albion, Cal, ssw-tooth F.
w. Monroe, Oakland, Cal, composition for
cleaning fabrics and wood =. l.. Nash, H1l-
lister, Cal, grain separator J. d. Pace, San
ders, Cal, baling press; w. w. Quigly,
Santa Ana, Gal folding table L. d. Rath-
bun, Williams, Cal, gate; J. NJ. Wiles,
Butte City, Cal, rotary pump; Richard
Wylie, Napa City, sidewalk curb and suifaco
case for electric wires.
Miscellaneous Washington Items.
WASHINGTON, March % b. - McKusick
wants vindication AID wants it badly. He
has about given up The idea Of being restored
60 hia place. He and bis hacker, Frank
Page, are to have further hearing before the
Postmaster. Genersl.
Senator Plumb, of Kansas, from the Public
Lands Committee, has made an uufavocable
report on thu bill for the relief of the State
University of California and recommended
| It's indefinite postponemsnt. Thia is prJb.
ably the last that will be heard OF this
bill this session. 1t has beam before Congress
long time.
Mr.. Henley presented to the House to-day
petition from twenty-five raisin.growers of
Butte county. California, asking Congress to
increase the duty on that fruit from two to
three cents per pound. The petition points
| out the fact chat ton of grapes made into
fsisins is protected TO the extent of 800 but
ton Of grapes made into wine is protected
| under the present tariff, to the extent Of so.
| which IS three and one-half times greater.
General o. II. LaGrapge. of Oakland
formerly Superintendent of thu United
States Mint at San Francisco, ia here.
The officers of the Arctic steamer Thetis
which is to be the flagship of the Greedy re-
lief expedition. have been finally determined
upon, and their orders were Issued by the
Navy Department to-day.
The POcahOntas Mine,
WmKEsBARRE (Ps.) March 25th.-The
Record is iGformed that the Pocahontas miue
will be flooded, snd an effort will then De
mads to recover the one hundred and fifty and
mora bodies of the miners killed by the ex-
plosion two weeks age.
Tough Job in Prospective.
Boston, March 25tb.-Cnsrles Mitchell,
the u lglish pugiiist, says be will settle in this
country, and bis next match viii probably be
with Mervine Thompson.
Death OF Newspaper Man.
PROVIDENCE Or. H., March 25tb.-Mr
Davidson, editor and proprietor Of the Provi-
dence Journal. died tonight, aged 56 years.
MomeDtarIy Expected.
New YORK, March 25ib.-The death of
August SchelI is momentarily expected.