Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-18
HOME AND ABROAD.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
United states senate.

Enited states Senate.
| WAsHISGTeN. March l7th.-Van Wyck
| offered the following resolution, which was
| agreed to:
ReSolrsd, That the Committee on Public lands
be directed to inquire ia what manner large quauti.
ties OF public lands have become transferred to OF
possessed by foreign corporations or syndicses and
what if any legislation is advisable to prevent such
| tra1sfers or possession
Plupb's resolution, sppropriatiug SIS, 600
| for the suppression Of the foot.snd-mou.h dis
ease, wss taken up.
a lengthy debate ensusd, participated in
| by BayeEd, Perdleton, Gallon, Plumb, Har-
ris and Sherman.
After the amendment the resolution
| passed-Ryes %, noes II.
I As passed, the resolution sppropriates Sj0,-
| 000, to be used by the Commissioner of Agri.
| culture, with the cooperation of the author
| tiles Of the States il which it may be used.
| for stamping cut the foot and mouth disease,
the Government rot to be committed beyond
| the smOuut named.
| Williams presented the credentials Of cleo
/ tion of ]. c. p. Blackburn, 70 BE- Senator
from Kentucky for the tenn beginning March
| /, 1885.
Adj urued.
House Of Representatives,.
WAsHINGIoN. March 17tb.-Henley offered
| resolution authorizing an investigation into
! the circumstances attendant On the making
( Of the lease by TIE United States to the
| AlaslSa Commercial Company; also as 20 the
/ dEties OF that company TO tbe United States
under the lssss, and the power OF Congress
! to terminate it.
A bill was introduced by Newell Of New
! York, suspsBd.ug for Two yesrs the coiuage
OF the silver dollar, ana making il unlawful
Tor the Secretary Of the Treasury TO print
aad issue Treasury notes Of the demoIoin2-
tjon OF 81 and 81 This bill l. recommended
by the Chamber of Commerce
Randall, under instruction from tbs Com
miJtee on Appropriations. moved to suspend
the rules and PISS the special deficiency bill,
appropriati5g l,619 coo.
After baf an hours debate, coufued to
the c)rsidera.ion Of the sums which slo1ld
be granted 10 families of deceased Congress
men, the motion Was agreed to-l67 70 $50
Buchanan, from tie Committee en- Naval
Affairs, reported e resolution approDrisGinC
$50, 0C0 TO enable that committee 70 prosecute
the investigation previously ordered ccncern.
ing the los5 Of the Jeannette. Adopted.
A6j uIned.
Decision In a RailrOad land Case.
WASHINGTON, March l7ih.-Ia the casa en-
appeal Of the Central Pacific, successo- cf She
Western Pac.fr, from TIE decision of the
Land Ofice cf Juce 1882, refusi1g to iseus q
D1-cL -tiE lIL5 L a.AtA ailU A4lS UfFEll Et.E OF
the northeast quarter CT section p, township
5ouEa, raage west, Mount Disblo merid.
itr, San Francisco. sad holding fo1 caucella.
ton select LIST No. 10, so far IS It embraced
this land, the Secretary Of the Interior HIS
rendered decision in favor CT the company.
= Gigantic Railroad Project.
New YORK. March 17ih.-Ab the present
time gigantic railroad project is c0ntem.
plated IL Russia, and the Czsr takes the
hyeiisst interest in the matter. L. view of
the immense benefit accrling TO agriculture
and commerce through the compilation of the
network Of railroads in the United States,
the Ras5ian Government and capitalists
have been encouraged to undertake 8 similar
work for their large country. The prof oct is
nothing less than a Russian Pacific Rail.
road. The road, In length, will aggregate
II, 700 Eaglish miles, and the cost is esti.
mated at 000 900, coo rublss. 1t is Judged
that this stupeudous work will take twenty
years to complete 1t is proposed that dur
log times Of peace the soldiers Of the Empire
shall be employed in the construction Of the
road. The Car has decided to appoint
Commission for the purpose Of investigating
the projscl.
Experiments with a Dynamite Gun.
New York, March 17th.-1be Tribune
says: The experiments now making as the
Fort Hamilton warship with the dynamite
gun show that it will accomplish al thas its
inventor claims foe it. We are on the eve of
a great change of methods Of all kinds # war
fare. The dynamite is placed ia @ hellow
proj action, which is thrown from a gun by
Compressed sir. Thsre is no explosion, the
inventor says, until The projectile strikes the
object at witch it IS aimed The destruction
is great enough 90 sink the heaviest iron-clsd.
The experiments thus far have proved rszs3n-
ably successful.
PefugecS. Rot Bandits.
VISEYAED HAVEN (Mass J, March 17sh -
The brig Screauner, from Cuba f,r Portls1d
arrived last night, having on board twenty-five
Cuban women aud children claiming to be
refugees. bat alleged il dispatches from Cuba
to bs bandits. TIE revenue steamer Samuel
Dexter, Captain Gabrielsop. uss on watch
for the Sarasuer aud fell il with her this
morning. The brig anchored in the harbor
and is undsr surveillance Of the Dexter, which
anchored near bv. Captain Gabr!elsoa hiss
.olegrapbed TO Washington for Instructions
Captain R96insor, mastsr Of tie Scresmer
il annoyed st the detention, and claims that
The passengers are only innocent refugees, and
10. bandits,
sullivan ard Thompson.
CHICAGO. March 17,h.-Durcan c. Ross
backer gf Meryins Thompson, said to on As
sociated Press reporter At l o'clccz this racrr-
ing tafter beiug shown an Associated Press
dispatch from San Franoiaco) hat he did rot
propose sBy gatc-money affair. but wants a
fight under the regular championship prize
ring rules, and would prefer TO have it ia q
private room with only four CT six present.
OF esch side. lie propoees to put up 81. 800 |
with the Police Gazette of New York as so5n
as he reaches Cleveland.
Clearinghouse Transactions.
BosToN, March 17th,-Reports from twenty