Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-27

people iu the flooded district along the lower
Mississippi.
The House went into COMMITTEES of the
Whole-Dorsheimer in the chsir-on the
bonded extension bill.
Pusup, Mccormick, J. ID. Taylor, Brown,
Warner of Ohio and Cox of North Carolina
opposed the measure.
Worthingten and others favored the meas.
ure, and the committee rose informally for
the purpose Of limiting the general debate.
Blackburn moved thst it be closed IL one
hour and a half tomorrow.
The motion was sgreed to, and the CON-
mittee, having resumed its session, was ad-
dressed by Hewitt Of New York in support
of the bill.
After lengthy debate the committee arose
and the House adjourned.
The Case of Superintendent MckusIcE.
WASHINGTON, March 26th.-H. J. Nc
kusick, late Superintendent Of the RsilwsY
Mail Service for the division of California,
has been here for several days. in relation TO
his removal, February 20sh, on charges con-
nected with weighing the mails OF the Cali.
fornia and Oregon Rsilwsy. McKusick cou.
siders his removal unjust, and SIS it was
partially founded on anonymous charges sent
to the Department by his enemies in Califor-
mis-, he demanded from Postmaster General
Gresham o chance to yinGicate himself. Last
Saturday he was allowed to be p. eseGs il his
own be6slf, refutiag the charges and st the
conclusion of the interview General Gresham
agreed 60 make order withdrawing the
order of dismissal this week. To-day the fol-
lowing order was issued: "The order of
February 20, 1884, dismissing II. J. Me
Kusick from the position Of superintendent
of the Rsi,way Mail Service for the Eight
Division is revoked, and his resignation will
be accepted SO OF the same date, st his Te-
quest" 8lckusick's 5 resignation was pend
ing before the charges were preferred,
| as ne had contemplated retiring
from his oTice for over year; but rs the
| charges were preferred soon after, it was not
acted upon. The order issued today. there.
fore, practically exouerates McKusick Dur.
ing the hearing granted to Mckusick, he
stated that DR.. Par6ea, late State Senator of
Alameda. and DR.. l.. h. Cary, present As
semblymsn from that county, were the insti-
gators of the anonymous charges against
him. Both gentlemen, however, were spon-
sors for othsr allegations before the Depart
meGt. Cary was surgeon in GreshAm's bri-
gsde in the army, and through his personal
friendship with the Postmaster. General was
enabled to give considerable weight to his
charges. McKusick alleged that Cary's abuse
was owing to the fact that he recommended
the dismissal of Gays son, who was for
merly employed under Mckusck The lat
ter says this young man was Inefficient and
was removed for cause. McKusick's resisua-
tian takes effect to-day. He will return to
California in a few days
Senate Combinations,
WASHINGTON, March 26sh.-The Senate
to-day made the following confrmstions
VIM. l.. Bum, of Pnilsdelphis, Governor of
Idaho; Sumner Howard, of Michigan, Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court OF Arizona
w. A. Saylor, OF Texas. Collector of Gus
toms for the District OF Psso Del Norte and
New Mexico; Elliott 2. y. Morgan, of
Cheyenne. Secretary of Wyoming Lieu
tenant Colonel Thomas S. Case, to be Colonel
of the Corps of Engineers; Lisuteuant-
Colonel 7. G. Parks, to be- Colonel of the
Corps Of Engineers, Tenth Regiment of Cav
airy; Second Lieutenant Robert Dold, Jr,
to be First Lieutenant Aaron A. Sargent,
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo.
tentiaIy of the United States to Germany,
to be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary of the United States to
Russia.
Minister sarGeni's Transfer TO 81. Peters
burg.
WASHINGTON, March 26th.-The President
this afternoon nominated Aaron A. Sargent
Minister to Germany, to be Minister to
Russia, vice Mr.. Hunt, deceased. At the
close of the routine business, Mr.. Miller, |
Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Re-
lstions, asked that the Senate proceed to ex-
ecutive business, and Sargents nomination
was confirmed IN executive session, without
reference, as is the rule, to committee. |
There w'%e TIVE reasons for the celerity
shown h7 tie Senske il acting on the case !
The first undoubtedly was a feeling .hst
Sargent had not been pleasantly received
in Berlin, and that the legislative department
of the Government wished TO show its appre.
citation of his services by sancbiOning without |
delay the action of the President. Secondly,
it is an uuwritteu rule of the SeuGte that ex
members of that body appointed to Federal
ffces shall be confirmed without the for
mality observed in other cases by reference to
committee. Secretary Frelinghuysen, i'm
mediately after the nomination was con-
frmed, cabled Sargent, notifying him of the
Complimentary scion of the Senate and con-
graduating him upon the change.
Fire In a Government BuiIding.
WASHINGTON, March 26.h.-A fire was dis.
covered in the elevator shaft of the new War
Department building this morning. The en-
tire fire department was called out, and great
excitement prevailed, as there was danger OF
the flames spreading to other parts of the
building, occupied by the State, War and
Navy Departments. The fire, however, was
soon exhuguished. only small damage being
done. Loss, SS, 900. The fire caught from
gas JET.
MIsceIIsneOuS Washington Notes.
WAsHIS GToN, March 2G5a.-Iu the case of
Kilbourne against ex-Sergesnt- Arms
Thompson, the jury rendered verdict in
favor of KiIbourne for S37, 600.
The Controller of Currency has authorized
the Nicollet National Bank of Minneapolis,
MIMI, to begin business with a capital of
$500 900.
The President sent to the Senate the nomi-
nation of Aaron A. Sargent, Envoy Extraor.
dinary and Minister Plenipotentiary TO Ger
many, to be Envoy Extraordinary and Minis
ter Plenipotentiary to Russia, vice VIM. H.
Hunt, deceased.
Counsel for VIM. Pitt Kellogg under in.
dictment for receiving a bribe in connection
with the star route contracts applied to
Judge Wylie to-day for speedy trial, alleg-
ing dilstoriness on the part of Government
counsel. a further hearing of the appica-
tion will be had Saturday.
California VS.. French Grapes.
New York, March 26 h.-A correspond.
ent writes TO the Tribune: California grapes
sell in Paris for 30 per cent more than grapes
of French production. There is no reason
why grapes thus valued for their delicious
taste should not make as good wine as the
French grapes. The great trouble is that our
Americans are too anxious TO rsslizs imme-
diately on their vintages. The chsmpsgnes
of France sre seldom in great stock, and are
nursed end treated through long series of
years before being put on the market. L re-
quires immense capital to do this, in which |