Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-24
HOME HAPPENINGS.
THE FINANCIAL SITUATION IN
NEW Y0Rk.
Executions fer Murder Disastrou.
Railroad Accident-Little Girl
Outraged and Murdered.
LsraclA1 DISPATCHES 70 THE rzoonD-r~.oy.I
united states Senate.


WssRrHa7oN, May 23d-The House bill
to provide for the muster and pay Of Ger
tain officers and enlisted volunteer forces,
was passed.
The Senate resumed consideration Of the
| bin to provide for protecting the interests
Of the United States in respect 10 any in
| cambrances Oh properly wherein they have
an interest.
Beck said that under the letter of the Act
the President could pay of the Union Pa
cittC Railroad mortgage. He was not pre-
pared 10 vest so vast q power in an cXeCu-
tive officer. Authority TO pay our $50, ,000-
GOO or sG0,000000 was q large authority,
and if we should pay off the railroad mort
cages, and acquire the railroads were We to
go into the business OF running the 10 ds ?
Sherman supported the bill, and said that
instances frequently occurred in which the
Government lost large sums Of money be
cause of the lack OF authority in the eX-
ecudve officers te pay Oft prior liens.
Slater stated that in 1900, when the Cen
trai Pacific Railroad mortgages mature, the
amount 0: all obligations and interests
would be $l8S, 600, Coo and the roads would
not be worth that much money, as they
could be built for less
After further debate of the question
Blair yielded to Logan, who asked and OBJ
tanned unanimous consent to take up and
dispose of the annual pension appr0pria-
ton bill which was then taken up and
passed IS reported by the Senate Commit
tee.
The Labor Bureau bill was taken up, and
Blair Withdrew a number of amendments,
leaving the bill as it came from the House.
Aldrich moved q substitute, which was
agreed to-yeas %, nays 1S-and the bill,
noes ..
The Senate went into executive session,
and soon adjourned until Monday.
House of Representatives.
WAsHINGToN May 23d. = The House
private calendar.
The bill providing for the retirement of
Colonel Henry J. Hunt as Maior-General
gave rise TO good deal OF discussion.
In opposing the measure Springer took
occasion TO speak in strong condemnation
OF the bill TO retire General Grant, and TO
give him a pension of $l0,125 a year, sim
ply because be had been unfortunate in
Wall street He also said General Grant
had not been aware of the dealings of his
partners, but the fact remained that he had
associated himself with spectators, who
were involved in the most despicable prac-
tees which had ever been heard Of in this
country, and were only paralleled in other
countries by the South Sea Bubble" and
John Laws Mississippi scheme This was
not a time, nor were the circumstances such
as called upon Congress TO 90 70 Grants re-
lief
The bill was laid aside with 4 favorable
recOInm endation.
The bill for the payment Of the Quarter
master claims known a. The EOu-th Of
July claims, was taken up ont of its regular
order, considered and .aid aside with a
favorable recommendation 7. appropri-
ates $500, ,000-ahout one-half oi which goes
to citizens Of Tennessee.
The committee rose and passed the bill
4 recess was then taken, the evening ses-
SION to be for consideration Of the pension
biiIs.
WAsTwGToN, May 23a.-The House Al
the evening session passed forty-six pension
biIis, including one Of $50 Per month % the
widow Of General Orc
Adjourned.
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