Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-05
Congressional Proceedings.
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SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 4.h.-Legau, from
the Committee on Military Affairs, reported
favorably the bill to relieve members and the
Judge Advocate in the Fitz John Porter
Court-martial from the secrecy imposed by
their oath as TO the vote of the Court.
At the conclusion Of the morning business,
! the Military Academy appropriation bill was
placed before the Senate.
Logan said be was authorized by the Com.
mittee on Appropriations to offer an amend
ment providing that hereafter any cadet dis
missed for hsZing should not be eligible foE
rsappointment. He had consulted many of
the best officers who had been in authority at
the Academy. and it is their and his opinion
that hszing could not be stopped without such
q provision, snd ne believed such provision
would stop it.
The amenimeut was agresd to, and the
bill, as amended, passed.
HOUSE.
Lamb. from the Committee on Foreign At
fairs, reported bill to amend the Chinese
Tmmigration Act. Cummittes Of the Whole.
Hit submitted minority report.
Hewitt, from the Ways and Means Com
mittes, reported bill to prevent the sdulters-
tion OF teas, based on the recent recommend
ations of the Secretary of the Treasury
H6 IlON56 WE'LL luSp committee OF tft
Whole Converse in the chaif) to continue the
consideration of The naval appropriation bill.
The debate upon the bill was prolonged.
Cslkins offered an amendment, that after
July 1st the staff corps of the navy on the
active list be reduced, by reducing the num-
ber Of Medical Directors from fifteen to FIVE,
the Medical Inspectors from fifteen TO five,
the Pay Directors from thirteen to FIVE, the
Pay Inspectors from thirteen 20 five, and
~. H., : !
list. Agreed to.
After further debate, sud without action,
the committee rose and the House sci j3urned
Prohibition "FiNed Fact IN Iowa.
DEs MoINFs, March 4sh.-In the Senate
to-day the Kennedy strict prohibition bill
was passed by vote of 81 TO 1.-the same
as that by which the Donnsn bill passed.
The Kennedy bill was passed by the House
few days ago. After its passage by the Sen
ate to-day. the bill was enrolled and signed
by the Governor.
'The POet of the sierras" and the Nor
mon Question.
WASHINGTON, March 4.h.-,Josquin Mile.
to-day appeared before the Committee on
Territories and gave his views on the Nor
mon question. He characterized the Nor
mons as crsnks and Guiteaus," and opposed
repTessive measures. As only tending TO iecite
ttiGiil VI 11NLcS GCbc, ILhlthI VI kQDs
DUNG them.
IdahO's New Governor.
PHILADELPHIA, March 4th.-Juige Bum,
| Idaho's new Governor, was yesterday seen by
| Press reporter. He was clad in fsultlessly
fitting attire, and Fedora" hat on his
| light locks. He has boyish face, and slim
! though weil-knit frame. He did not appear
as though intended to tread the rugged hills
of Idaho. why, thsyii call ycu the dude
| Governor" said one Of his friends "Well,
you bet your life that before thirty days
they'll fnd I'm Governor. A Governor
| should govern. That is what they want me
| for, l suppose, and that's what I'll do. /
don't know more than four men in the entire
! Territory, but I'm willing to know every one
il they will let me. l am goirg there to
stay. 1t suits my family. have large min
ing interests there that may render my stay
more profitable than the salary the position
commands" Judge Bum served during th u
wsr in the Seventy-second Pennsylvania, and
was wounded.
] The HudsOn's Bay Railroad Convention.
ST. PAUL, March 4th.-An Associated
Press Winnipeg special says The Emerson
Hudsou's Bay Railway Convention met to-
| day. Present, great number Of citizens,
and farmers of Manitoba and Dakota. The
meeting was most enthusiastic. Speeches
were made by Messrs. Fairbanks, Senator
| Stevenson, of Crookston, and Quincy, repre-
santiDg the Fargo Chamber OF Commerce.
All indOrsed the scheme aud favored the road
being built and controlled By the Manitoba
| Legislature. TIE American delegates showed
that large amount Of traffic would be given
| from the Red river valley. Senator Steven
son predicted that the road, when built,
would be one Of the most prosperous on earth,
showed the great advantage to settlers having
wheat shipped by the proposed route in the
great saving Of the cost of freight. The first
| two resolutions were carried, when the Con-
vention adjourned.
Railroad Accident In Montana.
M1ssoULA, March All The second section
OF the ast-bound freight train last night,
with a sno plow in front, while going thirty
miles an hour. ran into the frat section of
| train while the latter hall ed ST Jocko without
displaying signal light. The caboose. iu
which nine men were sleeping, was split from
end to end, throwing the men in every direc-
tion. All were hurt more or less. and two
John Barker, brakeman, ano Wm Corliss, /
| of st. Paul-were fatally burned by escaping
steam. Two cars further front were also
telescoped, and the fremen and engineer of
the incoming train saved themselves by
| jumping.
slckIy CoIored Boy whipped to Death.
SPARrANBURG Is. Cl, March 4;h.-The
horrible details of the whipping of sickly
colored boy, IA years old, to death, by his
uncle, John Barnes. because the boy slept late
in the morning, are rscsived. He was tied
up to o bedpost. beaten with hickory rods
until his head fell on his breast, aud the boy
wSs dead. Barnes was pursued b7 infuriated
negroes, cIyiog Hang him - He was
afterwards gsken to the AndsrsonviIs Jail.
FrishtfuI Tragedy in virginia.
DFLAPLANE (Fsuquier county, Vs.) March
4th.-Sundsy morning John Glascock, while
in 6 fit of passion, supposed to have been
caused By jealousy, murdered bis wife and
three small children. After setting fire to
his house he proceeded to the woods, half
mile distant, and shot himself through the
heart. The fire in the house was discovered
and extineuished before the bodies were con-
sumed or much damage had resulted.
Hanged for Murder.
PHILADELPHIA March 4.h-John McGin-
MS hanged to-day in the county prison
| at 10:35, for the murder Of his mother -in.law,
Mrs. Mary Reed.
TeOk Els Fathers Place.
GREAT FALLS IN. II J. March 4sh Desire
Bouuouir, before the Police Court this after
| noon, pleaded guilty TO the charge of killing
| Frederick Grant, tor which crime his father
stands convicted.
He Read Dime Novels.
| EAsToN pa, March 4yh-Beui. Beatty