Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-04-11

The Senate bill was passed to further suS-
pend the operation of Section 5574 of the
Revised Statutes relative to guano islands.
Miller of California, from the Committee
on Foreign Relations, reported an original
amendment to the consular and diplomatic
appropriation bill TO take the place of the
bin Referred
The Senate resumed consideration of the
naval appropriation bill
Beck. in the course of the debate, said the
United States could not send a war steamer
to California without being dependent on
foreign nations for coaling the vessel.
On reaching the amending clause for an
appropriation of 100000 to complete the
ordnance outfit of three new cruisers and
one dispatch boat, Beck moved an amend
ment making the amount $4,000.
Bcck's amendment to the committee
amendments was agreed to.
Pending the debate on the amendment
providing for the construction of steel
cruisers, the Senate went into executive
session. and soon after adjourned till Mon
day.
House of Representative.
WASHINGTON. April 10th.-Thc House
met At II O'Clock in continuation DIV ednc>-
days session.
Eaton, from the Committee on Laws re-
lating to clecting the President and Vice
President. reported back to the Senate the
bill on that subject with amendments
Mills. from the Committee on Ways and
Means, reported bill amending the stat
utes in reference to the immediate trans
portation of dutiable goods Placed on the
House calendar.
At a few minutes before y, Warner
moved to adjourn, but this being voted
down. the legislative day of Wednesday
was continued.
ON motion of Stuckslaycr. the House
went into Committee of the Wholc-Wcll-
borne in the chair-on the appropriation
bills.
The first bill taken up was that appropri-
ating S100,000 for 4 public building at New
Albany, Indiana.
Thompson proceeded to oppose the
method of considering all these bills to-
gether, and in strong terms characterized il
as robbery a. putting all the pork
into the pot" and said the better way
would be for the House to allow each mem
Der an appropriation for Il public building,
which, in the language of Cakes AmcS.
| he could put where it would do the most
good.
This led to an exciting scene. Thompson
| being frequently interrupted. half dozen
| members talking at the same time amid
such confusion that scarcely any of them
could be heard.
Finally the bill was laid aside favorably
/ The bills for buildings ut Chattanooga
/ Augusta (Mainc), and Pittsburg were also
laid aside ttvorably.
| The committee rose. and the House adj
iourncd
Political News.
| Penn YAM o.. W April 10th.-ThC
| Twenty Republican Congressional
/ Convention elects Blaine delegation to
/ Chicago. One of the altcrnatcs favors Ed
mundS.
Troy q. ". April l0th-The Seven
/ tecnth Congressional District elected Mar
tim J. Townsend and Henry c. Burltigl
/ delegates to the Republican National Con
/ yeuton-Ill for Arthur.
/ ST LOUIS, April l0th.-All the Missouri
/ delegates Ia the Republican National Con
/ vcntiun have been elected, but none
/ specially INSTRUCTED, and their personal Pres
/ idential preferences have not been an
nOunccd.
/ LtwEENc EBrRG lmd.), April 1Oth-Johl
! 0. Cravcns and Eugene G. Hay have beer
/ elected delegates to the Chicago Repuhli
/ publican Convention from the Fourth Dis
tfict Their personal preference Is for Har
rison.
PoUGHEEErsIE O.. ". April lOth.-Th,
Republican Congressional Convention elect
ed Hamilton Fish, Jr. and Il. Palt Car
pcntcr us delegates To Chicago, and yotcc
down resolution indursing Blaine.
Font WAYNE (Indl. April 10th-Th,
! Republican Convention of the Twelfth Con
/ ucs-iona! District chose Q. \. SimonS an,
o. Carver H. delegates to the Chicago Con
-uuin>tructcd. Carver Will sup
port Blaine Simons has no preference.
NEW YORK, April l0th.-A majority %
the delegates from Brooklyn to the Repuh
! lican State Convention, which chooses dele
gates To the Chicago Convention. are anti
1 administration.
IyDIANAroLIs Ond.). April l0th.-Th,
/ Republicans held Conventions in all th,
/ Congressional Districts of the State to-day
to select delegates 10 Chicago. The dele
gates, almost without exception, favor al
Indiana man. with strong preference to
senator Harrison. For second choice
/ Blaine leads, and his name always GOO,
/ with Lincoln for Nice-Prcsident. Stanton
I j. Pcclc was rcnuminatcd for Congress il
/ the Seventh District, and General Thomas
/ Vi. Browne in the Sixth. The State Con
ycntion to select four delegates at large
/ Will bc held in this city on the 18th.
Representative sumner Ill.
WASHINGTON. April h-CongresSma
/ Sumner has been confined to his bed fol
several days with a severe cold, which dur
! ing the past few days seemed 10 develop
! into something more serious. He Is mo-
/ expected To be out for several days.
Postal Matters.
/ WASHINGTON. April l0th.-A new post
3 .ffff,. b.- l.ag established tf T. l.lv-at.t
Alaska. and the offices at MontczUma
, Tuolumuc county, and Mono Mono coun
! ". Cal. have been discontinued. +. K
/ Hooker has been appointed Postmaster n
[ Bonita, A. T. and i. VI. Warner at Praii;c
/ W r
Winter Wheat.
/ WAsmNGroN. April lOth-ApriI return,
to the Department of Agriculture make tn,
winter wheat acres about y 100000. Thi
| is nearly the breadth sown of the previous
crop. of which between five and six pc
! cent was subsequently piowcd up, leayin.
20, 100000 acres to hc harvested.
An Aged Couple Murdered in Their Bed
NATION Ill.). April l0th.-An atrociou
/ double murder Was committed near Rari
dan. Coles county, last night An age,
couple named Fleetwood were the victims
! They were found in their beds this morn
ing, with their throatS cut. No trace of thu
perpetrators has yet been discovered, ant
/ no cause is assigned for the crime, unle>
that OF robbery.
SECOND DIsPATCHl
CucAGo. April IGth.-The DaHy Nc,r,
/ Mattoon JulD special gives the followin.
additional details of the murder of the age,
Fleetwood couple near Random The olC
folks slept on the first floor. \ marricC