Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-08
United States Senate.


Army of the United States. upon the retired list
of the army. In moving reference OF the bill TO
the Committee on Military Affairs, Edmunds
commended it to the early consideration of that
body understood.
Hill addressed the Senate in relation to the
bill to declare IL forfeiture of the lands granted
to the New Orleans. Baton Rouge and Nicks-
burgh Railroad Company. at the conclusion of
which the Senate resumed consideration OF the
shipping bill.
The discussion which ensued was participated
in by Vest and others, pending which the Sen
ate adjourned
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, May 7th.-Willis, from the Com
mittee on Rivers and Harbors, reported the
river and harbor appropriation bill. Ordered
printed.
The House then proceeded TO the considera-
ton of the business on the Speaker table.
The Senate amendment to the House bill, re-
pealing the ironclad oath, was cOncurred i'll.
The next bill was that for the relief of Fitz
John Porter, with the Senate amendments.
Keifer moved to refer the bill to the Military
Committee.
Bedford thought the motion for reference was
a stealthy attempt to do an injustice TO Il man
who had already been treated unjustly, accord
ing to the testimony of the greatest of American
Generals, General Grant.
Keifer opposed the bill, declaring it unconsti-
tutional.
Cutcheon said that three great regulations are
on trial-Lincoln, Stanton and Garfield He
said II the memory OF these men was TO be black
mailed let il be BY those who crawl in the dirt
to attack their regulations
Hiscock made Il constitutional argument
against the bill.
Slocum said he was glad the gentleman from
Ohio CKeifer) had attacked the fff1l General
Porter would be glad OF it, because he would re
gard what the gentleman said against him a
compliment. and it would be so regarded by the
country. He (SlOcm) had only been surprised
that the gentleman from Ohio had not sum
moned Charles Garfield and Elder to sustain his
course in this instance, as he had done "A few
days ago Applause on the Democratic side
and misses from the Republicans
Keller replied that he had supposed the gen
tlcman would get down TO something or other
in the peculiar emergencies of the case OF Fftz
John Porter, which was beneath the dignity OF
an officer.
. A motion to refer the bill was lost and the
Senate amendments We're concurred in
Tie ST nate amendments Were nOn-concurred
in to the bill establishing a Bureau of Animal
Industry
The Senate bill passed donating part of the
abandoned military reservation at Fort Smith,
Ark. 10 the city of Fort Smith, torthe benefit OF
the public schools
Adjourned.
The Pacific Coast Appropriations.
WAsHINGroN, May 7th.-Miller, from the Com
mittee on Rivers and HarboIs, to-day reported
the bill to the House. and tomorrow it viii be
printed and ready for action The list of Pacific
coast appropriations. as finally agreed on. is as
follows: Humboldt Bay, So 800; Oakland bar
Dor S129 600. of which 50 GOO is to pay for con
demning land to build tidal canal: Whining
ton harbOr, $50, eco; Redwood City haTbOr 5000;
Sacramento and Feather rivers, $4,000, one-hait
of which shall be expended on each river, pro
vded that no part of this sum, or any part of the
$4,000 available from last year appropriation,
shall be expended except for snagging. until the
Secretary OF War shall have been satisfied of the
cessation OF hydraulic mining. Ofthe sum now
on hand. $4,000 shall be used to construct a
dredge boat for operation on all rivers emptying
/ -. 10 Paw Eg.r .,,ra
$4,000 -
Convention of state Boards of Health.
WASHINGTON, May 7th.-DelcgateS from %
State Boards OF Health met here this morning
and decided that Il national conference of cX-
ecutive officers and others representing State
Boards OF Health shall be held during the meet
ingS of the American Public Health Association
and at other times. EraStlS Brooks, of New
York, was elected permanent Chairman, and
Dr. !. y. Mccormack, of Kentucky. Secretary.
| The next meeting VIII be held at st. Louis in
| October.
The Chinese Bill.
WASHINGTON. May 7th.-The Pacific Goa sup
Elemental Chinese bill, which passed the House
on Saturday last, came before the Senate to-day
for the purpose of reference, WREN Senator Far
ley requested that il be Laid on the table tempo
rarily, until the Senate bill on the same subject
is reached on the calendar. His object was 10
prevent the House bill from being mutilated by
the Committee on Foreign Affairs and if posi-
bic when the Senate bill is reached TO have
the former substituted for il.
Kentucky Democratic State Convention.
FRANKFORT May Uh.-The Democratic State
Convention to select delegates TO the Chicago
Convention met here to-day. Boyd Winchester.
OF Louisville. was made permanent Chairman.
Henry WattcrSon, editor of the COHriG-JOErpGi.
was appointed Chairman of the Committee on
Resolutions. He was loudly called for by the
Convention and when he appeared on the plat
FORM with the resolutions in his hand the
house rose as one man and checr'd him vOcier-
ously. He made brief speech, con ratuli-
tory OF the Kentucky Democrats on their
wisdom and courage. He reviewed the Situa-
ton i'll Il few eloquent sentences. and read the
usual Bourbon resolutions, concluding as fol-
lows: Kentucky recommends to the Democracy
of the Union for the Presidency of the United
States him whose election to the third Office i'll
the nation was the first step to the abolition of
the seam left by the late civil war, who was the
first 10 lead his party back 10 its own national
platform of steady approach toward the removal
of distractions to tradc-the foremost of all liy-
ing Democratic principles of to-day-Ilon. John
g. Carlisle.
Hon. Henry Watterson. J. Stoddardt Johnson.
Jas. \. Mckenzie and Thomas l.. Jones were
elected delegates at large, and Mr. Watterson,
although not a member Of the Convention, and
not a candidate, received the highest vote ofthe
gentlemen selected
Railroad Accident.
DECATUR Iil.) May Uh.-A broken rail ten
miles south of this city the st. Louis division
Of the Wabash road, threw Il passenger coach
and two secpers into the ditch, iujuring twenty
people seriously and three fatally 1t is reported
that conductor Vincent. of Michigan, in charge
OF the SlecpcrS. was crushed and cannot live {:
also that Miss Emma Walter of Vermont, will
die. Five surgeons have gone to the scene. The
names of the injured have not yet been learned.
SECOND DISPATCHl
ST. PAUL Mimi, May 7th.-It is learned here
that General Passenger Agent Fee, of the North
ern Pacific, is among the injured in the railway
accident near Body Station, H., this morning.
Mrs. Fee has left for the scene of the accident.
THIRD DISPATCH.i
ST LOUIS May 7th.-Dispatches to headquar-
tiers here from physicians at the wreck, say that
some thirty passengers were more or less III
jured, but ali excepting twelve were able to pro
ceed on their journey.
Narrow Escape of Train.
TOPEKA, May 7th.-Telegrums received here
say that correspondents dispatches have been
sent to Boston announcing tae safe arrival o.
the special train bearing officers and others ut
the City of Mexico. At the bridge ON the MeXi-
can Central 100 miles below Chihuahua. oh
structionS were placed on the track, with the
evident intention of robbng the passenger
train. The construction train preceded it.
however, and was wrecked, six men being
killed and eight or ten wounded, and fourteen
cars ruined.
The Detroit Elopement.
= CHICAGO. May 7th.--Mr. Holmes a sOn-n-laW
of e. J. Whitney, received Il dispatch from the
latter this morning, saying that he had found
his runaway daughter. Lillian, and had taken
her back TO Detroit Miss Lillian clipped on Fri
day last with her fathers English coachI III
and was married TO him in Toledo, the gr )lh
claiming TO be baronet. The elopcment ives
only made public yesterday, and is creating
great social scandal in Detroit. {. j. Whitney is
proprietor of the Detroit Opera House and the
has two large music stores one in Chicago and
the other in Detroit. Mr.. Holmes and his wife