Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-07-05
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United states Senate.

Sttlieu 10 OrueT promptly al II CLOCK, ana
| after prayer by Bishop Andrews, the
Declaration of Independence was read
The Senate further insisted ON its amend
ments to the deficiency bill, and reap
pointed the same committee of conference
The resolution of Miller, submitted YES
terday, was agreed TO, directing the Com
mlttee on Indian Affairs to extend its in
qwrieS in the investigation recently ordered
as to She condition OF the Indians in Cali
fornia
The bill passed granting pension to the
widow of General Ord also, the bill in
creasing the pension of General Frank z.
Blair'S widow, and one to authorize the
President to appoint General Ayerill to the
position of Colonel in the army, and then
place him on the retired list as of that rank
The Senate went into executive session.
and when the doors were reopened took
q recess until 8 p. NJ.
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, July 4th-Thc House met
ct 10 O'Clock this morning, in continuation
of Thursdays session.
The conference report on the bill to con-
solidate the Bureau of Military Justice and
the corps of Judge Advocates was agreed to-
The House then resumed consideration
of the Senate amendments to the Mexican
pension bill, but the want of quorum was
disclosed after several roll calls, and q call
of the House was ordered.
Brewer Of New York moved at 12 o'clock
that the House go into Committee of the
Whole for the purpose OF considering that
State paper, the Declaration of Independ-
ence. and that that important document
be now read for the information of mem
bers not absent from their post of duty.
The Speaker ruled that the motion was
not privileged.
Roll call followed roll call in monoto-
nous succession on motions to adjourn and
for calls of the House, until 100, when
Randall presented conference report on
the general deficiency appropriation bill.
lit announces an agreement on all the
amendments in controversy except the
twenty-third.
Calkins moved that the House recede
from its disagreement to the amendments
in controversy, appropriating small sums
for paving the streets around public build
ings in Des Moines St. Louis and Grand
Rapids. Lost-yeas IS, nays 116.
A similar motion in regard to the amend
ment making an appropriation to reim
burse ex-President Hayes for the amount
paid for the expenses of the Commission
appointed to go to Louisiana in 1877 met
similar fate
The report was agreed to, and Randall,
Burnes and Caikins reappointed con-
ferees
Willis presented a conference report on
the river and harbor appropriation bill.
Agreed to- 1.-THE bill as it passed the House
appropriated SI20S6, 900; as agreed TO in the
conference it appropriated 81. 500, 100
Miller submitted q conference report on
the bill introduced by him limiting the
time within which 4 prosecution may be
instituted against persons charged with vio-
lating the internal revenue laws. Agreed
to.
As agreed to, the bill reduces the time
within which offenders may be prosecuted
from five to three years, when the penalty
is Imprisonment in the penitentiary, and to
two years in all other cases.
The fihbustering against the Mexican
pension bill then continued until AS, when |
the House took a recess until 9 o'clock this |
morning.
Nominations by the President. l
WAsHINGroS, July 4th-Thc President
to-day made the following nominations
John A Kasson, of Iowa, TO be Envoy Ex-
traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
of the United States to Germany; Alphonso
Taft of Ohio, to be Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister potentiary of the United
States 20 Russia; John NJ. Francis, of New
York TO be Envoy Extraordinary and Min
lister Pienipotentiary of the United States to
Austria and Hungary: Lewis Richmond
of Rhode Island, to be Minister Resident
and ConSul-General of the United States in
Portugal: Samuel H. NJ Byers, to be Con-
sul-General at Rome, Italy; Ramon c. |
Williams TO be Consui-General at Havana;
Ward McAllister, Jr., of California, to be |
United States Judge for the District of |
Alaska L. w Haskell, of Iowa. to be |
United States Attorney for the District of |
Alaska Andrew 5 Lewis, of Illinois, to be |
Clerk of the United States Court for the |
District of Alaska; M. C. Hillyer, of Cali !
fornia, 10 be Marshal of the United States
Court for the District of Alaska; Frank |
Sperry. of New York, to be Associate Jus
tice Of the Supreme Court of Dakota; Sew
ard Smith, Of Iowa to be Associate justice |
of the Supreme Court Of Dakota George
Turner of Alabama. 10 be Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court of Washington Ter
ritOry.
Nomination Confirmed.
WASHINGTON, July 4th-Coyington e.
Belknap, of Portcryille. California, has
been confirmed Agent for the Indians OF
the Tule river agency, California.
Affairs at Chicago.
CHIcAGo. July 4th.-The day has been
one of extraordinary quiet, owing 10 the
near approach Of the Democratic National
Convention. The situation here contains
very little of interest. The California dele
cation is the only one on the ground, with
Scattering delegations from Ohio. New
y ok, Pennsylvania and Michigan. To-
morrow will witness the arrival OF the New
York and Massachusetts delegations, and
on Sunday great number of marching
clubs will arrive, when the Convention
uproar will probably reach its hight.
Chairman Barnun, OF the National
Committee. arrived to-day, and among
other notable arrivals were Henry
Watterson, Congressman Frank Hurd,
Congressman William r. Morrison and
Francis Kiernan. Work upon the plat
form has already been commenced and
Mr. Hurd expresses confidence that the
tariff reformers viii be i'll the control OF
the Committee on Resolutions by strong
| majority Presidential talk is>heard about
| the corridors, but very little has transpired
| to indicate the tide of feeling. The Presi-
| Dental sentiment is not expected to crys-
| talliZe until after the caucus of the New
| York delegation and their position is
| known.
Late this evening the Delaware delega-
| ton put in an appearance, and will at
once open the Bayard headquarters at the
Palmer House.
The New York County Democracy.
| NEW oRK, July 4th.-SeYenteen car
| loads of the County Democracy men
started to-day for Chicago, and the Irish
| Sixtv-nintb Regiment Band accompanied
| the delegation, who are for Cleveland to g
man, ali singing songs of Cleveland as the
train pulled out OF the depot. Among the
leaders on the train are Thomas Costigan,
| Supervisor of City Records; ex-District
| Attorney VIM. C. Whitney; Judges Power,
Ingersoll, Norton, Kelly, Ford and Murray
| Commissioner of Jurors Caulield; Fire
| Commissioner Purray; Police Commis-
sioner Matthews, and Dock Commissioner
| voorhees, The County Democracy is
travelling by the West Shore road.
Races at Chicago.
CHICAGO, July 4th.-There was a very
large attendance ut the Washington Park
races to-day The weather was warm, and
the track in good condition, The first race
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