Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-12

and passed.
Adjourned
The following bills and resolutions were
introduced aud referred:
BY Townsend-A resolution proposing con.
| stitutional amendments providing for the
| election of President and Vics-President by
a msjority of the votes of the people, and an
abolition of the Electoral College, and regu.
latirg the method of counting the votes by
the two houses of Congress.
BY Beltord-To provide for leasing the
arid lands of Colorado.
By Murphy-To abolish the office Of As
sistsnt Surgeon. General of the army
BY Morey-A resolution directiag the
Postmaster Gsnsrsl to transmit to the House
the reports made by special agents during
| 1881 IN reference to the star route inyesti.
CATION.
Follett, from the Committee on Appro.
priations, reported \ joiot resolution to ap.
propriate $500 COO for the relief of sufferers
from the overflow Of the Ohio river and its
tributaries.
Hiscock expressed his desire that the gen.
tleman from Ohio should explain the necss-
sity for the measure, and what warrant for it
the other side found in the Constitution.
Follett replied that necessity knew neither
law nor Constitution. Tnere were presidents
for exsctly this appropriation. one being
found in the action Of the last Congress 10
appropriating for the relief Of the Mississippi
flood sufferers. There never had been a
food such as that now raging in the OHIO
river. Families by thousands have been
driven from their homes and are camping out
in the open fields, with nothing to protect
them but the clothing they could save.
Hiscock said he would not have the hardi-
hood to vote against the measure, but he had
expressed hope thst the gentleman from
New York snd the committee (Cux and
Eaton) would call attention to the fact that
there might be in this resolution a violent st.
tack on the Constitution. No great State
like Ohio-an empire-ougdt to come here,
when her Legislature is in session, and ask to
have her citizens supported from the treas.
ury. Having reported to the last Congress
the bill for the relief of the Mississippi suffer.
ers, he did not suppose any one would think
he was troubled by any constitutional ques-
ton. lie was not, and yet he was ia favor
Of appropriations Of this sort being confined
to States which were not in a condition to ex.
pend money themselves
Cox of New York questioned the constitu
tionality of the measure. 1t should have
been passed in silence, and if there was any
breach Of the Constitution, God Almighty, in
His kindness, would pardon it. There were
pate or cure, and one Of these was the calaul-
ily now in the country, and if be could not
give his hand or his head, he could give his
heart to the vote. Applause.
Wilson Of West Virgins offered sR amend
ment increasing the appropriation to $780,
600.
Wilson's amendment was rejacted by ayes
109, noes $50, and the int resolution was
passed by ayes 2SS, noes u.
The House then adjourned.
A Democratic caucus was announced for
tomorrow afternoon.
Miscellaneous Washington Items.
WASHINGTON, February 11th.-The House
Committee on Appropriations, at a meeting
this morning. agreed to report the bill imme-
distely for the appropriation of $500, 900 for
the sufferers by the floods along the Ohio and
tributaries. Tbs bill will be reported to the
House tc-iay.
Senator Farley of California, who has bsen
very i'll for some msnths, was in his seat to-
day. He is still weak, but steadily improv-
ing.
The House Private Land Claims Commit
tee to-day agreed unanimously to report
favorably HeDlsy's bill authorizing clsimants
to the Rancho De Nspa, in Nspi county, to
prove up their title in the District Court.
Mr.. Dolph presented to tn Senate this
u p5tltiOu slSneu Dy senators slater
and Dolph, Representative George, Captain
C. T. Powell, Chief of Engineers. and Dele.
gate Singer, asking an appropriation for a
continuation of the work on the Cascades
canal.
The Senate sub. COMMITTEES on Elections. to
investigate the alleged outrages Ia Copiah
county, Mississippi. will leave tc morrow for
New Orleans. The Deputy Sergeaut-at.
Arms Of tie Senate left last night to summon
witnesses.
w. NJ. Whitney, of Oakland, member of
the California Senate, arrived here yesterday.
He says he came East on pleasure excur.
sion, and to rest from work. Jesse D. Carr,
Of Monterey, Cal, is also here. He is del
egate to the biennial meeting of the National
Trotting Association, which will be held iu
Chicago on the 18th.
Tomorrow the House Committee on For
eign Affairs will meet to receive the report Of
the Senate Committee on the Chinese bill.
Rice Of Massachusetts has not yet returned,
but is expected h3re tonight or in the morn
ing ; If he does not return, the matter will be
again postponed.
Combinations Henry D. Lyman, of Ohio.
Second Assistant Postmaster G neral; VIM.
Christy Wilson, of Louisian1, Asssyer of the
Mint at New Orleans.
The issue of standard dollars for the week
ended February 9 n was 151, 49S correspond
ing period last year, AL, 600.
The Secretary of the Treasury has issued a
circular, making permanent the rates of
drawback on sugar and is products estab.
lished Professionally by the circular of June
9, 1888
Representative Curtin to-day introduced a
bill providing that any person disabled during
the late war, and furnished with an artificial
limb by the War Department since 1870, be
entitled to r5csive a new limb every three
years sfser.
7he Army oE the Potomac at the Battle
of Cold HarbOr.
TOLEDO 70 } February 11th.-An animated
discussion has been going on in the columns
of the Blade for some time, as to whether the
Army of the Potomac refused to charge the
enemy second time st the battle of Cold
Hsr5or, when ordered, IS stated in most his
tories of the late war. General Grant was
appealed to, and wrote the following letter {:
NEW YORK. February 7th
To the Editor of the Bldde-Dear Sir: Your favor
of January 3lst is at hand. In reply to the ques-
ton asked therein, will say that never gave an
order to any army commanded during the rebell-
ion to make attack which was disobeyed 1t is
possible, but do not remember the circumstance
that have given order for attack at certain
hour, and afterwards concluded thai it would be
better possibly not to make it. and have sent orders
countermand!ng it but do not remember any
such circ instance that which took place at Cold
Harbor. Truly yours, U. S. GRANT.
Chinese ana Japanese Servants In New
York.
NV YORK, February 11tb.-The Chinese
Consul deDies the report thst Chinese and
Japanese servants are ing imported here.
7. II. HaSes. manaker Of large employ.
ment agency, says Lhe demand flr Chinese
servants in this city ia and always has
been extremely small. "O1e reason is that
we never have Chinese help of the right sort
at Our command. There are quite q number
of japanese ia tbs pl y Of wealthy fam.
lilies, and they are well liked"
Heber Newton and The Be2titudes
NEW York, February 11tb.-Rev. Hebsr
Newton said in his sermon yesterday: "The
Beatitudes are the very words of Christ, if
we have them at sll, and yet the church, so
to spesk, psss them by for the Apostles
Creed. written by no one kboss whom. and
the Nicene Creed, the outcome Of the wrsn-
Cling of a council. l have wondered why the
Bestitudes aIe not set TO music and sung rs
part Of the service. They sre words full of
dew, which Christ sp Ike as ne turned his face
from earth 20 Calvary"