Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-20
United states senate.

Inited states Senate.
WASHINGTON, February 10Th. - Dawes,
from the Committee on Indian Affairs. re i.
ported formally the bill providing for the
punishment of trespssseIs on Indian lands
by imprisonment for one year or 8 fine of
S1O0, or both. The action of the committee
| was upon the recommendation of the Sscre.
tary of the Interior. and is especially in
tended to keep Payne ard his followers off
the Oklahoma lands.
The bill providing for the circulation Of
national baaks was taken up, and Bsyard ad-
dressed the Senate in opposition 60 Plumb's
amendment
After lengthy discussion, participated in
by Maxey, Beck, Cook and Pugh, Morgan
said he proposed to offer an amendment to
the amendment of the Senator from Kansas,
! TO provide that whenever sny portion of
the circulation Of q national bank be sur.
rendered, in consequences of eau snd pay
meut Of bonds by the United States Govern
ment, an equal amount of Treasury notes
| shall be issued by the Government in lieu
| thereof so as to prevent the shrinksge Of the
| circulstion."
An executive session was held, and tie
Senate adjourned.
House of RepresentaflVeS-An All-NIght
| session.
| WASHINGTON, February 19sh.-The House
! did not adjourn until after o'clock this
morning, and then decided TO hold no session
today. The all-night fight was due to an
| effort Of the Democrats to make the Mexican
war veteran pension bill the special order for
| consideration February 24.h. This bill places
| jefferson Davis ard other ConfederGtes upon
! the pension rolls, and the motion was opposed
| by the Republicans filibustering. All the
| night was consumed iD calls Of the House.
| motions TO adjourn and bringing in absent
members, The Sergesnt-at-Arms was occu-
| pied unJtl this morning searching the city for
| absentees. At 10 o'clock last night Henley
| of California was captured at dinner party
| and brought iuto the House in q swsljow-sail
coat and with an enormous bouquet in his
| buttouhole.
| The following scene. reported il the Con-
greSs0Hai Record this morning, occurred
! The Sergeant.at Arms appeared at the bar OF
| the House, having in custody, IN Obedience
| to its order, Mr.. Henley.
| The Speaker-Mr. Henley, you have been
absent from = sitting of the House without
| its leave. What excuse have you to offer?
Henley-bir. Speaker, l have to say, in
entire sincerity, that when | left my house
this morning member Of ny family was
taken i'll with an attack of measles. Laugh.
te- That is the first time in my experience
that | ever knew that statement to elicit
amusement, Int l suppose it is all right in
| sshingtoD- renewed laughter and this
evening at > o'clock, having some solicitude
in respect to the mstter, l repaired home.
That was before this p,oceeding for q call Of
the House hsd commenced. l knew nothing
about these proceedings until | was advised
by the myrmidons-if may so term them
of the Sergeant-at-Arms-[ls laughter that
my presence was required. l came at once.
| 4 member-How about that dress suit
Henley-Some gentleman desires to know
something in respect to the matter Of my
habiliments. l have nothing to say about
| that at all. Laughter. [ simply, Mr..
| Speaker, desire to state, in perfectly good
faith, that when l left the House of Repre-
| sentstives this afternoon, it was in conse-
quence of feeling of solicitude in respect to
the illness of member of my household.
A member-You said that once before.
| Laughter ard applause
Henley-I did not anticipate that my pres.
| euce would be required here tonight, and as
| soon as [ found it vas necessary, l came at
| once.
Gibbor-If the ge1tlsmau will only divide
bis bouque: with us, Will move that he be
excured.
Tul!y-I think it is evident, from the gsrb
my colleague is ir, that he has been hunting
doctor. Laughter
Cobb-I desire to ask the gentleman a
question.
The Speaker-The gentleman from Indiana
may ask the question If the gentleman feom
California gives MS consent.
CobE-Aiy question is, whether it is necss-
sary for a gentleman 10 welr such . suit of
clothes when any Of his family Is sick.
S5ockslager-I would like TO ask the gen
tlemau from California question.
King-I object.
Horr-I move that the gentleman from
California be excused.
Agreed to-syes 10, Eoes 10.
Previous to this Tully had been brought in,
and later on Glascock but both were ex-
cused without much fun. Budd and Russ-
Grams both got wind of the proceedings and
slipped in without being arrested.
At 1:l5 q quorum was obtained, and
Rewitt's motion making the Mexican War
pension bill special order fer the 2lst inst.
was ssconded-165 to /.
The resolution was then adopted. Ayes,
l75; noes, 50.
The announcement of the result was re.
ceived with applause on the Democratic side,
ard at 80 a. NJ. the House adjourned until
Wednesday.
The DsnYille Riot Case.
WASHINGTON, February 1Sth.-Iu the DAN.
vile investigation to-day, w. ?. Graves,
a commission merchent Of Dsnville, testified
that h, was armed the day OF the riot and
fired four shots into the crowd of colored
people. The c0lOred men were firing In dis
direction and be returned the fire.
r. j. Adams, colored policeman, said
that two months before the riot the Grand
Jury indicted the whole force and some 9th.
ers, white and BLACK, for carrying concealed
weapons. The colored people were poor, and
could not psy their fines. The white people
vera able to pay. The outcome was that the
colored people ceased carrying arms, but the
whites continued to do So
Jefferson Hubbard (colored) witnessed the
riot. He thought 800 pistols went off, just
like pack Of squibs. The whites then com
menced calling "hsab, hesh. hesh, kill 'em,
kill 'em, kill 'em-just like dat" He saw
Captain Graves ''wid o long pistol, which
Graves discharged at witness. The colored
people ran every which way. The whites
came from every direction with shOtguns.
Osher witnesses added nothing to the infOr-
nation and the committee adjourned.
Pacific Coast Inventors.
WASHINGTON, February 19sb. - Patents
were issued to Pacific coast inventors last
week ss follows Charles A. Alisky, Port.
land, table for the manufacture of candy
Charles Allison, San Francisco, fruit cutting
and pitting machine HorHcs b. Angel, San
Francisco, dredge S. d. Butler, Marshfeld
Or, fire escape John Dolbeer, San Francis |
co, portable railway; Herbert Z. Dorr, San
Francisco, compound for preserving wood
John Martin, Knights Ferry, Cal. car
coupling Thomas i. Nixon, New Tacoma, |
". T, surveyors transit; A. B. Smith, San
Francisco, adjustable wrench; Sherman g. !
Wiamsn, Sau Francisco, Iefrigerating car and
apparatus for shipping meat Church &
Wells. of San Francisco, were granted a label
for patent pills.
Condition of General Grant.
NV York, February 19th.-Genersl Grant
walked few steps yesterdsE-fram his bed