Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-28

WASHINGTON, January 27th.-Great inter-
est has teen felt for several days in the forth.
coming debate over Senator Sberman's South
ern outrage resolutions. 1t was understood
that Sherman intended to forcs vote on
Friday, but for some reason he did not d. SO.
The resolutions, therefore, went over till to-
morrow and public expectation was greatly
disappointed. These resolutions, proposing
to investigate the election outrages at Dan.
vile, Va, and in Copiah county, Mississippi,
were undoubtedly inspired by desire on the
part OF the Ohio Senator TO switch the public
attention from the tariff, which is now at.
tracing dangerous public notice in the West,
and to bring it once more TO the free bal
lot and fair count" The move is trihe
shrewd. and has been received by the Demo-
Gratis with some aHtonishment, though msuY
Senators have breathed sigh Of relief since
It's development 1t appears that the tariff
Issue Is beginning to alarm the leaders
both sides, and especially the Republicans in
Kansas, Iowa, Michigan and Wisconsin,
where, If it Is ever understood, people are
liable 20 vote with Speaker Carlisle's party.
The question has been raised Rs to the consti-
tutiOnal right OF Congress to investigate these
outrages, as the late elections in Virginia and
Mississippi were for State and not United
States officsrs. II is understood, however.
that this viii not change the Republicans
plan OF investigation, as they claim outreges
in voters rights of citizan:hip 10 exercising
che elective franchise. Mahoee and Riddle
berger both sympaShize with the iuvestiga-
ton, and it is said the former will make
speech when the resolutions are debated.
Unless something is done in the House to d.
vert public attention back to the tariff pretty
soon, it is quite certain that the bloody shirt
will be Hopping over the Nor Invest before
Csrlise5 reformsrs have a chance to report
a tariff bill. Already 1.-The old flag and an
appropriation" is being re-eehoed By the Hon.
BArdwell Slotes on all sides. and is rapidly
becoming the leading issue. Uncfi iially it is
announced aud Understood, with M9rrison's
sanction, that the tariff bill making
a horizontal reduction Of twenty per cent.
is soon to % before the Committee on
Ways and Means. If this is true, and
there is 10 reason to doubt it, as Morrison
refuses ID be interviewed, the Carlisle party
ia probably thing of the past. Many mem
bers who are familiar with tariff matters are
firmly convinced that such a bill, by aug
meotiug the imports, will increase, instead Of
diminish the surplus in the Treasury As
the only object of the horizontal reduction
would bs to decrease the revenue, this, of
course, would amount to nothing. There is
a strong current of feeling grGging against
the tariff reduction. 1t is said that Carlisle
and have discovered that Eastern Democratic
protectionists, with Virginia and West Vir-
GINA. Georgia and Louisiana, can control
the forthcoming Democratic Convention, and
that if they force the issue this will probably
be the result They have, therefore, CON
Guided not 20 put their feet ia any further.
This protectionisS combination would have
such leaders as Randall Tilden, Payne,
B2rnurs, McPherson, Bsyard and the
New York World and SIM Pitted
against these men Is only Watterson and the
Kentucky delegation, for it is we'll known
that Morrison viii not stand up to fight.
Senator Lsmar HIS recently written letter
to the Commonwealth Club, of PHILADELPHIA,
in which be defines reform" and not " tar.
itF," rs the paramount issue, and it is an open
secret that these Southern Senators have
lately discouuteEanced further agitation of
the tariff
g Between the two, " said Southern Rep.
resent alive the other day, we should prefer
the bloody shirt to the tariff as an issue for
the next campaign" This expresses in few
words the growing preferences among the
Democratic statesmen. They are familiar
with the bloody shirt, but know nothing
about the tariff.
Interesting 10 MiIItjamen.
WASHINGTON. January 27lh.-G General
SewsH, Of New Jersey, has reported from
the Senate Military Committee in favor Of
his bill making equsl appropriations for State
militia. This bill Will BE- all object Of inter.
est to militiamen al over the country. and
especially in California, where at present the
National Guard need all the assistance it can
get. The present law divides $500, 600 among
the States annually. but SewelPs bill in
creases this sum 20 5000 coo, and provides
that the money shall be apporiioned among
the States by the Chief Of Ordnance Of the
army, under the direction Of tie Secretary Of
War according to the number Of delegates
G sch Stele is entitled TO in Congress. The
number Of active militia required to receive
the beuef Of the Act il not to exceed $50
men for each representative in Congress. The
Secretary of War il required to report The
number of militia in each State in February
OF each year, upon which Immediately there
after the apporiionment ia made. The 10 vest
sum that could be received annually by Cali
fornia, unde, this law, would be about So
900, which would be devoted, as Sewell pre-
vides, 10 purchasing arms, equipments, stores,
t.nts, ammunition. etc.
The Chinese BIIls
WASHINGTON, January 27th.-Both Chi.
nese bills appear to be hung up in the Com
mittees of Foreign Relations. Lamb was to
have reported bill to the House committee
this week, but he has not done 30, and there
ia q hitch in the Senate committee. a meet
ing was held Friday, the particulars of
which hGve not been divuiged, but it is ur-
derstood that there is objection to the bill on
the part of some member, and that. because
Miller will not consent TO its modification.
he is not allowed to report the measure.
RandaIIS EittIe Game.
WASHINGTON, January 275h. "A local
paper gives ex Speak Randalis programme
on the tariff question. 1t says thst he and
his friends propose to use the appropriation
bills to defeat the programme Of the tariff
agitators. 1t is claimed that under hs rule the
report from the Committee on Appropriations
is q privileged question, and takes precedence
Of the report from the Committee on Ways
and Means. Therefore, the moment Mr..
Morrison, from The Committee on WAYS and
Means, attempts to report his bill f5r re.
form Of the tariff, Mr.. Randall will antago-
nizs it with a report from the Committee on
Appropriations.
An Authoritative Denial
WASHINGTON, January 27ih.-Mr. Harris.
the new President Of The Northern Pacific
Reilroad, Yesterday denied before the Com
mift4e on Public Lsnds that any poolicg ar.
rangement exists between the Pacific roads
which control the Pacific coast trade, as has
been heretofore reported.
The Fisheries Exposition Awards.
WASHINGTON. January 27th-The official
list II the jury awards at the London fisher.
les exposition shows that 1873 gold, 27l silver
snd 1919 bronze medals, and SO diplomas of
honor were awarded TO foreign aud colonial
Governments. The United States heads the
list with ~ gold, AZ silye. and 80 bronz.
medals, and a dipiomss-squal 10 more than
one fifth Of the entire NUMBER awarded. The
special feature in the American awards ia
the large percentage Of GOLD medals received,
being nearly double those OF any other coun-
try, and constituting more than one fourth
the entire ndLber. Norway ranks second.
with Is gold medals, Sweden third, with y,
and Canada fourth with II. Ia additi TO t e
medals sud diplomas seven special money
pdz were awarded to the American ex-
hibitors. and a large number Of awards were
given Enlli0h So ms for Amer;c IN products
exhibited bY them in the English department
Miscellaneous Washington Items
WASHINGTON, January 27th -Ex.Gov
ernor Pscheco of California will leave for
Mexico next week. where he intends to re-
main some time. Mrs Pacheco and daughter
will remain in Washington dnriug his abb
sence. The formers health is much i'm.
proved
Mrs. Eugepie Fawcstt, widow Of the lste
Eugenio Fswcett, District Judge of Santa
Barbara county, has been in this city for
three weeks, visiting friends. She left for
Boston Wednesday,
Among the late society items is the an.
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