Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-21
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DOMESTIC NEWS
United States Senate.
WASHINGTON, May 20th-The Chair laid
before the Senate the resolution offered yes
terday relating to the New Orleans, Baton
Rouge and Vicllsburg Railroad Company
Referred TO the Committee ON Public Lands
George offered a resolution, which was
laid over one day under the rule re-
questing the President to inform the SEN
ate by what authority Commissioners had
been appointed from time to time to exam
inc and report ON sections of the Northern
Pacific Railroad, which were constructed
and completed subsequent to the time with
which by law the road was required TO be
completed.
The bill passed extending to August,
1856, the time TO commence laying the
cable authorized by the Act of August s.,
1882.
The agricultural appropriation bill was
taken up and proceeded with by sections:
One of the amendments added to the bill
by the Senate committee appropriates So
600 for continuing the location and sinking
Of artesian wells ON the plains, with view
10 retaining the arid and waste public
lands.
To this provision Beck objected.
Hale moved that the appropriation be
limited to two wells. Agreed to-yeas %,
nays -.
Another addition made to the bill by the
Senate committee was $4,000, for the en-
enlargement of silk culture.
George moved to amend by making the
amount 10000.
The amendment was defeated-yeas %,
nays 29-and the amendment allowed to
stand at $4,000.
At the close Of the debate the bill passed
without division.
Adjourned.
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON May 20th.-RosecranS of
fered resolution directing the Judiciary
Committee to inquire into the facts and
law concerning the survey of public lands
belonging to San Francisco. Referred.
Ellis, Of the Committee on Appropria-
tons, asked leave to report a joint resolu-
ton making an additional appropriation of
500, 900 for the relief of sufferers from the
overflow of the Mississippi. Referred.
The House then proceeded to the con-
sideration of the Indiana election case of
English VS. Peele The majority resolu-
ton declares English entitled to a seat.
Pending the debate on the question, and
without action, the House adjourned.
Pacific Coast Inventors.
WASHINGTON, May 20th.-Patents were
granted to Pacific coast inventors last week !:
c. L. Anderson San Francisco, typograph-
zeal model c. f. Granville, San Francisco,
bottom for boats; J. \. Griswoid, San
Francisco, oil can; Mary E. Grierey, San
Francisco, figure map and chart for educa-
tional purposes p. +. Higgins, MERGED,
necktie fastener; W. F. Murray, San Fran
cisco, hosting apparatus Frank Dayton,
Portland game counter; J. 7. Freddy, Car
son, New border light for theater; w. r.
Guinan II Co., San Francisco, cartridge
loader; H. X. Stevens, Los Angeles, tank
for windmills; W. K. Thomas, Santa Ana,
oil cup.
ConkIing's Presidential Views.
WASHINGTON, May 20th-Hon. John B.
Alley, Of Massachusetts, lately returned
from trip to New York, said to Il Bulletin
correspondent yesterday: Il saw Mr.
COnkling when | was in New York He
was greatly sOftened towards Blaine
While speaking upon the probability of a
dark horse being nominated, he said to me:
| hope the Convention will not nominate
a nobody We have had nobodies enough
What we want is somebody. Whatever
can be said against Blaine it cannot be
charged that he is nobody. He has rendered
his party and his country great service
since he has been i'll public life, and he is
justly entitled to the credit of it. ] saw
General Grant and he said, while speaking
Of Edmunds Edmunds is Il strong man,
but he would have hard time if he were
to be elected President He could not veto
all the bills sent to him by Congress, and
he would have to please some one
National Convention of Wool Growers.
CHICAGO, May 20th.-The National Mass
Meeting OF Wool-growers of the United
States resumed at 10 o'clock this morning
The committee appointed to prepare an
address to wOOl-growers and sheep-breeders
of the United States reported as follows
GENTLEMEN: At the National Convention of
WOolgrowers and Sheep-breeders of the United
States. held at Chicago on the 18th of May, 1854
and which was attended by delegates from
twenty states, committee was appointed TO
draw up an address TO the WoOl-growers of the
country, for the purpose of arousing them to a
proper realization of the necessity that exists
for immediate and energetic action. if they
would rescue the great industry in which they
are engaged from its present depressed coHdi-
ton and from impending danger of "a still more
serious nature. The undersigned members of
the committee firmly believe that the existing
sad condition of the interest you represent has
been brought about largely, if not altogether.
by adverse Congressional legislation, and
it will not again be prosperous until
Congress shall reverse its action at
its last session and restore the rates of
duty to those which prevailed under the tariff
of 1867 BY which. for the first time in the indus
trial history n the emit blp
were established between duties on wool and
those on WOODEN goods. 1t can be cOncusively
shown that the Tariff Act of that year gave to
American producers of both woods and wooden
goods steady markets and secured the expan-
sion of production, and that through this ex-
banded production it gave consumers cheaper
woods and WoOlcns than were ever before known
in America and brought prices for all goods of
ordinary wear, and of many for fine and luxuri-
Gus, low, or Us low as are known in Europe or
elsewhere. The repeal of the tariff of 1867 on
wool or wOOlens was not asked for, as has been
alleged by the conservative business sentiment
of the country, or by any considerable number
of the American people. 1t was brought about
wholly through the efforts of importers and
others interested in securing in the United States
a market for foreign woods. aided bv a few par-
ties who desired TO make use of u foreign
product, with which to subduc the American
markets and menace the American pro-
ducers, upon whom they were necessarily com
PEELED to rely for nine-tenths Of the WOOL
iiuences, uupatriOtc and un-Amcrican, led TO
the passage OF the unwise, abOTtive and suicidal
Tariff Act of 1855 to which we firmly believe
may be attributed the present depressed condi-
ton of the wool industry You have doubt
less, gentlemen, heard much of late touching
the SOundnesS of the policy of putting raw ma
teriais of manufacture, including wool on the
free list. We trust you win resent such a prop
oSition whenever and wherever made with the
indignation which il Justly merits. Wool is the
finished product of million tiOck-Owners who
have by years of intelligent and patient labor
and the expenditure of large sums of money
brought their product to its present high stand
ard Of excellence. To class it simply rs raw
material. something that has been produced al
most without cost, or the expenditure OF time or
labor is an injustice TO which we trust you will
enter an effective protest. The arguments
used in defense of the principles of protection
apply at least as forcibly 10 wool as TO
any article in the tariff schedule. Growing
wool is equal with growing food and
steel. The maintenance ofthe commercial ma
rine and of Il national militia is pri-
mary element of national defense in war, and of
financial security and independence in peace,
the loss or neglect of which would derange our
entire military system, and place the entire
country and all it, interests III condition of in
dustrial and colonial yasSalagc to foreign pro-
ducers. equally fatal to the happiness and unbe-
coming to the dignity and honor of nation
whose annual increase in wealth is now three
fold that of any other nation, and whose pOpu-
lation now gives il the second rank among civil
lied empires. and the first among free Selfgov-
erning and enlightened people.
Tho ar,peal finally declares tbat tho wool