Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-04-15
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limited states senate.

Among the petitions and memorials presented
were the resolutions Of the recent Convention OF
Inventors held at Cincinnati. opposing any
change i'll the patent laws that may tend to in
jure property in patents
Also petition, signed by Mrs James y. Gar
field and 800 other citizens of Cleveland, Tor the
passage OF the bill providing for the return OF
the NeZ Perez Indians TO their old homes
\ petition was presented from tobacco deal
eTs, demonstrating against the agitation OF the
tobacco tax, and requesting and praying that
the tax be allowed 10 remain rs it Is.
Also Il memorial from the Board of Trade OF
Albuquerque, New Mexico complaining OF Ger
tain Acts of the Territorial Legislature.
Bills were introduced and referred. rs follows
BY Miller of New NorE-'ro amend the Act 10
prevent the importation of adulterated and spu-
rious teas. approved March ,, 1883.
BY Sherman-AuthOriZinG the President 10 aT-
point and retire john c. Fremont rs Major
General of the United States Army.
Slater introduced bill to forfeit the railroad
lands granted the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company and restore the same to settlement
He said he would ask that il lay ON the table
until Thursday. when he would call it up.
The Senate resumed consideration OF the
naval appropriation bill, the pending question
being on the amendment proposed by the Sen
ate committee To provide for the construction Of
new cruisers.
Bayard again objected to engrafting his amend
ment upon the naval appropriation bill, the sen
ate having already passed IL bill to provide Tor
the same cruisers.
committee were then read seriatiIn, and agreed
to without debate.
The bill was then passed as amended.
The Senate took up the bin to establish uni
form system of bankruptcy throughout the
United States. ana il was proceeded with.
Pending debate, the Senate went into eXecu-
tive session, and soon adjourned.
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON. April l4th.-Reed offered pre-
amble and resolution reciting the allegation that
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into Maine through the fault or oversight of
United States officials charged with the duty OF
inspecting and quarntilIing importatlons OF
cattle, and directing the Commissioner OF Agrl-
culture to make an investigation into the mat
ter. with authority to report for consideration at
any time such bill rs was deemed proper 10 re-
imburse the authorities and citizens of that
State for the expense which had been properly
and iudiciOusly incurred, and may be incurred,
in SuppresSing the disease. Adopted.
Bills were introduced ana referred us follows
By Jones of Alabama-To reorganize the SUI
preme Court of the United States. This Is iden-
teal with the Manning bill of the last Congress.
BY Irwin of Kentucky-To cqualiZe taxation.
II Erecitcs that bondholders and millionaircs
have paid no tax on their incomes to support
the Federal Government for over twenty years
that taxation should be justly imposed, and that
there should be no favored class, and enactS
that an income tax of three per cent. on over
s.. coo five per cent on over $4,000, and ten per
cent. ON over 100000 shall be levied and col
lected
BY Halsell Cby reqNest)-Authorizing ME Gin
cinnau Pier Company TO construct Il bridge
across the ohio river
Follett, from the Committee on Appropria-
tions, reported the District appropriation bill.
Ordered printed and rccommitted.
Adjourned.
The Republican National Convention.
CHICAGO. April 14th.-Owing To the fact that
members of the National Republican Commit
tee, and also the local Committee of Arrange
seats in the Convention. W. X. sullivan, local
Secretary, makes the following statement
Tickets will be given delegates pro rata. and the
only persons who can supply them will be dele
gates To the Convention. The seats in the Con
ventiOn, after supplying one to each delegate
and alternate. one thousand to the local com
mlttee. and rcserVing four to six hundred for
the daily press, will be distributed to the sew
eral States i'll exact proportion to the number OF
their delegates.
Political News.
MONTGOMERY (Ala.). April 14th.-The Republi-
cans Saturday and to-day selected delegates in
several districts to the Chicago Convention The
delegates are thought 10 generally favor Arthur
In the Third District to-day. at Union Springs
resolutions instructn% for Arthur were tabled
There will probably be two sets of delegates
rom several districts. The Republican state
Convention meets tomorrow. There has been
much wrangling throughout the State. and a
number of contested seats viii have to be acted
on. The most prominent white Republicans are
already here
PHILADELPHIA, April 1ith.-A Times dispatch
from TUnkhannOck says that the Republican
Congressional Convention of the Fifteenth lis.
trict elected Blaine delegates 10 the National
Convention
ALTOONA pa. April 1ith.-The Republican
Convention of the Seventeenth Congressional
District, composed of Blair Cambria and Somcr-
set counties, met tonight and elected delegates
To the National Republican Convention RcSo-
lutiOnS indOTing Blaine were adopted, ana The
delegates instructed 70 support him FOR the Pres
ideutial nomination.
CALDWELL 90, April lith.-sherman delegate,
were elected to The State Republican COnveu-
ton.
LoNpoS co., April 1lth.-Thc delegates to the
Republican State Convention were uninslructed,
but are solid for Blaine
Destruction by Fire.
SALEM u. Jl, April l4th.-Gaynors glass
works and two buildings and William Morris
oilcloth works We're burned last night. Two
other buildings were also damaged LosS-0il-
cloth works, 5000; insurance, S5O,OOl: glass
works $1,000. Several tircmon were injured.
About 100 men are thrown out Of employment.
NEWARK IN j.. April 1ith.-Thc works of the
Cciluloid Brush Co, were burned tonight Loss,
s9Dm9 insured. Several employees were badly
injured.
PITTSBURGH April 15th.-A M-Shortly after
midnight fire broke out in Schutcs Il COS box
factory. South Eighteenth street. Frame houses
surrounded the factory, and the fire spread
rapidly, Il high wind aiding its progress. The
districts fire departments are at work.
PrrTSEURG. April ljth-2 4. M.-The fire is now
believed to he under control, but is still burning
hcrcely. Schutes' box factory and planning
mills, together with the offices, stables and um-
Der piles and J. Richards tw0-story brick
dwelling and shoe store are in ruins. The loss
VIII reach S15,UDU The fire was first discovered
in the boiler room of the planning mill and is be-
leved to have caught from u spark.
Storms in the South.
NEW ORLEANS, april 1ith.-PicagOac specials
report cyclone in Mississippi this afternoon.
The telegraph lines are Frustrated.
SHREVEPORT Qa), April 1ith.-One of the
heaviest rlin-storms for years visited this city
this morning followed by pleasant sunshine.
and succeeded about sunset by another terrific
rain-stOTm.
NICKSBUEG, April llth.-A heavy wind and
Tain-stUrm prevailed TODAY. blowing off part of
buildings were damaged. J. Joseph * Bros
store, on the ievec. was blown down, ana fences
and trees proStrated.
Fatal Fight in Il Saloon.
WHARTON Tex, April l4,h.-Iesterday G. :
Bythewoud an esteemed Young citizcn.was shot
and killed by James /. M;litisou, "a professional
gambler The men met i'll saloon. Mattison
opened fire with a revolver shooting his victim
hyc timcs-tWiCc through the heart, BytheWoOd
managed to fire twice Intellectually before he
dtCppcd- Mattison ran TO the railroad bridge
acru>, the Colorado river, about half mile dIS-
tGnt, and escaped, while his wife stood ON the
bridge with drawn revolver holding the au-
thoritus at bay, shooting twice at the Sheriff.
An old quarrel was the cause OF the tragedy
The Cincinnati Riot.
CIxcIxxATI. April lith.-Corouer Muscrof has
began an inquest on the victims Of the late riot;
lie has selected thirteen cases intending 10 let
that examination cover the entire number. 50
far nothing has been elected beyond the testi-
# ID
Coroner will not make asearchng investigation
leaving that TO be done by the special Grand
jury, which began its duties this morning.
Too Coed to lie True.