Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-11
The general situation is unchanged, both her,
and as New Albany.

Miss Barton requests that the Red Cross &c.
cieties of the North will uR til further notice,
forward supplies to Cincinnati, as q central
point of distribution.
The senate Chinese Bill,
WASHINGTON, February 10sb.-The Chi
nese bill reported from the Senate Committee
on Foreign Atf4irs is not very much like that
| prepared by the Pacific coast delegation Il
IL, in fact, the same bill presented TO the del
egation By Senator Miller, and which was
| not considered strong enough by the House
members. All reference to the British Co
lumbia Chinese, and great part of the dele.
CATION bill relating to certificates, has been
| eliminated, the olly part retained being that
authorizing Cousuls in China to wise Ger.
| ti6cstes of merchants, students, etc. The
| Cslifornis members in the lower house are
| much displeased with the new bill, but it is
! probable that 20 stronger messure can pass
the Senate, and if they attempt to autagonize
it no bill at all will be passed
Arthur and the Next Presidency.
WASHINGTON, February I0.h.-Presiden.
tial observers think they have st least caught
Arthur engaged in gathering dele gates for
the Chicago Convention. Recently Secretary
Chandler and Assistant Postmaster. General
Hstton have declared that Arthur was not
seeking for q denomination, but il appears
that these statements were made to allay
suspicion. Chandler and Hatton are COZ
siderei the Presidents political mansgers,
and it is alleged by those wbo Gight TO know
that both these sentlemen have for some
time been giving Instructions 10 the Postoffice
and Treasury Departments and Pension Office
for working up Arthur's boom in the South
ern States. 1t is alleged thst during the past
month scores of Southern office holders have
been sent for ard provided with argu-
ments" in the South.
The Non-Action of Congress.
WASHINGTON, February 1O.h.-On Friday
the House adopted the rules of the Forty.
sixth Congress, with few amendments, none
of which were of general Importance. Dur.
ing the discussion over au amendment offered
by Red of Maine, giving the members
power to call up bills by maj ority vote, he
stated that the business Of Congress was in a
depl rsble condition that out Of 10, 600 bills
and resolutions iu the last Congress, only
about 800 were passed. Reed said at the
outside no Congress transacted ever psr
cent. of its business, which was admitted by
Randall, but the latter did not think such
rule as that proposed by Reed would remedy
matters. This debate has attracted univ er
sal attention, as the evil of non-action by
Congress on important measures is likely to
be greater every succeeding year.
Morri,on's Tariff Bill.
WASHINGTON, February 1Osh. - Colonel
Morrison's new tariff reform bill, introduced
in the House last Monday, has now been
thoroughly discussed, and found to lack what
every body hoped it would possess. viz: "the
elements likely to carry it through Congress -
Some of the older members say it is school.
boys bill, and clears up the iniricacias of the
tariff problem much as a schoolboy would
clear them up.
In oh
CHICAGO, February 1Oth.-The Tribune
published the following TO day from a prom
inent lawyer of this city, and an intimate
and personal friend Of President Lincoln:
CHICAGO, February 9th.
To the editor Of the Tribune: AS the question Of
Fitz John Porter is now occupying public attention.
a conversation once had with Mr.. Lincoln upon the
question seems pertinent. l was standing in his
room in the White House. near the foot Of the long
table behind which he sat, he standing with me- and
we were talking upon some subject foreign to the
one he had introc uced when he called nv attention
large record "a pile Of manuscript lying on the
table. "ThAt," said he, "is the record in the
Fltz John Porter case" The trial had then lust
closed and the record Oft evidence taken in it was
understood, before him for action. 81 You know"
said he, " if know anything, it is what the evil
dence tends to prove, and when a thing is proved /
have read every word in that record and tell YOU
Eitz John Porter guilty, and ought to be shot"
| he then added something, the words Of which |
cannot remember, but the substance was that " he
was wiling the poor soldiers should die while he,
from sheer jealousy, stood within hearing of their
| guns waiting for Pope to be whipped" / know
nothing OF Fiz John Porters case, but have deemed
it my duty. happened to hear this conversation
LEONARD SWEET.
The Civil Service Commission.
WASHINGTON, February 1O.h-The Civil
Service Commission will make its report to
the President tomorrow, and he will send it
-
port will cover the operations of the Civil
Service Board for the six months between
July 16sh and January 16 b, last, the Leriod
in which the law has been in force.
Lively Prospect OF Trouble ON the Texas
Border.
SAN ANTONIO. February 10th Trouble is
spprehended at Eagle Pass. The authorities
have been i'll secret communication with Gov.
ernor Ireland, but enough Is known to war
rant the assertion that the Sheriff of Msver-
ick county anticipates raid from the Mexican
side OF the Rio Grande, and ia anxious for
reinforcements, Captain Sheely, of the Texas
Rsngers, has been asked for all the troops az
his disposal. United States Marshal Gosling
has also wised for assistance. The raid will
doubtless be for the capture Of two suspected
criminals held et Eagle Pass, whom the
American extradiJiUn aSst.t refuses to sur
render, in view Of the recent ruling of Secre-
| tary Frelinghuysen in case OF trouble in re-
gard to alleged train robbers. The prisoners
being held are accused by the Mex
ican au horities Of numbering Manuel
Rodyguez, a. San Angess, Mexico on the
| 7th instant Tee deceased was shot early in
the morning, use buck1hot taking effsct in
his head anc upper part of his body, and be
died in ten minutes in great agony. The
murderers ware trsiled to Piedras Negras
where they crossed into Texas. Rodriguez
was prominent merchant and az Influential
citizen, and his friends are determined to bring
| the ssssssins to justice by force Of arms, if
necessary. Marshal Gosling leaves San An.
tonic with q posse by the first train for L gle
Pass, where the invaders will be received
with ball and buckshot, should sn attempt be
made to cross the river with an armed force,
| or to capture the prisoners in the hands of the
Mavarick authorities. 4 correspondent Of
the Galveston Netrs accompanies the relief
force.
Mexican National Railway Engineers.
| LAREDO (Tex.l February 10sh-The loco
motive engineers on the Mexican Nstisnsl
| Railway between Laredo and Saltillo, Mex.
leo, have organized as body, and will this
week present to the company their resigns
tion eu masse, unless some prot5 ction is
| guaranteed them against arrest ard indefinite
| imprisonment in Nj xica when, in the dis
| charge OF EuSif GU y, ssey lhaUVeftt ntiy
run over and kill a Mexican who carelessly
gets upon the track. Tee determination was
! brought shout by the fate OF the unfortunate
engineer G,idner, whe several weeks ago ran
| over and killed Mexican walking across
one Of the railroad bridges near Saltilio, sad
wLo ever slice has hesn incarcerated in jail.
The engineers say they sre afraid TO run OF
schedule time. and it is rot in the power Of
railroad appliances to stop in time to prevent
running over tie dare-devils who get on the
track immediately 10 front of the locomo-
tives.
An Aged Man Murdered by His SON.
UNIoNTowN (Ps.), February 10sh.-Last
night, North Union township, three miles
east was the scene of q brutal murder, the
victim being an old man 60 years of age,
named Alpheus Wilson, and the murderer his
sor, Frank The tive, who had been drink
ing together, bad o quarrel, which ended
in the father ordering Frsnl: to leave home
The latter complied, but in ten minutes re-
turned and called mis- father outside Ths