Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-23

| of the last mentioned cases.
| San Francisco, September IS 1855.
H. L. RHODES,
Attorney for Plaintiff in Error.
s. W. SANDERSON,
Attorney for Defendant.
Congressional Proceedings.
SENATE.
! WASHINGTON, January 221.-Hoar intro
duced bill, the object of which is to prevent
the circulation by mail 10 this country of lot
| terry advertisements coming from foreign
countries.
Hale introduced bill to secure the medi-
cal profession equal rights in the service of
| the United States.
The Anthony resolution, relating to the
! exclusion of American IL ats as agreed &c,
! reads s. Resolved, That the Committee on
| Foreign Relations be instructed TO inquire
into and report to the Senate such legislation
as shall prote It our interests against the Gov
ernments which prohibited or restrained the
importation of meats from the United
| States"
| The Beck amendment, requiring the com.
mittee to inquire into Determinations that
may have been made sgsinst the United
States by tariffs. treaties, etc., was agreed to.
Cameron of Wisconsin, from the Commit
tee on indian Affairs, reported adversely
upon a number of petitions asking for the
opening of the Oklahoma lands for settlement.
| The Senate took up the bill to provide for
Ia civil government for Alaska.
| In the course of the debate On this bill,
participated in by Harrison, Dawes, ingalls,,
Jones of Florida and Garland Ingalls, re.
marked that the Monroe doctrine is written
on the map Of America and manifest destiny
! indicates that our northern shore be washed
| by the Polar Sea, and the southern boundary
be an interocesnic canal, connecting the At
| pOQgt1
ever value lays in this idea, he thought Alaska
the most worthless territorial acquisition with
which any Government was ever stfiicted.
Without reaching a conclusion on the bill,
| the Senate went into an executive session,
and soon adjourned.
HOUSE.
| 3 Payson, of the Committee on Public Lands,
reported bill relative to the forfeiture of the
Texas Pacific land grant. 1t was placed on
the House calendar, 1t is the bill agreed
upon by the committee last night.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole-Cox of New York in the chair-en
the Greedy relief bill.
Randall briefly explained the necessity for
the expedition, and said the committee
thought best not to place any limitation on
| the amount appropriated.
The committee rose, reported the bill to the
| House, and it passed.
! Adjourned.
The Mexican Treaty.
| WASHINGTON, January 22d-The indica.
! tons tonight are that the Mexican treaty
will ultimately be ratified. The friends Of
the measure were so confident of its SUCCESS
that they made no special exertion to secure
its ratification until they were defeated. A
change of two votes only was needed to ratify
| it, and for the past two days the supporters
lof fbo Ey,i in IN bo,r h.. =,
| ing hard to change the views of several SEN
ators. 1t is known that one Senator who op.
posed its ratification will now vote for it, and
! it is expected that others will be convinced
that the treaty should be ratified.
DIIatoriness of Congress.
WASHINGTON, January 22d-Cougress has
| been 10 session nearly two months, but the
machinery of legislation in the House, which
was put in working order weeks ago, has not
yet been started. Thousands of bills have
been introduced, committees have held meet
| ings, bills have been reported back, q score Of
unimportant resolutions have been passed,
but excepting the Mississippi river appro-
pristion, the repeal of the test oath, and
bill proposing to relieve the Greedy expedi-
ton, no measures of consequence have been
acted upon.
Hewitt and the O'DOnnelI Matter.
WASHINGTON, January 22i.-Representa-
tive Abram S. Hewitt has written letter to
| Governor Curtin. Chairman of the Commit
| tee Cd Foreign Affairs, asking that be be al
| lowed to appear before the committee in re-
| lation to the resolution to investigate his
| {Hewitt's) connection with the action of the
| House in the O'Donuell affair. Governor
Curtin has informed Mr.. Hewitt that he will
at the proper time be given the fullest oppor-
| tunity to make any explanation or statement
he may desire.
miscellaneous Washington Items.
| WASHINGTON, January 22d.-Emma G.
| Nickerson, wife of Major Nickerson Of the
army, who ran away to Canada to avoid
| trial for bigamy, has filed an amended bill to
get possession of his property.
! The House Committee on POstofices ard
| Postroads has agreed to report favorsbly upon
the bill fixing the rates for postage at one cent
| for three ounces on newspapers and periodi'
Gals sent by others than the publisher or news
agent.
| Reagan's Interstate commerce bill was
discussed by the House Committee on Com
MERGE this morning. The amendment max
| ing the bill applicable to all common carriers
engaged in the transportation of property
| from one State to another, whether by land
or water, was disagreed to.
| A delegation from the General Assembly OF
| the Presbyterian Church, consisting of Jus.
tics Strong, Rev. Dr. Sunderland of Wash
ington, johnson of Chicago. Spinning Of Cleve-
land, and Hon. John Hill of New Jersey,
called on the President and expressed thanks
for the action taken by him in relation to the
restoration of the Nez Perez Indians to their
home in Idaho.
Arthur Folger and Teller left for New
York to-day, to return Friday.
Representative Hardmsn reported favor
sbly from the subcommittee OF the House
Committee on Territories the bill providing
that no Territory be admitted into the Union
as q State unless it has permanent popula-
ton equal to that required in a Congressional
district.
The Emperor of Japan has conferred upon
General Horace CaDron, Of this city, the sec.
ond Order of the Rising Sun. as msrk of
appreciation Of the valuable services rem
dered by the latter to japan, especially in
the development of the resources of the island
of Yesso, the most northerly Japanese group.
This is the first time the Order has been con-
ferred on foreigner.
End OF the Mutt Trial-Verdict OF Not
GutIty.
PTTsBURG, January 22i.-At 10 O'Clock
this morning the jury in the Mutt Trial re-
turned verdict of 'No. guilty" on sccount
of insanity at the time the act was commit.
ted.
SECOND DISPATCH.l
PITTsBURG, January 22I.-The hearing
as to the mental condition Of Mutt will take
plscs ct a. NJ. tomorrow. Several experts
will be examined, and his counsel express
themselves ss confident that he will be re-
leased. The hearing is necessary to satisfy
the Court that he is a proper person to be
at large The law on the subject is very
clear, and provides that when q person is
acquitted Of any offense by reason of insaL.
ity and the jury should so declare, the Court
shall nave power to order him kept in strict
custody 80 long IS such person shall be of
unsouud mind.
Serious Charges Against Prison officials.
RICHMOND (VAl January 22d.-In the
Senate to-day a letter wss presented from q
former employee al the Penitentiery, contain
ing grave charges against the Penitentiary
officials, showing that from the neglectful and
careless treatment OF the convicts number
of them hsd died. Among the cases men,