Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-27
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DOMESTIC NEWS.
Forty-eighth Congress.

Forty-efghth Congress.
SENATE.
! WASHINGTON, February 26th. = Newell
from the Committee on Military Affairs, re,
| ported favorsbly the House bill for the relief
of Fitz John Porter. 1t was made the spe.
cial order for Wednesday, March 18th.
Wilson, from the Commit e on Postotices
and Post Rosds, reported favorably the bill
prohibitiug the mailing of newspapers con.
tanning lottery advertisements. Placed on
the calendar.
Jackson made minority report
Hosrs polygamy bill passed over, owing tc
the absencs of that Senator with the Senate
inv sstigating committee in New Orleans
The Uhsir laid before the Senate unfinished
business, being the bill to authorize the con.
strucsion of additional steel vessels for the
navy.
Hale addressed the Senate, pointing out
the necessity for the ships, the United States
| possessing hardly single ship of the class
now recognized by the nations Of the world
as necessary for naval purposes. When we
contemplate things that were happening
almost every day, the clouds lowering on the
political horizon, though not in themselves
| fraught with danger, at least showed that
this country should no longer be permitted
| TO remain in its present helpless condition.
| In case of trouble the people Of the United
| States would be loath to forgive any admin.
| istration of public aft airs that had not sought
| to do something to- remedy the present de-
fsnselsss condition of the nation.
MCPHERSON criticised the Secretary of the
| Navy for his disposition TO get rid of ell the
old vessels and build new ones.
Butler defended the Secretary, and de-
| bate was continued at considerable length.
Without action the Senate wen. into ex-
ND o1,
HOUSE.
| After tie transaction of routine matters,
the House went into Committee of the
| Whole on the pleuro-pneumonia bill.
| Hopkins offered an amendment, providing
| that the appointment Of examiners shsll be
with the consent of the Legislatures.
Eaton opposed the amendment, because the
bill could not be amended SO as to make II
decent. 1t was unconstitutional from head
| TO heel. He regretted that the gentleman
! from Missouri (Hatch) had said that New
| York, New Jersey aud Connecticut were
| barnacles New York, New Jersey and Con.
necticut in 1876 elected S. J. Tilden Presi,
dent of the United States (applause), and
and would elect the next Democratic PresI.
dent. New York, New Jersey and Connect
| icut, the bsrnacles, were bigger than the ship.
! Hatch said the gentleman had misappr =
!
say thst New York, New Jersey and Con.
necticut were bsruaces. He had spoken Of
| individuals, not States.
| Kasson urged the necessity of Federal in.
spection law Of some sort that would furnish
| to foreign nations prima facie evidence of the
safety of the meat product expectations from
! the United States. A million dollars week
hung upon the consideration of this bill.
| Weller thought there were provisions in
| the bill in the interest of catsle ring now
! being formed to control the cattle trade OF
the great Northwest.
Randall advocated a resolution which he
proposed to INTRODUCES at the proper time, re-
! committing the bill, with instructions to the
Committee on Agriculture to report back q
bill which shall embrace more thorough
system of inspection, and further report q
| bill to organize more strict quarantine
against the importation of diseased animals,
and make such recommendations ss will Sc
cure by the States legislation to eradicate
pleuro- pc eumonia.
Keifer supported the bill, contending that
in no way did it infringe upon the Constitu.
tion.
| The committee rose, to informally receive
s message from the Senate, and Cebb asked
unanimous consent for che immediate passage
of the Senate joint resolution expressing thu
| ApDE6CiabtOut VI bLlS OuuSEcsS anu buC UtODlt
of the United States of the generous act oI
! her Britannia Msjssty's Government in pre-
sentiug to the United States the Arctic
steamship Alert.
Robinson of New York objected.
The COMMITTEES of the Whole resumed its
session, and the amendment offered By Hop.
kins was lost-92 to 101.
Having concluded consideration OF the sec
ond section. the committee rose and the
House adjourned.
Pacific Coast Inventors.
| WASHINGTON, February 18th. - Patents
were granted to Pacific coast inventors last
week as follows: John J. Blair, Tacoms,
W. T., revolving cylinder engine; William
! A Clark, San Francisco, sofa bed; Isaac s.
Goldman. Pasadena. Cal, alarm clock VIM
Jensen. Victoria, B. c., FIRE escape; j. P.
Montgomery, San Jose, Cal, folding map
rack; 7. B. Rae and G. L, Healey, Sar
Francisco, commutator for dynamo. electric
machines George Tyler, Redding, Cal, med
ical compound; John z. Walsh, Sutro
New, combined cigar and match holder
John l.. Ninner, San Francisco, cryptic.
graphical cable. Bernard Farley, San Fran.
cisco, and George II. Halbrook, of Portland
were granted labels for medicine and fac,
powder.
The DanvllIe Riot Inquiry.
WASHINGTON, February och. = Stepher
Lang (colorao) testified before the DanvillC
Committee that he was in hardware store
before the fight, and saw the white mer
loading about 125 double -barreled guns. HI
went TO smother hardware store and there
found white men loading double bsrrelel
guns.
Rufus Hstchett (colored) heard a whit,
man say in the Postoffice 1.-THE white folk
are going to rule this town, if We have to xii
all the niggers."
John HolderGess (colored) described thu
riot and the events which preceded it. ii,
was driver for Basil Graves grocery store
He went to the back door of the store in tht
course Of his business and found it locked
He asked why the door was locked, and tht
clerk said there was hell to pay, and in {
short time be would see more dead niger!
than he had ever ssen before. There were 20(
pistols loaded lying on the counter. Just
after the firing eight or ten colored mel
rushed into the store. Burch and another
white man came in with empty pistols sno
exchanged them for loaded ones. Burch got
behind the colored men and ordered then
| out. He said these negroes had raised thi.
thing and they must not harbor there.
| Warrichs Read "a mulatto) was called
Keep private boarding house in Danville.
He was asked with respect to the proceeding,
| OF the Democratic committee OF htteen or six
| teen men which he had overheard. He asked
the committee to excuse him from answer
! iug. He said he was resident Of Danville
and must go back there. His bread depended
upon his patronage in Dsnville, and to testify
| would be to risk his living. He represented
considerable real property, and his intere, t.
were considerable. Finally he related what
ne had overheard. 1t WAS to the effect that
the election must be carried, by fair meani
or foul. Adjourned.
| Postal Matters.
| WASHINGTON, February 26sh.-The Post
| office Department has issued an order estsb
| fishing postoffice at Allen, Pima county
| Arizona, and discontinuing the offices a.
| Fleetville, Wasco county, Oregon, and Re.
form, Columbia county. W. L. The star
service on the route from Mcdowell to Reno
Arizona, and the special service from MorittC
to Guadalupe Californis, have been discon
tinued. Postmssters were appointed to-day
as follows: Charles L. Palmer, Baker City
Oregon Robert Davis, Yuba City, Cali
fornia Joseph Beck, New Bridge, Arizona
Ellen S. Doolittle, Cheney, Washington
Territory; Thomas Pottinger, Albins, Ore