Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-04

certificates since the 1st Of January, 1879
Adopted
The House went into Committee of the
Whole on the river and harbor bill and at
the conclusion of the general debate, pend
ing further action the committee rose and
the House adjourned.
Action of the Senate on the Interstate
Commerce Bill.
WASHINGTON, February 3d-The Senate
to-day, by vote of 80 to IS substituted for
the Reagan interstate commerce bill the
Senate bill on the same subject This puts an
end to all hope Of any interstate commerce
legislation this session. The House will
never agree 90 the Commission plan, rs
provided by the Senate bill, and so far as
can now be seen, the whole matter is
dead letter. \ vote on the final passage Of
the measure will be taken in the Senate
tomorrow afternoon. The Senate
was in session over seven hours
to-day, and devoted the whole time
to the consideration of this bill.
Speeches were made by Sherman, Maxev.
Kenna, Vance and Beck. Sherman spoke
in favor of the Senate bill, and others in
opposition to it, and III favor of the Reagan
bill. Several important amendments TO
the measure were adopted. Bcck's amend
ment, to allow railroads to make reductions
in rates without giving five DAYS notice.
required to be given before any increase of
rates can be made was agreed to by vote
of 46 to :. Ingalls, of Kansas offered an
amendment. which was agreed TO by vote
of 81 to Il, to strike out of the bill the
clause which provided that the furnishing
of separate equal facilities for colored per-
sons should not be considered discrimina-
tons ON account of color. The amend
ment of Beck. to strike ont the provision
Of the bill limiting rates for passenger to
three cents per mile, was also adopted An
additional section was added to the bill.
providing that the law should apply to all
railroad and transportation companies
carrying freight from any place outside the
United States Senator George of MisSs-
sippi proposes to offer several amendments
To the bill tomorrow when it comes up.
Cleveland and His Cabinet.
WASHINGTON, February 3d.-It seems to
be the general impression here that the
conference between President-elect Cleve-
land and the leaders of his party will de
termine the makeup of the Cabinet. 1t is
said by Democrats who are understood to
have means of knowing that Cleveland
has already decided upon several members
of his Cabinet. There are very few Demo-
Gratis to be found who are not convinced
that Garland has been selected for the At
torney-G eneralship. The prevalent idea is
that Cleveland has chosen certain men
whom he regards as eminently qualified for
Cabinet duties, and that he will not seek
any further advice or counsel as to those
men; but that there are several Cabinet
places yet remaining open, and with regard
to selections for them he will counsel with
his friends Among those said to have
been already elected for the Cabinet is men
I x,FN
and Representative Barbour of Virginia
who are talked Of for General
The Democratic members who have al
ready met Cleveland say that while he is an
attentive listener to all that is said he does
not talk much. The general belief is that
most of those who make trips to New York
to visit Cleveland will know as little of the
intentions of the President-elect when they
return rs when they started In coniirma-
ton of the report that Smith Weed of New
York, will be made Secretary of the Int
rior under Cleveland, the star tonight says
that Weed recently bought fine property
on the corner of Sixteenth and Madison
streets, in this city.
americans and the London Explosion.
WASHINGTON, February 3d-Represent-
atives Eaton, Lamb and Rice the sub-com-
mittee of the Committee ON Foreign
y
committee on the resolution recently re-
ferrcd to them, calling upon the Secretary
of State for such information rs he might
have relative to the connection of any
American citizen or citizens with the recent
explosions in London. The sub-commit-
tee, while it viewed the use of dynamite
with adherence, held that to adopt resolu-
tons of the character referred to would be
an Acknowledgement that the citizens of the
United States were parties to the conspiracy
against England. and connected with the
recent explosions in London. 1t believed
that Congress ought not to assume such
position. The report was tabled. The sub
iect in another form will be considered
again at the meeting next Thursday.
Labors of the Swain Court-MartiaI Con-
Guided.
WASHINGTON, February 3d.-The Cen
eral Court-martial has concluded its laburs
in the Swain case. The Court met early
The signatures of members were attached
to the record and findings. These will be
sent to the Secretary of War this afternoon
and if the findings do not acquit General
Swain the record and findings will be for
warded through the Department to Presi-
dent Arthur. Immediately upon the con-
clusion of the proceedings in the Swain
case the General Court-martial took up the
case of Colonel Albert q. Morrow. Ac-
cused appeared in Court accompanied by
his counsel.
California Inventors.
WASHINGTON, February 3d.-The follow
ing patents were issued TO California in
ventors to-day Nelson Archibald, Santa
Maria, fire lighter and kinder; William
Bloomfield, San Francisco, lamp filling at
tachment for oil can; James D. Culp San
Felipe, demonstration of electric appara-
tus Jonathan w Hunt and J. Brisler,
Crescent City, rule gauge; Charles NJ. ST.
monds, Sap Francisco, canister; Charles
Slotterbeck. Lakeport, eyeglasses or specta-
cles,
Postmasters Nominated.
WASHINGTON, February Sd.--The Presi-