Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-11-18
sheridan's Suggestion Regarding the In
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WASHINGTON. November l7th.-General
Sheridan, in his annual report, says of the
Indian question; Ou account Of the rapid
growth of our Western settlements, the
army is obliged in some places 10 protect
white people from The Indians, while in
other places itiS protecting Indians in their
! persons and property FROM the whites. The
| Indians are the richest people in this coun-
! try Us communities. Their reservations
| include some Of the best larGs and if di-
| viCled among the heads OF families, each
| family would have 900 acres. ! would
! recommend that each family be given and
| located on 80 acres, now provided for
| them by law in case Of actual settlement
| The Government should then condemn all
| the balance Of each reservation, buy it in
at 81 25 per acre, and with the proceeds
purchase Government bonds 10 be held in
| trust by the Interior Department, only Civ
| ing the Indians each year the interest on
| bonds, for their support.
THE Kentu eI<y Railway Tax Cases.
| WAsHiYGToE, November I7th.-Tho Su-
| preme Court has rendered decision in the
! Kentucky railway tax cases. They were
| three in number, brought by the State
against the New Orleans and Texas Pacific
| Louisville AID Nashville. and Chesapeake
and Ohio Railways, TO recover taxes levied
| by the Stgte. The decision Of the lower
| Court was in favor of the State, which the
| Supreme Court now affirms. Two Federal
! questins arose on record in these cases.
First that the Act of State Legislature,
and the taxes levied i'll pursuance of it, if
| forced. would in effect take the property of
| the roads without due process of law. Sec
ond, that lhey constitute denial of equal
protection OF the laws, a violation in both
particulars of the Fourteenth Amendment
to the Constitution OF the United States.
The Court holds that proceedings 10 raise
public revenue by levying and collecting
taxes are not necessarily judicial, and that
| due process Of law" as applied TO the
case does not imply or require the right to
| such notice hearings as is essential to the
| validity OF judicial proceedings Respect
ing the question of discrimination against
railway companies and their property, as
being obnoxious to the Fourteenth Consti-
tutional Amendment, the Court holds that
the rule Of equity in respect to this subject
only requires the same means and methods
to be applied to all constituents of each
class, so that the law shall operate equally
and uniformly on all persons in similar
circumstances. There is no objection, i!
declares, to discrimination as between rail
way companies and other corporations, by
q method by which the value of reciprocity
is obtained.
Decisions in Two Public Land Cases.
WASHINGTON, November 17th-In the
Supreme Court TODAY, decision was rem.
dered in two public land cases, brought W
on appeal from the judgment in the Su
preme Court Of Dakota. The first was ar
action to recover a parcel OF mineral land
upon which is built the city of Deadwood
The land was entered and paid for in Janu
ary, 1878, and in june following the Pro
bate Judge, acting as Trustee Tor the town
entered the same land. The Supreme
Court holds that no title from the United
States TO land known at the time to b,
mineral land can be acquired under pre-
; emption homestead, or town site claim
and the mining claim Of plaintiff in th
case holds, as title had actually passed t,
him before the Probate Judge took the in
itial proceedings. The United States ha,
therefore nothing to convey. Judgmen
| against the town affirmed. The other cas-
is similar, except that the town of Contra
City, Dakota, made no entry. Judgmen
against the town was affirmed.
American Naval Officers in Australia
WASHINGTON. November 18th. - Com
mander Albert L. Barker, commanding Tia
United States steamer Enterprise, in a
official report to the Secretary of the Navy
, writes very enthusiastically of the treat
ment accorded to himself and his officer
; by the authorities and people at Mel
' bourne; The enterprising people Of thi
magnificent city" he says, "vie with eacl
other in extending their hospitality 10 us
and the chief danger now is that we ma
be killed with kindness, invitations 70
excursions, Parties, dinners, theater enter
| tainments, and the like are showered upO
us because we are Americans.
Free passes over all the railroads III thi
country have been given each officer, an,
when it is remembered that there ar
nearly 1900 miles of railway, that all ar
under control of the Government and tia
our passes are good for every mile of com
pieted road and for every day -four sojour
here, the value of this mark Of attention
can be family appreciated.
Capital Notes.
WASHINGTON, November l7ih-The Pres
ident this afternoon appointed John NJ
Campbell 10 be Surveyor of Customs for tn
port of Philadelphia.
The President to-day appointed John \
Major Postmaster of Redding, Cal, vic
James Mccormick suspended.
There will be a caucus OF Republica
Senator'S a little while before COngres
meets, to decide upon the course to be 70
lowed with regard to President C!eyC
lands appointments.
| llS OStllldStei-N tO-uON aili illtp
Nathan Brinn Postmaster at Sutter Greek
California.
The President to-day appointed Williaf
F. Harriter Postmaster at Philadelphi;
vice A, S. Huidekoper, suspended.
National Rabbinical Convention of til
Reformed Hebrew Church.
PITTsBURG. November 17th.-The NJ
tional Rabbinical Convention of the RI
formed Hebrew Church, called TO conside
the propriety of abolishing many tradition
T al features of the Hebrew religion, opene
d this morning. Rev DR.. kohler of Ne'
= Y York-through whose efforts the meelin
> was brought about-made a long addres
advocating the passage of resolutions tenC
l. ing towards reform of Judaism in Anne
ica kohler said the movement conten
plated doing away with the belief OF orth'
= dox Hebrews that they are all to go bac
: to Palestine. 1t is intended to eliminate a
teachings that give Judaism national
u Oriental character. He denounced the Ri
Y of circumcision, recommended that un
i versal suffrage be adopted for marriage an
Il funeral ceremonies, and strongly repr
\ hended the practice of each synagogue ha
! ing its own forms and ceremonies.
PLATFORM ADOPTED.
! PfTTsBURG, November 18th. = After
e lengthy discussion, the National Rabbinic
Convention of the Reformed Hebre
F Church, in session here to-day, adopted
is platform. 1t holds that every religion
2f an attempt to grasp the infinite, but tn;
II Judaism presents the highest conception
! the God idea. Modern discoveries an
1r scientific research in nature and history a
b. not antagonistic to the doctrines of Jud
is ism the Bible merely rejecting the prim
e. tive ideas of its age. These portions of Il
Mosaic legislation which do not sancti
the lives of the people and are not adapt,
W to the views and habits of modern civiliz
= ton, are rejected. The laws regarding die
priestly purity and dress. are condemn,
as antiquated, and apt to obstruct spir
ual elevation. The Hebrews are d
clared to be no longer nation, b
religious community, and theI
fore expect neither return to Palestir
sac,iicial worship under the sons of Aaro
nor restoration of any of the laws co
cerning the Jewish state. The platfos
asserts that mans soul is immortal, b
rejects, as ideas not rooted in Judaism, t
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