Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-13
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United States Senate.

W ASHINGION, JIiiuuIN 1-ll-1 Iic IMAM
laid before the Senate a resolution hereto
fore offered by Hawley, calli-sg on the
President for copy of the historic state
ment concerning the public policy OF the
Executive Department of the Confederate
States. filed at the War Department by
General Sherman.
Harris said that if Hawley thought any
action of the Senate was proper with regard
to the paper or papers referred to, he would
not object to the call but if no such action
was to be taken, Harris could see no object
in the call for the papers. They were IN
the possession of the War Department, ana
would appear in the rebellion record. Har-
ris had examined the papers at the War
Department They consisted of somewhat
yoluminous argument by General Sherman
of his side of the personal issue made
| through the newspapers between himself
and Jefferson Davis.
Hawley said he presumed that the papers
| would find their way into publicity, and he
| had desired complete and not partial
| edition published.
Harris had not the slightest objection to
the broadcast publication of the papers but
saw no reason why they should be sent to
the Senate, to be merely printed as an
| executive document and then slumber
there.
J Hawley said the papers related to the
| last year of the war, and would not prob
ably be published in the rebellion record
/ for a couple of years to come.
| Harris doubted the propriety of calling
| for the papers.
Vest regretted the Introduction of the
resolution. not that he would oppose the
| largest publication of the history of the
| Confederate States, but because the Senate
would be making itself, indirectly at least
a party to Il controversy that has been going
on in the public press. His feclingstowaro
| General Sherman ere of the kindest char
acter, and he believed that he was his per
sonal friend.
The debate on Hawley's resolution grew
warm before it ended, COnger, ingalls, and
| Sherman characterizing Davis as q con
| spirator and traitor. while Lamar and
| George said he was no more so than mum
Der Of Senators on the floor.
The matter went over till tomorrow.
Among the petitions presented was one
by uoar from Mrs. Belva y. Lockwood
praying Congress 10 see that the votes cast
for her in the late Presidential election be
counted.
Van Wyck, from the Committee on Pub
lie Lands, reported iavOrably, with amend
ments, the House bill to prevent the unlaw-
full occupancy of public lands. The princi
pal amendment proposed is to authorize
the President to use civil ana military force
70 remove and destroy illegal fences.
The Chair laid formally before the Senate
unfinished legislative business, being the
interstate commerce bill, but this yieldec
to motion for the consideration of eXecu
tive business.
The naval bill, just passed by the House
was first, however, laid before the Senate
and referred 10 the Committee on Appro
priations.
A joint resolution, providing for til,
meeting of both houses in joint convention
February 18th to coant the electoral vote
was also laid before the Senate and re
ferrcd to the Committee on Privileges anC
After an executive session, the Senate
adjourned.
House of Representatives..
| WASHINGTON, January 12th.-The follow
ing bills were introduced and referred BY
| RoSecrans-For the establishment of
branch Soldiers Home in California.
BY McCmas-Tendering the thanks o
Congress to Commanders Schley and Coffil
and Lieutenant Emery. and the officers ant
men Of their command, for the rescue o
Lieutenant Greedy and surviving com
radeS
| by Geor-e-Authorizing the transfer o
one vessel OF the GleeIy relief expedition
10 the Treasury Department for q revenue
cutter, and the retention OF the other two
for service in the navy.
BY Browne OF Misunderstanding to the
present controversy between the tnitcc
States and Venezuela III regard To the aware
at Carscas IN 1865.
The House went into Committee of The
" I,
consular and diplomatic appropriation bill
Hill moved to restore To the $500 elias:
the C0nsu,Ship at HankCw, China, wllicl
in the bill has been placed in the 81 ,50t
class.
Hills motion was lost-4S to 81.
\ point OF order was made against thu
paragraph appropriating $4,000 to meet thu
necessary expenses attendant on the cXccU
ton Of the Neutrality Acts, and the poin
was maintained by the Chair.
Cannon appealed from the decision, anC
being of the opinion that he had been un
fairly treated by the Chair raised tie poin
OF no quorum on n vote to sustain the
Chairs decision. No quorum was present
| Adjourned.
The CONFERENCE.-The Correspondence.
| New YORK, January 12th.-Yanderbilt'
last letter to General Grant has evoked the
| following TtpncS:
New YORK CITY. January H. 1855.
| D,Gy Sir: Your letter of this date received
Mrs. Grant and regret that you cannot accept
oUr proposition to retain the property which
was m0rtgased in good faith to secure a debt o.
honor, but your generous determination com
pcls Us TO no longer resist. Yours, truly,
L. :. GRANT
( To W. H. Vanderbilt
POSITIVE AND FINAL DECIINATIoN.
| NEW YORK January Il 1880
Ng DrGr Hr. Vanderbilt: Upon reading your
| letter this afternoon, General Grant and myself
| felt it would be ungraciOus to refuse vouI
| princcly and generous offer, hence his note tC
You. But upon reflection, l find I cannot
viii not accept your munifcence in any FORM
| bcgyOu viii pardon this apparent vacillation
and consider this answer definite and final.
| With great regard. and ascnse of obligation that
viii always remain, l am yours very gratefully
| JULIA d. GRANT.
The Question OF Grants Retirement.
| WAsHINGToS. january 12th.-The pub
| lished Spondencc between General
| Grant, Mrs. Grant and VIM. II. Vanderbilt
relative to the loan made tie eN-Presidcnt
| by the millionaire has attracted the notice
OF Senators and Representatives. An OPP
| portunity is simply needed TO secure the
passage Of the bill to place Grant upon the
retired list of the army, with the rank and
pay Of General. Southern representatives
as rule, favor the adoption OF such a
measure The manly refusal OF the ex-
President to accept the relief proflered by
| Vanderbilt has revived the attention OF
| Congress to the propriety of placing the
General OF the Union armies upon the re-
tired list That the bill presented at the
| present session will he passed seems now
more than ever probable. Had Grant ac-
cepted Nanderbilts Offer nothing would
have been done in the premises by the
/ House.
The Nicaragua Treaty,
WASHINGTON, January 12th.-The Senate
| was in executive session nearly three hours
| to-day. discussing the Nicaragua treaty.
Nothing was done with it. and the debate
| brought ont no new features in connection
with the subject.
| 4 Cold-Blooded Forgery.
TOPEKA KS, January 12th.-The State
Journal this evening prints an interview
with .Ies. \. Legate in relation TO the letter
published to-day, purporting 10 have been
| written by him to K. c. Kerens Of st. Louis.
After reading the letter carefully, Mr.. Leg
ate said: This letter is a cold-blooded
| forgery. | never wrote anything of the
kind to him or anyone. 1t is a wiIful and
malicious lie from beginning to end.
never knew Mr. Kerens, and never met
him bat once. ! rode with him from Gin
cinnati 10 Columbus some ten days before
the October election, when he told me the
| method nf tho pt,nnairrt, -, (iin.;nDofi -