Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-12-15
WHOLE No. 1882.

Bayard that ne had been informed that the
Austrian Foreign Office raised objections to
receiving Kelly, because Italy had objected
to him, and not because his wife was Jew
ess. The Austrian Government also OBJ
jected to Keily's utterances.
Mr.. Bayard, on June LIST, instructed
Francis to again present a request that the
objections be withdrawn, and then present
his letter OF recall and turn over the Lega-
ton to his Secretary if not relieved by his
successor.
On August 9th, James Fenner, second
Secretary Of Legation at Vienna, telegraphed
Secretary Bayard that the Austrian Gov
ernment could not receive Kelly, and
asked the United States to appoint another
Minister
Mir Bayard, in final letter to Lee, says.
From the correspondence two facts ap-
pear. First, that the alleged race and re-
ligious faith of the welded wife of an en-
yoy OF the United States is held as the
cause OF his rejection, and further, that the
objections OF third party, a friendly
power, are necessary to be removed in or
der to allow proper reception TO be ex-
tended These conditions are simply in
tolerable, and are, in the case of the United
States, not only inhibited by the plain let
.er and undying spirit OF our constitution
Vi SCNt4 Hiliclt, blb are QlcOISlSleIl Win
that decent self-respect which forbids IA
ton of sixty millions OF freemen to accept
the situation OF diplomatic dependency OF
friendly powers, whose behests appear 10
have been acquiesced in and carried out by
Austria and Hungary in the present IN
stance"
Mr. Bayard informs Lee that the issues
thus raised are grave, and will be submitted
to Congress at its next meeting.
First Meeting of the Senate Public Lands
Committee.
WASHINGTON, December I4th.-The SEN
ate Con mittec on Public Lands held its
first meeting this morning and took up the
measures referred to ii by the Senate and
referred them to subcommittee. These
include the bills for repeal of the pre-
eInption, timber culture and desert-land
Acts, for the forfeiture of certain land
grants, and providing for the taxation of
railroad lands, all of which have heretofore
been published 1t is the purpose of the
committee To have some of the more i'm
portant of these meaSureS-a majority Of
which have already been passed upon in
previous sessions-repOrted at an early
date, placed upon the calendar and brought
speedily to the point of final action.
The Labor Committee.
WASHINGTON, December 18th. - The
Speaker has received over one hundred ap-
plications from members of the House for
u position on the Labor Committee. This
| committee in the last Congress was COM
posed of seven members, ex-RepreSenta-
| tive Hopkins, OF Pennsylvania, being its
| Chairman. The other members were
| O'Neill of Missouri, Foran of Ohio, Lover
| ing of Massachusetts, James of New York,
Haynes of New Hampshire, and Funston
of Kansas. 1t is proposed to increase the
membership to thirteen. As Mr.. Hopkins
was relieved from public life, Mr.. ONeill
hopes to be his successor as Chairman of
this committee. The great number of ap-
plications for membership on this commit
tee shows how deeply politicians regard
the influence and strength ofthe labor votes.
1t is intended that thisscemmittee shall be
organized with more care than ever before,
as it is expected that very important sub
ects will be brought to its consideration.
Proposed Department of Labor.
WASHINGTON December 14th.-A bill
has been prepared by Representative
Weaver, Of Iowa, to create a Department of
| Labor, with Secretary and assistant Sec
! retary. A similar bill was introduced in
| the last Congress, but it failed of passage
| Mr.. Weaver proposed that this Department
| shall acquire and diliuse among the people
| useful information on subjects connected
| with labor, ascertain the causes of discon-
| tent between employer and employees,
| where such exist, and recommend proper
methods for adjusting the differences.
| Annual reports from the Secretary are re-
| quired, showing the condition of labor
| throughout the United States and if labor
| ers are suffering any evils as a result of in
judicious legislation, and a statement of
all strikes that have taken place, with
| claims of both parties 10 the controversy.
| Sworn statements from employees are to be
| required, showing the wages paid by them
and the profits rcniizcd frsiss the actual
cash capital invested. exclusive Of waiered
and fictitious stock. The present Bureau
of Labor Statistics is to be merged into this
| new Department.
Claims for Indian Depredations.
WASHINGTON, December 14th.-The As
sistant Attorney General has delivered the
| following opinion of interest to claimants
for certain depredatiOns: In order to-
entitle any claim for Indian depredations
| to be investigated in pursuance to the pro
visions of the Act of March 3, 1885, such
claim must have originated since the stat
utes repeating the years limitation 1894
went into operation, or else If originated
before that time it must have been pre-
sented within three years after the COM
mission of the injury which constitutes
the basis of said claim" There are about
four thousand of these claims, representing
| about $l0000,000
| Miscellaneous.
| WASHINGTON, December 14th.-The Pres
ident has sent in the name of Charles Il.
| Vaunn, for Postmaster at st. Helena, Cal
Representative Louttit arrived here last
night He was sworn in by Speaker Car
Isle and took his seat to-day. Louttit
| wants to be made member of the River
and Harbor Committee, and his chances for
securing the place are apparently good.
| Fourth class B0StmaSfprS Vrprp to-day IN
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