Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-03-24

him, with his salary, to creditably repre-
sent this Government at Berlin. He will
be 60 years of age on the 10Th of July, but
does not look above so. He served as Rep
resentative in Congress during the war,
fifth, Thirty-sixth, Thirty-seventh and
Thirty-eighth Congresses. In 1864 he ac-
cepted the nomination for Vice President
on the ticket with Mcclellan, which was
overwhelmingly beaten by Lincoln and
johnson. In 1869 he was elected to the
Senate by the Democrats of Ohio, but was
beaten for reelection by Payne.
The Republicans and the Administration.
WASHINGTON, March 23d-The Star to-
night says: :" Mr.. Blaine feels friendly
toward Mr.. Cleveland, and thinks it will be
the duty of the Republicans in Congress to
give him every possible backing in carry
ing out the policy he has laid down. A
large majority of the Republicans agree
with Mr. Blaine in this. They expect to
see many Democrats repudiate Cleveland if
he lives up to his promises. They expect
to see large faction of Democrats oppos-
ing him in Congress next winter, and they
have determined that they will stand
by him. There is no disposition in
the Senate to oppose any nominations he
may send in, except on such grounds as
they would oppose them if sent in by a
Republican President, and they will treat
all his recommendations with respect
Leading Republicans, who form the opin-
ions and policy of their party in the House,
say that from what they can Judge of his
policy at this time, and from his public
declarations, they do not expect Mr.. Cleve-
land to follow any line of action in which
ha Nd ont
and hearty support. Should there be a
split in the Democratic party growing
out of the discomfort of those Democrats
who looked for complete revolution of
affairs when the Democratic President
came into power the Republicans say they
will rush into the breach and support
Cleveland. Moreover if the Democrats
oppose the new Administration in the
House two years hence, when the next
Congressional election comes off, the Re-
publicans will make then an issue in the
campaign, and try to beat the anti -Cleve-
land and anti-civil service reform men, on
the grounds that they are more interested
in the split than in an honest government.
The Republicans are united III this, and
they will be found in the next Congress to
stand with Cleveland in everything, except
it may be the tariff. They don't know how
nt on lIldt.
Capital Notes.
WASHINGTON, March 23d.-The remains
of Assistant Secretary of the Interior Clark,
who died to-day, We're taken tonight to
Holly Springs, Miss, in charge of his wife
and Senator Walthall. Inasmuch as Clark
had not taken the oath of office, Joslyn is
still Assistant Secretary Of the Interior, and
has promised Secretary Lamar TO remain
1t is rumored at the White House
regard to the Postmastership of New York
for some time.
Montgomery, the new Commissioner of
Patents, to-day took the oath of office.
NJ. J. Durham, the newly-appointed
Comptroller of the Treasury, will assume
the duties of his office Wednesday
The Secretary of State is informed by the
United States Minister at Stockholm that
the Swedish Diet has voted to admit pork,
grain and meat into the ports of Sweden
duty free
Mr. Atkins, the new Commissioner OF
Indian Affairs, is expected here tomorrow
The President to-day received telegram
from b. B. Smallcy, of Burlington, Vt,
saying: The Democracy of Vermont
sincerely thank you for the nomination of
Mr.. Phelps. 1t is an appointment worthy
of you
Secretary Manning to-day sent a circular
letter to the heads of bureaus and chief di-
visions of the Treasury Department, re-
questing them to report to him in writing,
as soon as practicable, whether. in their
opinion, the force employed in their respec-
tive offices can be reduced, and towhat ex-
tent, without detriment to the public ser
vice. They are also requested to report
whether the methods of business can be
simplified, and in general to make such
suggestions and recommendations as may
occur to them as to how the efficiency Of
the service may be improved, the business
of the Department facilitated, and the ex-
penses curtailed.
The Transcontinental Association.