Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-03-20
United States Senate.


ing for information relating to the alleged
illegal occupancy of Oklahoma lands was
laid before the Senate. ingalls, sad that
since the resolution was offered 1t had peen
practically answered by the Presidents
message. He moved that 1t be laid on
the stable. Agreed to-
Henderson offered a resolution providing
that committee OF five Senators be APP
nointed to proceed to Alaska and make in
Vesfigations. Laid over until tomorrow.
After an executive session, the Senate
adjourned.
In the executive session, Senator Sher-
man offered a resolution providing for the
appointment of two Senators to wait upon
the President and inform him that unless
he had some further communication to
make, the Senate was ready to adjourn
without delay. 1t lies over until tO-mor-
row.
Treaties Ratified.
WASHINGTON, March 19th.-The Senate,
III executive session, to-day ratified the
treaty with the Khedive of Egypt, and the
convention relating to the boundary lines
between this country and Mexico. The
treaty with the Khediye extends to the
United States the commercial privileges
which Great Britain enjoys by virtue OF a
treaty between Egypt and Greece, made
about year ago. The treaty made with
Mexico recognizes the principles OF lnterna-
tional law in the settlement of disputes
which may occur over the changing OF the
bed of the Rio Grande river.
The Senate Asserting Itself.
WASHINGTON, March 19th.-The Senate
to-day impressed upon President Cleveland
the fact that it is a coordinate branch OF
the Government with the Executive De-
part1nent. 1t did this by adiourning within
fortv-fiye minutes after it met, without
waiting for the nominations that were eX-
pected from the White House. Assistant
Secretary Pruden arrived at the Senate with
several nominations within live minutes
after the Senate adjourned, and was obliged
to carry them back to the White House.
The office-seekers were thus put back an
other twenty-four hours.
Senatorial Enjoyment at the Expense OF
the Government.
WASHINGTON, March 19th.-An agreeable
and Inexpensive form of Senatorial amuse-
ment is found at nearly every session of
Congress in .he appointment of its select or
special committees as the case may be, to
undertake some particular branch of in
yestigation that will give the committee an
opportunity to roam around the country at
the expense of the Government during the
heated term Quite a number of Senate
committees have already obtained permits
sion to sit during the recess of Congress.
This permission means that sessions OF
these committees will be held at some
watering place, where the members can en-
ioy the attractions of the fashionable sea-
son at the expense Of the Government. To-
dav threeresolutions were introduced i'll the
Senate to grant certain committees au-
thoritv to sit during the recess. The
first resolution was offered by Senator
Palmer. authorizing the committee
on Fish and Fisheries to sit during the re-
cess, and investigate the decrease of food
fishes in the great lakes. This resolution
was referred to the Committee on Contin-
gent Expenses, which has not during the
last session made an adverse report upon
anv resolution referred to it. Last sum-
1ner this committee ran up and down the
Atlantic coast, enjoying all the pleasures
that Cape Nav. New York, Long Branch,
Coney Island and other watering places
could afford. A trip to the lakes
will undoubtedly afford pleasant di-
version to the members of the
committee. Dolph of Oregon next
offered a resolution authorizing the
Select Committee on Coast Defenses to sit
during the recess, at such place in the
United States as they may see proper to Sc
lect This resolution was placed upon the
calendar If it is adopted the committee
will not be compelled to contine its
trip to the Atlantic coast watering
places. but can also make trip along the
Pacific coast, at the expense of thousands
of dollars to the Government The climax
was reached when Henderson of Nebraska
offered il resolution, providing for the ap-
pointment of a committee of five Senators
TO investigate affairs in Alaska The reso-
luton introduced by Henderson was, with
some changes, almost identical with the
resolution offered at the last session of Con
gress by Henley of California, which was
referred to the Committee on Ways and
Means, and not reported from that COM
mittee Coekrell OF Missouri objected to
the consideration of Manderson's resolu-
ton and its reference TO the Committee on
Territories, asking that it should be laid
upon the table until he had time
to prepare substitute for it.
He sarcastically outlined the substitute,
saying that it would provide that any select
or standing committee Of the Senate, or any
two or more Senators who might desire 10
constitute themselves a select committee
upon any particular subject they deemed
worthy of investigation, should have
authority, during the recess Of the Senate
to appoint q clerk and stcnographer, and
have a sergeant-at-arms accompany them,
necessary for the purpose OF prosecuting
any investigation that they thought worth
while 10 set aioot. The resolution went
over for further consideration tomorrow.
If all the resolutions for special inyestiga-
lions proposed by various Senators should
be adopted, the drain upon the contingent
fund OF the Senate, out of which the eX-
penses of such investigations are paid
would be enormous. Already eight OF ten
special investigations have been authorized
by the Senate, and but few OF them will be
OF any practical benefit to the Government
or people.
American Interests to be Protected.
WASHINGTON, March l9th.-Rear Admit
raj JANET, commanding the North Atlantic
squadron. to-day telcgraphed Commander
Clark. of the Alliance, at New Orleans, in
structing him to proceed to Carthagena and
Barrauduila, United States of Colombia,
and protect American interests in that
country during the present disturbed con.
dition of affairs. The dispatch informs
Captain Clark that vessels belonging 10
American citizens. which have been seized
by the insurgents without compensation,
may be forcibly recovered, and says the
United Magdalena Steam Navigation Com
pany of New York has called the attention
of the Secretary of State to the seizure of
their steamers by an armed force.
The New First Assistant Postmaster c. en-
eral.
WAsHIxGroN, March 10Th - Malcolm
HAY, the new First Assistant Postmaster
General, is said to be in very bad health,
and il is doubted by his friends if he will
be able 70 discharge the duties of his Office
for any great length of time He has been
seriously i'll at his home in Pittsburg
nearly all winter, and now appears in
very bad physical condition. He expects
to go to Florida for a week or two to recd-
perate before assuming the active duties of
his new place, and many of his friends
think that he would be entirely unable to
do half the work required. Frank Hatton
said to-day, after observing his methods
and the difficulty with which he attended
to the amount of preliminary business.
that he did not think he would be able to
make an actual commencement with the
work.
Capital Notes
WASHINGTON, March l9th.-A number of
nominations were set to the Capitol today.
but arrived after the adjournment OF the
Senate. tits understood that they consisted
of appointments under the State Depart
nent. but the particulars Were not dis
closed. A prominent Tennessee Democrat
asserts, however, that ex-Congressman At
kins is named in the list as Commissioner
of Indian Affairs, and it is rumored that
John b. Ssoll, of Indiana, was named for