Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-11-20

ton OF Congress authorizing the committee
to make the trip at Government expense,
and the Secretary of the Navy had no
authority 10 furnish the committee with
subsistence and pay for the same out of the
appropriation for the support of the navy.
The Comptroller also disallows an item of
$3.50 for 10,530 miles of travel
claimed to have been performed
by Surgeon Billings, in attending
the International Medical Conference in
London, in August, 1881, and travelling else
where through the various other countries
in Europe, under orders from the Navy
Department of May Is. 1881. The Comp
troller holds that the War Department had
no authority to send delegate to the In
ternational Medical Congress at Govern
ment expense; that Congress alone could
authorize such representation, and the
service was in no proper sense a military
one. The amount paid is ordered charged
against Surgeon Billings
California congressman.
WASHINGTON, November 19th.-The Clerk
OF the House of Representatives has re-
ceived protests from persons in California
against the admission of any of the Con-
gressmen from that State. The protests are
under seal, but brief accompanies them.
from which it appears that candidate for
Congressman ut large in that State, who was
defeated, maintains that the recent appor-
uonment III that State was illegal, conse-
quently the Congressman elected under the
apportionment cannot have valid certif-
cate. The protest, of course, will be of no
effect in the House That body long since
decided that the certificate of the Governor
OF State was final. This position has
been reatfirmed IN recent years.
Trustino RI tha IS
WASHINGTON, November 18th Ex-Judge
Wallace, of California, is in the city, en-
deavoring to bring to justice Calvin Pratt,
the man who robbed the banks on the Pa
cltic coast to the amount of about $50, 600.
Pratt swindled the banks by depositing
forged certificates of deposit. He sailed for
Japan on the 10th inst. This Government
has no extradition treaty with Japan, and
the only way criminal can be brought
back is through the courtesy of japanese
officers. Wallace, armed with letter of
introduction from Secretary Bayard, called
on the japanese Minister yesterday After
hearing the facts Of the case, the Minister
cabled to his Government, requesting that
Pratt be apprehended and returned to the
United States. An answer TO this telegram
is expected tomorrow.
The Senate and the Presidents Appoint
ments.
WASHINGTON, November 19th.-The Ma
tionGl Republican Tomorrow will have the
following: The President, in conversation
with a Republican Senator on Tuesday, told
the latter that he would esteem it great
favor If Senators knowing anything objec-
tonable or detrimental TO the public inter
est about any person or persons appointed
by him would apprise him of the fact The
President expects that fight will be made
on some of his appointments, but believes
that a majority of the Republican Senators
Will oppose any attempt to- defeat their
confirmation, except in cases where unim-
peachable facts are presented, and if such
cases exist, the objection will be called
to his attention before there is any organ
lied opposition.
The United States Marine Corps.
WASHINGTON, November 19th.-Colonel
c. G. McCawley, Commandant of the Ma
rine Corps, says the Panama expedition
shows in the strongest manner what he for
years has stated to the Department-that
the Marine Corps has not enough officers
and men. Ali the shore stations were
nearly stripped. and left without adequate
protection, and the guards were withdrawn
from many ships, which gave rise to much
inconvenience. Some of the Captains of
the corps have been twenty-one years in
that grade, and several Lieutenants have
been twenty years in the service. Unless
there is some increase in the higher grades.
Colonel McCarley says, and better distri-
button of the number of officers allowed.
this condition of affairs must continue, to
the great discouragement of ambition.
Capital Notes.
WASHINGTON, November 10Th. - The
President has appointed William s. Aus
tin, of Seattle, w. T., Register of the Land
Office at Vancouver, ". T.
Bayard, Secretary of State, and Romero
the Mexican Minister, are about TO ex-
change Publications of an additional article
to the commercial treaty between the
United States and Mexico of January 20.
1883, extending the time to May 20, 1856,
for the approval of the necessary law to
carry into effect the operations of the said
commercial treaty.
United States Consul Newcomb. at LYONS.
has sent to the Secretary of State report
upon the use of a mixture of Stacked lime
and sulphaie of copper as cure for mildew
or rot upon grapevines. This remedy is
being extensively used in France with
favorable results
Colonel Corkhill's remarks relative to the
disposal of Guiteaus remains have had a
wonderful effect here in reviving interest
in that question, and the most singular
fact developed is that nobody seems to
know where the bones really are.
The PoStotfice Department has been adj
vlsed that upon the completion of the Can
adam Pacific Railroad, all trains of Austria
liam mails from England will be forwarded
over that read, and that new British line
of steamers will be established at the west
ern terminus of the Canadian Pacific for
Australia.
The United States steamer Dispatch is
ordered to go south Immediately and to
cruise in the neigh borhood of the Isthmus
and to stay IN southern waters during the
winter. This vessel has been formerly used
as the personal yacht of the President. Her
restoration 70 the regular work of the navy
is part of the reform work of the naval
department.
The Attorney General gives an opinion
to the Secretary of the Treasury to the
effect that the Court Commissioners of the
Alabama claims is a legally constituted
body as at present organized. The opinion
applies only to the appointments of the
Judges and does not touch on the general
question of the legality of the appointments
of other officers of the Court.
The Postmaster-General to-day appoint
ed the following tourth-class Postmasters :
Montana-Junction, Joseph Reed; Nor
wood, Joseph I. Street; Park City, Mrs. A.
A. st. Johns; Sheridan, r. P Kateman
Washington Territory-Sig ]. L. Cum
ningham.
Speaker Carlisle was so i'll when he
arrived here this afternoon that he was
obliged to take to his bed Immediately.
Visitors are not permitted to see him, and
their cards are not taken to his room.
The New Oregon Senator.
New YORK, November 19th.-The Times
denounces the Oregon Senatorial choice as
scandalously unfit. 1t is safe to say that
the new Senator's stay in Congress will
contribute more to the advancement of his
personal fortunes than to the honor of the
party he acts with, or the dignity of the
Senate.
The World expects that Mitchell will
stand by the Democratic Administration
as return for the Democratic support
given him in the Legislature.
BROOKLYN, November 19th.-The Edqle
says: The contest for the Oregon Senator
ship has been brought to a sudden and
ignoble conclusion by the election of
Mitchell to succeed Slater. From the dis
creditable exhibition made by the Legisla-
ture in the protracted deadlock of last
spring, there was no reason to anticipate a
creditable result of the extra session: but
it is doubtful if even the more than toler-
ant public of the Pacific slope were pre-
Dared for as unworthy an OutpOme aS tho