Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-07
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United States Senate.

Der, 1885, he introduced q Dill, which was
referred to the Committee on Pensions, to
amend the Arrears of Pensions Acts of jan
uary and March, 1888. The bill has now
been thirteen months in possession OF the
committee, and he supposed that was a
sufficient length of time for 1t to make up
its mind as to the propriety of the passage
or rejection of the bill For the purpose of
testing the sense of the Senate as to the
bill, he moved to discharge the committee
from its further consideration.
Mitchell, Chairman of the Pensions Com
mittee. said the whole subjected covered
by the bill referred to had been gone over
last session in connection with the Mexican
pension bill, and action had been taken
on it.
ingalls, motion went over till Monday.
The Senate then resumed consideration
of the Oregon Central land forfeiture bill,
and Morgan spoke in opposition to it.
The hour of , o'clock arriving, consider
alton of the interstate commerce bill was
about to be resumed, but on motion of
Slater the Senate, by vote of % ayes to %
noes, decided to lay that bill aside till to-
morrow, in order to continue consideration
of the Oregon Central bill.
An amendment offered by Morgan was
rejected, and the bill was then read third
time and passed without opposition
An executive session followed, at the
close of which the Senate adjourned.
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, January 6tk-Ellis, from
the Committee on Appropriations, reported
a Joint resolution appropriating $4,000 for
the support of the destitute Indians of Mon
tana, which passed
The House then went into a Committee
of the Whole on the Pension Appropriation
bill
Hancock explained the provisions of the
bill which appropriates S59,976,00O, or S24,
600 less than the estimates.
A discussion Of some length followed
and several amendments were offered and
rejected, when the committee rose and the
bill passed.
Adjourned.
The Distribution of Government Patron
age i'll California.
WASHINGTON, January 6th.-The ques-
ton of who shall have control of the distri-
button of patronage in California under the
new Administration is agitating the minds
of members Henley, during the next
Congress, will be the only Democratic
Representative in either house. There are
rumors, however, of representatives of JUS
tice Field demanding voice in the allot-
ment of the patronage. One Of the mem
bers of the delegation, in a conversation
with your correspondent to-day, said: " OF
course, Henley being on the ground, it is
fair to presume that his advice will be
more sought for because easier OBJ
tanned than that of any Democrat from
California Cleveland, however, has a
mind of his own, and he will not be in
tluenced by what any one person may say
in deciding upon appointments. He will
give all sides hearing, and then decide
for himself | think he will be largely
guided in the distribution of the Pacific
coast patronage by the representations
made to him by the Democratic Represent
atives in the present House of the different
California districts"
California and the River and Harbor Bill.
WASHINGTON, January 6th.-Following
are the amounts given to the rivers and
harbors of California in the bill agreed
upon by the River and Harbor Committee
OF the House Humboldt bay, 100000
San joaquin river, $4,000; Sacramento
and Feather rivers, $4,000; Oakland, 80
600: Wilmington, s37 800. One-half tho
amount appropriated for The San Joaquin
river is to be used between Stockton and
Hills Ferry, and one-half below Stockton
The sums agreed upon vary from - to 4
per cent. less than the amount asked for by
the engineers in charge OF the works.
California Inventors.
WASHINGTON, January 6th.-The follow
ing patents were issued to-day: San Fran.
cisco-Edwin s. Belden, typc-writing ma
chine; John b. Pitchford assignor Of one
half TO w. T. CARAT, cutoff valve gear
Napa county-James W. Reames, harves-
ter. Sacramento-Nobe A. Fisher, clutch
for cable railways. Temescal-James J
German, filling machine for cans. Hills
Ferrv-Charles p Harris and ). BaltZly
coupling hook and loop.
California Port Wine Produces Cramps
New YORK. January Gth.-Martin J
Ryan, of West Fourteenth street purchased
a bottle of California port wine from {
Nesey-street firm recently. EThe Hera'd this
morning states that after drinking some he
was seized with cramps and vomiting. He
sent the remainder of the wine to DR.. Ed
son, of the Board of Health, who will make
an investigation into the case to-day.
The Adjustment of the Special Contract
System.
CHICAGO, January Gth.-The Pacific Coast
Association (roads between Chicago, ST
Louis and the Missouri river interested in
the California freight traffic. has succeeded
in abolishing the special contract system on
California freight The system has been in
vogue for many years past, by which the
Central Pacific was permitted to make spe-
cial rates about one-third of the regular
| tariff rates. for such shippers as would
make q contract not to ship any of Their
business by the Pacific Mail Steamship line
or by clipper ships, but to send it all by
| rail routes. The roads east of the Missouri
river and the Eastern trunk lines had to
| pro rate with the California lines at these
| low contract rates. At the end of last yeal
| the Pacific Coast Association decided not to
| join the Transcontnental Association in
any of the contracts, and insisted upon
regular agreed rates being charged to all
shippers alike As the Eastern trunk lines
| backed up the Pacific Coast Association in
| this matter, the Transcontinental had nc
| other alternative than to submit to the de-
! mands of their Eastern connections. The
! Transconhncntal therefore has given notice
| that all contracts expired January lst, and
| that hereafter no more special contracts OF
any kind would be made. but that the reg
ular rates adopted in this city about 8
month ago would be charged The Central
| Pacific has also agreed with the trunk lines
| to take no more business via the Sunset
route. from interior points in New York
| and the New England States, but 70 confin(
its competition by that route only to bust
ness originating at seaboard points.
The New York LegislatUre-Clevela
Resignation.
ALBANY, January 6th.-George Zerwir
has been elected Speaker of the Assembly
Dennis Mccarthy was elected President
| of the Senate.
Governor Cleveland sent the following
to the Legislature shortly after noon TO
day:
ALBANY, At EXECUTIVE CHAMBER.
January ), 1885.
! To the legislature: I hereby resign the office
Of Governor of the State of New York.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
A committee was appointed to notify
Lieutenant-G Governor Hill of Governor
Cleveland's resignation, and to inform him
| that the Legislature was ready for business
The Legislature then adjourned till Tues
day, January 18th.
SECOND DISPATCH.l
| ALBANY, January 6th-Governor Hill
| in his message to the Legislature, says
1t may be safely asserted that the admins
| tration of Governor Cleveland, for two
years past, has more than met the just
expectation of the people, and made its
| lasting impressions in the annals of the
State 1t has been brilliant in its sterling