Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-24
ouse of Representatives,
United States Senate.

WASHINGTON, February 23d. = Randall
| reported the sundry civil appropriation
bill. Referred to the Committee of the
Whole, Bland reserving all points of order
Lefevre offered a resolution reciting that
Germany is discriminating against imported
American products and instructing the
Committee on Foreign Affairs to inquire
into and report whether the interests of the
United States do not require the option of
like discrimination on a.ticles imported
from the German Empire Referred
The resolution was agreed to authorizing
the Committee on Indian Affairs to continue,
during the recess of Congress, its inyestiga-
! ton regarding the leases of Indian lands.
On motion of Hopkin, the Senate amend
ment was concurred in to the House bill
prohibiting the importation of contract
| labor
The States were then called for the intro
duction OF bills, but very few were pre-
| scented, the most important of these being
one introduced by Perkins to open up the
Oklahoma lands to homestead settlement.
Randall moved that the House go into
Committee of the Whole for the consider
alton of the naval appropriation bill and
though opposed by supporters of the river
and harbor bill, the motion was carried
ayes 136, noes 125-and the House went
|
Long concluded his speech in support of
the proposition to increase the navy. He
thought he spoke for his side of the House
when he said that he was ready to engage
III the work of building up the navy, even
If that work took place under Democratic
Administration, and the prestige of restor-
ing the navy to its former glory attached to
| that Administration
Hewitt of New York and others followed.
and several amendments were adopted,
when the committee rose and reported the
bill to the House and passed.
The House took a recess until O'Clock,
the evening session to be for the consider
alton Of business relating to the District of
Columbia
AT the evening session the House passed
few unimpoltant bills and adjourned
Washington's Birthday.
CHICAGO, February 23d.-The Exchanges
are closed, as to-day is generally observed
as Washington's birthday
New YORK, February 23d-Washing-
ton birthday was more generally observed
than 1t has been in years. Flags are flying
all over the city business houses are closed
military organizations are marching up
Broadway, the Stock, Produce Cotton and
other commercial Exchanges are closed,
| Wall street is deserted from Broadway to
East river, all domestic mails at the Post
office were closed at 10 o'clock. afternoon
performances are advertised at all the CITY
theaters, few of the remaining Veterans
of the War of 1912 viii be given ii dinner
| at the Sturteyant House, by Leland The
libertypole at the Battery which the
drunnmer-boy Van Arsdalc climbed, and
from which he tore down the British en-
sign. was blown down in gale two weeks
ago. The Veterans erected a temporary
staff this morning and hoisted flag upon
It, The members Of the old Volunteer Fire
Department have a reunion and dinner
tonight. The Fourth Regiment Union
Veteran Association hold a campfire this
evening, and will be addressed by Generals
j. b. Colt I. K. Scott and Eben Jackson.
The Second Division of the National Guard
have field drill and mock battle in Pros
pect Park at Brooklyn.
CleveIand's Inauguration.
WASHINGTON, February 23d.-Prepara-
tons for the Inauguration of President
Cievc' and, which have been in progress for
month past, are now rapidly approaching
completion. The estimated amount of
money which will be expended in the
preparations is $50, 900, and this expendi-
ture is assumed by the citizens of the Dis
trict. The subscriptions are purely yolun-
tary, and i'll most instances from persons
who are not interested except in a general
way, in the reputation of the city.
Cotton-laden Schooner Burned.
WASHINGTON, February 23d.-Thc Signal
Service station at Ocean City, MARYLAND.
reports that the schooner f. X Collins. of
New Jersey, laden with cotton and old
iron, bound from Galveston to Boston,
caught fire from a lamp explosion seven
miles from land, and was abandoned by
the crew, who are now at the life-saying
station.
American Newspapers Wanted for the
British Museum.
CHICAGO, February 23d-Captain Bed
ford PIN. the well-known naval engineer
of England, and an ex-member of the
British Parliament, who has just completed
an extended tour of the United States and
CanadaS, has eXpreSSe esire to send 10
the British Museum a gle copy of every
daily newspaper in the United States and
Canada; also a copy of each weekly. OF
the dailics he desires copy of March 9th,
and of the weeklies a copy of the issue of
the first week in March. the papers to be
addressed to Captain Bedford PIN, No. 3
Crown Office Row, Temple, f. c., London,
England" 1t is Captain Pins intention
to classify and bind the papers in volumes
by States, Provinces and Territories, and
request the British Government to place
them i'll the public archives of the British
Museum, where they will be open to pub
lie inspection by visitors and be carefully
preserved.
Dcstitution Among Former Pacific Coast
Residents.
New YORK, February 23d.-Your re-
porter learned that there was much desti-
tuition at present i'll this city among former
residents of the Pacific coast, including
some professional and business men, as
we'll rs mechanics and laborers A gentle
man connected with the San Francisco
press, now here says be has been surprised
at the number of applicants for relief from
persons with whom he had slight acquaint-
ance i'll California and who came upon
him in hotels, business offices and on the
streets He thinks, in view of the hard
times here. men in all grades of life are
better off in California than in the East
Unfortunate BelI-rinsers.
NEW YORK, February 23d-A Syracuse
special says: Mr.. and Mrs. Peck, of the
famous Swiss Bell-ringers of a generation
ago, are inmates of the Cortland County
Poor house. Peck lost much in gold specu-
lation and in a theater at Pixies Peak.
They are IS years old, and have several
children, including Mrs. William Blairs-
dale, of California.
Opera-House Burned-The Cardiff Giant.
New York, February 23d-A special
from St Paul says: The operations at
Huron, d. T., has been burned. The Car
diff giant was on exhibition. After the fire
the iron frame was exposed and the plaster
filling was broken up. The figure was made
in Fort Dodge Iowa, of gypsum, carried TO
Cardiff, y. Y, buried, dug up and exhibited
all over the country as petriication.
Stopping "a DisgracefuI Exhibition.
NEW YORK, February 25d.-The Captain
OF the Fifteenth Precinct made descent
carly yesterday morning on John Thomp
sons Theater Hotel, Eighth street, and sur
prised about 120 persons of both sexes, who
were taking part DIS spectators of the de-
grading exhibition of the can-can. The
property belongs +" she Stewart estate. The
theater was Gree the st. AIMS Roman
Catholic Church. Men, women and boys
of all ages were included in the arrest. An