Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-03-21
AMERICAN AFFAIRS.
CONDITION OF THE TRANSCONTl-
MENTAL FREIGHT WAR.
The Illinois -Garland's
Successor = The Fire Record
Nominations and Combinations.
SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE nrcoRD-usloS.l
a Tennessee Field Day..

Administrator. Ex-Governor James II.
Porter and ex-Representative John Z. At
llins were nominated respectively for First
Assistant Secretary of State and Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs. These nomina-
tions were sent to the Senate Yesterday, but
that body having adjourned, they were not
formally made public until this morning.
OF the two appointments, that of Atkins
has by far the greatest political significance.
The Commissioner is thoroughly qualified
to discharge the duties of his Office. He is
80 years OF age, lawyer by profession, who
has been in political life since 1919, when he
became member of the Legislature
of Tennessee He represented his
district in Congress in 1857, aud when
the war broke out joined the Confederate
army, but resigned his commission as
Leutenant-Coloneli in that service to enter
the Confederate Congress. Atkins was
elected member of the Forty-third Con-
gress, and was reelected to the Forty
fourth, Forty-tifth, Forty-siXth and Forty
seventh Congresses, occupying the import
ant position Of Chairman of the Appropri-
alton Committee in the Forty-tifth and
Fortv-sixth Congresses. No appointment
could have given Randall greater satisfac-
ton than that of Atkins. The latter was
always firm friend of the ex-Speaker.
They agreed perfectly upon ali matters re-
lating TO public expenditures, and, indeed,
Atkins carried his economical ideas almost
as far as Holman does now. In all of Ran
daIrs Speakership fight, Atkins was his
warm friend, and when the Pennsyl-
vanian was defeated by Carlisle, Atkins,
then out of Congress and candidate for
Clerk of the House against Jno. ID. Clark,
fought and was beaten with him. Atkins
views on the tariff question are the views
of Randall, and the Kentucky Democrats
are no better pleased with his selection than
they were with the nomination OF Miller to
be Commissioner Of Internal Revenue in
stead of Phil Thompson. Ohio received
serious set back when Atkins was nomi-
mated. Ex-Congressman Saige, OF Akron,
was backed by the leading politicians of
State. for this Office Saige is friend of
PAYNE, and agreeably connected with the
Standard Oil people. He is so deaf that he
could not hear an Indian war whGop in his
office, and this intirmity doubtless had
something to do with his rejection by the
President. Porter was the choice of Bayard
as well as Cleveland, for the important po-
sition to which he has been called. The
Secretary of State, when he visited Ten
nessee, several years ago to discuss the
financial question, became intimately ac-
uuainted with Porter, and was impressed
by his abilities Porter like Atkins, was i
Union member of the State Legislature at
the beginning of the war, but went with
the State into the Confederacy ana served
as Adiutant-Generalo on General Chcatam's
staff. He is a lawyer by profession. He
is about fifty years of age.
United States Senate.
WASHINGTON, March 20th.-The resolu-
ton for the appointment of the Alaskan
Committee was laid before the Senate, and
Manderson moved its reference to the Com
mittee on Territories.
A debate arose, during which Van Wyck
attacked the South American Commission
in vigorous style He said the first thing
they did was to go to San Francisco, thence
TO New Mexico, thence TO the New Orleans
Exposition. Each member was provided
with 81 800 for his expenses. The Commits
sion consisted OF two men and boy, for its
Chairman remained in Albany The first
thing these two men and boy did was to
hire a palace car at $50 day, for which the
total payment was 81 Al before they got to
New Orleans. lie asked the Republicans
to defeat the measure.
After a lengthy discussion, in which
many personal reflections were indulged i'll
and much feeling exhibited, the resolution
was referred to the Committee on Terri
! tories.
An executive session was held, and when
the doors were reopened the Senate ad-
journed.
Nominations and Combinations.
WASHINGTON, March 20th.-The Presi-
dent sent to the Senate to-day the following
nominations: Jas D. Porter, of Tennessee
to be Assistant Secretary of State; John d
! G. Atkins ofTennessee, to be Commissioner
| of Indian Affairs
The following nominations were con-
| firmed to-day by the Senate: Martin V
| Montgomery, of Michigan, Commissioner
| of Patents; Milton J. Durham, of Ken
| lucky. First Comptroller OF the Treasury
| Malcolm Hay, of Pennsy ylvania, First Assis
! tant Postmaster General; J. n. c. Atkins
| of Tennessee Assistant Secretary of State
| Joseph K. Ryan, of Nevada. Coiner of the
| Mint at Carson City; William Garrard, o
! Nevada, Superintendent Of the Mint Al
/ Carson City.
The Commissionership of the Lane
Office.
WASHINGTON, March 20th--It is under
! stood that tomorrow the President viii
nominate ex- Representative Sparks, of Hi
| nois to be Commissioner of the LanC
Office This will make the second import
ant Office given to a Republican State, til,
new Commissioner of Pensions havin:
! been chosen from Illinois. The fact tha
:, the First Assistant PostmasterGenera
J has already been bestowed upon Stat
/! that is overwhelmingly Republican cause
no little discomfort among applicants 70
place from States that are solidly Demo
cratic. Sparks is a native of Indiana an,
is 81 wears of age He is a lawyer by pro
fession, and held his first office in 1864
when he was appointed Receiver of tn
Land Office i'm Illinois. He has served fou
terms in Congress. He was member Q
the Forty-seventh Congress. The Pacifi
coast people feel greatly disappointed tia
this Office was not given to a Californi
man.
Capital Notes.
WASHINGTON, March 20th.-There is IL
foundation for the statement that PresideI
Cleveland has requested Minister Norto
to remain in Paris.
Mr.. Miller, the newly-appointed Com
mission of Internal Revenue, entered upo
the discharge of his duties this morning
He was the recipient of many callers, an
!, during the day received all the principe
officers of the Bureau:
1t is understood that at an informal cor
ference of Senators of both parties to-da,
it was agreed that the Senate should ac
journ next Monday or Tuesday, unless th
President shall signify his desire that til
session be prolonged.
The Senate in executive session to-da
ratified the additional articles of the Mex
, can treaty, extending till May 20, 1866 til
time for the approval of the laws necessar
, to carry into operation the commercial cor
, vention between the two Government
: concluded at Washington January 2S, 1885,
Judge Mackey to-day concluded Yer
able argument in behalf of General Haze
before the general Court
The President has accepted the invitatio
of the veterans of the First and other corr
: to visit the battlefield of Gettysburg whe
| they make their historical visit there o
, ! the 4th and 5th of May, unless preyente
by some urgent necessity of the public Sc
. | vice. The President is anxious to be c
the field when the leading Generals of bot
armies are there to explain their NOV
ments.
: Destruction by Fire.
DENVER tCol) March 20th.-A fire
Leadville last night destroyed the butt
storehOlse of James Sullivan, Loss, abOl