Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-04-29
HOME AND ABROAD.
SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE ErooRD-uN1on.l
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Restriction Measures.

Restriction Measures,
WASHINGTON, April 2Sth.-General Cox.
OF OF North Carolina who has had charge of
me OhiheSe restriction bill in the slib-com-
mlttee, was seen last evening and asked
what the chances Of the measure were.
e are hanging on the eighth section, -
sald General Cox, and cannot tell what the
result VIII he. 1t Is a question whetherthis
seetloh really lnfringes upon the existing
treaties with China or not Ii is under
stood that Secretary Dayard desires to
negotiate treaty with the new Chinese
Minister upon this subject of restricting
the immigration of Chinese. and while il IL
the desire OF the committee not to in any
way EN- barIass the State Department. it is
Thought that the wishes of the American
people should receive the first considera.
uon. Even if the eighth section were
stilcKen out altogether there would
still remain much additional life in the
kesirlctIon Act, which this bill provides as
well as a further means of identification by
means OF photographs, and what is more
important, II Will stop the frauds that have
Deen practieed In transit What will be
the action OF the committee to dav at the
meeting l cannot predict, but | hope that
the matter will be settled so that the hill
can be reported 20 the House. We had
agieed upon the indemnity bill in recogni-
tl"n OF tde rights of these people under the
treaty ana now we ought TO stand by our
cl'izens IN their wishes and interests"
May lSth has been fixed as the dav of
the Foreign Affairs Committee in the
House, and the two bills which will then
nave precedence are Morrow 8 anti Chinese
bill and Belmont's bill for the reorganiza-
ton OF the consular and diplomatic service.
The Debris Amendment to the River and
Harbor Bill.
WASHINGTON, April Saskatchewan is
the amendment to the clause in the river
and harbor bill providing for releasing
S40,OO0 OF the money heretofore appro
priated for improving the Sacramento and
Feather rivers, instead of the proviso
agreed upon by the committee and re-
ported IN the bill for snagging and dredg-
ing operations, and for the cost of proceed
lnes hereinafter authorized The balance
OF the unexpeuded money is not to be used
until the Secretary of War be satisfied that
hydraulic mining has ceased on said rivers
and their tributaries If he be not so satis-
ned, he shall institute such legal proceed
ipgs as may be necessary to prevent the
washing, siuicing, dumping or discharging
the oetrltus or slickens caused by or aris-
ing from hydraulic mining into either of
mo
the San Joaquin river or any of its tribu-
taries, or to such place from which such
dctritus, debris or slickens may be liable to
be washed by storms or floods into either
of the rivers or the said tributaries, and he
Is authorized 10 expend such part of the
said $4,000 as may be necessary for such
purpose.
United States Senate.
WASHINGTON, April 2Sth.-The Postoffice
appropriation bill was taken up. and some
debate arose on the amendment proposed
by the Senate Committee appropriating
$500, 200 for carrying the South and Central
American, Chinese and Australian mails,
and authorizing the Postmaster General to
make, after due advertisement, contracts
Tor tive years with American steamships.
at not to exceed for each outward trip 81
per nautical mile of distance By the most
direct and feasible course between the ter
minal points.
After the debate the Senate adjourned.
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, April 2Sth-At the conclu-
sion OF the morning hour the House went
into Committee of the Whole We'll
born of Texas in the chair on the river
and harbor appropriation bill.
The paragraph making an appropriation
for the improvement of the Yellowstone
river having been reac ed, Beach of New
York said three years ago he had tried to
catch fish in that river, and his efforts had
been rs fruitless as this appropriation
would be to improve its navigation. The
Yellowstone was a beautiful river. lis
waters were like those of the broad Juniata.
and as they leaped tumultously over the
graveled bed, they cleaned in the sun
shine with silvery gleam which attracted
and fascinated the eye. Laughter and
applause But the course of the stream
was crooked and swift. The current threw
up shoals.
Here he was again greeted with applause,
which lasted SO long that he was COM
PEELED to yield the floor and obtain leave TO
print his remarks in the Record
Hepburn Of Iowa offered an amendment.
providing for expenditure of the appropri
alton for improving the Missouri river from
its mouth to Sioux City by the Secretary of
War, without the intervention of the Mis-
souri, River Commission, which he at
tackled
Pending u vote on the amendment the
committee rose and the House adjourned.
The Senate in Secret Session.
WASHINGTON, April 2Sth-The Senate
remained in secret session about an hour
this evening, during which time a con-
siderable number of " unobjectedn cases OF
little or no prominence were referred.
Edmunds for time insisted upon reading
the report in each case. The Senators at
last became impatient, because of the DELAY
and Plumb called attention to the routine
character of the documents, protesting
with some vigor against the unnecessary
waste of time taken from the consideration
of legislative matters. There were no more
reports read.
Secretary Manning's Progress Toward
Recovery.
WASHINGTON April 2Sth. - Secretary
Manning has so far progressed on the road
to complete recovery that he was able to-
day to take long drive about the city
without fatigue.
The Question of Home Rule for Ireland.
WASHINGTON, April 2Sth.-A mass meet
ing assembled here tonight, in pursuance
of call issued by a number of members
Of Congress and business men of Washing
ton, to sympathiZe with the effort of Mr..
Gladstone to secure a Parliament for Ire
land. On the platform were seated Senator
Van Wyck and Representatives Randall
Phelps. Mckinley, Gibson, O'Hara and
Glass and other members of the lower
House of Congress. Randall, in taking the
char, expressed his profound sympathy
with the cause of home rule in Ireland
He was followed by Senator Van Wyck in
a speech, and letter o: sympathy was read
from Samuel J. Tilden
Broken Leyees and Inundated PIan,a
tions.
MEMPHIS, April 2Sth.-The levee mile
below Austin has been swept away several
hundred feet. This will result in the over
flow of large portion of Tunica and
Coachima counties. The loss from this
crevasse will be great, because all the crops
had been planted and were growing. Por-
tons ofthe track of the Iron Mountain Rail
way, between Helena and Morianna. are
ten inches under water
NEW ORLEANS. April 2S.h.-A dispatch
from Helena, Ark, to the Picdpne. saws
The river is now above the highest point
reached. Both the Saint Francis and Mis-
sissippi rivers are now at stand There
was general break up in the Arkansas
levees from the break ten miles below here,
down TO where the levee ends at Old Town,
distance of twenty miles. All efforts to
hold the remaining parts of the levee have
been abandoned, and the water is now
sweeping through in numerous places.
Tho Railroad Rate War.
CHIcsso, April 2Sth.-The action of the
Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
in not meeting the passenger rates of the