Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-20
This Weeks Business in Congress

WASHINGTON, December 19th.-The Gus
tomary concurrent resolution for holiday
recess has not yet been offered in either
branch of Congress, but there is general
expectancy that when the two houses ad-
journ next Wednesday it will be to reas-
semble on the first Tuesday in 1887 1t is
probable the Senate will pass an appropria-
ton bill making provisions for work at the
Government Printing Office before recess,
and the Senate is likely TO transact little or
no business of importance during the
week The special.orders for the week are
The railroad att )rney bill the joint resolu-
ton authorizing the Sc retary of War to ac-
cept certain lands near Chicago for military
purposes; the bill forfeiting the New Or
leans, Baton Rouge and Vicksburg Rail-
road Company's land grant, and the Pacific
RIilroad funding bill. Consideration of the
first depends upon the return of Evarts
who is not expected until after the recess
and Of the second, upon the health of Lo-
gan, who has been confined to his house
for some days by an attack of rheuma-
tism As several Senators have already left
town, and more are likely to go away on
Monday or Tuesday, it is not thought prob
able that the remaining special orders will
be pressed for action, though one or both
may be taken up for debate The same
conditions are likely to prevent considera-
ton of the interstate commerce bill, but
Senator Cullom Will try to secure for it the
position of unfinished business" so that
it may have precedence after recess.
In the House tomorrow, after the call of
States for the introduction OF new meas
ures the committees will be called for mo-
tons to suspend the rules, the call resting
with the Committee on Militia. On Tues.
day there will be struggle for precedence
among the supporters of the bill establish
ing Department of Agriculture and La
Dor, and the bill recognizing the Naval
Bureau and the Pacific Railroad funding
bill.
Opposition to Naval Apprentices.
WASHINGTON, December 10Th Several
prominent naval officers stationed in this
city are openly opposed to the plan of Sec
retary Whitney for the admission of a GER
tain number of meritorious naval appren-
tices to the Naval Academy. One of the
most outspoken of the number said to-day
that similar experiment had already been
tried twice, and each time. resulted in
breaking up the apprentice system. He
said thar the majority of officers who have
been connected with the training service,
as well as those now in the service who
came in through the apprentice system,
were strongly opposed to a repetition of
what they characterized as q the unfortu-
nate experiment of 1916 and 1854 The
same officer added " Certainly the prac-
teal knowledge of men who have been in
timately acquainted with the apprentice
system for years ought to be regarded as
more valuable than the sentimental views
of those who have no intimate knowledge
of the subject"
The DIR. McGiynn Affair.
NEW YORK, December 19th.-In relation
to the differences between Rev. Dr. Nc
Glynn and the Holy See, Rev. DIR. Mellow
ell, Secretary of Archbishop Corrigan, said
yesterday: "The case has gone already
out OF the Archbishop's hands. He has no
more jurisdiction in the matter. 1t rests
with Rome entirely. l have read a sensa-
tional dispatch published in the morning
papers stating that there is cabal formed
against Dr. McGlynn, and that the present
charge against him is merely pretext for
eliminating series of long-standing en-
deavors to contrive his downfall 1t is evil
IDENTIFY from the same gentleman who has
primed that paper with articles before
There is not word of truth in it"
The Heraids Rome special says: The
Pope strongly disapEvoyes of Father Nc