Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-04-14

Tho Late Senator Miller.
WASHINGTON, April 13th-Senator Stan
ford will otter in the Senate in a few days
resolution fixing day for the eulogies on
the late Senator Miller. Senator Stanford
will speak upon Miller's career as a legis-
tor and citizen of California. Hearst will
follow in a similar strain, and Logan and
Sewell will review the dead Senators brill
liant war record. Some of the other
speakers will be ingalls,, Harrison and
VOORHEES,.
Senator Hearsts First Bill.
WASHINGTON, April 13th-Senator Hearst
Offered his first bill in the Senate to-day 1t
was the time-honored bill for the relief of
the University of California, which has
been pending in Congress for nearly twelve
years
Hearst and the Ofice-Seekers.
WAsHINGToN April 18th. Senator Hearst's
residence is nightly the rendezvous of
many estimuble Californians, who desire to
serve the Government in an official capac-
ity. To-day he called upon the President
Cleveland was pleased to see the new Sena-
tor, and extended him the usual courtesies
Mr.. Hearst has, it is said, decided upon an
original plan for filling positions III Cali
fornla Federal Offices now occupied by Re-
pubicans or TO which vacancies NAV be
created. From list of applicants
for each place he will select one man, to
whom will be given his unqualified sup
port. All the Others will be informed that
ne is finally committed to the one lucky
individual and that person will also be
told that he need not further bother the
Senator, as he will do all in his power to
get him the position. In this manner
Hearst expects to be relieved OF much an
noyance from office seekers.
Fair and His Opposition to Tinnin.
WASHINGTON, April l3th.- II has been
reported from Washington that Senator
Fair would oppose the nominations of
Collector Hager and Surveyor Tinnin. In
a conversation with your correspondent to-
day, Fair said that he had never uttered a
word against Hager, and did not intend to
oppose his confirmation. Tinnin he re-
CARDS as au unfit man for the place and he
will vote against his confirmation, if he
does net openly advocate his rejection by
the Senate
Republican Congressional Committee.
WASHINGTON. April 13th.-Three men,
befs of the California delegation were alb
seat from the Republican caucus held last
night, to choose men bers for the Congress
sional Committee, and SO no choice as to q
representative Of the State was made until
to-day, when. after consulting with Senator
Stanford and the Republican members of
the delegation in the House, it was decided
TO place Representative FELTON, on the COM
mittee. Representative Henley is a men,
Der OF the Democratic Congressional Com
mittee from California.
The Congressional Democratic Com
nittee.
WASHINGTON, April 13th-The following
have been announced as members of the
Congressional Democratic Committee Con-
neciicut, Mitchell; New Jersey, McAdoo;
Delaware, Moore; Pennsylvania, Ermen-
trout; New York, Spriggs Ohio Wilkins
Texas, Craine; Iowa. Murphy; Tennessee,
McMillin; Missouri, Burnes; Georgia. Can
dler; Virginia, Daniel Arkansas, Dunn:
Florida, Davidson; South Carolina, Dibble
Kentucky. Robertson; California, Henley;
Michigan, Mayburry; Maryland, Compton
Wisconsin, Bragg; Indiana. Ford Iii
nois. Wor!hington Louisiana, Blanchard
Mississippi. Catchings Alabama, Martin
North Carolina, Green West Virginia
Snyder
The Presidents Hard Road.
New York, April 13th-The Herald pub
fishes long dispatch from Washington,
telling the President how he can retrieve
his mistakes Its principal advice is to
take the people into his confidence 1t gives
the following interview. published in a
Southern paper, with Lawrence Barrett,
describing his recent visit TO the President
=" spent a day with him short time ago,
when | was in Washington, and really he
presents pathetic picture. A strong man
lighting alone the great battle to which be
is pledged. Ridiculed by his enemies and
doubted by his friends, he feels his posi-
ton keenly. have made mistakes. /
see them, many of them, and could kick
myself when | think about them, but | am
only human, and as liable to err as other
men. | get no generous sympathy and
honest, patriotic counsel, and all hear is
pickering strife and fault-finding among
scheming politicians, who have no other
aim than to get themselves and friends in
office. But for the occasional wave of
popular Endorsement that breaks its way
over the reef of Office seekers and politi-
clans that hedge me about, and comes to
me like season of refIeshment and cry
of God-speed fresh from the people, /
should break down. heart-sick and dis
outraged
United States Senate.
WASHINGTON, April 13th.-Platt took the
floor on his resolution relating to open ex-
eeutive sessions. The question was a po-
Htical one, he said, but in no sense
question of party politics. 1t rose above
all party questions. 1t was the most i'm
portant question of administrative reform
10 which the Senate could at this time de.
vote its attention
The debate was continued at length. at
the close of which the Senate went into ex-
ecutive session.
When the doors were reopened, the SEN
ate adjourned
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, April 18th. Turner. of
Georgia, called up as privileged question
the Ohio contested case of Hurd- VS.. Ro-
meis, Reagan refraining from antagonizing
II with the interstate commerce bill, with
the understanding that this measure should
lose none of its right as the special order.
Boyle, of Pennsylvania, opened the de
bate IN support of the majority report. and
quoted from the evidence, to SUPPORT him
IN his position, that there was not only no
or, und for unseating Romeis. but scarcely
any ground for contesting his seat.
Several other speeches were made. and
the House adjourned
Capital Notes.
WASHINGTON, April 13th.-The Senate
to-day confirmed Asa Ellis as Collector of
Internal Revenue for the First District of
California
Senator Hearst has been assigned the
seat IN the Senate chamber formerly occu
pied by ex Senator Jackson. of Tennessee
The seat is one of the most desirable in the
chamber, as it is in full view of all the gal
leries, and almost directly in front of the
presiding officer
The House Committee on Indian Affair,
have agreed 10 a favorable report on the
bill introduced in the Senate by Senator
Dawes, to provide for the allotting of