Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-03-11

shouid recommend the Investigation which
| was proposed. He declined to say where
he had obtained the alleged facts set forth
! IN the resolution offered by Mr.. Henley.
The committee adjourned before Colonel
James had finished, and, unless some addi-
| tional information is placed in the hands
OF the committee, it is doubtful if the in
VestiSatlon asked for will be recommended
senate Committees to bo Rearranged.
NEW YORK, March 10TH = A Times
washington special says In the rear
rangement OF the committees, which is
made necessary by the death of Senator
Miller, a new Chairman will have to be
named Tor the important Committee on
Foreign Relations which position Miller
occupied when he died. In the natural
order of things the Chairmanshp would
fall to the member standing next on the
committee list, but in the Foreign Rela-
tions Committee this happens to be Sher-
man, whose time is fully taken up with
his duties as President pro tenn. of the SEN
ate. The third name ON the list is that of
Edmunds, who already has the Chairman
ship OF the Judiciary Committee, and next
to Ednunds comes Frye 1t is said by
various Senators that to Frye the Chair
manship will be given.
The Rights to Dakota. Lands.
WASHINGTON, March 10th.-The Secre-
tary OF the Interior has rejected the selec-
ton OF some coo acres of land made by
the st. Paul, Minnesota and Manitoba Rail-
way Company within Dakota The seIec-
tions made between the six and ten-snile
limits were rejected because of having pre-
viously been selected as indemnity land by
the Northern Pacific Railway, and the Sec
retary holds that priority of selection gave
superiority ri right. The selections within
the six-n,ile limits were rejected for the
reason that at the date OF the definite loca-
! ton of the route the lands were in the In
dian country. and that the Indian title was
not extinguished until long after the right
OF the company attached.
Patents to California Inventors.
WASHINGTON, Mareh 10lh-The follow
ing patents to California inventors have
been issued from the United States Patent
Office To William J Brady. of San Fran
cisco, for forming curved metallic pipes;
John NJ. Adams and w. F. Carter, of San
francisco, ore concentration; John Clarke,
of Greenyiile, automatic gate; John Clay,
of Camp mptonyille, roller cultivafor; Solomon
p. Davis, of Napa, lifting-iacls Adolph
! Osterloh, of San Francisco, automatic
weight motor; Andrew L. Pringle, of San
Francisco, iron bedstead John d. Scott. of
Petaluma, agricultural implements August
Schnoor, of San Francisco weed gatherer
and turner; Gustaye Tietze. of San Fran
cisco, camp chair; r. P. Wallic, Of Oak
land, flexible lead pencil
March Statement OF The Condition of
Grain.
WASHINGTON, March l0th-The March
report of the Department of Agriculture
on the consumption and distribution of
the grain crops makes the proportion of
corn still in the hands of the farmers 40
per cent. that of the last CROP One wear
ago the proportion of the crop on hand
rbo
lowest in the West, where heavy winter
feeding is required, averaging IS per cent.
In twelve States il is 45 per cent. In the
South the proportion mercbantable is S2.6
per cent, which is slightly above the
| average of the series of years. The stock
of wheat in the hands of farmers is 3O.1
. per cent. of the crop. 1t was 33.9 one year
ago, and 2s.4 two years ago. 1t amounts
, to 107 100000 bushels. against 1690O0.0OO
bushels last March, 1l9, ,0G00 600 two years
ago. 1t is only 100000 bushels more
| than in March, 1882, the shortest invisible
supply in recent years The visible and
invisible supply, March 1st, was therefore,
159.000,000 bushels, against 100000 last
March The proportion estimated for con-
sumption within the country where grown
is Ais per eent.----
, The Sncial Season at Washington.
WASHINGTON, March 10th-The closing
reception at the White House last evenifg,
given in honor of Congress, and to which
the judiciary, army and navy diplomatic
corps were invited was the most numer-
ously attended of the season. The magni-
ficence of the costumes and jewels wornloy
the ladies eclipsed any of It's predecessors.
The President was assisted in receivingfoy
Miss Cleveland, Miss Manning. Mrs Entii-
cott Mrs. Whitney and Mrs. Villas The
Judiciary, diplomatic corps, army and
navy and Congress were all represented.
Capital Notes.
WASHINGTON, March 10th-The Secie-
tary of the Interior to-day disalloWed the
claim of James Mccoy, of Humboldt
county, Cal, for $3.50 for depredations
committed by the Redwood and Klamath
Indians.
Assemblyman J. B. Coleman, of Menlo
Park, and Sands W. Foreman arrived here
to-day