Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-16


BY Henley of California-To abrogate all
treaties between the United States and
China permitting Chinese immigration in
any form, and repeating ali Act Of Congress
permitting such immigration, except diplo-
matte and consular officers
The House went into Committee of the
Whole springer of Illinois in the chair on
the Fitz John Porter bill. and Wolford of
Kentucky resumed his speech in favor of
the BILL
Negley of Pennsylvania spoke against the
bill, as did Fuller of Iowa.
The committee then rose, and the House
adjourned.
The President and the Senate.
= WASHINGTON. February I5th.-The fol-
lowing letter was to-day sent to the Presi-
dent pro TEN. of the Senate
DEPARTMENT or THE INTERIOR
WAsHINGToN, February 18th.
Pfestttssf pro tcRpOre 0f the Sennte-SIR have
the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the
Senate resolution Of the 9TH instant in words as
follows:
Resolyed. That the Secretary of the Interior he
directed 10 communicate to the Senate copies
OF all papers which have been filed in the In
terror department, and Of all papers which have
been presented to any OfiicerOf that Department
touching the Official and personal conduct of
Henry Ward, Indian Inspector. during his con-
unuance in Office.
lEausilliJ al tDe OulciAi papers on HE IN the
department., which understand TO bee mbraced
10y the resolution. The official reports made to
this Department by Henry Ward. as United
States Indian inspector, are volumiuous and as
the clerical force Of this Department is limited.
and otherwise iully employed, | have deemed
it best 10 transmit the original reports As they
are frequently consulted in the transaction of
the business of this Department | have the
honor To request that they be returned to the
lie as soon AS they are no longer required by
the Senate
Fam directed by the President to say that if
the OBJECT OF the resolution is to inquire into
the reasons for the suspension of Ward, these
papers arc not to be considered as constituting
all the evidence submitted to him in relation
thereto.
am also directed by the President TO say
that he does not consider it consistent with the
public interest to transmit copies of unofficial
papers from private citizens held in nv Gus
tody for hin. which relate exclusively to the
suspension OF incumbents | have the honor
TO be, very respectfully,
L.Q. C. LAMAR, Secretary.
There are 2S2 Enclosures. The letter and
accompanying papers were referred to the
Committee on Indian Affairs
Secret Combinations by the Senate.
WAsH!NGroN. February 15th.-The Sem
ate, III executive session on Thursday. the
10th instant, confirmed large number of
nominations, but determined not to notify
the President or make them public until
after the following executive session. in
order to give an opportunity for reconsld-
Grafton. The combinations made to-day
are still under the Injunction of secrecy
The following are among the COMBINATIONS
OF the 10Th instant: A. c. Campbell. United
States Attorney for Wyoming; S. Z. Will
Jams, Register of Land Office at Del Monte.
Col; J. A. Bayard. Secretary of Arizona
:. D Patterson, Indian Agent for the Nav
alos. New Mexico; S. Taylor, Naval Officer
al San Francisco Robert A. Thomson
Appraiser at San Francisco.
His First Absence,
WASHINGTON, February 15th.-Senator
Stanford was not in the Senate to-day. He
went to New York yesterday, to attend to
railroad business, and will return to-mor-
row.
The California Marshalship.
WASHINGTON. February 18TH Jesse d.
Carr returned to Washington to-day from
Chicago. He had an interview with Judge
Field this morning and Field expressed
his disappointment that Maynard was not
appointed Marshal. Carr thinks Senator
Edmunds, Chairman of the judiciary Com
mittee, will consent TO advance Franks
nomination, so that he can be confirmed
before the term of his predecessor expires.
next Saturday
"a.
WASHINGTON, February 15th-Represen-
tatve Louttit to-day received the promise
OF Commissioner of Pensions Black that
two special examiners of the Pensions Of
fee should be Immediately detailed tor
duty IN California. One selection was made
this afternoon, and another will be made
tomorrow. The work of settling the
claims OF pensioners whose cases are in
doubt, or have been contested will be
greatly facilitated by these assignments.
Anti-Chinese knights of Labor.
WASHINGTON, February I5th-Senator
George presented a petition in the Senate
to-day for the Knights of Labor at Nc
Comb, Miss. asking Congress to absolutely
prohibit any further immigration of Chi
nese to the United States. Senator Voor-
hees presented similar petition from the
knights of Labor of Goshen. Ind Both
were referred to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
The Chinese Minister and the racific
Coast Movement.
WASHINGTON, February I5th.-The CHI
neSe Minister called at the State DEPART
ment to-day, and laid before Secretary
Bayard sundry long kilograms received bv
him from California, to the effect that there
was concerted movement in progr ess TO
drive out the Chinese from all the towns
and cities of California except San Fran
cisco, and that the Governor OF the State
and the Sheritts of the various counties
evinced no disposition to protect the Chi
nese in their rights. A telegram also as
serts that the threatened action will not
only be disastrous TO the Chinese laboring
class, bat ruinous to the Chinese merchants
OF San Francisco. 1t is understood that
the representations made by the Chinese
Minister have double purpose in view.
First, u invoke the protection of the Fed
eral Government; secondly, TO Law the
foundation for claim of money indem-
nity, similar to the claims that have been
advanced by the United States in a large
number of cases. and paid by China as
indemnity for injuries sustained by Amer
lean citizens in that empire
Enlarging the Yosemite Valley Grant.
WASHINGTON, February 18th. = Repre-
sentative Louttit to-day introduced a bill
providing that the grants to California of
Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Big
Tree Grove, made by Act of Congress. APP
proved June 80, 1864. shall be enlarged. so
as to take in the headwaters of the MERGED
river or its tributaries, the waters of which
flow over the different falls in the valley.
The object OF the bill is to prevent the de-
nuding OF that section of its trees.
A Sweeping Inquiry.
WASHINGTON, February 15th.-In the
House, to-day, Hanback, introduced a bill
providing for most sweeping inquiry con-
corning the charges made rejecting on the
integrity and official action of certain Off
GERS OF the Government in connection with
the Pan-Eleetric Telephone Company.
Morrison's Tariff Bill.
WASHINGTON, February l5th.-Morrison
introduced his tariff bill in the House to-
day. 1t is estimated that the aggregate re-
ductlon ei duties which it provides Tor will
be 81, 0O0, 600. The tree list is LARGELY in
creased, and includes wood, lumber. hemp
iute, coal. salt, iron. lead and copper ores
potatoes, hay. corn. dyewoodst and I'M
dressed stone Tor building purposes. Sugar
is reduced twenty per cent, but this Will
not apply to Cuban sugar. The class of
coarse woods is placed at the uniform rate
of 2.0S cents per pound. Flax and linen
goods are reduced fifteen per cent. Pig iron
frnln Sc y To 8 60 nar ton aud hen,.,. on,