Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-14
Congrcssional Proceedings.

are present, among them being Horace H.
Briggs, field editor of the San Francisco
Breeder and Sportsman.
Congressional Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, December 13th.-In the
Senate to-day Morrill, presented the Gre
dentials of Senator Edmunds for the full
term commencing March 4, 1887. Placed
on file.
Among the numerous bills introduced
and referred was the following:
By Cullom-To amend the Revised
Statutes in relation to the immediate trans
formation of national banks.
The Senate resumed the consideration of
Morrill's resolution declaring the promise
of making proper revision of the tariff at
the present session obviously hopeless and
impracticable, and Dawes proceeded to ad-
dress the Senate on that subject.
| AT the conclusion of Dawes speech, Nor
| rill moved reference of his resolution TO
| the Committee ON Finance. Beck opposed
such reference, and suggested that Senators
on both sides should urge on their friends
in the House to pass some. tariff measure,
so as to bring the question before the Sen
ate in some practical manner, and thus
open the doors fairly to debate.
! Morrill, said he would be the last man to
cut off the Senator from Kentucky from an
opportunity of making speech on the
tariff. He, therefore, would not press the
motion to refer.
The resolution was then laid over, and
Hoar moved to take up the bill repeating
| the Tenure of Office Act Plat protested
that the special order as to open executive
sessions of the Senate should take preced-
ence of any other matter.
| Pending the consideration of Hoar's BILL
a message from the House was presented
on the subject of the death of Representa-
| tive Dowdney of New York. A resolution
was odopted for the appointment of COM
mittee to attend the funeral, and, as mark
of respect for deceased, the Senate ad-
journed.
| WASHINGTON. December 13th.-Under the
call of States, the following bills and reso-
! lutions were introduced and referred:
By Oates of Alabama-To prohibit the
appointment of Congressional committees
to attend funerals and to prohibit the drap-
ing of public buildings in mourning, ex-
cept by order of the President.
By Lawler-Resolutions stating that the
| rapidly accumulating surplus in the Treas
| ury is in excess of the needs of the Gov
| ernment for its support and the discharge
of the bonded debt; that the coast de-
fenses are inadequate to protect the lake
and sea coast cities, and that nearly one
million men are unemployed, and declaring
| it to be the sense of the House that the
| large proportion of the surplus in the
| Treasury should be expended through lib
eral appropriation for repairing and prop
| erly equipping coast defenses and for the
construction of ships.
By Grout of Vermont-To enable people
| to name their own Postmasters.
| By Cox of New YSrk-Fixing the salary
of Civil Service Commissioners at 5000.
By Springer of Illinois-For imission
into the Union of Dakota, Montana, Wash
ington Territory and New Mexico.
BY Throckmorton of Texas-Providing
for the leasing of unoccupied Indian lands
The Speaker laid before the House the
supplemental report from the Secretary of
the Treasury relative to the collection of
customs duties. Referred.
The House then adjourned.
The Seasons VIII Come and Go, Just the
Same.
New YORK, December 13th-A startling
bit of information, vnuched for by mem
Der of the Board of Directors of the organi-
zation, was given to a Graphic reporter to-
day in regard to the National Opera Com
pany, better known as the American Opera
Company. 1t is authentic. 1t points to
the disorganization of the company at no
distant day. The informant stated that
repeated demands had been made by the
management of the Coupon Board of Di-
| rec!ors for funds within-the past two weeks,
and the probability was that unless the
money was forthcoming the season would
| be cut short and the opera troupe be dis
banded. The company opened its season a
month ago at Philadelphia. After leaving
Philadelphia business was very bad. Al
| though the audiences usually were large, so
| many tickets were given away that there
was no money in the houses. Heavy losses
were sustained in Cincinnati, st. Louis and
| Detroit. The company. finding itself heav-
| lily indebted, was obliged TO call upon the
| Directors to help them ont. The Directors
are in no mood to furnish any money for
an enterprise in which so large an amount
of capital seems to have been already hope
! lessly sunk. 1t is said crash is inevitable,
and it will come within very few weeks.
Defective Indicim
WASHINGTON, December 18th. - Judge
Cox to-day delivered an opinion in the
cases of John Hitz President, and DR.. c.
+. Prentiss, Cashier, convicted of and GEN
fenced TO five years in the penitentiary for
| making false entries in the books of the
German-AmeriCan National Bank, over
ruling the judgment of the Criminal Court
and holding that the omission of an aver
ment that the bank was doing business >
rendered the indictments defective. Over
forty cases against them are thus rendered
defective They cannot again be tried, the
limit of time having expired. They were
released.
! An Ambitious Journalist.
| WASHINGTON, December I3th.-Thomas
B. Connery. formerly managing editor of
| the New York Herald, is being strongly
urged by his friends as a candidate for the
vacant Turkish Mission. Connery. who is
now in Washington, had a pleasant inter
view to-day with the Secretary of State,
and is to call tomorrow, by appointment,
upon President Cleveland.
Probable Appointments.
WASHINGTON, December 18th. 1t is
probable that all three appointments for
the Southern California judicial District
will be sent to the Senate tomorrow 1t
| is said that Mr.. Bicknell, of Los Angeles,
will certainly receive the appointment of
Judge, while Mr.. Covarrubias is said to be
well regarded for the Marshalship.
Morrow's Pet Bill.
WASHINGTON, December 13th.-Congress-
man Morrow introduced resolution to-
day fixing December 18th for the consider
alton of the Chinese restriction bill. The
resolution was referred to the Committee
on Rules, of which the Speaker is Chair
man.
He Deserves Good Dose of milwaukee
Justice.
MILWAUKEE, December 13lh.- In the
Municipal Court this morning Judge Sloan
took up the case of Paul Grattkau, the
Socialist agitator. who, during the progress
of his trial last week. published an article
and poem in his paper, ike Arbeiter Zeitung,
insulting the presiding Judge. After CON
siderable argument on both sides, Judge
Sloan gave Grattkau until O'Clock this
afternoon TO show cause why he should not
be punished for contempt of Court. The
belief is general that Grattkau is in tight
place, and will not escape punishment.
Madison Square Property.
NEW YORK. December 18th The Mad
ison Square Garden property, which is a
part of the Vanderbilt estate, has changed
| hands. the purchasers being q number o.