Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-08-03
Capital Notes.

WASHINGTON, August 2d.-The confer
ees on the sundry civil appropriation bill
this morning agreed to report back the dis
agreement on that measure. Many points
of difference have been adjusted, however,
and the only matters that will require ac-
ton at the next conference are amendments
relating to the coast survey of public land,
the occupancy of the Pension Office build
ing by the stenographer of the Supreme
Court Justices, the Yellowstone Park, and
an additional building for the Government
Insane Asylum.
The most that the State Department can
ask of the Mexican Government is that Ar
resure's murdereTs be punished, and possi-
bly,, for the remuneration to the widow OF
the murdered man for her loss.
Representative Grain will have confer
ence with Secretary Bayard tomorrow.
The Senate this morning passed without
division the fractional gallon spirits bill,
with the Senate Finance Committee S
amendment, allowing grape spirits free OF
tax, under certain limitations i'll fortifying
wine the bill also containing provisions
against frauds. The Senate has asked for a
conference with the II ouse on the bill.
The Senate amendments to the naval es-
tablshment bill were concurred in by the
House, and the bill, after the signature OF
the Speaker ard President of the Senate
have been attached, will go to the President
for his approval,
Representative Collins of Massachusetts
to-day introduced in the House q bill au-
thorizinc She President to deny ali COM
merciai rights, including the right to trans
port vehicles or cars in the United States to
such foreign countries as may deny COM
mercial privileges to citizens OF the United
States.
The President has vetoed four more pen
sion bills
Attorney General Garland has gone to Ar
kansas for several weeks vacation.
Among the clerks dismissed from the
Patent Office Saturday, was Miss Alice E.
Meikleham, granddaughter of President
Thomas Jefferson.
The conference committee on the river
and harbor bill tonight reached a COM
plete agreement on the points in dispute in
that measure, and it will be reported to the
House tomorrow.
Senator Sherman tried to call up for rati-
fication the treaty with Great Britain,
favorahly reported from the Committee on
Foreign Relations, but the proposition was
voted down by a majority which made it
seem improbable that any action will be
reached this session.
Veteran Rights Union.
WASHINGTON, August 2d.-It will be OF
interest to the Grand Army reunion to
know that an address has been made by
Commander Hopkins, of the G. a. r. here,
against the Veterans Rights Union as an
auxiliary to the Grand Army. 1t is in
dorsed by United States District Attorney
Worthington, General Ordway and others
Public Debt Statement.
WAsHINGToN, August 2d.-The following
is the recapitulation of the public debt
statement issued to-day: Interest-bearine
debt principal and INTEREST,". 81 ,214. 902. .034
debt on which interest has ceased since ma.
turity, $5,577 ,313; debt bearing no interest,
$535, 90 500; total debt, principal and in
terest, Sl,755.559,0 ,047; total debt, less avail
able cash items, 81, ACC, 293. .604 net cash in
% .l.h- l. l.