Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-13

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The California sIarshaIship.
WASHINGTON, February l2th.-Senator
EdmundS, Chairman of the Judiciary Com
mlttee, to which the nomination of Chris
topher Franks will be referred, told Judge
fleid last night that considerable time
wouio eiapSe before Franks nomination
| could be considered and acted upon. The
controversy between the Senate and Presi
dent, he said, would delay the confrma-
ton. The term of the present Marshal ex
| pres on the 10th instant and if Franks il
not confirmed before that time the Justice
Will be obliged to make a temporary an
pointment of Marshal. He will probably
De guided by the expressed wishes of the
PRESIDENT and appoint Franks
A Welcome Decision.
WASHINGTON, February 12th.-The oues-
ton OF authority for issuing Consular GER
| tlhcates to Chinese covered a letter from, tba
Secretary of the Treasury to the Secretarv
OF State dated August %. 1885. in accord
ance with the several protests made bv
| Congressman Morrow to the Secretary of
State and to the Secretary of the Treasury
that all such certificates were contrary IN
law. The Secretary of the Treasury to-day
abrogates this supposed authority. and de-
cldes there is no authority in law for the
issuing by Consular officers of certificates
emitting Chinese persons of any Character
TO land in the United States. and instrnc-
tions have been given accordingly.
The Trade Dollar Silver Question.
WASHINGTON, February 12th.-Anotber
complication has arisen in the trade dollar
| question IN the House. 1t had been the
intention of the advocates of the trade dol
| lar redemption law to hasten the report
and endeavor to put the matter through aft
once. Chairman Bland, of the Coinage
| Committee, who assumes to control the
treatment of the silver question in all its
branches, has used all his influence TO pre-
vent a premature discussion. Morrison,
| however, ignoring BANDS Leadership has
opened the way for Mills, Findlev and
others to make their speeches ON the silver
| question. AS the matter now stands there
is much Ill feeling, and desire to precipi-
tate general silver debate Friends of the
| trade dollar bill are divided as to whether
It is best to endeayor to put that measure
through before the fight has grown bitter
or whether the report at this time would
make the trade dollar bill an excuse for a
silver contest on more general principles
which would jeopardize its prospects OF
passage.
The Coinage Committee and the Silver
Question.
| WAsHINGroN February 18th The House
| Committee on Coinage, Weights and Meas
ures held an important meeting this
morning, as indicative of the policy that
the committee intends to pursue with re-
| spect to silver legislation. All the mem
| bers, save one, were present. Considerable
dissatisfaction has been expressed hv a few
members of the House that the committee
| has not taken action upon some of the va
rious bills introduced regarding silver coin
age Various opinions were expressed to-
day as to the proper policy to be pursued,
and some OF the gentlemen present ex-
| pressed fears that the subject might be
taken out of the control of the committee
unless bill of some description should be
| speedily reported to the House Mr. Eel
| ton, OF California, said that if anv other
| committee should be so lacking in courtesy
! US To attempt to secure management uDon
the floor of a subject Entrusted exclusively
TO the Coinage Committee he would be
content TO let the responsibility for it rest
upon the shoulders of those who
were SO ANXIOUS to assume it,
but ne thought, as preliminary
to the work of drafting some bill, it would
be well to know the views entertained bv
different members of the committee regard
ing silver coinage. This suggestion met
with general approval. and an experience
meeting followed. All the members of the
committee briefly stated their views Not
to exceed three members of the committee
were in favor of the unlimited coinage of
silver, and every member expressed his
preference, if possible of a bi-metallic
standard. Not member of the committee
advocated the absolute suspension of the
coinage of silver dollars. There are several
members who, if confronted with the single
alternative of voting for SUSPENSION or for a
continuance of the present law, would vote
| for suspension; but they think compro-
mise measure of some description can be
invented.
Cuthbert Bul.itt Jones' Enmity.
WASHINGTON, February I2th.-Cuthbert
Bullitt Jones has written letter to Senator
Randall Gibson, of Louisiana, in which he
says that he knew that Gibson had aided
| and abetted Floyd King Representative
| from Louisiana, in the effort to undermine
him (Jones) before the State Department
and defeat him in getting diplomatic
| post. Jones further informed Gibson that
he intends to furnish the press with a pen
picture of the Louisiana Senator and place
it in no enyiabie frame. The rivalry and
| trouble between Senators Gibson and Eustis
are mixed up in the matter
Postoffice Inspectors.
WASHINGTON, February 12tA.-The ex-
animation for PoStoifice Inspectors will
commence next Tuesday part OF the
force was appointed seven months ago. and
this Will be the second instalment coming
in. California got no representation before,
! and no one has responded to this call,
| though there were two applicants from
San Francisco The Pacific coast States
would be entitled to two or three The
examination is not as trying as it seems.
and the long distance has scared them off
| The places pay Sl,6OO per aunum and ex-
penses.
Branch Soldiers Home.
WASHINGTON, February 12th.-The Sub
committee on Military Affairs has reported
favorably the bill for the erection of a
branch home for disabled volunteer soldiers
west of the Rocky Mountains. and has
recommended an appropriation Of $4,000.
Boycotting "A Picture.
WASHINGTON, February ? IA company
is constructing brick building here within
few yards of the White House to exhibit
panorama of the first battle of Bull Run
on canvas, after the order of pictures of the
siege of Paris, etc. The scene represents
the Union troops fleeing toward v ashing-
ton in wild disorder and being cut to pieces
| by the victorious Confederates, headed bv
some distinguished Generals in gray. The
Grand Army of the Republic Post here
held meeting and bo-cotted the exhibit
ton, which has not yet been opened to the
public. \ notice was sent out to the Posts
| all over the country to take similar action.
Questionable Transaction.
| WASHINGTON, February 18th - When
Tom 0chiltree was in Congress from
Texas, he engineered a bill through appro-
I priating 100000 for the purchase of some
| property at Fort Brown, at the mouth of
the Rio Grande. 1t has been discovered
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